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Bun Circle Senior Care Home
Small home·Licensed for 6·Carson, California
- Care approvals on fileDementia · Hospice · BedriddenState licensing record · September 13, 2026
- Starting rate$5,000 a monthListed by the home on Seniorly · September 9, 2026
- Home sizeLicensed for 6Small care home · a licensed care home (RCFE)
- Ways to payMedi-Cal ALW acceptedDHCS participant list · August 9, 2026
- Last state visitSeptember 26, 2025CDSS inspection record
Bun Circle Senior Care Home is a small care home in Carson — 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 2023. Wheelchair and non-ambulatory 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
A citation does not make a home unsafe, and an empty file does not make a home good.
Quick answers about Bun Circle Senior Care Home
Is Bun Circle Senior Care Home licensed?
The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
How many residents is Bun Circle Senior Care Home licensed for?
6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
Has Bun Circle Senior Care Home been cited?
0 Type A and 0 Type B citations since 2023, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026. Those records count 5 state visits over the same years.
Is Bun Circle Senior Care Home still open?
This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026.
What does Bun Circle Senior Care Home cost?
$5,000 a month to start — listed by the home on Seniorly · September 9, 2026.
The home lists this starting rate on Seniorly for assisted living shared bedroom, seen September 9, 2026.
Among 12 other homes of a similar licensed size in Carson that publish a starting rate, the middle half runs $3,900 to $4,250 a month, and the middle figure is $4,000 (n = 12 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 Bun Circle Senior Care Home 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 Bun Circle Senior Care LLC, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
Is there a hospital nearby?
LAC/Harbor UCLA Medical Center is 1.4 miles away in a straight line, per the CDPH licensed-hospital list dated September 16, 2026. See licensed care homes near it.
Can Bun Circle Senior Care Home keep a resident on hospice?
Hospice care is approved on this license, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
Bun Circle Senior Care Home license and inspection record
- Name on the license: “BUN CIRCLE SENIOR CARE HOME”, per the CDSS roster as of May 25, 2025.
- License #198320363. 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 Bun Circle Senior Care LLC, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- First licensed in 2023, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- 5 state inspection visits since 2023, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- 0 Type A and 0 Type B citations on file since 2023, 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 2023, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- The most recent state visit on file is September 26, 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-ambulatoryNot on file · ask the home
- Dementia / memory careApproved by the state
- Hospice careApproved by the state
- BedriddenApproved · covers up to 1 resident
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
AGE RANGE 60 AND OVER. FIRE CLEARANCE APPROVED FOR SIX (6) NON-AMBULATORIES WHERE ONE (1) CAN BE BEDRIDDEN IN ROOM #5. LICENSED SUBJECT TO TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR HOSPICE WAIVER APPROVED FOR TWO (2) RESIDENTS. DEMENTIA PLAN SUBMITTED AND NOT ADVERTISING.
983 - RCFE / DEMENTIA · 985 - RCFE / HOSPICE
CDSS record, verbatim · September 13, 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 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
This home’s starting rate
$5,000a month to start
Listed by the home on Seniorly · September 9, 2026 · See listing
Likely monthly total
$5,000a month
Likely $5,000–$5,600
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 · where the price comes from
Starting monthly rate$5,000this home
The home lists this starting rate on Seniorly for assisted living shared bedroom, seen September 9, 2026.
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 $5,000–$5,600
- $5,000
- First monthWith a one-time move-in fee · likely $5,000–$9,100
- $7,000
How people payOn the Medi-Cal waiver list · private pay, 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 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. For a resident on SSI/SSP, California’s 2026 standard sends $1,444.07 a month to the home for 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 worksWhere this price comes from
The home lists this starting rate on Seniorly for assisted living shared bedroom, seen September 9, 2026.
24 homes like this within 3 miles publish starting rates mostly between $3,800–$4,900.
- 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.
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Where it is
- 21504 Grace Ave, Carson, CA 90745Address 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 2023, the state has filed 5 documents for this home, and its records count 5 visits since 2023. The most recent is a facility evaluation report, dated September 26, 2025.
- On file since
- 2023
- State visits
- 5
- Most recent visit
- September 26, 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 2023.
