Royal Garden is a residential care home for the elderly (RCFE) in Valley Glen, Los Angeles County, California — state license #197602857, licensed for 6 residents, listed as licensed in the CDSS record we retrieved August 2, 2026. It does not appear on the DHCS Assisted Living Waiver participant list checked August 9, 2026 — that list covers the state waiver only, not a home's own payment arrangements. California has 7 dated inspection and complaint documents on file for this home going back to 2022, the most recent dated May 27, 2026 — published below in full, verbatim and unscored.
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Since 2022, the state has visited this home 7 times and filed 7 documents. The most recent is a facility evaluation report, dated May 27, 2026.
The state's published file for this home includes 2 documents with transcribed findings, dated December 31, 2024 to February 26, 2025. 2 of the 2 carry the state's recorded outcome word: “Unsubstantiated” (2). 2 include the transcribed allegation the state investigated, word for word.
Summary composed by computer from the 2 documents below — every count derives from them, and the documents themselves are the state's records, verbatim. We never grade, score, or color a record.
What the state’s words mean
May 27, 2026Report on file
Report on file with the state — no findings text was published for this visit. The complete document is on the state’s site.
Apr 24, 2025Report on file
Report on file with the state — no findings text was published for this visit. The complete document is on the state’s site.
Feb 26, 2025Unsubstantiated
Allegation investigated: Staff hit a resident resulting in an injury. Staff made inappropriate comments towards a resident.
Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Emily Peraldi conducted an unannounced subsequent complaint visit to this facility to deliver findings. At 10:30 a.m., the LPA met with staff and explained the reason for the visit. At 11:20 a.m., the Licensee, Sophia Labendze arrived at the facility. During the initial visit conducted on 03/13/2024 between 12:26 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., the LPA conducted a physical plant tour and conducted an interview with the Licensee. During the initial visit, the LPA also requested and obtained copies of pertinent documents. On 02/26/2025, the LPA conducted a collateral visit to interview Resident #1 (R1). On 02/26/2025, the LPA conducted a telephonic interview with R1’s family member. During todays visit between 10:38 a.m. and 11:20 a.m., the LPA conducted a physical plant tour and conducted interviews with the Licensee, three (3) residents and three (3) staff. Continued on LIC 9099-C. Unsubstantiatedthe state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Feb 26, 2025 · control 29-AS-20240312085646
Dec 31, 2024Unsubstantiated
Allegation investigated: Staff handled resident in a rough manner which resulted in bruising Staff did not provide adequate food service Untrained staff Staff confined resident to their room Staff do not provide drinking water for resident Staff did not meet resident’s toileting needs Staff did not provide resident with clean bed sheets
Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Emily Peraldi conducted an unannounced subsequent complaint visit to this facility to deliver findings. At 9:05 a.m., the LPA met with staff and explained the reason for the visit. At 9:11 a.m., the LPA spoke with the Licensee, Sophia Labendze over the telephone. The Licensee authorized staff, William Vegara to sign the report. During the initial visit conducted on 12/28/2023 between 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., LPA Peraldi conducted a physical plant tour and conducted interviews with two (2) staff, three (3) residents and one (1) resident’s family member. During the initial visit, the LPA also obtained copies of pertinent documents. During a subsequent visit conducted on 3/13/2024 between 12:26 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., LPA Peraldi conducted a physical plant tour and conducted interviews with the Licensee, one (1) resident and one (1) resident’s family member. Continued on LIC 9099-C. Unsubstantiatedthe state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Dec 31, 2024 · control 29-AS-20231220105331
May 22, 2024Report on file
Report on file with the state — no findings text was published for this visit. The complete document is on the state’s site.
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Is Royal Garden licensed?
Yes — Royal Garden is a licensed residential care home for the elderly (RCFE) in Valley Glen (Los Angeles County): California license #197602857, shown as licensed in the CDSS state record checked August 2, 2026, licensed for 6 residents. State records list 7 inspection and complaint documents since 2022; the most recent, a facility evaluation report dated May 27, 2026, appears in the inspection record on this page.
Can Royal Garden care for dementia, hospice, bedridden, or non-ambulatory residents?
From the CDSS license record, checked August 2, 2026.
The CDSS license record checked August 2, 2026 lists Royal Garden with clearances for wheelchair / non-ambulatory, dementia / memory care, hospice care, and bedridden. Clearances describe what the license permits, not day-to-day staffing — confirm current scope and availability with the home directly on a tour.
From the California state record. Some approvals are bed- or room-specific — always confirm current scope with the facility.
What the state record says, word for word
Verbatim, from the CDSS license record6 NON-AMBULATORY. HOSPICE WAIVER FOR 6. FIRE CLEARANCE FOR 6 BEDRIDDEN.
How much does Royal Garden cost?
California's public licensing record does not include Royal Garden's monthly price, so we never show or estimate one for a specific home. As county-level context only, assisted living in Los Angeles County typically runs $5,000–$7,500/mo and small board-and-care homes $4,000–$6,500/mo (market research compiled June 2026 — ranges, not quotes; California's 2026 SSI/SSP board-and-care payment standard is $1,626.07/month, of which $1,444.07 is the room-and-board portion paid to the home). Ask the home for its own rate sheet and what the base rate includes — or use the cost section at the top of this page.
Does Royal Garden accept Medi-Cal or the Assisted Living Waiver?
Royal Garden is not in the DHCS Assisted Living Waiver participant record we checked August 9, 2026 — that list covers only the state's ALW program, not a home's own payment policies, so ask the home directly about private Medi-Cal arrangements. The waiver pays for assisted-living care services (not room and board) at participating homes; every DHCS-listed home appears on our statewide Medi-Cal page.
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3 of 6 beds occupied (50%) when the state visited on February 26, 2025. Availability changes constantly — confirm a current opening with the home.
What do state inspections show for Royal Garden?
Verbatim from CDSS complaint-investigation reports — the state's own words, never summarized by us. Record checked August 2, 2026.
The CDSS state record checked August 2, 2026 lists 7 state visits and 7 dated documents since 2022 for Royal Garden; 2 complaint-investigation narratives are transcribed verbatim below. The most recent, dated February 26, 2025, records an allegation the state marked “Unsubstantiated”. Open any entry to read the state's full finding, word for word.
Most licensed homes receive some findings over 36 months; what matters is what was found and whether it was corrected. Counts here are shown compared with homes of similar size, and the state's own words appear in full below.
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Transcribed from CDSS complaint-investigation reports · record checked August 2, 2026.
What the state has logged
California has logged 7 state visits for this home as of August 2, 2026. These are the home's own counts, straight from that record — shown beside the statewide median for small board-and-care homes (6 or fewer beds), computed across all 5,773 licensed homes of that size, because larger and longer-licensed homes naturally accumulate more visits and reports. They are facts, not a grade — a citation may be minor and since corrected, and an “unsubstantiated” complaint is not a finding of wrongdoing. No substantiated complaints are on file.
Who runs Royal Garden?
From the CDSS ownership record, checked August 9, 2026.
Licensed to Labendze, Sophia, who operates 2 licensed California homes in total. Running more than one home is common and is neither good nor bad on its own.
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