# Carlsbad by the Sea License #374600799 · Carlsbad, San Diego County · Licensed for 224 — Large care community · a licensed care home (RCFE) Carlsbad by the Sea is a large care community in Carlsbad — a licensed residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE), the licence category behind “assisted living” and “board and care.” It is licensed for 224 residents since 1999. Dementia care and bedridden care are not on file. - Care approvals on file: Wheelchair · Hospice — State licensing record · September 27, 2026 - Estimated starting rate: $4,600 a month — Covelight estimate · likely $3,550–$5,850 Full page: A citation does not make a home unsafe, and an empty file does not make a home good. ## Quick answers about Carlsbad by the Sea ### Is Carlsbad by the Sea licensed? The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ### How many residents is Carlsbad by the Sea licensed for? 224 residents — a large community, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ### Has Carlsbad by the Sea been cited? 0 Type A and 1 Type B citation since 1999, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. Those records count 8 state visits over the same years. ### Is Carlsbad by the Sea still open? This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026. ### What does Carlsbad by the Sea cost? $4,600 a month to start is a Covelight estimate, likely $3,550–$5,850. 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 17 communities with 50 or more beds within 9 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 5 other homes of a similar licensed size in Carlsbad that publish a starting rate, the middle half runs $3,374 to $6,678 a month, and the middle figure is $6,100 (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 Carlsbad by the Sea 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 Front Porch Communities and Services, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. [See the homes licensed to Front Porch Communities and Services — at least 15 on the state roster.]() ### Is there a hospital nearby? Sharp Tri-City Medical Center is 3.9 miles away in a straight line, per the CDPH licensed-hospital list dated September 16, 2026. [See licensed care homes near it.]() ### Can Carlsbad by the Sea keep a resident on hospice? Hospice care is approved on this license, covering up to 5 residents, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ## Carlsbad by the Sea license and inspection record - Name on the license: “CARLSBAD BY THE SEA”, per the CDSS roster as of May 25, 2025. - License #374600799. The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - Licensed for 224 residents — a large community, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - Licensed to Front Porch Communities and Services, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - First licensed in 1999, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - 8 state inspection visits since 1999, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - 0 Type A and 1 Type B citation on file since 1999, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. The same records count 8 state visits in that period. - 2 complaints and 1 substantiated allegation on file since 1999, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. One complaint can carry several allegations. - The most recent state visit on file is August 29, 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