The State of Senior Care in Nevada County
A plain-numbers snapshot of the senior-care landscape across Nevada County, built entirely from official California and federal records — how much care exists, where, how it’s rated and inspected, who runs it, and what it costs. No estimates and no opinions; just what the public data shows, refreshed as the sources update.
At a glance
19
Licensed facilities
All care types
946
Licensed beds
Residential capacity
4
Cities covered
Across the county
5
Care types
From in-home to skilled nursing
1
Multi-location providers
Running 2 facilities
2
Area hospitals
For discharge & proximity
The care landscape
Licensed facilities and beds by type of care.
| Care type | Facilities | Licensed beds |
|---|---|---|
| Assisted Living | 8 | 517 |
| Skilled Nursing | 5 | 429 |
| Home Health | 1 | — |
| Home Care | 3 | — |
| Hospice | 2 | — |
Source: California CDSS (RCFE/HCO) + CDPH (SNF/HHA) licensing records. Agencies (home health, home care) carry no bed count.
Where the care is
Facilities and beds by city, most first.
| City | Facilities | Licensed beds |
|---|---|---|
| Grass Valley | 13 | 896 |
| Truckee | 3 | 37 |
| Nevada City | 2 | 7 |
| Penn Valley | 1 | 6 |
Oversight & quality
Of 8 assisted-living facilities with state inspection data, 5 (63%) have no citations or substantiated complaints on record, while 0 carry a serious (Type A) citation — 0 Type A and 5 Type B citations in total. See the assisted-living inspection report →
Across 5 Medicare-certified nursing homes, the average CMS rating is 4/5 overall and 3.4/5 for staffing.. See the nursing-home quality report →
1 home-health agencies serve the county. See the home-health report →
Who provides the care
1 providers operate more than one location in Nevada County, together running 2 facilities — the rest are independent, single-home operators. Provider identity comes straight from the state license, so a family can see which communities share an operator.
- Tahoe Forest Hospital District · 2
What it costs
There is no reliable county-only price index, so the credible reference is the regional median from the CareScout / Genworth Cost of Care Survey (2025): assisted living around $7,000/mo, a semi-private nursing-home room around $12,167/mo. See the full cost breakdown →
Dig deeper
- Browse every licensed facility by city and care type
- Nevada County senior resources — programs that help pay and support
- Guides — choosing, paying for, and touring care
- All reports — the underlying data, broken out
How we compiled this: every figure is drawn from official public records — California CDSS Community Care Licensing (assisted living, home care), California CDPH Licensing & Certification (skilled nursing, home health), and federal CMS Care Compare (ratings, staffing, penalties) — and refreshed monthly as those sources update. We take no referral fees and rate no one; missing values are shown as unknown rather than estimated. Always confirm current status on the official record linked from each facility page.