Santa Barbara senior care advisor
A senior care advisor you can actually call
Jessica Solomon is a Santa Barbara senior care advisor and the founder of Next Best Home. She has worked with older adults and their families for more than 20 years. She helps families understand what care costs here, which assisted living communities have openings, and how to pay for it without guessing.
No cost to families. CA DRE #01972520. Celerity Real Estate (DRE #01965367).
What a first call covers
One conversation, usually about 30 minutes, at no cost to your family. You leave with answers and a short plan, not a sales pitch and not a brochure.
What care costs here
Local assisted living, memory care and in home care rates for Santa Barbara, given as a range rather than a national average that does not apply to your street.
What is open right now
Which communities reported a vacancy this month, with the starting monthly rate, the community fee and the pet and respite policy.
Whether the house has to be sold
What the family home is worth in the decision, and what keeping, renting or selling it each does to the money left for care.
How to pay for it
Home equity, bridge financing and the other options families use, introduced with the lender or advisor who handles that piece.
Your next three steps
Written down before you hang up, with who to call, in what order, and what to ask each one.
Jessica Solomon
Founder and Senior Care Consultant
- Real estate license
- CA DRE #01972520
- Brokerage
- Celerity Real Estate (DRE #01965367)
- Founded
- Founded Next Best Home in 2020
How we are paid, in plain language
Most families cannot tell who is being paid by whom in this industry. So here is our side of it, written out, because a recommendation is only worth something if you know what it costs the person making it.
- Families pay nothing for the conversation, the cost estimate or the vacancy list.
- Advisors in the network are not paid by Next Best Home. Any call with them is free to you too.
- Jessica is a licensed California real estate agent. If a family chooses to sell through her brokerage, the brokerage is paid a commission at closing, the same as any agent. The guidance itself does not depend on that sale.
- Financing partners are paid by their lender or broker when a loan closes, not by Next Best Home.
- The vacancy survey publishes the rates communities report, including the ones that make a community look expensive.
Next Best Home is an educational resource. We do not provide legal, tax, financial, investment or lending advice, and we are not affiliated with any community listed in the vacancy survey.
The numbers come from Santa Barbara, and every one is dated
Our cost figures and vacancy listings come from what local communities report to us each month, not from a national database. Each listing shows the date the community last updated it. Availability moves fast, so confirm the opening and the all in monthly cost before you visit.
Santa Barbara cost calculator
Local assisted living, memory care and in home care ranges in about a minute.
OpenMonthly vacancy survey
Current openings, starting rates and community fees, with the date each community last updated its listing.
OpenHow families pay for care
Home equity, bridge financing and the other routes, without a sales call.
OpenFamilies we work with
Questions families ask before they call
Does it cost anything to talk to a senior care advisor here?
No. Any call is free, and so is the cost guidance that follows. You are not charged for the call, the cost estimate, or the list of communities with current vacancies, and the network advisors are not paid by Next Best Home.
Who is the senior care advisor at Next Best Home?
Jessica Solomon. She founded Next Best Home in 2020 after more than 20 years working with older adults and their families. She is also a licensed California real estate agent, CA DRE #01972520, with Celerity Real Estate (DRE #01965367), which matters when a family home is part of the decision.
Are you a placement agency tied to one community?
No. Next Best Home is not owned by a community and does not steer families to one building. The monthly vacancy survey publishes what every responding community reports, including the rates that make a community look expensive.
How current are the vacancy and cost numbers?
The vacancy survey is refreshed monthly and each listing shows the date the community last updated it. Availability can change the same week, so confirm the opening and the all in monthly cost with the community before you visit.
Do I have to sell my parents house to pay for care?
Not always, and not first. Keeping, renting or selling the family home is a math question. We run the numbers with you, including what a sale costs in taxes and fees, beside the home equity and financing options that fund care without a sale.
What if I only want one number right now?
Use the Santa Barbara cost calculator. It gives local assisted living, memory care and in home care ranges in about a minute, without a form. Call 805-883-8800 if you would rather talk it through.
Start with the phone call
Tell Jessica the situation in your own words. You do not need paperwork, a diagnosis or a decision made before you dial.