# Atherton License #197802543 · Alhambra, Los Angeles County · Licensed for 518 — Large care community · a licensed care home (RCFE) Address: 214 South Atlantic Blvd., Alhambra, CA 91801 Phone: (626) 289-4178 (From the state licensing record, October 26, 2026) Atherton is a large care community in Alhambra — a licensed residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE), the licence category behind “assisted living” and “board and care.” It is licensed for 518 residents since 1999. Dementia care and bedridden care are not on file. - Care approvals on file: Wheelchair · Hospice — State licensing record · October 26, 2026 - Estimated starting rate: $5,150 a month — Covelight estimate · likely $4,000–$6,550 Full page: A citation does not make a home unsafe, and an empty file does not make a home good. ## Quick answers about Atherton ### Is Atherton licensed? The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of October 26, 2026. ### How many residents is Atherton licensed for? 518 residents — a large community, per CDSS records as of October 26, 2026. ### Has Atherton been cited? 0 Type A and 0 Type B citations since 1999, per CDSS records as of October 26, 2026. Those records count 9 state visits over the same years. ### Is Atherton still open? This license was on the CDSS roster as of November 10, 2026. ### What does Atherton cost? $5,150 a month to start is a Covelight estimate, likely $4,000–$6,550. 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 11 communities with 50 or more beds 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 133 other homes of a similar licensed size across Los Angeles County that publish a starting rate, the middle half runs $3,306 to $5,961 a month, and the middle figure is $4,500 (n = 133 other homes publishing a starting rate). Each of those is a home’s own published figure, gathered on its own date between September and October 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 Atherton take Medi-Cal? On Medi-Cal’s Assisted Living Waiver: this home is not on the DHCS participation list dated October 1, 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 Atherton Baptist Homes, per CDSS records as of October 26, 2026. ### Is there a hospital nearby? Alhambra Hospital Medical Center is 0.6 miles away in a straight line, per the CDPH licensed-hospital list dated September 16, 2026. [See licensed care homes near it.]() ### Can Atherton keep a resident on hospice? Hospice care is approved on this license, covering up to 10 residents, per CDSS records as of October 26, 2026. ## Atherton license and inspection record - Name on the license: “ATHERTON”, per the CDSS roster as of May 25, 2025. - License #197802543. The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of October 26, 2026. - Licensed for 518 residents — a large community, per CDSS records as of October 26, 2026. - Licensed to Atherton Baptist Homes, per CDSS records as of October 26, 2026. - First licensed in 1999, per CDSS records as of October 26, 2026. - 9 state inspection visits since 1999, per CDSS records as of October 26, 2026. - 0 Type A and 0 Type B citations on file since 1999, per CDSS records as of October 26, 2026. The same records count 9 state visits in that period. - 0 complaints and 0 substantiated allegations on file since 1999, per CDSS records as of October 26, 2026. - The most recent state visit on file is March 6, 2026, per CDSS records as of October 26, 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 October 26, 2026: [See the state’s own record]() - CDSS licensing roster — the listing, as of November 10, 2026 - DHCS Assisted Living Waiver participant list, as of October 1, 2026: - CDPH licensed-hospital list, dated September 16, 2026 Covelight Care is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the sources named on this page.