# Atwater Residential Care Facility License #247209209 · Atwater, Merced County · Licensed for 5 — Small care home · a licensed care home (RCFE) Atwater Residential Care Facility is a small care home in Atwater — a licensed residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE), the licence category behind “assisted living” and “board and care.” It is licensed for 5 residents since 2022. Bedridden care is not on file. - Care approvals on file: Wheelchair · Dementia · Hospice — State licensing record · September 27, 2026 - Estimated starting rate: $4,450 a month — Covelight estimate · likely $3,650–$5,450 Full page: A citation does not make a home unsafe, and an empty file does not make a home good. ## Quick answers about Atwater Residential Care Facility ### Is Atwater Residential Care Facility licensed? The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ### How many residents is Atwater Residential Care Facility licensed for? 5 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ### Has Atwater Residential Care Facility been cited? 8 Type A and 13 Type B citations since 2022, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. Those records count 35 state visits over the same years. ### Is Atwater Residential Care Facility still open? This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026. ### What does Atwater Residential Care Facility cost? $4,450 a month to start is a Covelight estimate, likely $3,650–$5,450. 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 and similar homes within 37 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. 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 Atwater Residential Care Facility 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 Abundant Residential Living Services, Inc., per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ### Can Atwater Residential Care Facility keep a resident on hospice? Hospice care is approved on this license, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ## Atwater Residential Care Facility license and inspection record - Name on the license: “ATWATER RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY”, per the CDSS roster as of May 25, 2025. - License #247209209. The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - Licensed for 5 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - Licensed to Abundant Residential Living Services, Inc., per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - First licensed in 2022, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - 35 state inspection visits since 2022, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - 8 Type A and 13 Type B citations on file since 2022, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. The same records count 35 state visits in that period. - 11 complaints and 23 substantiated allegations on file since 2022, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. One complaint can carry several allegations. - The most recent state visit on file is May 11, 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, 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: