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Andrew's Boarding Care

Small home·Licensed for 6·Granada Hills, California

Licensed since 2024Licence #197610590
  • Care approvals on fileWheelchair · Dementia · Hospice · BedriddenState licensing record · September 13, 2026
  • Estimated starting rate$4,650 a monthCovelight estimate · likely $3,800–$5,700
  • Home sizeLicensed for 6Small care home · a licensed care home (RCFE)
  • Ways to payAsk the homeMedi-Cal ALW participation not on file
  • Last state visitAugust 13, 2025CDSS inspection record

Andrew's Boarding Care is a small care home in Granada Hills — 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 2024.

Built from CDSS public records · September 13, 2026. Every fact below names its source and date.

Quick answers and the state record

A citation does not make a home unsafe, and an empty file does not make a home good.

Quick answers about Andrew's Boarding Care

Is Andrew's Boarding Care licensed?

The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.

How many residents is Andrew's Boarding Care licensed for?

6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.

Has Andrew's Boarding Care been cited?

0 Type A and 0 Type B citations since 2024, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026. Those records count 3 state visits over the same years.

Is Andrew's Boarding Care still open?

This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026.

What does Andrew's Boarding Care cost?

$4,650 a month to start is a Covelight estimate, likely $3,800–$5,700. 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 15 small homes within 5 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 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 Andrew's Boarding Care 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 Andrew's Boarding Care LLC, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.

Is there a hospital nearby?

Northridge Hospital Medical Center is 2.9 miles away in a straight line, per the CDPH licensed-hospital list dated September 16, 2026. See licensed care homes near it.

Can Andrew's Boarding Care keep a resident on hospice?

Hospice care is approved on this license, covering up to 2 residents, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.

Andrew's Boarding Care license and inspection record

  • Name on the license: “ANDREW'S BOARDING CARE”, per the CDSS roster as of May 25, 2025.
  • License #197610590. The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
  • Licensed for 6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
  • Licensed to Andrew's Boarding Care LLC, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
  • First licensed in 2024, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
  • 3 state inspection visits since 2024, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
  • 0 Type A and 0 Type B citations on file since 2024, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026. The same records count 3 state visits in that period.
  • 0 complaints and 0 substantiated allegations on file since 2024, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
  • The most recent state visit on file is August 13, 2025, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
Type A citationa violation that poses an immediate risk to health, safety or personal rights if it is not correctedType B citationa 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) ↗

See the state’s own record

Can they support the care needed?

California licenses a home for specific kinds of care. The state’s record lists what this home is approved for; the home’s own answers fill in what changes as needs change.

  • Wheelchair / non-ambulatoryApproved · covers up to 6 residents
  • Dementia / memory careApproved by the state
  • Hospice careApproved · covers up to 2 residents
  • BedriddenApproved · covers up to 1 resident

State licensing record · September 13, 2026. An approval may cover specific rooms or residents; it does not establish an opening.

Read the state’s own wording
AGE RANGE 60 AND OVER. APPROVED FOR SIX(6) NON-AMBULATORY RESIDENTS, OF WHICH ONE(1) MAY BE BEDRIDDEN ONLY IN EITHER ROOM #5 OR IN ROOM #6. WAIVER/GRANTED FOR HOSPICE CARE FOR (2).

983 - RCFE / DEMENTIA

CDSS record, verbatim · September 13, 2026

As needs change

  • Staying through hospice

    Hospice waiver on file · covers up to 2 — care may continue at the end of life

    Ask: “If hospice is needed, can care continue here until the end?”

    State licensing record · September 13, 2026

  • If memory loss develops

    Dementia-care designation on file

    Ask: “Can we read the dementia care disclosure and discuss how daily support works?”

    State licensing record · September 13, 2026

3 more questions to ask the home
  • Two-person transfers or a lift

    Not on file

    Ask: “If two people or a lift are needed to transfer, can the person stay?”

  • Someone awake overnight

    Not on file

    Ask: “Who is awake overnight, and how do residents ask for help?”

  • Medicines

    Not on file

    Ask: “Who manages the medicines, and what happens when a dose is missed?”

What it costs here

Covelight estimate

$4,650a month to start

Likely $3,800–$5,700

From 15 nearby homes that publish rates · this home’s rate is not on file

Likely monthly total

$4,650a month

Likely $3,800–$5,900

With a shared room and basic help.

An estimate for planning, not a quote. The price is made in the phone call.

See the full cost breakdownRoom, care and fees · how people pay · how this estimate works
Room
Daily care
Sharing the room
  • Starting monthly rate$4,650likely $3,800–$5,700

    Covelight’s estimate starts from the rates 15 small homes within 5 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.

  • Basic help with daily careUsually includedup to $600

    Basic help is usually part of the starting rate. Homes that price care by level start around $600 a month (45 California homes publish a care-level range, seen in September 2026).

  • One-time move-in fee$2,000one time · likely $0–$4,000

    Homes that list a one-time entry or community fee charge a median of $2,000 (134 California listings; middle half $1,000–$4,000). Many homes list none — ask.

Likely monthly totalLikely $3,800–$5,900
$4,650
First monthWith a one-time move-in fee · likely $4,450–$9,000
$6,650
How people payPrivate pay, Medi-Cal waiver, SSI/SSP, veterans, insurance
  • Private payMost residents pay from savings, a home sale or family help. Ask for the rate and what it includes in writing.
  • Medi-Cal Assisted Living WaiverThis 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.
  • SSI/SSPCalifornia’s 2026 standard is $1,626.07 a month; $1,444.07 of it goes to the home and $182 stays with the resident. Whether this home accepts it is not on file — ask.
  • VeteransVA Aid & Attendance can add to a veteran’s or surviving spouse’s pension. Ask whether residents here have used it.
  • Long-term care insuranceMost policies pay for licensed care homes. Ask what paperwork the home provides for claims.
  • MedicareDoes not pay for room and board in a care home. It can still cover hospice or home-health visits inside one.
If the money runs out, what Medi-Cal covers
Avoid surprises on the billWhat changes the price, and what to ask
  • The care level

    Some homes charge one all-inclusive rate. Others add levels or points as needs grow. Ask how the level is set, who decides, and what the next level costs.

  • What is billed separately

    Medication management, incontinence supplies, transportation and a second person in the room are often extra. Ask for the list in writing.

  • Move-in costs

    A one-time community fee or deposit is common. Ask what it covers and whether any of it comes back if the stay is short.

  • Increases

    California requires at least 90 days’ written notice, with reasons, before a rate rises (Health & Safety Code §1569.655). A change in the resident’s care level is the section’s own exception and can be billed sooner.

  • What is the full monthly cost for the room and care we need, and what does it include?
  • What would the next care level cost, and who decides when it changes?
  • What is billed separately, and is there a one-time fee or deposit at move-in?
  • Is any private-pay period required before another payment program can begin?
How this estimate worksWithin 25% for 7 in 10 homes in testing

Covelight’s estimate starts from the rates 15 small homes within 5 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.

15 homes like this within 5 miles publish starting rates mostly between $3,250–$5,750.

  • Only prices a home put out itself count: its own website, a listing it supplied, or a price Seniorly says the home confirmed. Prices a listing site shows without saying where they came from are left out.
  • Nearby homes are the nearest of the same size that publish a rate, widening from 3 to 40 miles until at least 8 do. The estimate starts from what they charge, then adjusts for this home’s size, state care approvals, Medi-Cal waiver participation, years licensed and the area’s prices.
  • Room, care-level, second-person and move-in lines come from what California homes publish on listing sites. Memory care uses Covelight’s researched premium over assisted living.
  • Totals add each line’s figure and combine the lines’ ranges as separate charges, because a home is rarely at the top, or the bottom, of every line at once.
  • We tested this estimate on 1,546 California homes that publish their own starting rate. It was within 10% of the real rate for 3 in 10 homes and within 25% for 7 in 10; the likely range held the real rate for 6 in 10 (September 12, 2026).
  • It cannot see this home’s specials, how it assesses care, or which rooms are open.
Show the 15 nearby homes behind this estimate

Where it is

  • 17441 Hiawatha Avenue, Granada Hills, CA 91344Address from the public record · September 13, 2026. Confirm the entrance with the home before visiting.

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The state record

California inspects every licensed home and publishes what it found. Here are the dated documents and the state’s own words, beside what is typical for homes this size.

Since 2024, the state has filed 3 documents for this home, and its records count 3 visits since 2024. The most recent is a facility evaluation report, dated August 13, 2025.

