# Aldea by the Lake Senior Living License #195850779 · Van Nuys, Los Angeles County · Licensed for 6 — Small care home · a licensed care home (RCFE) Aldea by the Lake Senior Living is a small care home in Van Nuys — a licensed residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE), the licence category behind “assisted living” and “board and care.” It is licensed for 6 residents. - Care approvals on file: Wheelchair · Dementia · Hospice · Bedridden — State licensing record · September 27, 2026 - Typical starting rate: $5,000 a month — Typical in Los Angeles County · likely $3,650–$6,850 Full page: A citation does not make a home unsafe, and an empty file does not make a home good. ## Quick answers about Aldea by the Lake Senior Living ### Is Aldea by the Lake Senior Living licensed? The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ### How many residents is Aldea by the Lake Senior Living licensed for? 6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ### Has Aldea by the Lake Senior Living been cited? 0 Type A and 0 Type B citations, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ### Is Aldea by the Lake Senior Living still open? This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026. ### What does Aldea by the Lake Senior Living cost? $5,000 a month to start is typical in Los Angeles County, likely $3,650–$6,850. This home’s own rate is not on file. Ask: “What is the all-in monthly rate, and what would push it higher?” Too few nearby homes publish a rate, so this is the typical starting rate 218 small homes publish in Los Angeles County, with a wider likely range. This home’s own rate is not on file. Among 228 other homes of a similar licensed size across Los Angeles County that publish a starting rate, the middle half runs $4,000 to $6,300 a month, and the middle figure is $5,000 (n = 228 other homes publishing a starting rate). Each of those is a home’s own published figure, gathered on its own date in September 2026 — not an average of ours, and not a survey. Similar size means small and mid-size homes counted together, and large communities counted on their own, because they are different markets. A home outside the band is not overcharging or underpricing: a starting rate covers different things in different homes, which is the first thing to ask about. The price is made in the phone call. Nothing here is a quote, an offer or a discount. A starting rate is the room and the base care. California homes commonly bill care levels, medication management, supplies, transport and a second person in the room as extras. Many also charge a one-time fee at move-in. Ask for that list in writing before anything is signed. Only prices a home put out itself count here: its own website, a listing it supplied, or a price a listing site says the home confirmed. Prices a site shows without saying where they came from are left out. ### Does Aldea by the Lake Senior Living take Medi-Cal? On Medi-Cal’s Assisted Living Waiver: this home is not on the DHCS participation list dated September 23, 2026. Ask the program about current options. The waiver pays for care services, not room and board. ### Who holds the license? The license is held by Aldea by the Lake Senior Living LLC, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ### Can Aldea by the Lake Senior Living keep a resident on hospice? Hospice care is approved on this license, covering up to 6 residents, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ## Aldea by the Lake Senior Living license and inspection record - Name on the license: “ALDEA BY THE LAKE SENIOR LIVING”, per the CDSS roster as of August 30, 2026. - License #195850779. The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - Licensed for 6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - Licensed to Aldea by the Lake Senior Living LLC, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - First licensed: the year is not on file — the roster carries no first-license date for it. Ask: “When did this license start?” - 2 state inspection visits on file, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - 0 Type A and 0 Type B citations on file, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - 0 complaints and 0 substantiated allegations on file, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - The most recent state visit on file is June 19, 2026, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - Type A citation: a violation that poses an immediate risk to health, safety or personal rights if it is not corrected - Type B citation: a violation that could become a risk if not corrected, or one involving records, resources or required services California writes these definitions for every licensed home, not for this one. [CDSS citation definitions (PDF)]() ## Sources - CDSS Community Care Licensing — status, capacity, license holder, citations, complaints and visits, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026: [See the state’s own record]() - CDSS licensing roster — the listing, as of September 28, 2026; the first-license year, per the CDSS roster as of August 30, 2026 - DHCS Assisted Living Waiver participant list, as of September 23, 2026: