Durando Home, Inc. is a residential care home for the elderly (RCFE) in Lancaster, Los Angeles County, California — state license #197603524, licensed for 4 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 6 dated inspection and complaint documents on file for this home going back to 2022, the most recent dated August 18, 2025 — published below in full, verbatim and unscored.
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Since 2022, the state has visited this home 8 times and filed 6 documents. The most recent is a facility evaluation report, dated August 18, 2025.
The state's published file for this home includes 2 documents with transcribed findings, dated January 24, 2024 to May 15, 2024. 2 of the 2 carry the state's recorded outcome word: “Substantiated” (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
Aug 18, 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.
Aug 20, 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.
May 15, 2024Substantiated
Allegation investigated: Facility staff did not meet a resident's medical needs. Facility staff failed to meet the needs of the resident.
On 05/15/2024 Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Lorena Casillas conducted an unannounced subsequent visit to this facility to deliver the final report. LPA met with Staff #1 (S1), who granted access to the facility. S1 contacted the Administrator and LPA explained the reason for the visit. Administrator James Durando arrived shortly after. On 01/18/2024, the Woodland Hills South Adult and Senior Care Regional Office received a complaint regarding the allegations mentioned above. On 01/24/2024, LPA Casillas initiated the complaint visit. LPA conducted tour of the facility and obtained copies of pertinent information which includes, but not limited to Physician’s Reports, Hospital records, Appraisal Needs and Services Plan/IPP. LPA also conducted an interview with the Administrator, one (1) staff and one (1) out of four (4) residents who were able to communicate. Continued on LIC9099-C Substantiatedthe state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, May 15, 2024 · control 31-AS-20240118100349
Jan 24, 2024Substantiated
Allegation investigated: Facility staff did not follow reporting requirements.
On 01/24/24 at 9:30 am Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), Lorena Casillas conducted an unannounced complaint visit to investigate the above stated allegation. LPA met with Administrator James Durando and explained the reason for the visit. LPA Casillas was greeted by staff #1 (S1) and was granted entry. One (1) resident was observed to be in the living room watching TV, another resident was outside smoking a cigarette, a third (3rd) resident was in their room, the fourth (4th) resident was attending day program. At 9:45 AM LPA Casillas conducted a physical plant tour with S1. During the investigation, interviews and record reviews were made. LPA requested resident roster, LIC 500 and liability insurance. LPA requested copies of pertinent information relevant to the investigation including but not limited to, resident records, copy of hospital records and any other information pertaining to resident care. Continued on LIC9099-C Substantiatedthe state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Jan 24, 2024 · control 31-AS-20240118100349
Sep 29, 2023Report 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 Durando Home, Inc. licensed?
Yes — Durando Home, Inc. is a licensed residential care home for the elderly (RCFE) in Lancaster (Los Angeles County): California license #197603524, shown as licensed in the CDSS state record checked August 2, 2026, licensed for 4 residents. State records list 6 inspection and complaint documents since 2022; the most recent, a facility evaluation report dated August 18, 2025, appears in the inspection record on this page.
Can Durando Home, Inc. 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 no specialized-care clearances for Durando Home, Inc. (wheelchair / non-ambulatory, dementia / memory care, hospice care, and bedridden are not on file). A clearance that is not on file is not a “no” — it may simply be unrecorded, so if your family needs one of these, ask the home directly and confirm its current scope 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 record4 AMBULATORY.
How much does Durando Home, Inc. cost?
California's public licensing record does not include Durando Home, Inc.'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 Durando Home, Inc. accept Medi-Cal or the Assisted Living Waiver?
Durando Home, Inc. 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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4 of 4 beds occupied (100%) when the state visited on May 15, 2024. Availability changes constantly — confirm a current opening with the home.
What do state inspections show for Durando Home, Inc.?
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 8 state visits and 6 dated documents since 2022 for Durando Home, Inc.; 2 complaint-investigation narratives are transcribed verbatim below. The most recent, dated May 15, 2024, records an allegation the state marked “Substantiated”. 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.
2024
Transcribed from CDSS complaint-investigation reports · record checked August 2, 2026.
What the state has logged
California has logged 8 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.
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