La Sierra Cottage is a residential care facility in Mission Viejo, Orange County, California — state license #306006743, licensed for 6 residents, listed as licensed in the CDSS record we retrieved June 12, 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. No dated state inspection or complaint documents are on file for this home as of June 12, 2026.
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The state has filed 1 document for this home.
The state's published file for this home includes 1 document with transcribed findings, dated November 10, 2025. 1 of the 1 carries the state's recorded outcome word: “Substantiated” (1). 1 includes the transcribed allegation the state investigated, word for word.
Summary composed by computer from the 1 document 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
Nov 10, 2025Substantiated
Allegation investigated: Staff do not properly safeguard harmful material
On this day, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Kevin Saborit-Guasch made an unannounced visit to the facility for the purpose of investigating the two allegations listed above. LPA was greeted and granted entry by facility caregiving staff after introducing himself and stating the purpose of the visit. Administrator Marie Maniago was notified by phone and arrived later to assist with the visit. During the visit, LPA accompanied by facility staff conducted a tour of the physical plant. There are currently five residents in care. All five bedrooms were visited, along with one shared bathroom, living room, dining room and kitchen which constitute the other areas accessible to residents in care. Three resident interviews and three staff interviews were conducted during the visit. CONTINUED ON FORM LIC9099-C Substantiatedthe state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Nov 10, 2025 · control 22-AS-20251104153925
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Is La Sierra Cottage licensed?
Yes — La Sierra Cottage is a licensed residential care facility in Mission Viejo (Orange County): California license #306006743, shown as licensed in the CDSS state record checked June 12, 2026, licensed for 6 residents. No dated inspection documents appear in the copy of the state record we hold; the state's public site carries the complete history.
Can La Sierra Cottage care for dementia, hospice, bedridden, or non-ambulatory residents?
From the CDSS license record, checked June 12, 2026.
The CDSS license record checked June 12, 2026 lists no specialized-care clearances for La Sierra Cottage (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.
How much does La Sierra Cottage cost?
California's public licensing record does not include La Sierra Cottage'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 La Sierra Cottage accept Medi-Cal or the Assisted Living Waiver?
La Sierra Cottage 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 November 10, 2025. Availability changes constantly — confirm a current opening with the home.
What do state inspections show for La Sierra Cottage?
Verbatim from CDSS complaint-investigation reports — the state's own words, never summarized by us. Record checked June 12, 2026.
The CDSS state record checked June 12, 2026 for La Sierra Cottage includes 1 complaint-investigation narrative, transcribed verbatim below. The most recent, dated November 10, 2025, 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.
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Transcribed from CDSS complaint-investigation reports · record checked June 12, 2026.
What the state has logged
California has logged — state visits for this home as of June 12, 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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