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Living & care after 55

Kern County, California

Senior living and care in Delano

8 licensed or Medicare-certified providers are based in Delano. Every one is listed, with what the state and Medicare have on file.

Assisted living

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2 of 2 are small homes with six beds or fewer. Kern County is a Medi-Cal Assisted Living Waiver county.

Nursing homes

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Hospice

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Senior apartments

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Not based in Delano

No home care or home health providers have an address in Delano. Agencies often serve nearby cities, so check the cities below.

Questions about Delano

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How many assisted living homes are in Delano?

2 licensed assisted living homes are based in Delano, and 2 of them are small homes with six beds or fewer. Every one is listed on our Delano assisted living page.

How much does assisted living cost in Delano?

Prices are not public for individual homes. The California median for a private one-bedroom in assisted living is about $7,000 a month (CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025). Small six-bed homes often cost less than large communities; ask each home for a written rate.

Are there good nursing homes in Delano?

Delano has 3 Medicare-certified nursing homes, and 0% of rated homes have 4 or 5 stars overall from Medicare. Our nursing home page for Delano shows each home's ratings, inspection citations and federal fines.

Does Medi-Cal pay for assisted living in Delano?

Possibly. Kern County is one of 15 California counties in the Medi-Cal Assisted Living Waiver, which pays for care (not room and board) in participating homes for people who qualify.

How do I check a provider's license?

Every provider page on Later Stages shows its license or Medicare number. Assisted living and home care licenses can be checked on the California Department of Social Services Care Facility Search; nursing homes, home health and hospice on Medicare's Care Compare.

Who can help for free?

HICAP gives free Medicare counseling at (800) 434-0222. The long-term care ombudsman CRISISline, (800) 231-4024, takes complaints about care in nursing homes and assisted living.