# Elite Senior Living

License #371881781 · Escondido, San Diego County · Licensed for 6 — Small care home · a licensed care home (RCFE)

Elite Senior Living is a small care home in Escondido — 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. Bedridden care is not on file.

- Care approvals on file: Wheelchair · Dementia · Hospice — State licensing record · September 27, 2026
- Starting rate: $7,000 a month — Listed by the home on Seniorly · September 9, 2026

Full page: <https://covelightcare.com/facility/elite-senior-living-371881781>

A citation does not make a home unsafe, and an empty file does not make a home good.

## Quick answers about Elite Senior Living

### Is Elite Senior Living licensed?

The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.

### How many residents is Elite Senior Living licensed for?

6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.

### Has Elite Senior Living been cited?

0 Type A and 0 Type B citations, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.

### Is Elite Senior Living still open?

This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026.

### What does Elite Senior Living cost?

$7,000 a month to start — listed by the home on Seniorly · September 9, 2026.

The home lists this starting rate on Seniorly for assisted living studio, seen September 9, 2026.

Among 31 other homes of a similar licensed size in Escondido that publish a starting rate, the middle half runs $4,000 to $5,950 a month, and the middle figure is $5,000 (n = 31 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 Elite Senior Living 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 Elite Manor Residential Care Company, LLC, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. [See the homes licensed to Elite Manor Residential Care Company, LLC — at least 5 on the state roster.](<https://covelightcare.com/licensee/elite-manor-residential-care-company-llc>)

### Is there a hospital nearby?

Palomar Ucsd Medical Center Escondido is 4 miles away in a straight line, per the CDPH licensed-hospital list dated September 16, 2026. [See licensed care homes near it.](<https://covelightcare.com/near/california/palomar-ucsd-medical-center-escondido>)

### Can Elite Senior Living keep a resident on hospice?

Hospice care is approved on this license, covering up to 1 resident, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.

## Elite Senior Living license and inspection record

- Name on the license: “ELITE SENIOR LIVING”, per the CDSS roster as of June 12, 2026.
- License #371881781. 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 Elite Manor Residential Care Company, 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?”
- 1 state inspection visit 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 November 24, 2025, 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)](<https://www.cdss.ca.gov/lettersnotices/entres/getinfo/nfc04/pdf/04-091.pdf>)

## Sources

- CDSS Community Care Licensing — status, capacity, license holder, citations, complaints and visits, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026: [See the state’s own record](<https://www.ccld.dss.ca.gov/carefacilitysearch/FacDetail/371881781>)
- CDSS licensing roster — the listing, as of September 28, 2026; the first-license year, per the CDSS roster as of June 12, 2026
- DHCS Assisted Living Waiver participant list, as of September 23, 2026: <https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/long-term-care-alternatives-home-and-community-based-service-options/assisted-living-waiver-program-participating-facilities/>
- CDPH licensed-hospital list, dated September 16, 2026
