Ave's Board And Care is a residential care home for the elderly (RCFE) in Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, California — state license #421703043, licensed for 6 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 8 dated inspection and complaint documents on file for this home going back to 2021, the most recent dated February 26, 2026 — published below in full, verbatim and unscored.
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Since 2021, the state has visited this home 8 times and filed 8 documents. The most recent — a complaint investigation report on February 26, 2026 — closed with the state’s outcome word: “Unsubstantiated.”
The state's published file for this home includes 2 documents with transcribed findings, dated September 1, 2021 to February 26, 2026. 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
Feb 26, 2026Unsubstantiated
Allegation investigated: Staff physically abused resident in care. Staff did not provide timely medical attention to resident. Facility has physical plant issues.
At 8:00am on 02/26/2026, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Jeffries and arrived unannounced to deliver final finding to the allegations to this complaint additionally LPA was at the facility to conduct the annual facility inspection during the same visit.. LPA's met with Administrator, Christine Ave announced who he is and the reason for there visit. As to the allegation of, “Staff physically abused resident in care.” and “Staff did not provide timely medical attention to residents.” It was alleged that, “care provider beat Resident 1 (R1) with her fists, for not sitting.” It was discovered through documentation and interviews, that on 12/05/2025, LPA Jeffries conducted in person interviews with R2, R3, and R4 who all denied having any issues with facility staff and care. R2, R3 and R4 all stated that staff have never hit or abused residents in care. R2, R3, and R4 all feel safe and treated with dignity and respect at this facility. On 12/05/2025, LPA Jeffries conducted interviews with Sthe state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Feb 26, 2026 · control 29-AS-20251203154853
Feb 26, 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.
Mar 25, 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.
Mar 19, 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 Ave's Board And Care licensed?
Yes — Ave's Board And Care is a licensed residential care home for the elderly (RCFE) in Santa Maria (Santa Barbara County): California license #421703043, shown as licensed in the CDSS state record checked August 2, 2026, licensed for 6 residents. State records list 8 inspection and complaint documents since 2021; the most recent, a complaint investigation report dated February 26, 2026, was marked “Unsubstantiated” by the state.
Can Ave's Board And 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 Ave's Board And Care 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 record5 NON-AMBULATORY. NON-AMBULATORY IN BEDROOMS 2,4,5,AND 6. HOSPICE WAIVER FOR 2.
How much does Ave's Board And Care cost?
California's public licensing record does not include Ave's Board And Care's monthly price, so we never show or estimate one for a specific home. As county-level context only, assisted living in Santa Barbara 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 Ave's Board And Care accept Medi-Cal or the Assisted Living Waiver?
Ave's Board And Care 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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6 of 6 beds occupied (100%) when the state visited on February 26, 2026. Availability changes constantly — confirm a current opening with the home.
What do state inspections show for Ave's Board And 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 8 state visits and 8 dated documents since 2021 for Ave's Board And Care; 2 complaint-investigation narratives are transcribed verbatim below. The most recent, dated February 26, 2026, 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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Transcribed from CDSS complaint-investigation reports · record checked August 2, 2026.
What the state has logged
California has logged 8 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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