Atherton Gardens is a residential care home for the elderly (RCFE) in Redwood City, San Mateo County, California — state license #415600995, with a licensed capacity of 6, listed as closed, licensee initiated 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 3 dated inspection and complaint documents on file for this home going back to 2024, the most recent dated September 19, 2025 — published below in full, verbatim and unscored.
The state record lists this licence as “Closed, Licensee Initiated”. A closed licence cannot admit residents. We keep closed licences published because “is this place licensed?” deserves an honest answer.
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Since 2024, the state has visited this home 3 times and filed 3 documents. The most recent — a complaint investigation report on September 19, 2025 — closed with the state’s outcome word: “Unsubstantiated.”
The state's published file for this home includes 2 documents with transcribed findings, dated September 19, 2025. 2 of the 2 carry the state's recorded outcome word: “Unsubstantiated” (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
Sep 19, 2025Unsubstantiated
Allegation investigated: Staff did not provide resident with proper notification prior to rate increase Staff are retaliating against resident for filing a complaint
On 9/19/2025, Licensing Program Analyst(LPA) John Calandra conducted a phone call to deliver conclusionary findings for this complaint investigation. LPA explained the purpose of the visit via voicemail as no facility representative picked up the phone. Complaint alleged that staff did not provide proper notification of a rate increase. Per the Health and Safety Code, if a licensee of a residential care facility for the elderly increases the rates of fees for residents or makes increases in any of its rate structures for services, the licensee shall provide no less than 90 days’ prior written notice to the residents or the residents’ representatives except for an increase in the rate due to a change in the level of care of the resident. Based on document review and interviews, R1 was provided a 3 day and 30-day notice of a rate change due to a change in the level of care needed for the resident based on a reassessment of their needs and services. Unsubstantiatedthe state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Sep 19, 2025 · control 14-AS-20250616151620
Sep 19, 2025Unsubstantiated
Allegation investigated: Staff handled resident in a rough manner resulting in resident sustaining an injury Staff spoke inappropriately to resident in care
On 9/19/2025, Licensing Program Analyst(LPA) John Calandra conducted a phone call to deliver conclusionary findings for this complaint investigation. LPA explained the purpose of the visit via voicemail as no facility representative picked up the phone. Complaint alleged that staff handled resident, R1 in a rough manner resulting in resident sustaining an injury. Based on interviews, R1 requires assistance with transfers and S1 assists them. According to S1, they hold R1’s hand during transfers. R1 has been diagnosed with a disease that causes them to shake and wears a large watch loosely on their arm which led to the injury. Complaint also alleged that staff spoke inappropriately to resident, R1. Based on interviews, R1 has asked staff if they have called them inappropriate words as R1 has hearing difficulty. Based on interviews and observations, staff speak to all residents in a respectful manner. Unsubstantiatedthe state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Sep 19, 2025 · control 14-AS-20250527153117
Sep 27, 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 Atherton Gardens licensed?
No — not currently. The CDSS state record checked August 2, 2026 lists Atherton Gardens in Redwood City (San Mateo County), California license #415600995, as “Closed, Licensee Initiated”, formerly licensed for 6 residents. State records list 3 inspection and complaint documents since 2024; the most recent, a complaint investigation report dated September 19, 2025, was marked “Unsubstantiated” by the state.
Can Atherton Gardens 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 Atherton Gardens 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. ALL MAY NON AMBULATORY. LICENSE IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF A HOSPICE WAIVER FOR ONE RESIDENT.
How much does Atherton Gardens cost?
California's public licensing record does not include Atherton Gardens's monthly price, so we never show or estimate one for a specific home. As county-level context only, assisted living in San Mateo County typically runs $6,000–$9,000/mo and small board-and-care homes $5,000–$8,000/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 Atherton Gardens accept Medi-Cal or the Assisted Living Waiver?
Atherton Gardens 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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What do state inspections show for Atherton Gardens?
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 3 state visits and 3 dated documents since 2024 for Atherton Gardens; 2 complaint-investigation narratives are transcribed verbatim below. The most recent, dated September 19, 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.
2025
Transcribed from CDSS complaint-investigation reports · record checked August 2, 2026.
What the state has logged
California has logged 3 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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