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Christina's Home Care
Small home·Licensed for 6·Hilmar, California
- Care approvals on fileWheelchair · HospiceState licensing record · September 13, 2026
- Estimated starting rate$4,300 a monthCovelight estimate · likely $3,550–$5,300
- Home sizeLicensed for 6Small care home · a licensed care home (RCFE)
- Room at the last state visit5 of 6 beds occupiedMarch 7, 2023 · not a current opening
- Ways to payAsk the homeMedi-Cal ALW participation not on file
- Last state visitMay 21, 2026CDSS inspection record
Christina's Home Care is a small care home in Hilmar — 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 2020. Dementia care and bedridden care are 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 Christina's Home Care
Is Christina's Home Care licensed?
The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
How many residents is Christina's Home Care licensed for?
6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
Has Christina's Home Care been cited?
0 Type A and 0 Type B citations since 2020, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026. Those records count 6 state visits over the same years.
Is Christina's Home Care still open?
This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026.
What does Christina's Home Care cost?
$4,300 a month to start is a Covelight estimate, likely $3,550–$5,300. 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 14 small homes and similar homes within 24 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.
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 Christina's Home Care 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 Christina's Home Care LLC, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
Can Christina's Home Care keep a resident on hospice?
Hospice care is approved on this license, covering up to 3 residents, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
Christina's Home Care license and inspection record
- Name on the license: “CHRISTINA'S HOME CARE”, per the CDSS roster as of May 25, 2025.
- License #247209058. 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 Christina's Home Care LLC, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- First licensed in 2020, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- 6 state inspection visits since 2020, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- 0 Type A and 0 Type B citations on file since 2020, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026. The same records count 6 state visits in that period.
- 1 complaint and 0 substantiated allegations on file since 2020, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026. One complaint can carry several allegations.
- The most recent state visit on file is May 21, 2026, 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-ambulatoryApproved · covers up to 6 residents
- Dementia / memory careNot on file · ask the home
- Hospice careApproved · covers up to 3 residents
- BedriddenNot on file · ask the home
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. 6 NON-AMBULATORY. HOSPICE WAIVER FOR 3 RESIDENTS.
935 - ELDERLY
CDSS record, verbatim · September 13, 2026
As needs change
- Staying through hospice
Hospice waiver on file · covers up to 3 — 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
4 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?”
- If memory loss develops
Dementia-care designation not on file
Ask: “If memory loss develops, what would change — and when would a move be needed?”
What it costs here
Covelight estimate
$4,300a month to start
Likely $3,550–$5,300
From 14 nearby homes that publish rates · this home’s rate is not on file
Likely monthly total
$4,300a month
Likely $3,550–$5,500
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
Memory care is not priced here: a dementia-care designation is not on file for this home. Ask the home.
Starting monthly rate$4,300likely $3,550–$5,300
Covelight’s estimate starts from the rates 14 small homes and similar homes within 24 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.
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 $3,550–$5,500
- $4,300
- First monthWith a one-time move-in fee · likely $4,150–$8,650
- $6,300
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 worksWithin 25% for 7 in 10 homes in testing
Covelight’s estimate starts from the rates 14 small homes and similar homes within 24 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.
14 homes like this within 24 miles publish starting rates mostly between $2,800–$5,650.
- 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.
Show the 14 nearby homes behind this estimate
- Trinity Valley CareTurlock · 5.6 mi · Mid-size home$3,650Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Lifespring Senior Campus, A Wellness CommunityTurlock · 6.4 mi · Mid-size home$1,900Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Malonzo EldercareModesto · 17 mi · Small home$6,000Listed on A Place for Mom · seen September 9, 2026
- Patterson CarehomePatterson · 17 mi · Small home$6,000Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- St. Stephen's HomeModesto · 20 mi · Small home$2,800Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Integrated Health CareMerced · 20 mi · Small home$3,700Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Kazlin Infinite CareMerced · 20 mi · Small home$3,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Sisters Assisted LivingModesto · 20 mi · Small home$3,000Listed on A Place for Mom · seen September 9, 2026
- Safe Haven Central ValleyModesto · 21 mi · Small home$4,900Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Crossroads ManorRiverbank · 22 mi · Small home$5,000Listed on A Place for Mom · seen September 9, 2026
- Graceful Living at RiverbankRiverbank · 22 mi · Small home$3,300Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Dutchollow Suites IModesto · 22 mi · Small home$3,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living private room · seen September 9, 2026
- Graceful Living at ModestoModesto · 23 mi · Small home$3,300Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Anaya Elder CareLos Banos · 24 mi · Small home$3,900Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
Where it is
- 8397 Kimberly Way, Hilmar, CA 95324Address 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 2022, the state has filed 6 documents for this home, and its records count 6 visits since 2020. The most recent is a facility evaluation report, dated May 21, 2026.
- On file since
- 2022
- State visits
- 6
- Most recent visit
- May 21, 2026
- Occupied · March 7, 2023 visit
- 5 of 6 bedsa count on that day, not an opening
We hold 1 complaint report the state published for this home, dated March 7, 2023. 1 of the 1 carries the state's recorded outcome word: “Unsubstantiated” (1). 1 includes the transcribed allegation the state investigated, word for word. Summary composed by computer from the 1 complaint report below — every count derives from them, and the documents themselves are the state's records, verbatim. We never grade, score, or color a record.