Year by year
The last 36 months — 2 of 5 documents
Sep 26, 2025Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
On September 26, 2025, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Ernand Dabuet conducted an unannounced annual required visit using the CARE Inspection Tool. LPA met with administrator Nilusha Abeysinghe. LPA explained the purpose of today’s visit. The facility is licensed to operate for six non-ambulatory elderly resident ages 60 and above. The facility is approved for two (2) hospice waiver. Currently, there are no hospice resident in care. The facility is a single-story structure located in a residential neighborhood. It consists of the following: four (4) residents' rooms, two(2) staff room, two (2) bathrooms, one (1) staff bathroom, a living area, a dining area, a kitchen, and an outside patio area. LPA toured the physical plant. There were no bodies of water or obstructions on the premises. All rooms were inspected. Beds and bedding supplies were in good condition, adequate lighting was provided, and storage for the resident's personal belongings was observed. Bed linens, comforters, and bath towels were adequately stocked at the time of the visit. Bathrooms were found to be within Title 22 regulations and were clean and operational. A water temperature of 105.0 degrees F. A comfortable temperature was maintained in the facility 77 degrees F. LPA observed the facility to be sanitary and appropriately furnished during the visit. Storage areas for personal hygiene, cleaning supplies, toxins, and sharps objects were stored and not accessible to clients. The kitchen was inspected and there is sufficient perishable and non-perishable food available and maintained adequately. The fire extinguishers were charged, and smoke detectors and carbon monoxide were operable. A review of Medication Records Administration (MAR) was observed to be maintained in order. The facility has a current liability insurance effective 11/17/24 – 11/17/25 policy #0100336011-0 Evaluation Report Continues on LIC 809-C During the visit, LPA observed the facility's infection control practices. LPA observed staff followed screening protocols for visitors, staff, and residents, sanitizing stations in common areas and restrooms. Posters mandated for inspection control were posted. An audit of residents #1-#3 (R1-R3) service records and staff #1-#4 (S1-S4) personnel records. The facility is current on CCL annual dues. The facility has a current Administrator Certificate for Nilusha Abeysignhe #7022740740 effective: 07/07/2024 through 07/06/2026. Deficiencies: During file review of service records for Resident #1 and Resident #3, LPA observed medical records for both resident hospitalization for 10/09/24 and 05/06/25, and current plumbing issues to CCLD not reported. LPA identified Resident #2 with full bed rails is not on hospice care and did not have physician's order for full bed rails. According to the California Code of Regulations (Title 22, Division 6, Chapter 8), the following deficiencies has been observed and citation issued (ref. LIC 9099-D). An exit interview conducted with Nilusha Abeysignhe, and a copy of the report is provided. Note: *Citations not cleared by the due date will be a $100 fine assessed for each citation until it is cleared. Civil penalties will continue to accrue until Proof of Corrections (POC) are cleared. *the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Sep 26, 2025
Sep 10, 2024Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
On 09/10/24, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Ernand Dabuet conducted an unannounced annual required visit using the CARE Inspection Tool. LPA met with administrator Nilusha Abeysinghe. LPA explained the purpose of today’s visit. The facility is licensed to operate for six non-ambulatory elderly resident ages 60 and above. The facility is approved for two (2) hospice waiver. Currently, there is one (1) hospice resident. The facility is a single-story structure located in a residential neighborhood. It consists of the following: four (4) residents' rooms, two(2) staff room, two (2) bathrooms, one (1) staff bathroom, a living area, a dining area, a kitchen, and an outside patio area. LPA toured the physical plant. There were no bodies of water or obstructions on the premises. All rooms were inspected. Beds and bedding supplies were in good condition, adequate lighting was provided, and storage for the resident's personal belongings was observed. Bed linens, comforters, and bath towels were adequately stocked at the time of the visit. Bathrooms were found to be within Title 22 regulations and were clean and operational. A water temperature of 106.0 degrees F. A comfortable temperature was maintained in the facility 73 degrees F. LPA observed the facility to be sanitary and appropriately furnished during the visit. Storage areas for personal hygiene, cleaning supplies, toxins, and sharps objects were stored and not accessible to clients. The kitchen was inspected and there is sufficient perishable and non-perishable food available and maintained adequately. The fire extinguishers were charged, and smoke detectors and carbon monoxide were operable. A review of Medication Records Administration (MAR) was observed to be maintained in order. The facility has a current liability insurance effective 11/17/23 – 11/17/24 policy #0015022-0. Evaluation Report Continues on LIC 809-C During the visit, LPA observed the facility's infection control practices. LPA observed staff followed screening protocols for visitors, staff, and residents, sanitizing stations in common areas and restrooms. Posters mandated for inspection control were posted. An audit of residents #1-#4 (R1-R4) service records and staff #1-#6 (S1-S6) personnel records. The facility is current on CCL annual dues. The facility has a current Administrator Certificate for Nilusha Abeysignhe #7022740740. Deficiencies: During record reviews of staff files for staff #1-#6 were incomplete. LPA identified staff #1-#6 did not have completed medical training which included, dementia care, restricted health conditions, postural supports and medications. LPA observed the facility has not conducted required Quarterly Emergency/Fire Drills no proof of Emergency Drills on file. LPA identified Staff #1-#3 did not have LIC 503 Health Screening. According to the California Code of Regulations (Title 22, Division 6, Chapter 8), the following deficiencies has been observed and citation issued (ref. LIC 9099-D). An exit interview conducted with Ethe Monterroso and a copy of the report is provided. Note: *Citations not cleared by the due date will be a $100 fine assessed for each citation until it is cleared. Civil penalties will continue to accrue until Proof of Corrections (POC) are cleared. *the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Sep 10, 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.
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?
- Can we read the dementia care disclosure and discuss how daily support works?
- What could change whether someone can stay here?
- Can we see a bedroom and share a meal during a visit?
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