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- Care approvals on fileWheelchair · Dementia · Hospice · BedriddenState licensing record · September 27, 2026
- Estimated starting rate$4,950 a monthCovelight estimate · likely $4,050–$6,100
- Home sizeLicensed for 6Small care home · a licensed care home (RCFE)
- Ways to payAsk the homeMedi-Cal ALW participation not on file
- Last state visitJune 9, 2026CDSS inspection record
Briones Homecare is a small care home in Stockton — 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.
Built from CDSS public records · September 27, 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 Briones Homecare
Is Briones Homecare licensed?
The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
How many residents is Briones Homecare licensed for?
6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Has Briones Homecare been cited?
0 Type A and 0 Type B citations, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Is Briones Homecare still open?
This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026.
What does Briones Homecare cost?
$4,950 a month to start is a Covelight estimate, likely $4,050–$6,100. 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 13 small homes and similar homes within 25 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 Briones Homecare 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 Briones Homecare Inc., per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Is there a hospital nearby?
San Joaquin General Hospital is 3.7 miles away in a straight line, per the CDPH licensed-hospital list dated September 16, 2026. See licensed care homes near it.
Can Briones Homecare keep a resident on hospice?
Hospice care is approved on this license, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Briones Homecare license and inspection record
- Name on the license: “BRIONES HOMECARE INC”, per the CDSS roster as of June 12, 2026.
- License #392701562. The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- Licensed for 6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- Licensed to Briones Homecare Inc., per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- First licensed: the year is not on file — the roster carries no first-license date for it. Ask: “When did this license start?”
- 3 state inspection visits on file, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- 0 Type A and 0 Type B citations on file, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- 0 complaints and 0 substantiated allegations on file, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- The most recent state visit on file is June 9, 2026, per CDSS records as of September 27, 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 4 residents
- Dementia / memory careApproved by the state
- Hospice careApproved by the state
- BedriddenApproved by the state
State licensing record · September 27, 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 ONE (1) AMBULATORY, FOUR (4) NON-AMBULATORY, ONE (1) BEDRIDDEN IN ROOM 4 ONLY. WAIVER/GRANTED FOR THREE (3) HOSPICE CARE RESIDENTS.
983 - RCFE / DEMENTIA
CDSS record, verbatim · September 27, 2026
As needs change
- Staying through hospice
Hospice waiver on file — care may continue at the end of life
Ask: “If hospice is needed, can care continue here until the end?”
State licensing record · September 27, 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 27, 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
$4,950a month to start
Likely $4,050–$6,100
From 13 nearby homes that publish rates · this home’s rate is not on file
Likely monthly total
$4,950a month
Likely $4,050–$6,250
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$4,950likely $4,050–$6,100
Covelight’s estimate starts from the rates 13 small homes and similar homes within 25 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 $4,050–$6,250
- $4,950
- First monthWith a one-time move-in fee · likely $4,750–$9,350
- $6,950
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 13 small homes and similar homes within 25 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.
13 homes like this within 25 miles publish starting rates mostly between $2,950–$5,400.
- 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 13 nearby homes behind this estimate
- Briones Family HomecareStockton · 0.0 mi · Small home$3,000Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Diamond CareFrench Camp · 4.3 mi · Mid-size home$6,500Listed on Seniorly · memory care private room · seen September 9, 2026. We don’t have this home’s dementia-care disclosure. California requires a home that advertises dementia care to describe that care in writing when you ask.
- Chianti JoyStockton · 8.1 mi · Small home$3,500Listed on Caring.com · seen September 9, 2026
- Oasis Guest HomeStockton · 8.2 mi · Small home$5,000Listed on A Place for Mom · seen September 9, 2026
- Graceful Living at ModestoModesto · 18 mi · Small home$3,300Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Dutchollow Suites IModesto · 19 mi · Small home$3,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living private room · seen September 9, 2026
- Graceful Living at RiverbankRiverbank · 20 mi · Small home$3,300Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Crossroads ManorRiverbank · 20 mi · Small home$5,000Listed on A Place for Mom · seen September 9, 2026
- Sisters Assisted LivingModesto · 21 mi · Small home$3,000Listed on A Place for Mom · seen September 9, 2026
- Safe Haven Central ValleyModesto · 21 mi · Small home$4,900Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- St. Stephen's HomeModesto · 21 mi · Small home$2,800Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Astoria at OakdaleOakdale · 23 mi · Mid-size home$2,150Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Malonzo EldercareModesto · 24 mi · Small home$6,000Listed on A Place for Mom · seen September 9, 2026
Where it is
- 3217 Estrella Avenue, Stockton, CA 95206Address from the public record · September 27, 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 2025, the state has filed 3 documents for this home, and its records count 3 visits. The most recent is a facility evaluation report, dated June 9, 2026.
