Poway Gardens Senior Living - Mountain Vistas is a residential care home for the elderly (RCFE) in Poway, San Diego County, California — state license #374604633, licensed for 32 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 2 dated inspection and complaint documents on file for this home going back to 2024, the most recent dated November 13, 2025 — published below in full, verbatim and unscored.
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Since 2024, the state has visited this home 2 times and filed 2 documents. The most recent — a complaint investigation report on November 13, 2025 — closed with the state’s outcome word: “Unfounded.”
The state's published file for this home includes 1 document with transcribed findings, dated November 13, 2025. 1 of the 1 carries the state's recorded outcome word: “Unfounded” (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 13, 2025Unfounded
Allegation investigated: Staff unlawfully evicted a resident.
Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Debbie Correia conducted an unannounced visit to conclude a complaint investigation. Upon arrival, LPA was greeted by Executive Director (ED) Melissa Watkins, identified herself, and explained the purpose of the visit. The Department’s investigation included staff interviews, a review of facility and resident records, and a review of the facility file. On November 4, 2025, the Department received a complaint alleging an unlawful eviction of Resident 1 (R1) due to non-payment. On June 25, 2025, the ED issued a 30-day eviction notice to R1, their Power of Attorney (POA), the Long-Term Care Ombudsman (LTCO), and Community Care Licensing (CCL). A review of facility records showed R1’s last payment was received on November 8, 2023. Unfoundedthe state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Nov 13, 2025 · control 08-AS-20251104102056
Mar 8, 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 Poway Gardens Senior Living - Mountain Vistas licensed?
Yes — Poway Gardens Senior Living - Mountain Vistas is a licensed residential care home for the elderly (RCFE) in Poway (San Diego County): California license #374604633, shown as licensed in the CDSS state record checked August 2, 2026, licensed for 32 residents. State records list 2 inspection and complaint documents since 2024; the most recent, a complaint investigation report dated November 13, 2025, was marked “Unfounded” by the state.
Can Poway Gardens Senior Living - Mountain Vistas 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 Poway Gardens Senior Living - Mountain Vistas with clearances for wheelchair / non-ambulatory, dementia / memory care, hospice care, and bedridden. Clearances describe what the license permits, not day-to-day staffing — confirm current scope and availability with the home directly 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. 32 NON-AMBULATORY OF WHICH 4 MAY BE BEDRIDDEN. BEDRIDDEN IN ROOMS 4 AND 5. APPROVED FOR DELAYED EGRESS. WAIVER/GRANTED FOR HOSPICE CARE FOR 10. NEW MANAGEMENT COMPANY, POWAY GARDENS MEMORY CARE LLC, EFFECTIVE 6/1/2026.
How much does Poway Gardens Senior Living - Mountain Vistas cost?
California's public licensing record does not include Poway Gardens Senior Living - Mountain Vistas's monthly price, so we never show or estimate one for a specific home. As county-level context only, assisted living in San Diego 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 Poway Gardens Senior Living - Mountain Vistas accept Medi-Cal or the Assisted Living Waiver?
Poway Gardens Senior Living - Mountain Vistas 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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8 of 32 beds occupied (25%) when the state visited on November 13, 2025. Availability changes constantly — confirm a current opening with the home.
What do state inspections show for Poway Gardens Senior Living - Mountain Vistas?
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 2 state visits and 2 dated documents since 2024 for Poway Gardens Senior Living - Mountain Vistas; 1 complaint-investigation narrative is transcribed verbatim below. The most recent, dated November 13, 2025, records an allegation the state marked “Unfounded”. 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.
2025
Transcribed from CDSS complaint-investigation reports · record checked August 2, 2026.
What the state has logged
California has logged 2 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 larger communities (16+ beds), computed across all 1,244 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.
Who runs Poway Gardens Senior Living - Mountain Vistas?
From the CDSS ownership record, checked August 9, 2026.
Licensed to Sabra West Coast Operations I, Llc; Sh1 Red Alder, who operates 2 licensed California homes in total. Running more than one home is common and is neither good nor bad on its own.
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