Legacy Property Advisors Foundation
No Family Should Navigate the Home Decision Alone
The Legacy Property Advisors Foundation helps families on fixed incomes who cannot afford long-term care and have little choice but to use the family home to pay for it. We support these families so that they are not left to navigate one of the hardest transitions of their lives alone, by providing free workshops and training to the nonprofits and community organizations that serve them.
We developed the Long-Term Care and Home Decision Roadmap from years of caring for my mothers with Alzheimer's and from the many families we've helped since. The mission of Legacy Property Advisors Foundation is to empower the organizations families already trust with valuable tools.
We bring free workshops and training to long-term care organizations, hospice organizations, and nonprofits that serve families with limited resources. We train their staff, and we can lead workshops for the families they serve. Organizations leave ready to guide families through the home decision. Families leave knowing where they stand, how the home can help, and who they need next.
When a family in crisis needs more, our partner organizations can refer them to us for a private, one-on-one session. We walk them through the Roadmap: the stages of care, how the home can help pay for care at each stage, and which professionals need to be involved and when.
The Foundation is funded by donations from our supporters. Our goal is to reach as many families as possible, so every workshop, training, and session is free.
The Numbers
The real cost of care.
These are the 2025 median annual costs of long-term care in California and here in the San Jose area. Even families who can comfortably afford care look at numbers like these and arrive at the same place. The family home is almost always part of the decision, and a decision that large deserves real thought rather than a rushed choice under pressure.
| Annual cost of care, 2025 | California | San Jose metro |
|---|---|---|
| In-home care, around the clock | $349,440 | $384,384 |
| In-home skilled nursing (private duty nurse) | $228,800 | $228,800 |
| Assisted living, private one bedroom | $84,000 | $125,940 |
| Nursing home, private room | $182,135 | $225,205 |
In-home care assumes 168 hours per week. Private duty nurse assumes 40 hours per week. Assisted living is referred to as a Residential Care Facility in California.
Source: CareScout 2025 Cost of Care, California and San Jose metro area. Figures are median annual costs and vary by location and level of care.
By the Numbers
The Reality Families Face
70% of Americans who reach 65 will need some form of long-term care.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Fewer than 4% of older Americans have long-term care insurance.
LIMRA
$182,000 to $225,000+ annual cost of a private nursing home room in California and the San Jose area.
CareScout Cost of Care, 2025
Bring a free workshop to your organization.
Training for your staff, or a session for the families you serve, at no cost.
Legacy Property Advisors Foundation
The Legacy Property Advisors Foundation does not charge service fees. All Foundation services are funded entirely by charitable donations and grants, so no family has to navigate this transition alone simply because they cannot afford it.
Legacy Property Advisors Foundation is fiscally sponsored by Fiscal Sponsorship Allies, a 501(c)(3) organization, EIN 85-0839183. All donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.