The State of Senior Care in El Dorado County
A plain-numbers snapshot of the senior-care landscape across El Dorado 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
49
Licensed facilities
All care types
1,110
Licensed beds
Residential capacity
6
Cities covered
Across the county
5
Care types
From in-home to skilled nursing
3
Multi-location providers
Running 9 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 | 33 | 796 |
| Skilled Nursing | 4 | 314 |
| Home Health | 4 | — |
| Home Care | 6 | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Placerville | 12 | 410 |
| Cameron Park | 9 | 329 |
| El Dorado Hills | 23 | 316 |
| South Lake Tahoe | 2 | 48 |
| Camino | 1 | 7 |
| Diamond Springs | 2 | — |
Oversight & quality
Of 33 assisted-living facilities with state inspection data, 19 (58%) have no citations or substantiated complaints on record, while 7 carry a serious (Type A) citation — 14 Type A and 11 Type B citations in total. See the assisted-living inspection report →
Across 4 Medicare-certified nursing homes, the average CMS rating is 3.75/5 overall and 3.5/5 for staffing.. See the nursing-home quality report →
4 home-health agencies serve the county, averaging 2.5/5 on Medicare’s quality measure. See the home-health report →
Who provides the care
3 providers operate more than one location in El Dorado County, together running 9 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.
- El Dorado Senior Care · 5
- Barton Healthcare System · 2
- Whispering Pine · 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
- El Dorado 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.