In-home care and home health referral · San Pedro, CA
Home care and home health in San Pedro
Not everyone is ready to move. Home care brings a caregiver to the house by the hour, and Medicare home health sends nurses and therapists after an illness or hospital stay. When care needs grow, San Pedro's 11 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.
- 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.
- San Pedro has 11 licensed care homes if staying home stops being safe or affordable.
San Pedro in the state licensing data
How the 11 licensed homes in San Pedro compare with LA County as a whole, from the state extract dated May 25, 2025.
| State licensing data | San Pedro | LA County |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed homes | 11 | 1,644 |
| Board and care, 6 beds or fewer | 8 (73%) | 1,359 (83%) |
| Small homes, 7 to 15 beds | 0 (0%) | 27 (2%) |
| Communities, 16 or more beds | 3 (27%) | 258 (16%) |
| Licensed beds | 452 | 43,145 |
| Median beds per home | 6 | 6 |
| Licensed since the start of 2024 | 3 | 287 |
- The largest licensed home in San Pedro is Harbor Terrace Retirement Center of San Pedro, with 202 beds.
- Homes with fifteen or fewer beds hold 48 of the 452 licensed beds in San Pedro (11%).
- Licensed homes in San Pedro are spread across these ZIP codes: 90732 (8 homes), 90275 (2 homes), 90731 (1 home).
- Newest licenses in San Pedro: A Guardian Angel Guest Home (2025), Ethel's Guest Home (2024), Oceanview Living of San Pedro (2024).
Board and care homes in San Pedro, 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.
Nearby communities
Rancho Palos Verdes (3.9 mi, 32 homes, 29 board and care); Lomita (4.0 mi, 10 homes, 10 board and care); Harbor City (4.1 mi, 18 homes, 17 board and care); Rolling Hills Estates (4.4 mi, 3 homes, 2 board and care); West Carson (5.9 mi, 9 homes, 9 board and care). Distances are straight-line between community centers.
See every licensed home on our San Pedro board and care page, or read more about in-home care and home health referral across Los Angeles County.
Questions families ask
How much does home care cost in San Pedro?
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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Get help with home care in San Pedro
We will call you back the same business day. There is no cost to your family. The care home pays our fee.