On file since
2024
State visits
3
Most recent visit
August 13, 2025

Beside homes the same size

  • Type A citations0typical 0
  • Type B citations0typical 0
  • Substantiated allegations0typical 0
  • Total complaints0typical 0

“Typical” is the statewide median across the 6,808 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 licence since 2024.

Year by year
YearVisitsDocumentsSubstantiated20251102024220

The last 36 months — 3 of 3 documents

20251 state visit · 1 document
Aug 13, 2025Facility evaluation reportReport on file

Type of visit: Required - 1 Year

On 08/13/2025 at 8:50AM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Gina Saucedo conducted an unannounced, Annual Inspection and met with Violeta Tafatac, Caregiver. The licensee Arceli Andrade arrive about an hour later. LPA asked for the census, staff and resident files. The licensee arrived about an hour later. The physical plant was toured inside and out at 9:55am. Living/Dining Room Area: LPA Saucedo observed the living room furniture to be clean and in good repair. The facility maintains a comfortable temperature between 75 and 77 degrees Fahrenheit with a large television. There is another refrigerator in the dining hall area. There is a fireplace that is covered. Bedrooms: There are seven (7) bedrooms. Six (6) are used for residents and one (1) for a staff. In the hallway, there is a pantry filled with extra linen. LPA observed rooms to have bedding sheets, pillowcase, blankets, nightstands, televisions, and sufficient lighting for each of the resident’s room. There are four (4) bedrooms that have a private bathroom. Bathrooms: There are five (5) bathrooms that were toured and checked to make sure bathrooms were clean and in good repair. The hot water temperatures were measured within regulations of 108 degrees. The showers have non-slip bathmats and grab bars. Medications were kept in a locked pantry at the entrance of the facility on your left-hand side. All medications were properly labeled and inaccessible to residents. The first aid kit and the files are kept also in this pantry. LIC 809C-continued Kitchen Area: LPA inspected the kitchen area. There is one (1) refrigerator which was clean and in good operation in this area. LPA observed sufficient supply of seven (7) day non-perishable and perishable foods in the cabinets. The knives/sharps are in the kitchen on your right-hand side, inaccessible to the residents. The telephone line is on the counter. There is one (1) fire extinguisher fully charged and dated July-2025. Outside: LPA toured the outside area. LPA observed a covered shaded area for residents and appropriate outdoor furniture. The facility has no bodies of water on the premises. There is one gate that is unlocked leading to the outside area towards the street. The washer and dryer are located inside next to the kitchen area. The chemicals are in this area inaccessible to the residents. The carbon monoxide and the smoke detector were tested, and they were operable, interconnected. There is no garage but there is two locked doors and inaccessible to the residents. This area has extra wheelchairs, bedding for the residents. There is a signal system for the facility. At the time of the visit, there was two (2) staff providing services. Administration: The Liability Insurance was reviewed and will be renewed on 12/2025. There are several Covid 19 signs on the wall, hygiene sanitation signs, and the Ombudsman sign against the walls of the facility, YES, Emergency Disaster Plan, Theft and Loss Policy, Facility Sketch, and Personal Rights An exit interview was conducted, no citation(s) were issued, and a copy of this report was given to the Licensee/Administrator.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Aug 13, 2025
20242 state visits · 2 documents
Sep 11, 2024Facility evaluation reportReport on file

