# Carlton Plaza of San Jose License #435200727 · San Jose, Santa Clara County · Licensed for 183 — Large care community · a licensed care home (RCFE) Carlton Plaza of San Jose is a large care community in San Jose — a licensed residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE), the licence category behind “assisted living” and “board and care.” It is licensed for 183 residents since 1999. Dementia care and bedridden care are not on file. - Care approvals on file: Wheelchair · Hospice — State licensing record · September 27, 2026 - Starting rate: $4,895 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 Carlton Plaza of San Jose ### Is Carlton Plaza of San Jose licensed? The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ### How many residents is Carlton Plaza of San Jose licensed for? 183 residents — a large community, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ### Has Carlton Plaza of San Jose been cited? 1 Type A and 0 Type B citation since 1999, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. Those records count 28 state visits over the same years. ### Is Carlton Plaza of San Jose still open? This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026. ### What does Carlton Plaza of San Jose cost? $4,895 a month to start — listed by the home on Seniorly · September 9, 2026. The home lists this starting rate on Seniorly, seen September 9, 2026. Among 14 other homes of a similar licensed size in San Jose that publish a starting rate, the middle half runs $4,495 to $6,250 a month, and the middle figure is $4,995 (n = 14 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 Carlton Plaza of San Jose 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 Carlton Senior Living, LLC, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. [See the homes licensed to Carlton Senior Living, LLC — at least 8 on the state roster.]() ### Is there a hospital nearby? Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose is 3.1 miles away in a straight line, per the CDPH licensed-hospital list dated September 16, 2026. [See licensed care homes near it.]() ### Can Carlton Plaza of San Jose keep a resident on hospice? Hospice care is approved on this license, covering up to 25 residents, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ## Carlton Plaza of San Jose license and inspection record - Name on the license: “CARLTON PLAZA OF SAN JOSE”, per the CDSS roster as of May 25, 2025. - License #435200727. The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - Licensed for 183 residents — a large community, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - Licensed to Carlton Senior Living, LLC, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - First licensed in 1999, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - 28 state inspection visits since 1999, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - 1 Type A and 0 Type B citation on file since 1999, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. The same records count 28 state visits in that period. - 14 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 September 18, 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