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Ayres Residential Care Home
Small home·Licensed for 6·Los Angeles, California
- Care approvals on fileWheelchair · Dementia · HospiceState licensing record · September 13, 2026
- Estimated starting rate$5,450 a monthCovelight estimate · likely $4,450–$6,700
- 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 27, 2025CDSS inspection record
Ayres Residential Care Home is a small care home in Los Angeles — 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 1997. Bedridden care is not on file.
Built from CDSS public records · September 13, 2026. Every fact below names its source and date.
Quick answers and the state record
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Quick answers about Ayres Residential Care Home
Is Ayres Residential Care Home licensed?
The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
How many residents is Ayres Residential Care Home licensed for?
6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
Has Ayres Residential Care Home been cited?
0 Type A and 0 Type B citations since 1997, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026. Those records count 5 state visits over the same years.
Is Ayres Residential Care Home still open?
This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026.
What does Ayres Residential Care Home cost?
$5,450 a month to start is a Covelight estimate, likely $4,450–$6,700. 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 9 small homes and similar homes within 10 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 9 other homes of a similar licensed size in Los Angeles that publish a starting rate, the middle half runs $4,375 to $8,250 a month, and the middle figure is $7,000 (n = 9 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 Ayres Residential Care Home 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 Gabai, Michael, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
Is there a hospital nearby?
California Rehabilitation Institute, LLC is 1.8 miles away in a straight line, per the CDPH licensed-hospital list dated September 16, 2026. See licensed care homes near it.
Can Ayres Residential Care Home keep a resident on hospice?
Hospice care is approved on this license, covering up to 3 residents, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
Ayres Residential Care Home license and inspection record
- Name on the license: “AYRES RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME”, per the CDSS roster as of May 25, 2025.
- License #197601334. 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 Gabai, Michael, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- First licensed in 1997, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- 5 state inspection visits since 1997, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- 0 Type A and 0 Type B citations on file since 1997, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026. The same records count 5 state visits in that period.
- 0 complaints and 0 substantiated allegations on file since 1997, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- The most recent state visit on file is August 27, 2025, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
California writes these definitions for every licensed home, not for this one. CDSS citation definitions (PDF) ↗
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 3 residents
- BedriddenNot on file · ask the home
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
LICENSED FOR 6 NONAMBULATORY RESIDENTS AGES 60 AND OVER. DEMENTIA WAIVER AND HOSPICE WAIVER FOR THREE (3) AT ONE TIME.
983 - RCFE / DEMENTIA
CDSS record, verbatim · September 13, 2026
As needs change
- Staying through hospice
Hospice waiver on file · covers up to 3 — 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
$5,450a month to start
Likely $4,450–$6,700
From 9 nearby homes that publish rates · this home’s rate is not on file
Likely monthly total
$5,450a month
Likely $4,450–$6,850
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
Starting monthly rate$5,450likely $4,450–$6,700
Covelight’s estimate starts from the rates 9 small homes and similar homes within 10 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 $4,450–$6,850
- $5,450
- First monthWith a one-time move-in fee · likely $5,200–$9,900
- $7,450
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.
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 9 small homes and similar homes within 10 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.
9 homes like this within 10 miles publish starting rates mostly between $4,400–$9,000.
- 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 9 nearby homes behind this estimate
- Miko InnLos Angeles · 0.8 mi · Small home$8,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living · seen September 9, 2026
- Ayres Residential Care Home-Century CityLos Angeles · 1.2 mi · Small home$7,000Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Coastal HouseLos Angeles · 1.3 mi · Small home$9,000Listed on A Place for Mom · seen September 9, 2026
- Bentley ManorLos Angeles · 1.5 mi · Mid-size home$4,000Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Ladera VistaLos Angeles · 4.9 mi · Small home$9,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living private room · seen September 9, 2026
- Ladera Sunrise Care HomeLos Angeles · 5.1 mi · Small home$7,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- The Palisades VillaPacific Palisades · 6.5 mi · Small home$6,400Listed on Seniorly · assisted living · seen September 9, 2026
- Harvard Hope HouseLos Angeles · 7.4 mi · Small home$4,500Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- The LighthouseToluca Lake · 9.7 mi · Mid-size home$2,500Listed on AssistedLiving.com · seen September 9, 2026
Where it is
- 10940 Ayres Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90064Address 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 2022, the state has filed 5 documents for this home, and its records count 5 visits since 1997. The most recent is a facility evaluation report, dated August 27, 2025.
- On file since
- 2022
- State visits
- 5
- Most recent visit
- August 27, 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 1997.
