Tree Of Life Retirement Homes, Inc. is a residential care home for the elderly (RCFE) in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California — state license #425801756, 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 7 dated inspection and complaint documents on file for this home going back to 2022, the most recent dated July 10, 2026 — published below in full, verbatim and unscored.
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Since 2022, the state has visited this home 9 times and filed 7 documents. The most recent is a facility evaluation report, dated July 10, 2026.
The state's published file for this home includes 2 documents with transcribed findings, dated July 2, 2024 to January 27, 2026. 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
Jul 10, 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.
Jan 27, 2026Unsubstantiated
Allegation investigated: Staff acted inappropriately with resident(s). Staff do not provide proper care to residents.
Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Kristin Kontilis conducted a subsequent complaint visit to issue final findings on this investigation. LPA met with Chamila Ruwanpathirana and explained the purpose of the visit. During the investigation, LPA conducted an initial visit on 09/03/2025 from 11:15 am to 1:00 pm, where LPA conducted interviews and obtained relevant documents. The complaint was referred to the Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) Investigations Branch (IB) and assigned to Investigator Christine Ferris. Investigator Ferris attempted to interview former Resident 1 (R1), but was unsuccessful. During today’s visit, LPA conducted interviews with staff and residents from 1:45 pm to 3:15 pm. On the allegation: Staff acted inappropriately with resident(s): It was alleged that in April 2025, Staff 1 (S1) kissed R1 against their will, and pressured residents to drink vodka. R1 was unable to be interviewed, despite multiple attempts to contact them. Please continue to 9099-C, Pg 2. Uthe state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Jan 27, 2026 · control 29-AS-20250903084857
Jul 11, 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.
Jul 2, 2024Substantiated
Allegation investigated: Staff did not provide timely medical care to resident.
Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Kristin Kontilis conducted a subsequent complaint visit to the facility above to issue final findings. LPA met with Administrator Chamila Ruwanpathirana and explained the purpose of the visit. During the investigation, LPA Kontilis conducted an initial visit on 6/12/2024 from 9:40 am to 1:40 pm. LPA toured the facility, conducted interviews with staff and residents, and obtained documents. On the allegation: Staff did not provide timely medical care to resident. It was alleged that a resident fell out of bed during the night, but staff did not respond until the next morning. Facility manager stated Resident 1 (R1) fell out of bed, even though they had a half rail. They believe R1 scooted down around the rail, took a few steps then fell. The night staff heard the fall and called the manager and administrator immediately. The night staff assisted R1 back to bed and checked on them. R1’s arm was swollen, and they called 9-1-1 at that time as well as R1’s rethe state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Jul 2, 2024 · control 29-AS-20240605132235
Jun 4, 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 Tree Of Life Retirement Homes, Inc. licensed?
Yes — Tree Of Life Retirement Homes, Inc. is a licensed residential care home for the elderly (RCFE) in Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara County): California license #425801756, shown as licensed in the CDSS state record checked August 2, 2026, licensed for 6 residents. State records list 7 inspection and complaint documents since 2022; the most recent, a facility evaluation report dated July 10, 2026, appears in the inspection record on this page.
Can Tree Of Life Retirement Homes, Inc. 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 Tree Of Life Retirement Homes, Inc. 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.
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 1 MAY BE BEDRIDDEN IN BDRM #2. HOSPICE WAIVER FOR 3.
How much does Tree Of Life Retirement Homes, Inc. cost?
California's public licensing record does not include Tree Of Life Retirement Homes, Inc.'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 Tree Of Life Retirement Homes, Inc. accept Medi-Cal or the Assisted Living Waiver?
Tree Of Life Retirement Homes, Inc. 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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5 of 6 beds occupied (83%) when the state visited on January 27, 2026. Availability changes constantly — confirm a current opening with the home.
What do state inspections show for Tree Of Life Retirement Homes, Inc.?
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 9 state visits and 7 dated documents since 2022 for Tree Of Life Retirement Homes, Inc.; 2 complaint-investigation narratives are transcribed verbatim below. The most recent, dated January 27, 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 9 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.
Who runs Tree Of Life Retirement Homes, Inc.?
From the CDSS ownership record, checked August 9, 2026.
Licensed to Tree Of Life Retirement Homes, 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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