Karen's Board And Care, Inc is a residential care home for the elderly (RCFE) in Northridge, Los Angeles County, California — state license #197609931, 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 2021, the most recent dated December 9, 2025 — published below in full, verbatim and unscored.
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Since 2021, the state has visited this home 8 times and filed 7 documents. The most recent is a facility evaluation report, dated December 9, 2025.
The state's published file for this home includes 3 documents with transcribed findings, dated October 19, 2022 to January 23, 2024. 3 of the 3 carry the state's recorded outcome word: “Unsubstantiated” (3). 3 include the transcribed allegation the state investigated, word for word.
Summary composed by computer from the 3 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
Dec 9, 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.
Oct 16, 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.
Jan 23, 2024Unsubstantiated
Allegation investigated: Staff did not provide medical attention to the resident in a timely manner Facility refuses to accept the resident back from the hospital
Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Gary Tan conducted an unannounced subsequent complaint visit to this facility to further investigate the above allegations. LPA met with the Administrator and explained the reason for the visit. LPA conducted a physical plant tour at 9:23 AM, requested copies of facility documents relevant to the investigation at 9:50 AM and interviewed staff and residents between 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. LPA also conducted record review at 12:15 PM. Regarding the allegation that the staff did not provide medical attention to the resident in a timely manner, it was alleged that Resident #1 (R1) was dehydrated and in questionable condition and had wounds and had been weak since getting COVID and presents with the wounds that R1 had never had before. LPA's record review today at 1:34 PM revealed that R1 was admitted at this facility on 09/22/2019 with rashes. R1's recent hospitalization record dated 08/17/23 or immediately prior to R1's transfer to another facility did not inthe state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Jan 23, 2024 · control 31-AS-20230824091140
Jan 2, 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.
Aug 30, 2023Unsubstantiated
Allegation investigated: Facility has roaches Residents are treated inappropriately by staff
Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) Gary Tan and Christopher Alemoh conducted an unannounced initial complaint visit at this facility to investigate the above allegations. LPAs met with administrator Clarita Zinkofsky and explained the reason for the visit. LPAs conducted physical plant tour at around 9:31 AM, requested copies of facility documents relevant to the investigation at 10:00 AM and interviewed staff and residents between 1:05 AM to 1:25 PM. Regarding the allegation that the facility has roaches, it was alleged that the roaches are roaming around the facility. LPAs physical plant tour at 9:31 AM revealed that LPAs did not observe any roach in all bedrooms or any area of the facility including bathrooms, crevices in the kitchen and other common rooms. LPAs' interview with two (2) aware residents between 10:05 AM to 12:30 PM revealed that both residents did not observe any roaches anywhere inside the facility. LPAs' interview with two (2) live in staff present also revealed thatthe state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Aug 30, 2023 · control 31-AS-20230824091140
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Is Karen's Board And Care, Inc licensed?
Yes — Karen's Board And Care, Inc is a licensed residential care home for the elderly (RCFE) in Northridge (Los Angeles County): California license #197609931, 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 2021; the most recent, a facility evaluation report dated December 9, 2025, appears in the inspection record on this page.
Can Karen's Board And Care, 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 Karen's Board And Care, Inc with clearances for wheelchair / non-ambulatory, hospice care, and bedridden; it does not list dementia / memory care. 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 recordAGE RANGE 60 AND OVER. SIX (6) NONAMBULATORY OF WHICH ONE (1) MAY BE BEDRIDDEN IN ROOM #2 ONLY. HOSPICE WAIVER FOR SIX (6).
How much does Karen's Board And Care, Inc cost?
California's public licensing record does not include Karen's Board And Care, 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 Karen's Board And Care, Inc accept Medi-Cal or the Assisted Living Waiver?
Karen's Board And Care, 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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5 of 6 beds occupied (83%) when the state visited on January 23, 2024. Availability changes constantly — confirm a current opening with the home.
What do state inspections show for Karen's Board And Care, 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 7 dated documents since 2021 for Karen's Board And Care, Inc; 3 complaint-investigation narratives are transcribed verbatim below. The most recent, dated January 23, 2024, 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 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. No substantiated complaints are on file.
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