Beside homes the same size
- Type A citations0typical 0
- Type B citations0typical 0
- Substantiated allegations0typical 0
- Total complaints1typical 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 2020.
Year by year
The last 36 months — 3 of 6 documents
May 21, 2026Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
On 05/21/2026, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Vadim Gorban arrived unannounced for an Annual Required Inspection. LPA met with Administrator Christina Pelayo,( certification number 7020350740 and expiration date of 07/12/2027) stated the purpose of the visit and was allowed entry. A tour of the facility was conducted. Facility has one entrance/exit point. The facility appeared clean with no obstruction or fire clearance issues. Fire extinguisher service date on November 22th, 2025. Last fire drill recorded on 5/01/2025 Hand sanitizer was readily available to residents and visitors. Bathrooms have trash cans with lid. All three resident bedrooms were checked. Also, exterior tour was conducted. Dining area and Kitchen were toured. An adequate supply of perishable and non-perishable food was observed to be properly stored in freezer, refrigerator, and pantry. Refrigerator temperature was maintained at 39.0-degree F. and freezer was maintained at -0-degree F. Food supply was checked and there appeared to be an adequate supply. LPA checked residents’ medication records, medications stored in locked cabinet. Cleaning supplies were checked. Staff records were reviewed for good health and infection control training. Facility staff was observed communicating with resident in polite manner. LPA observed residents after lunch in common area. LPA reviewed staff, resident’s files and facility for required records. Facility operational phone number 209-664-1378. Deficiency recoded on LIC809-D Exit interview was conducted, report signed and with appeal rights provided to administrator for facility records.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, May 21, 2026
Jun 13, 2025Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Vadim Gorban arrived unannounced for an Annual Required Inspection. LPA met with Administrator Christina Pelayo, stated the purpose of the visit and was allowed entry. A tour of the facility was conducted. Facility has one entrance/exit point. Facility tour was conducted. Facility appeared clean with no obstruction or fire clearance issues. Fire extinguisher service date on November 14th, 2024. Last fire drill recorded on 5/01/2025 Hand sanitizer was readily available to residents and visitors. Bathrooms have trash cans with lid. Hand washing posters were observed by the bathrooms. Bedrooms were checked. The exterior tour was conducted. Dining area and Kitchen were toured. An adequate supply of perishable and non-perishable food was observed to be properly stored in freezer, refrigerator, and pantry. Refrigerator temperature was maintained at 39.0-degree F. and freezer was maintained at -2-degree F. LPA checked residents’ medication records. Food supply was checked and there appeared to be an adequate supply. Cleaning supplies were checked. Staff records were reviewed for good health and infection control training. Facility staff was observed communicating with resident in polite manner. LPA observed residents after lunch in common area. Resident’s files have updated emergency contact information. Facility operational phone number 209-664-1378 Exit interview was conducted, report signed and provided to administrator for facility records. Community Care Licensing (CCL) is always striving to have facility files that reflect the most accurate & up to date information for your facility. In an effort to maintain your facility file, please submit the most current & complete forms · LIC 308 Designation of Facility Responsibility · LIC 500 Personnel Report · LIC 610E Emergency Disaster Plan For Residential Care Facilities For The Elderly · LIC 9020 Register of Facility Clients/Residents Please submit the above forms/information to Fresno CCL by: 06/16/2025 As an operator of a Community Care Licensed facility it is your responsibility to be aware of and in compliance with all regulations, including Chaptered Legislation. Go to www.ccld.ca.gov to stay updated and informed.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Jun 13, 2025
May 9, 2024Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
On 5/9/2024, Licensing Program Analyst(LPA) D. Ayers arrived unannounced to conduct a required annual inspection. LPA met with caregiver Judy Brasil and announced the purpose of the inspection. LPA contacted Administrator Christina Pelayo via telephone. Administrator agreed that staff could sign the report on her behalf. Administrator certificate is current with renewal date of 7/12/2025. During the inspection, LPA toured the facility inside and outside. The outdoor area was free from hazard and provided seating for all residents. All passageways and exits were clear and free from obstruction. Facility fire extinguisher has a service tag dated 11/31/2023. Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors were present and operational. LPA reviewed facility emergency disaster plan and record of emergency drills. LPA observed an adequate supply of perishable and nonperishable foodstuffs. LPA observed a supply of food and water, as well as a supply of personal protective equipment. Medications, cleaning supplies, and sharp items were secured in a closet and were inaccessible to residents. medications appeared to be administered properly. Common areas were clean, odor free, and well-lit. LPA toured resident bedrooms and bathrooms. Bedrooms were clean, odor free, and contained all required minimum furnishings. Bathrooms were clean, contained required secure grab bars and non-skid mats, and all fixtures were functioning properly. Two residents were receiving hospice services at the time of inspection. LPA reviewed all resident files and a sample of staff files. No deficiencies were cited during the inspection. A copy of the report was provided and exit interview conducted.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, May 9, 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?
- 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?
Other homes nearby
The nearest licensed homes in Merced County, closest first. Every listed home appears on the same terms.
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$4,550 a month to start · Covelight estimate
Royalty Care Homes
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$5,150 a month to start · Covelight estimate
Guardian Angel Home Care II
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$4,050 a month to start · Covelight estimate
Atwater Residential Care Facility
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$4,450 a month to start · Covelight estimate
LLC Retirement Homes II
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$4,500 a month to start · Covelight estimate
Integrated Health Care
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$3,700 a month to start · Listed by the home