Abundant Care Iii is a residential care home for the elderly (RCFE) in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California — state license #425801580, 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 9 dated inspection and complaint documents on file for this home going back to 2021, the most recent dated July 21, 2025 — published below in full, verbatim and unscored.

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Residential care home for the elderly (RCFE) · Small home, 6 residents · Santa Barbara, CA · Santa Barbara County
LicensedWheelchairHospiceBedriddenMemory care not on file
No openings reportedBeds change hands in days ·
License #425801580, held since 2008 · read from the California state record on August 2, 2026 ·See on State Site →
4589 Auhay Drive · Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County
Phone
(805) 845-8490
from the state licensing roster · August 2, 2026
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Website
acaresb.com
listed by the county Area Agency on Aging, April 7, 2025
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Wheelchair / non-ambulatoryApproved for 6 residents
Dementia / memory careNot on file — ask the home
Hospice careApproved for 6 residents
Bedridden careApproved for 3 residents

“Not on file” is not a no — approvals can be bed- or room-specific, so confirm current scope with the home on a tour. Where a number is shown it is the state’s own wording for how many residents the approval covers, not how many places are open today; where none is shown, the record simply does not state one.

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What the state record says, word for word
6 NON-AMBULATORY, OF WHICH 3 MAY BE BEDRIDDEN. HOSPICE WAIVER FOR 6.State service designation935 - ELDERLYthe CDSS license record, verbatim · checked August 2, 2026

Since 2021, the state has visited this home 8 times and filed 9 documents. The most recent is a facility evaluation report, dated July 21, 2025.

Most recent state visit
July 21, 2025
Occupancy at the May 29, 2024 visit
6 of 6 beds

The state's published file for this home includes 2 documents with transcribed findings, dated July 29, 2021 to May 29, 2024. 2 of the 2 carry the state's recorded outcome word: “Substantiated” (1), “Unsubstantiated” (1). 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
Substantiatedthe state found the allegation more likely true than notUnsubstantiatedinvestigated, but couldn’t be confirmed either way — not a finding of wrongdoingUnfoundedthe state concluded it was false or couldn’t have happenedType A citationthe most serious: an immediate health-or-safety risk, usually fixed on the spot or on a short deadlineType B citationless serious, with a deadline to fix
The last 36 months — 3 of 9 documentsFull record on the state’s site →
20251 state visit · 1 document
Jul 21, 2025Facility evaluation reportReport 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.

20242 state visits · 2 documents
Aug 22, 2024Facility evaluation reportReport 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.

May 29, 2024Complaint investigation reportUnsubstantiated

Allegation investigated: Staff did not issue a refund as required Staff are charging resident for services not rendered

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Rankin conducted a subsequent complaint visit to the facility above to issue final findings. LPA met with Timothy Pryko and explained the purpose of the visit. During the investigation, LPA Kontilis conducted an initial visit on 12/12/2023 from 1:05pm to 4:00pm, toured the facility and obtained documents. LPA Rankin reviewed the documents, including R1’s admission agreement, Power of Attorney (POA) documents, invoices, emails, and copies of checks. During the investigation, it was discovered that Resident 1 (R1) had one person as Power of Attorney (POA) for healthcare decisions, a different person as POA for financial decisions, and a different person as the trustee of their estate, to manage financial decisions for their estate after R1’s death. Continued on 9099-C Unsubstantiatedthe state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, May 29, 2024 · control 29-AS-20231208110833
Beside homes the same size
Type A citations0typical 0
Type B citations0typical 0
Substantiated complaints0typical 0
Total complaints1typical 0
State visits on file8typical 6
“Typical” is the statewide median across the 5,773 licensed small board-and-care homes (6 or fewer beds) in the state record — larger, longer-licensed homes accumulate more visits and reports, so compare like with like. One complaint can contain several allegations. Counts cover this license since 2008.
Year-by-year trend
YearVisitsDocumentsSubstantiated20251102024220202311020221202021131
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$6,000$9,000 /mo
our estimate — Santa Barbara County band, market research June 2026; not this home’s quoted price
$3,500 · statewide low$9,000 · statewide high
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Ways families pay here
Private pay — ask what the base rate includes and what’s billed separately.SSI/SSP — California’s board-and-care payment standard is $1,626.07/mo (2026): $1,444.07 to the home, $182 stays with the resident.Medi-Cal ALW — this home isn’t on the DHCS waiver list (checked August 9, 2026). Details →

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Non-ambulatory approval — whole home or specific rooms, and is a spot open?
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Is Abundant Care Iii licensed?

