# Brookdale Central Whittier License #197606945 · Whittier, Los Angeles County · Licensed for 92 — Large care community · a licensed care home (RCFE) Brookdale Central Whittier is a large care community in Whittier — a licensed residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE), the licence category behind “assisted living” and “board and care.” It is licensed for 92 residents since 2007. Dementia care is not on file. - Care approvals on file: Wheelchair · Hospice · Bedridden — State licensing record · September 27, 2026 - Starting rate: $2,750 a month — Listed by the home on Seniorly · September 9, 2026 Full page: A citation does not make a home unsafe, and an empty file does not make a home good. ## Quick answers about Brookdale Central Whittier ### Is Brookdale Central Whittier licensed? The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ### How many residents is Brookdale Central Whittier licensed for? 92 residents — a large community, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ### Has Brookdale Central Whittier been cited? 0 Type A and 16 Type B citations since 2007, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. Those records count 37 state visits over the same years. ### Is Brookdale Central Whittier still open? This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026. ### What does Brookdale Central Whittier cost? $2,750 a month to start — listed by the home on Seniorly · September 9, 2026. The home lists this starting rate on Seniorly for assisted living studio, seen September 9, 2026. Among 5 other homes of a similar licensed size in Whittier that publish a starting rate, the middle half runs $2,649 to $4,195 a month, and the middle figure is $3,970 (n = 5 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 Brookdale Central Whittier 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 Brea Whittier LLC; Greenleaf Court Sen Living, LLC, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ### Is there a hospital nearby? PIH Health Whittier Hospital is 1 mile away in a straight line, per the CDPH licensed-hospital list dated September 16, 2026. [See licensed care homes near it.]() ### Can Brookdale Central Whittier keep a resident on hospice? Hospice care is approved on this license, covering up to 10 residents, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ## Brookdale Central Whittier license and inspection record - Name on the license: “BROOKDALE CENTRAL WHITTIER”, per the CDSS roster as of May 25, 2025. - License #197606945. The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - Licensed for 92 residents — a large community, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - Licensed to Brea Whittier LLC; Greenleaf Court Sen Living, LLC, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - First licensed in 2007, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - 37 state inspection visits since 2007, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - 0 Type A and 16 Type B citations on file since 2007, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. The same records count 37 state visits in that period. - 23 complaints and 17 substantiated allegations on file since 2007, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. One complaint can carry several allegations. - The most recent state visit on file is September 3, 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