Desert Cypress Eldercare is a residential care home for the elderly (RCFE) in Cathedral City, Riverside County, California — state license #331881316, with a licensed capacity of 6, listed as closed, change of ownership 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 5 dated inspection and complaint documents on file for this home going back to 2022, the most recent dated August 12, 2024 — published below in full, verbatim and unscored.
The state record lists this licence as “Closed, Change of Ownership”. A closed licence cannot admit residents. We keep closed licences published because “is this place licensed?” deserves an honest answer.
The state also licenses a home at this address today: Cypress Springs Homecare · licence #331881605 →
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Since 2022, the state has visited this home 5 times and filed 5 documents. The most recent is a facility evaluation report, dated August 12, 2024.
The state's published file for this home includes 2 documents with transcribed findings, dated May 30, 2023 to February 22, 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 12, 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.
Feb 22, 2024Substantiated
Allegation investigated: Facility does not provide a safe environment for the residents.
Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Yolanda Delgado arrived unannounced at the facility for the purpose of initiating an investigation for the above allegation. LPA Delgado was granted entry and met with Caregiver, Farasari Tebbe. Administrator, Arcita Cayabyab arrived and was present during today's inspection. During the course of investigation, LPA conducted a facility inspection and interviewed four (4) residents and one (1) staff member. On February 16, 2024, Community Care Licensing received a complaint alleging that facility failed to provide a safe and peaceful environment for residents. It was reported that a smoke detector was observed to not operate efficiently, chirping. LPA Delgado toured the facility and tested all smoke detectors in common areas and resident bedrooms. LPA Delgado observed that smoke detectors tested were operating, except the smoke detectors in Resident #1 and Resident #2’s bedrooms. There are two smoke detectors in R1’s bedroom and both were making sounds inthe state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Feb 22, 2024 · control 18-AS-20240216084658
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Is Desert Cypress Eldercare licensed?
No — not currently. The CDSS state record checked August 2, 2026 lists Desert Cypress Eldercare in Cathedral City (Riverside County), California license #331881316, as “Closed, Change Of Ownership”, formerly licensed for 6 residents. State records list 5 inspection and complaint documents since 2022; the most recent, a facility evaluation report dated August 12, 2024, appears in the inspection record on this page.
Can Desert Cypress Eldercare 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 Desert Cypress Eldercare with clearances for wheelchair / non-ambulatory and hospice care; it does not list dementia / memory care and bedridden. 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 6 NON-AMBULATORY. LOCKED PERIMETER GATE LEADING TO FRONT DOOR IS NOT APPROVED. HOSPICE WAIVER FOR 6.
How much does Desert Cypress Eldercare cost?
California's public licensing record does not include Desert Cypress Eldercare's monthly price, so we never show or estimate one for a specific home. As county-level context only, assisted living in Riverside County typically runs $3,500–$5,500/mo and small board-and-care homes $3,000–$5,000/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 Desert Cypress Eldercare accept Medi-Cal or the Assisted Living Waiver?
Yes — Medi-Cal can help pay for care at Desert Cypress Eldercare 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 February 22, 2024. Availability changes constantly — confirm a current opening with the home.
What do state inspections show for Desert Cypress Eldercare?
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 5 state visits and 5 dated documents since 2022 for Desert Cypress Eldercare; 2 complaint-investigation narratives are transcribed verbatim below. The most recent, dated February 22, 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.
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Transcribed from CDSS complaint-investigation reports · record checked August 2, 2026.
What the state has logged
California has logged 5 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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