- On file since
- 2025
- State visits
- 3
- Most recent visit
- June 9, 2026
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.
Year by year
The last 36 months — 3 of 3 documents
Jun 9, 2026Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Albert Johnson arrived unannounced to conduct an Annual inspection. LPA met with Jean Briones. LPA inspected the physical plant including but not limited to the kitchen, dining room, resident bedrooms; resident bathrooms, laundry room, activity room, and outside courtyards. LPA observed sufficient furniture and lighting throughout the facility. LPA observed sufficient seven day non-perishable and two day perishable food supplies. Hot water temperature was measured at 112.9 degrees Fahrenheit in resident bathroom sink, which is within the required range of 105 to 120 degrees. Fire extinguishers, smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detector are current and compliant with fire safety. LPA observed centrally stored medications. LPA reviewed and compared resident medication vs. resident medication logs. LPA reviewed 3 resident and 2 staff files, including criminal record clearances. All staff are fingerprint cleared and is associated to the facility. First aid kit was checked and is complete. No deficiencies were cited, however, advisories were given. Exit interview conductedthe state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Jun 9, 2026
Oct 28, 2025Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Post Licensing
Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Noel Wolf Petersen made an unannounced visit to this facility to conduct a Post Licensing visit. LPA met with enedina cortero and explained the purpose of the visit. Licensee currently has one resident living in the home. There are 5 bedrooms and two bathroom for clients. In addition, there is a staff room. LPA observed bedrooms to be properly furnished, with appropriate bedding and lighting. The bathroom was in sanitary condition, properly maintained and the hot water temperature was observed to be 105.8 degrees F. LPA checked the kitchen area for the ability to prepare and store food. LPA observed there to be a sufficient amount of perishable and non- perishable food supply on hand. LPA observed knives and toxins to be locked away and inaccessible to clients. LPA observe the backyard of the facility to be free of clutter and debris and there appeared to be no potential safety hazards to the clients. Smoke detectors are hard wired and operational and care home also has a carbon monoxide detector. Fire extinguishers dated 5/16/25 and first aid kit are maintained and ready for emergency use. LPA checked medication storage and found medication to be locked away and inaccessible to clients. LPA interviewed 2 of 2 staff, and 1 of 1 resident. LPA reviewed 2 staff files and 1 client file. No Deficiencies cited during this visit. Exit interview and copy of report given at the conclusion of this visit.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Oct 28, 2025
Jun 13, 2025Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Prelicensing
On 6/13/25 at 12:45 Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Noel Wolf Petersen arrived announced to conduct a Pre licensing inspection. LPA met with administrators Erwin and Jean Briones and explained the purpose of the visit. Briones Homecare Inc is a facility with a capacity of 6 residents and a current census of zero. The Physical plant was inspected, including but not limited to, client bedrooms, bathrooms, common areas, hallways, exteriors, evacuation routes, and storage areas. The facility is clean and the traffic areas are well lit and unobstructed. Sharps, Toxics, and Medication has lockable storage areas. 2 days of perishable and 7 days of nonperishable food is ready and safely stored for clients. The Phone and Internet are able to be used privately by clients. The required furniture and furnishings are in good repair, including bed bug encasements. Smoke and CO detectors are functional. The fire extinguisher was dated 5/16/25, the water temperature was measured at 106*F. Air temperature is within 68-85F*. Zero staff and client files were reviewed at this time, zero staff and client interviews were conducted at this time. The administrator documents including but not limited to the admission agreement, infection control plan, evacuation plan, plan of operation, and liability insurance were reviewed and found to be in order. An exit interview was conducted and a report was read to the administrator. Comp III presentation was given. Facility is ready for licensure.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Jun 13, 2025
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.
The home has not described daily life anywhere we have reviewed yet — that is the case for most small homes, and it says nothing about the home. These questions fill in the picture; keep the ones that matter to you.
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?
Other homes nearby
The nearest licensed homes in San Joaquin County, closest first. Every listed home appears on the same terms.
Briones Family Homecare
Stockton · Small home · 0.0 mi away
$3,000 a month to start · Listed by the home
Villa Theresa 2 Care Home
Stockton · Small home · 0.2 mi away
$4,200 a month to start · Covelight estimate
Villa Teresa 1 Care Home
Stockton · Small home · 0.6 mi away
$3,850 a month to start · Covelight estimate
Blossomkare
Stockton · Small home · 1.8 mi away
$4,300 a month to start · Covelight estimate
RCFE Care & Respite House
Stockton · Small home · 3.5 mi away
$4,200 a month to start · Covelight estimate
Golden Haven
Stockton · Large community · 3.7 mi away
$2,850 a month to start · Covelight estimate