Year by year
The last 36 months — 2 of 5 documents
Aug 27, 2025Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
On 08/27/25, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA)Villegas conducted an unannounced annual required visit with a primary focus on Infection Control measures using the new CARE Inspection Tool. LPA met with Administrator Michael Gabai and explained the purpose of today’s visit. The facility is licensed to operate for (6) residents of which s(6) non-ambulatory elderly residents ages 60 and above. The facility is approved for (3) hospice. Todays census is 6, facility fees are current. Liability insurance is active. The facility is a single-story structure located in a residential neighborhood. It consists of the following: (6) resident's rooms with all having their individual bathroom, 1 office room with a guest bathroom, living area, dining area, kitchen, laundry area room in hallway and outside shaded patio area. All resident rooms were checked. Beds and bedding were in good condition, adequate lighting provided, storage fort personal belongings was observed. Walls and floors were in good repair. Bed linens and comforters were in good condition at the time of the inspection. Bathrooms were found to be within Title 22 regulations and were clean and operational. The water temperature measured between 105 F. to 120 F. Cleaning agents, toxins, and sharps were inaccessible to residents. The kitchen was inspected and there is enough perishable and non-perishable food available which is stored properly. Smoke detectors and carbon Monoxide were operable. All fire extinguishers were operable. Emergency disaster plan on file, fire drill conducted on 1/15/25. Auditory alarms observed. LPA conducted a review of 2 staff records, 4 resident records, and 4 medication administration records were observed. Exit interview conducted, and a copy of this report was provided.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Aug 27, 2025
Aug 7, 2024Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Pamela Bunker conducted an unannounced Required - 1 Year visit with the primary focus on Infection Control measures and using the new CARE Inspection Tool. Upon arrival at the facility, LPA Bunker conducted a risk assessment. Based on the assessment, the facility is clear of COVID-19 infection. LPA was properly screened for COVID-19 symptoms and temperature was checked. LPA Bunker met with House Manager Sheree McKay and explained the purpose of today's Annual Inspection. LPA verified that the facility has an approved Mitigation Plan and Infection Control Report. There are currently 6, residents and in placement. LPA Bunker verified that current staff fingerprints were cleared and associated with the facility. The facility's annual fees are current. The facility has a Dementia Program. The facility is licensed for three (3) hospice care residents. The facility has sufficient staff available and competent to provide the services necessary to meet resident needs. The following 12 Domains will be observed and reviewed: Infection Control, Operational Requirements, Physical Plant & Environmental Safety, Staffing, Personnel Records-Staff Training, Residents Rights-Information, Planned Activities, Food Service, Incidental Medical and Dental, Resident Records-Incident Reports, Disaster Preparedness, and Residents with Special Health Needs. "LPA Bunker will be using this tool and methods that have been developed to improve the efficiency and accuracy of the Department of Social Services' facility inspections." See continued LIC809-C page 2 Continued LIC809-C page 2 The above facility is a single-story family home located in a residential neighborhood. During the visit, Ms. McKay and LPA Bunker conducted a tour of the facility, which consisted of the following areas: Living rooms, dining room, kitchen, six (6) bedrooms, seven (7) bathrooms, office, laundry room, detached garage, and indoor/outdoor activity areas. At the time of the visit, the front and back yard landscaping was well-maintained and in good condition. Bedrooms #1-6 are designated as residents’ bedrooms. The facility was evaluated to ensure it meets the safety and welfare needs of the residents, focusing on cleanliness and the absence of potential hazards. The required documents were appropriately displayed in the living room and hallway walls as mandated. The following areas, regulated under Title 22, were audited and found to be in compliance: - Bedrooms were inspected and contained the required furniture, ensuring safety, privacy, and comfort for residents. - Common living areas and bathrooms were clean and fully operational. - The first aid kit, including a manual, was fully stocked. - Hot water temperature was measured at 115 degrees Fahrenheit. - The facility's telephones were operational, and smoke and carbon monoxide detectors were in compliance and functioning properly. - Fire extinguishers were fully charged. - Medications were centrally stored and securely locked in the office cabinet, with records maintained up-to-date. - An ample supply of both perishable and nonperishable food was available. - Adequate linen supplies and sufficient lighting were observed throughout the premises. - Resident bedroom windows were compliant, with no sliding window locks with thumbscrews. - There were no firearms on the premises, and all exit doors were in compliance. - The yard was free of debris and hazards, with trash cans properly covered and no bodies of water present. - Hazardous items were inaccessible to residents. See continued LIC809-C page 3 Continued LIC809-C page 3 Ms. McKay confirmed that staff had received training on dependent adult and elder abuse reporting. The most recent Fire/Emergency Drill was conducted on July 8, 2024. LPA Bunker observed the facility’s infection control practices, screening protocols for residents and visitors, sanitizer, visitor log, and thermometer at the facility entrance. Logs of daily COVID-19 screening and temperature checks of clients and staff were available and updated. PPE supplies are readily available to staff, and an additional supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was observed. Sufficient liquid soap, paper goods, cleaning, and disinfecting supplies were observed. Due to time constraints, LPA Bunker will return at a later date to complete the visit. There were no deficiencies cited. Exit interview conducted.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Aug 7, 2024
What the state’s words mean
CDSS citation definitions (PDF) ↗ · CDSS complaint outcomes ↗
Life here
Rooms, meals, the rhythm of a day, faith and language, pets and house rules — as the home describes them. Tap any detail for its source and date; nothing here is graded.
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Rooms & the spaces they will use
Shared / companion rooms
Reported on caring.com · seen September 9, 2026.
Room typesStudio
Reported on caring.com · seen September 9, 2026.
Pets, routines & independence
Residents may bring a petReported no
Reported on caring.com · seen September 9, 2026.
Before you call
Ask every home the same questions — the state’s record does not answer these. Keep the ones that matter and they travel with your saved homes.
- What is included in the monthly rate, and what costs extra?
- Who is awake overnight, and how do residents ask for help?
- Which rooms does the non-ambulatory approval cover, and what transfer support is provided?
- What could change whether someone can stay here?
- Can we see a bedroom and share a meal during a visit?
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