Candleberry Care is a residential care home for the elderly (RCFE) in Seal Beach, Orange County, California — state license #306005780, licensed for 6 residents, listed as licensed in the CDSS record we retrieved August 2, 2026. It appears on the DHCS Assisted Living Waiver participant list checked August 9, 2026, so Medi-Cal may help pay for care services here. California has 9 dated inspection and complaint documents on file for this home going back to 2022, the most recent dated April 16, 2026 — published below in full, verbatim and unscored.
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Since 2022, the state has visited this home 11 times and filed 9 documents. The most recent is a complaint investigation report, dated April 16, 2026.
The state's published file for this home includes 3 documents with transcribed findings, dated October 24, 2022 to April 21, 2025. 3 of the 3 carry the state's recorded outcome word: “Substantiated” (1), “Unsubstantiated” (2). 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
Apr 16, 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.
Jan 30, 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 21, 2025Unsubstantiated
Allegation investigated: -Staff leave resident in wheelchair for extended period of time -Staff leave resident in shower for extended period of time -Staff do not respond to resident cry for help -Staff barricaded resident's door
Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) William Vanegas made an unannounced inspection for the purposes of delivering findings regarding the above-mentioned allegations. Upon arrival LPA Vanegas was greeted and granted entry to the facility by Care Giver (CG) Shellad Yturralde. LPA Vanegas explained the nature of the inspection. During the course of the inspection, LPA Vanegas obtained and reviewed copies of records pertinent to Resident 1(R1). Interviews were conducted with three residents, and three staff on duty. Interviews conducted revealed the following. LPA Vanegas attempted to contact R1two times and was unsuccessful. Regarding the allegation stating facility staff leave R1 in wheelchair for extended period, interviews with R2, R3, and R4 informed LPA Vanegas that they have never witnessed staff members leaving residents in a wheelchair for an extended period. CONTINUED ON LIC9099C Unsubstantiatedthe state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Apr 21, 2025 · control 22-AS-20220928111256
Apr 21, 2025Unsubstantiated
Allegation investigated: -Facility staff stole resident's laptop from them.
Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) William Vanegas made an unannounced inspection for the purposes of delivering findings regarding the above-mentioned allegations. Upon arrival LPA Vanegas was greeted and granted entry by Care Giver (CG) Shellad Yturralde. LPA Vanegas explained the nature of the inspection. During the course of the inspection, LPA Vanegas obtained and reviewed copies of records pertinent to resident 1 (R1). Interviews were conducted with three staff members, and three residents in care; interviews, and record review revealed the following. Regarding the allegation stating that facility staff stole resident’s laptop from them; Interviews conducted with three out of three staff stated that R1 did not enter the facility with a laptop. Per LPA Vanegas review of R1’s personal property, and valuables record. There is no documentation of a laptop that belonged to R1 at the time of admission to the facility. Interviews with four out of four residents revealed that residents in cthe state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Apr 21, 2025 · control 22-AS-20230224131142
Jan 14, 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.
Jul 29, 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 Candleberry Care licensed?
Yes — Candleberry Care is a licensed residential care home for the elderly (RCFE) in Seal Beach (Orange County): California license #306005780, shown as licensed in the CDSS state record checked August 2, 2026, licensed for 6 residents. State records list 9 inspection and complaint documents since 2022; the most recent, a complaint investigation report dated April 16, 2026, appears in the inspection record on this page.
Can Candleberry Care 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 Candleberry Care 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. APPROVED FOR 5 NON-AMBULATORY AND 1 BEDRIDDEN IN EAST BEDROOM ONLY, WITH APPROVED HOSPICE WAIVER FOR 6.
How much does Candleberry Care cost?
California's public licensing record does not include Candleberry Care's monthly price, so we never show or estimate one for a specific home. As county-level context only, assisted living in Orange 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 Candleberry Care accept Medi-Cal or the Assisted Living Waiver?
Yes — Medi-Cal can help pay for care at Candleberry Care through California's Assisted Living Waiver (ALW): the home appears on the Department of Health Care Services participant list checked August 9, 2026. The waiver pays for assisted-living care services — not room and board — for eligible Medi-Cal members, and each home takes a limited number of waiver residents, so ask the home about a current ALW opening.
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5 of 6 beds occupied (83%) when the state visited on April 21, 2025. Availability changes constantly — confirm a current opening with the home.
What do state inspections show for Candleberry Care?
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 11 state visits and 9 dated documents since 2022 for Candleberry Care; 3 complaint-investigation narratives are transcribed verbatim below. The most recent, dated April 21, 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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2022
Transcribed from CDSS complaint-investigation reports · record checked August 2, 2026.
What the state has logged
California has logged 11 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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