Care at home · Glendale, CA
Caregivers, home health and hospice at home in Glendale
Not everyone is ready to move. We connect families in Glendale with licensed partner agencies for in-home caregivers and companions by the hour, Medicare home health after an illness or hospital stay, and hospice at home, always free to your family. When care needs grow, Glendale's 34 licensed care homes are the next step, and often cost less than round-the-clock help at home.
Home care, home health, or a care home?
- Home care (non-medical caregivers for bathing, meals, companionship) costs about $36 to $40 an hour in the LA area. It is usually paid privately or by long-term care insurance.
- Home health is skilled nursing and physical, occupational or speech therapy ordered by a doctor. Medicare covers it for people who are homebound and need skilled care.
- Hospice at home is comfort care for a terminal illness from a Medicare-certified hospice agency, covered by Medicare's hospice benefit for eligible patients.
- Around-the-clock home care adds up to roughly $26,000 to $29,000 a month. A board and care home in LA County, with care around the clock, usually costs $3,000 to $6,000.
- Glendale has 34 licensed care homes if staying home stops being safe or affordable.
Glendale on the map
The 34 licensed homes in Glendale, colored by size. Select a pin for the home's name, size and license facts.
Map of the 34 licensed homes in Glendale
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- Board and care (6 or fewer beds)
- Assisted living (16 or more beds)
Glendale in the state licensing data
How the 34 licensed homes in Glendale compare with LA County as a whole, from the state extract dated May 25, 2025.
| State licensing data | Glendale | LA County |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed homes | 34 | 1,644 |
| Board and care, 6 beds or fewer | 23 (68%) | 1,359 (83%) |
| Small homes, 7 to 15 beds | 0 (0%) | 27 (2%) |
| Communities, 16 or more beds | 11 (32%) | 258 (16%) |
| Licensed beds | 1,629 | 43,145 |
| Median beds per home | 6 | 6 |
| Licensed since the start of 2024 | 3 | 287 |
- The largest licensed home in Glendale is Los Feliz Gardens, with 199 beds.
- Homes with fifteen or fewer beds hold 136 of the 1,629 licensed beds in Glendale (8%).
- Licensed homes in Glendale are spread across these ZIP codes: 91205 (10 homes), 91201 (6 homes), 91207 (4 homes), 91214 (3 homes), 91202 (2 homes), 91203 (2 homes), 91204 (2 homes), 91206 (2 homes), 91020 (1 home), 91208 (1 home), 91501 (1 home).
- Newest licenses in Glendale: A Cozy Chateau (2025), Leisure Vale Assisted Living (2024), Rossmoyne Hills (2024).
- One of the larger communities in Glendale is a continuing care retirement community, where an entrance fee usually applies.
Board and care homes in Glendale, if home care stops being enough
Listed for comparison. We can check openings and rates when you are ready. Listed alphabetically; select a home for its license details.
Plus 8 more on the Glendale board and care page.
Nearby communities
La Crescenta-Montrose (3.3 mi, 1 home, 1 board and care); La Cañada Flintridge (3.3 mi, 3 homes, 3 board and care); Atwater Village (4.1 mi, 2 homes, 2 board and care); Eagle Rock (4.3 mi, 4 homes, 3 board and care); Burbank (4.6 mi, 25 homes, 19 board and care). Distances are straight-line between community centers.
See every licensed home on our Glendale board and care page, or read more about care at home across Los Angeles County.
Free for families
Weighing home care against a care home in Glendale? We can check openings at the 34 licensed homes for you. Free.
Tell us what your loved one needs. We call the homes, confirm openings, rates and the care they can give, then get back to you with the ones that fit. Your family pays nothing.
Questions families ask
How much does home care cost in Glendale?
Non-medical home care in the LA area costs about $36 to $40 an hour. Most agencies have a minimum visit of a few hours.
Does Medicare pay for home care?
Medicare pays for home health, meaning skilled nursing and therapy ordered by a doctor for someone who is homebound. It does not pay for ongoing non-medical caregivers or 24 hour care.
When is a care home a better choice than home care?
Usually when someone needs help around the clock, at night, or from two people. At that point a licensed board and care home often costs less than full-time care at home and provides more supervision.
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We will call you back the same business day. There is no cost to your family. The care home pays our fee.