Type of visit: Prelicensing

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Michael Cava conducted a Pre-Licensing Inspection with the applicant representative/administrator, Araceli Andrade and staff, Violeta Tagactac. A Change in Ownership (CHOW) Application to operate a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE) was received by Community Care Licensing (CCL) on February 23, 2024. A fire clearance was approved on August 14, 2024 for five (5) non-ambulatory residents and one (1) bedridden resident, for a total capacity of six. The applicant is also requesting a hospice waiver to retain two (2) residents. The smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detector are dual and inter-connected. There are two additional carbon monoxide detectors installed in the living room and in the hallway. The facility has one fire extinguisher stationed in the kitchen. The charge date is 05/10/24. A tour of the physical plant was initiated at approximately 10am, after the Component III power point presentation was held. The following was observed: KITCHEN: The facility has a Kitchen area that is equipped with a refrigerator, toaster oven, stove/oven and sink. There were adequate supplies of perishable and nonperishable food and dining ware to accommodate a maximum capacity of six (6). Knives are kept locked in a kitchen drawer. BEDROOMS: There are a total of seven (7) bedrooms in the facility. Six (6) bedrooms are designated for resident use. One (1) bedroom designated for staff. All six bedrooms are private. The bedridden fire clearance is approved for one (1) resident at any time for either room #5 or #6 (per STD 850). The applicant furnished the resident bedrooms with beds, night stand, chairs, dresser, bedding and linen. The bedrooms have sufficient lighting and closet space. BATHROOMS: The facility has five (5) bathrooms. The bathrooms were observed to have the proper fixtures, grab bars, and non-skid mats. The hot water delivered in the bathrooms measured between 105-107 degrees. COMMON AREAS: These included the living room and dining room areas. The living room is furnished with a couch, recliners and television. The dining room is furnished with a dining room table to seat six (6). The fireplace in the dining room is properly screened. No key or fireplace tools present. Floors were mopped and clean. Hallways and passageways clear of obstruction. LAUNDRY ROOM: The laundry room is located adjacent to the kitchen. Cleaning supplies are kept in a locked cabinet. Emergency food supply are kept in another cabinet, separate from the cleaning supplies. MEDICATIONS: Medications and medication records are kept locked in a closet by the entrance. 1st aid kit and manual also maintained with medications in the same closet. STAFF/RESIDENT RECORDS: Staff and resident records are also maintained in the medication closet by the front entrance. SURROUNDING GROUNDS: The driveway, passageways and entrance to the home was clear of obstruction. All entry and exit doors have a functional auditory alert when the doors open. The backyard of the facility has a patio area and sufficient yard space. No swimming pool or any bodies of water on the property. There is no garage, but there are two locked storage spaces located at the front. Old/previous facility records are kept locked in one storage space. Excess wheelchair, bed/furniture, kept locked in the other storage space. COMPONENT III: In addition to the Pre-Licensing inspection, a Component III power point presentation was held prior to the walk through. Pursuant to Title 22, Division 6 of the CA Code of Regulations, the facility's physical environment appears to be compliant and ready for licensure. CAB will be advised and a copy of this report provided.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Sep 11, 2024
Aug 21, 2024Facility evaluation reportReport on file

Type of visit: Office

Component II completion: Successful Facility Type: RCFE Application Type: CHOW Capacity: 6 Census (if any clients in care): 3 COMP II Participants: Name - Arceli Andrade CEO/Administrator Interview Method: Telephone interview On August 21, 2024, Applicant/Administrator participated in COMP II. Identification of the applicant and administrator was verified through interview questions based on photo ID and other identifying personal information. During COMP II, applicant and administrator confirmed that they have read and understand community care facility licensing laws included in the Health and Safety Codes and the California Code of Regulations Title 22. Signed LIC 809 with copy of photo ID have been obtained. During COMP II, CAB analyst confirmed Applicant/Administrator’s understanding of the following areas: 1. Facility operation: License type, client/resident populations, and program 2. Admission Policies 3. Staffing requirements & Training 4. Restrictive/Prohibited Health Conditions 5. General provisions 6. Emergency Preparedness 7. Complaints & Reporting 8. Pre-Licensing Readinessthe state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Aug 21, 2024
What the state’s words mean
Substantiatedthe state found the allegation more likely true than notUnsubstantiatedthere was not enough evidence to prove a violation occurred — not a finding of wrongdoingUnfoundedthe evidence showed the allegation was false, could not have happened, or had no reasonable basisType A citationa violation that poses an immediate risk to health, safety or personal rights if it is not correctedType B citationa violation that could become a risk if not corrected, or one involving records, resources or required services

CDSS citation definitions (PDF) ↗ · CDSS complaint outcomes ↗

An “unsubstantiated” complaint is not a finding of wrongdoing — it means the state investigated and could not confirm the allegation. Outcome words are the state’s own; we never grade, score, or color a record, and we publish no reviews — the state’s dated documents and the questions below stand in their place.

Life here

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  1. What is included in the monthly rate, and what costs extra?
  2. Who is awake overnight, and how do residents ask for help?
  3. Which rooms does the non-ambulatory approval cover, and what transfer support is provided?
  4. What could change whether someone can stay here?
  5. Can we see a bedroom and share a meal during a visit?

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