There are 20 skilled nursing facilities serving La Mesa, California. This includes 2 facilities in La Mesa and 18 nearby. The daily costs of skilled nursing care in California range from $163 to $960, with an average expenditure running approximately $286. The monthly cost averages around $8,568 and ranges between $4,896 and $28,800. Yearly, the mean cost is about $102,816, which is above the nationwide average of $91,584.
The cost for skilled nursing care in La Mesa typically ranges from $173 per day up to $616 per day. The average cost is about $420 per day, or around $153,300 per year.
La Mesa is a medium sized city in San Diego County, California. Though the encompassing metropolitan area has 20,301,672 inhabitants, there are 69,848 living in the city limits. Residents who are over 55 make up about 27% of the total population.
La Mesa has a good SeniorScore™ of 78. The city's average household income is $61,000 ($34,000 per capita), versus an average of $52,000 for the state of California. The average home price in La Mesa is $312,000, which is significantly less than the state average of $451,500. La Mesa has a moderate unemployment rate of around 8.57%.
La Mesa has ideal average temperatures, with very mild winters and very temperate summers. The area gets ideal amounts of precipitation annually. In relation to similarly-sized cities, La Mesa has a moderate crime rate, very low air quality, and very low water quality.