# Avantgarde Senior Living of La Jolla License #374604261 · La Jolla, San Diego County · Licensed for 45 — Mid-size care home · a licensed care home (RCFE) Avantgarde Senior Living of La Jolla is a mid-size care home in La Jolla — a licensed residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE), the licence category behind “assisted living” and “board and care.” It is licensed for 45 residents since 2020. Dementia care is not on file. - Care approvals on file: Wheelchair · Hospice · Bedridden — State licensing record · September 27, 2026 - Estimated starting rate: $5,900 a month — Covelight estimate · likely $4,650–$7,750 Full page: A citation does not make a home unsafe, and an empty file does not make a home good. ## Quick answers about Avantgarde Senior Living of La Jolla ### Is Avantgarde Senior Living of La Jolla licensed? The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ### How many residents is Avantgarde Senior Living of La Jolla licensed for? 45 residents — a mid-size home, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ### Has Avantgarde Senior Living of La Jolla been cited? 0 Type A and 10 Type B citations since 2020, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. Those records count 31 state visits over the same years. ### Is Avantgarde Senior Living of La Jolla still open? This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026. ### What does Avantgarde Senior Living of La Jolla cost? $5,900 a month to start is a Covelight estimate, likely $4,650–$7,750. 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 8 homes with 7 to 49 beds and similar 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 195 other homes of a similar licensed size across San Diego County that publish a starting rate, the middle half runs $4,500 to $6,000 a month, and the middle figure is $5,000 (n = 195 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. [What Medi-Cal’s Assisted Living Waiver covers in a care home.]() ### Does Avantgarde Senior Living of La Jolla take Medi-Cal? On Medi-Cal’s Assisted Living Waiver: this home appears on the DHCS participation list, August 9, 2026. Confirm eligibility and current participation with the program. The waiver pays for care services, not room and board. ### Who holds the license? The license is held by Avantgarde Senior Living of La Jolla, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ### Is there a hospital nearby? UC San Diego Health La Jolla - Jacobs Medical Center & Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center is 4.7 miles away in a straight line, per the CDPH licensed-hospital list dated September 16, 2026. [See licensed care homes near it.]() ### Can Avantgarde Senior Living of La Jolla keep a resident on hospice? Hospice care is approved on this license, covering up to 20 residents, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ## Avantgarde Senior Living of La Jolla license and inspection record - Name on the license: “AVANTGARDE SENIOR LIVING OF LA JOLLA”, per the CDSS roster as of May 25, 2025. - License #374604261. The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - Licensed for 45 residents — a mid-size home, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - Licensed to Avantgarde Senior Living of La Jolla, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - First licensed in 2020, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - 31 state inspection visits since 2020, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - 0 Type A and 10 Type B citations on file since 2020, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. The same records count 31 state visits in that period. - 18 complaints and 9 substantiated allegations on file since 2020, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. One complaint can carry several allegations. - The most recent state visit on file is August 20, 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: - CDPH licensed-hospital list, dated September 16, 2026