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- Care approvals on fileWheelchair · Dementia · Hospice · BedriddenState licensing record · September 27, 2026
- Typical starting rate$5,000 a monthTypical in San Diego County · likely $3,650–$6,850
- Home sizeLicensed for 6Small care home · a licensed care home (RCFE)
- Ways to payAsk the homeMedi-Cal ALW participation not on file
- Last state visitJuly 13, 2026CDSS inspection record
Casa Zagara is a small care home in Fallbrook — 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 Casa Zagara
Is Casa Zagara licensed?
The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
How many residents is Casa Zagara licensed for?
6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Has Casa Zagara been cited?
0 Type A and 0 Type B citations, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Is Casa Zagara still open?
This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026.
What does Casa Zagara cost?
$5,000 a month to start is typical in San Diego County, likely $3,650–$6,850. This home’s own rate is not on file. Ask: “What is the all-in monthly rate, and what would push it higher?”
Too few nearby homes publish a rate, so this is the typical starting rate 175 small homes publish in San Diego County, with a wider likely range. This home’s own rate is not on file.
Among 5 other homes of a similar licensed size in Fallbrook that publish a starting rate, the middle half runs $4,625 to $5,750 a month, and the middle figure is $5,000 (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 Casa Zagara 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 Sunflower Assisted Living LLC, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Can Casa Zagara keep a resident on hospice?
Hospice care is approved on this license, covering up to 4 residents, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Casa Zagara license and inspection record
- Name on the license: “CASA ZAGARA”, per the CDSS roster as of August 30, 2026.
- License #371881815. 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 Sunflower Assisted Living LLC, 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?”
- 2 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 July 13, 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 6 residents
- Dementia / memory careApproved by the state
- Hospice careApproved · covers up to 4 residents
- BedriddenApproved · covers up to 1 resident
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 SIX (6) NON-AMBULATORY, OF WHICH ONE (1) MAY BE BEDRIDDEN IN B1. WAIVER GRANTED FOR HOSPICE CARE FOR FOUR (4).
983 - RCFE / DEMENTIA
CDSS record, verbatim · September 27, 2026
As needs change
- Staying through hospice
Hospice waiver on file · covers up to 4 — 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
Typical starting rate
$5,000a month to start
Likely $3,650–$6,850
From homes this size in San Diego County · this home’s rate is not on file
Likely monthly total
$5,000a month
Likely $3,650–$6,950
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$5,000likely $3,650–$6,850
Too few nearby homes publish a rate, so this is the typical starting rate 175 small homes publish in San Diego County, with a wider likely range. 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 $3,650–$6,950
- $5,000
- First monthWith a one-time move-in fee · likely $4,550–$9,800
- $7,000
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 worksWhy this is a county figure
Too few nearby homes publish a rate, so this is the typical starting rate 175 small homes publish in San Diego County, with a wider likely range. This home’s own rate is not on file.
- 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.
Where it is
- 2043 Vista Valle Verde, Fallbrook, CAAddress from the public record · September 27, 2026. Confirm the entrance with the home before visiting.
A map position is not on file for this address.
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 2026, the state has filed 2 documents for this home, and its records count 2 visits. The most recent is a facility evaluation report, dated July 13, 2026.
- On file since
- 2026
- State visits
- 2
- Most recent visit
- July 13, 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.
The last 36 months — 2 of 2 documents
Jul 13, 2026Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Prelicensing
Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Abdoulaye Zerbo conducted an announced pre-licensing inspection at the facility and met with applicant Dulce Redford who was informed of the purpose of the visit. Application: The inspection is a change of ownership (CHOW) for a Residential Care Facility for Elderly (RCFE). The North County Fire Protection District approved a fire clearance on 08-20-2025 for five (5) non-ambulatory residents and one (1) bedridden resident. Buildings and Grounds: The facility is composed of five (5) resident bedrooms, two and half (2.5) bathrooms, a living room and a kitchen area, a pantry, a laundry room, and a garage. Water temperature was measured at 117.5 F. The interior and exterior walkways of the facility were observed to be clutter free with no obstructions present. Smoke and Carbon Monoxide detectors were in working order. There is a no pool and there are no weapons stored in the facility. Residents' bedrooms are fully furnished, and privacy is available. Outdoor areas have sufficient room for activities and leisure. A washing machine and dryer were available and in working order. The facility has a working phone witnessed by calling the number. Storage and Supplies: Medications will be stored in a locked cabinet in the pantry area and residents and staff files will be kept in the living room inaccessible to unauthorized individuals. A complete first aid kit was observed to be available. Cleaning supplies will be stored under the sink in the kitchen area. Linens, and equipment appeared to be in good repair and sufficient for the approved census. Continued 809-C.... Fire extinguishers were available and fully charged with an expiration date of December 31st, 2027. Food Service: Utensils and dishware are sufficient for the requested capacity. The refrigerator and freezer are in working order. Sharps will be stored in the kitchen area, available only to authorized individuals. Forms: The following signs were observed to be posted at the facility: See something say something, Long- Term Care Ombudsman, Personal Rights, Emergency disaster plan, and the facility sketch. LPA verified the Administrator's Certification, with an expiration date of December 20-2026, and CPR certification with the expiration date of June 4th, 2028. The emergency and disaster plan and the infection control plan were reviewed and found to meet the department's requirements. LPA observed that the physical plant is clean, in good repair, and to be hazard-free during today’s visit. The applicant completed Comp III on September 09, 2025. LPA determined the facility meets the operational requirements for licensure. The Pre-licensing inspection is complete and has satisfied all requirements in accordance with Title 22, California Code of Regulations. An exit interview was conducted, and this report was discussed and a copy was provided to applicant Dulce Redford.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Jul 13, 2026
Jun 17, 2026Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Office
Component II completion: Successful Facility Type: RCFE Application Type: CHOW Capacity: 06 Census : 04 Method: Telephone call with CAB COMP II Participants: DULCE REDFORD; RUSTICO DE GUZMAN Administrator/Licensee participated in COMP II via telephone call with CAB analyst. Identification of the Administrator/Licensee was verified by confirming driver’s license number. During COMP II, Administrator/Licensee confirmed the understanding of Title 22. Component II was successfully completed. Administrator/Licensee was advised to email signed LIC 809 with copy of photo ID to CAB. During COMP II, CAB analyst confirmed Administrator/Licensee's understanding of following areas: 1. Facility operation: License type, client/resident populations, and program 2. Admission Policies 3. Staffing requirements & Training 4. Restrictive/Prohibited Health Conditions 5. General provisions 6. Emergency Preparedness 7. Complaints & Reporting 8. Pre-licensing readinessthe state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Jun 17, 2026
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?
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