# Amethyst Care Home of Fullerton License #306005594 · Fullerton, Orange County · Licensed for 6 — Small care home · a licensed care home (RCFE) Amethyst Care Home of Fullerton is a small care home in Fullerton — 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 since 2019. - Care approvals on file: Wheelchair · Dementia · Hospice · Bedridden — State licensing record · September 27, 2026 - Estimated starting rate: $5,000 a month — Covelight estimate · likely $4,100–$6,150 Full page: A citation does not make a home unsafe, and an empty file does not make a home good. ## Quick answers about Amethyst Care Home of Fullerton ### Is Amethyst Care Home of Fullerton licensed? The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ### How many residents is Amethyst Care Home of Fullerton licensed for? 6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ### Has Amethyst Care Home of Fullerton been cited? 0 Type A and 0 Type B citations since 2019, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. Those records count 6 state visits over the same years. ### Is Amethyst Care Home of Fullerton still open? This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026. ### What does Amethyst Care Home of Fullerton cost? $5,000 a month to start is a Covelight estimate, likely $4,100–$6,150. This home’s own rate is not on file. Ask: “What is the all-in monthly rate, and what would push it higher?” Covelight’s estimate starts from the rates 16 small homes within 3 miles publish, then adjusts for this home’s size, state care approvals, Medi-Cal waiver participation, years licensed and the area’s prices. In testing, the likely range held the real rate for 6 in 10 homes. This home’s own rate is not on file. Among 15 other homes of a similar licensed size in Fullerton that publish a starting rate, the middle half runs $4,125 to $6,150 a month, and the middle figure is $4,500 (n = 15 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 Amethyst Care Home of Fullerton 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 Melprotere, Inc., per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. [See the homes licensed to Melprotere Inc. — at least 2 on the state roster.]() ### Is there a hospital nearby? Providence St. Jude Medical Center is 1.7 miles away in a straight line, per the CDPH licensed-hospital list dated September 16, 2026. [See licensed care homes near it.]() ### Can Amethyst Care Home of Fullerton 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. ## Amethyst Care Home of Fullerton license and inspection record - Name on the license: “AMETHYST CARE HOME OF FULLERTON”, per the CDSS roster as of May 25, 2025. - License #306005594. 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 Melprotere, Inc., per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - First licensed in 2019, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - 6 state inspection visits since 2019, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - 0 Type A and 0 Type B citations on file since 2019, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. The same records count 6 state visits in that period. - 0 complaints and 0 substantiated allegations on file since 2019, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - The most recent state visit on file is December 2, 2025, 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, the first-license year, 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 - DHCS Assisted Living Waiver participant list, as of September 23, 2026: - CDPH licensed-hospital list, dated September 16, 2026