Yes — Abundant Care Iii is a licensed residential care home for the elderly (RCFE) in Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara County): California license #425801580, shown as licensed in the CDSS state record checked August 2, 2026, licensed for 6 residents. State records list 9 inspection and complaint documents since 2021; the most recent, a facility evaluation report dated July 21, 2025, appears in the inspection record on this page.

Can Abundant Care Iii 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 Abundant Care Iii with clearances for wheelchair / non-ambulatory, hospice care, and bedridden; it does not list dementia / memory care. 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.

Wheelchair / non-ambulatoryDementia / memory careHospice careBedridden

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 record6 NON-AMBULATORY, OF WHICH 3 MAY BE BEDRIDDEN. HOSPICE WAIVER FOR 6.

How much does Abundant Care Iii cost?

California's public licensing record does not include Abundant Care Iii'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 Abundant Care Iii accept Medi-Cal or the Assisted Living Waiver?

Abundant Care Iii 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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How full it was at the last state visit

6 of 6 beds occupied (100%) when the state visited on May 29, 2024. Availability changes constantly — confirm a current opening with the home.

What do state inspections show for Abundant Care Iii?

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 9 dated documents since 2021 for Abundant Care Iii; 2 complaint-investigation narratives are transcribed verbatim below. The most recent, dated May 29, 2024, 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.

2 transcribed reports on file

2024

Complaint investigationAllegation reviewed · Unsubstantiated
Allegation the state reviewedStaff did not issue a refund as required Staff are charging resident for services not rendered
State's findingUnsubstantiatedThe state investigated but could not confirm the allegation. This is not a finding of wrongdoing.
Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Rankin conducted a subsequent complaint visit to the facility above to issue final findings. LPA met with Timothy Pryko and explained the purpose of the visit. During the investigation, LPA Kontilis conducted an initial visit on 12/12/2023 from 1:05pm to 4:00pm, toured the facility and obtained documents. LPA Rankin reviewed the documents, including R1’s admission agreement, Power of Attorney (POA) documents, invoices, emails, and copies of checks. During the investigation, it was discovered that Resident 1 (R1) had one person as Power of Attorney (POA) for healthcare decisions, a different person as POA for financial decisions, and a different person as the trustee of their estate, to manage financial decisions for their estate after R1’s death. Continued on 9099-C UnsubstantiatedCDSS inspection report, May 29, 2024 · control 29-AS-20231208110833

2021

Complaint investigationAllegation reviewed · Substantiated
Allegation the state reviewedStaff engage in inappropriate interactions with resident.
State's findingSubstantiatedThe state investigated and found this allegation more likely than not true.
Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Kristin Kontilis conducted an unannounced complaint visit regarding the above allegation. During the investigation, LPA interviewed residents on 9/17/2019, 10/11/2019, and 2/15/2020, interviewed staff on 9/17/2019, 2/15/2020, and 2/23/2020; and interviewed credible witnesses on 9/17/2019 and 10/11/2019. LPA also collected and reviewed relevant documents on 9/19/2019, 2/23/2020 and 2/25/2020. Allegation #1: Staff engage in inappropriate interactions with resident. It was alleged facility staff were using intimidation measures to convince R1 to resume taking Prozac. R1 stated in writing that facility staff, including Administrator, were intimidating R1 to resume taking Prozac. R1 stated Administrator came into R1’s room and threatened R1 with eviction if R1 refused to resume taking medication (Prozac). Previously, R1 was prescribed Prozac but R1’s physician had lowered the dosage until R1 stopped taking the medication. LPA reviewed an incident report datedCDSS inspection report, July 29, 2021 · control 29-AS-20190910101511

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.

Type A citations
0
typical for this size: 0
Type B citations
0
typical for this size: 0
Substantiated complaints
0
typical for this size: 0
Total complaints
1
typical for this size: 0
State visits on file
8
typical for this size: 6
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Who runs Abundant Care Iii?

From the CDSS ownership record, checked August 9, 2026.

Licensed to Abundant Care, Inc., 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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