Applegate @ Dorado is a residential care home for the elderly (RCFE) in Thousand Oaks, Ventura County, California — state license #565801949, 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 November 18, 2025 — published below in full, verbatim and unscored.
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Since 2022, the state has visited this home 8 times and filed 7 documents. The most recent is a facility evaluation report, dated November 18, 2025.
The state's published file for this home includes 2 documents with transcribed findings, dated January 17, 2025 to April 29, 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
Nov 18, 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.
Apr 29, 2025Unsubstantiated
Allegation investigated: Questionable death.
Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Sandra Urena conducted a subsequent visit to deliver the findings for the allegation listed above. LPA Urena met with the Licensee Irma Carmona and explained the reason for the visit. On 03/22/2024, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Teresa Camara conducted an initial complaint investigation visit to the facility. LPA met with administrators Irma Carmona, Emma Carmona and Cynthia Alvarez and explained the reason for the visit. 04/16/2025, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Sandra Urena conducted a subsequent visit to investigate the allegations listed above. LPA Urena met with the Administrator Emma Carmona and Cynthia Alvarez explained the reason for the visit. LPA Urena interviewed the Administrators, and staff from approximately 11:10 to 2:44 p.m. requested records pertinent to the investigation. Continues on LIC 9099C...pg. 2 Unsubstantiatedthe state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Apr 29, 2025 · control 29-AS-20240320120018
Jan 17, 2025Unsubstantiated
Allegation investigated: Staff are not properly trained Staff are mismanaging residents' medication
Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Angela Barutyan arrived at the facility unannounced to conduct an initial complaint visit at 10:15AM. LPA initially met with facility staff. Licensee Ruben Carmona arrived shortly after the visit began. Entrance interview conducted. During today's visit, LPA interviewed three (3) staff members beginning at 10:20AM, interviewed Licensee, conducted a medication review for two (2) residents at 10:25AM, reviewed records and obtained copies of pertinent documents, and interviewed residents beginning at 10:55AM. The following was then determined: It was alleged that the Licensee did not provide proper medication training to facility staff. Interviews revealed that staff are trained on medication administration, including education, quizzes, and shadowing training prior to administering medications. LPA reviewed five (5) staff files and verified that all staff handling medications are trained both initially and annually on medication administration per regulatithe state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Jan 17, 2025 · control 29-AS-20250113113028
Nov 21, 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.
Mar 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.
Nov 16, 2023Report 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 Applegate @ Dorado licensed?
Yes — Applegate @ Dorado is a licensed residential care home for the elderly (RCFE) in Thousand Oaks (Ventura County): California license #565801949, 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 November 18, 2025, appears in the inspection record on this page.
Can Applegate @ Dorado 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 Applegate @ Dorado with clearances for hospice care and bedridden; it does not list wheelchair / non-ambulatory and 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 BEDRIDDEN. HOSPICE WAIVER FOR 6 RESIDENTS.
How much does Applegate @ Dorado cost?
California's public licensing record does not include Applegate @ Dorado's monthly price, so we never show or estimate one for a specific home. As county-level context only, assisted living in Ventura 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 Applegate @ Dorado accept Medi-Cal or the Assisted Living Waiver?
Applegate @ Dorado 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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4 of 6 beds occupied (67%) when the state visited on April 29, 2025. Availability changes constantly — confirm a current opening with the home.
What do state inspections show for Applegate @ Dorado?
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 7 dated documents since 2022 for Applegate @ Dorado; 2 complaint-investigation narratives are transcribed verbatim below. The most recent, dated April 29, 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 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.
Who runs Applegate @ Dorado?
From the CDSS ownership record, checked August 9, 2026.
Licensed to Applegate Homes, who operates 4 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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