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Golden Pine Guest Home
Mid-size home·Licensed for 15·Lodi, California
- Care approvals on fileWheelchairState licensing record · September 27, 2026
- Estimated starting rate$3,750 a monthCovelight estimate · likely $2,950–$4,950
- Home sizeLicensed for 15Mid-size care home · a licensed care home (RCFE)
- Room at the last state visit15 of 15 beds occupiedAugust 3, 2021 · not a current opening
- Ways to payAsk the homeMedi-Cal ALW participation not on file
- Last state visitJuly 21, 2026CDSS inspection record
Golden Pine Guest Home is a mid-size care home in Lodi — a licensed residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE), the licence category behind “assisted living” and “board and care.” It is licensed for 15 residents since 2010. Dementia care, hospice care and bedridden care are not on file.
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 Golden Pine Guest Home
Is Golden Pine Guest Home licensed?
The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
How many residents is Golden Pine Guest Home licensed for?
15 residents — a mid-size home, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Has Golden Pine Guest Home been cited?
0 Type A and 0 Type B citations since 2010, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. Those records count 6 state visits over the same years.
Is Golden Pine Guest Home still open?
This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026.
What does Golden Pine Guest Home cost?
$3,750 a month to start is a Covelight estimate, likely $2,950–$4,950. 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 13 homes with 7 to 49 beds and similar homes within 25 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 Golden Pine Guest Home 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 Marivic Lopez, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Is there a hospital nearby?
Adventist Health Lodi Memorial is 1.1 miles away in a straight line, per the CDPH licensed-hospital list dated September 16, 2026. See licensed care homes near it.
Can Golden Pine Guest Home keep a resident on hospice?
Not on file — the state’s record does not list hospice care on this license. Ask: “Can a resident stay here on hospice, and under what conditions?”
Golden Pine Guest Home license and inspection record
- Name on the license: “GOLDEN PINE GUEST HOME”, per the CDSS roster as of May 25, 2025.
- License #397004502. The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- Licensed for 15 residents — a mid-size home, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- Licensed to Marivic Lopez, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- First licensed in 2010, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- 6 state inspection visits since 2010, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- 0 Type A and 0 Type B citations on file since 2010, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. The same records count 6 state visits in that period.
- 0 complaints and 0 substantiated allegations on file since 2010, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- The most recent state visit on file is July 21, 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 1 resident
- Dementia / memory careNot on file · ask the home
- Hospice careNot on file · ask the home
- BedriddenNot on file · ask the home
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 WITH ONE NON-AMBULATORY APPROVED IN FACILITY.
935 - ELDERLY
CDSS record, verbatim · September 27, 2026
As needs change
5 questions to ask the home — nothing on file yet
- 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?”
- Staying through hospice
Hospice waiver not on file
Ask: “If hospice is needed, can care continue here until the end?”
- 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
$3,750a month to start
Likely $2,950–$4,950
From 13 nearby homes that publish rates · this home’s rate is not on file
Likely monthly total
$3,750a month
Likely $2,950–$5,100
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$3,750likely $2,950–$4,950
Covelight’s estimate starts from the rates 13 homes with 7 to 49 beds and similar homes within 25 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 $2,950–$5,100
- $3,750
- First monthWith a one-time move-in fee · likely $3,550–$8,200
- $5,750
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 13 homes with 7 to 49 beds and similar homes within 25 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.
13 homes like this within 25 miles publish starting rates mostly between $3,000–$5,000.
- 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 13 nearby homes behind this estimate
- Oasis Guest HomeStockton · 6.9 mi · Small home$5,000Listed on A Place for Mom · seen September 9, 2026
- Chianti JoyStockton · 7.0 mi · Small home$3,500Listed on Caring.com · seen September 9, 2026
- Briones Family HomecareStockton · 15 mi · Small home$3,000Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Diamond CareFrench Camp · 18 mi · Mid-size home$6,500Listed on Seniorly · memory care private room · seen September 9, 2026. We don’t have this home’s dementia-care disclosure. California requires a home that advertises dementia care to describe that care in writing when you ask.
- Sunshine Glory Care HomeWilton · 19 mi · Mid-size home$3,000Listed on A Place for Mom · seen September 9, 2026
- Comforts of Home GavirateElk Grove · 20 mi · Small home$4,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living studio · seen September 9, 2026
- Spring View Gardens Care HomeElk Grove · 20 mi · Small home$3,000Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Yellow OrchidElk Grove · 22 mi · Small home$3,500Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Immaculate Care HomeElk Grove · 22 mi · Small home$3,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Golden Star HomeRio Vista · 23 mi · Small home$5,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living · seen September 9, 2026
- Gene-Lyn Guest HomeSacramento · 24 mi · Small home$4,500Listed on A Place for Mom · seen September 9, 2026
- Siebenthal Care HomeSacramento · 24 mi · Small home$3,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Maria Teresa Home CareSacramento · 25 mi · Small home$2,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
Where it is
- 314 West Pine Street, Lodi, CA 95240Address from the public record · September 27, 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 2021, the state has filed 7 documents for this home, and its records count 6 visits since 2010. The most recent is a facility evaluation report, dated July 21, 2026.
- On file since
- 2021
- State visits
- 6
- Most recent visit
- July 21, 2026
- Occupied · August 3, 2021 visit
- 15 of 15 bedsa count on that day, not an opening
We hold 1 complaint report the state published for this home, dated August 3, 2021. 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 complaints0typical 1
“Typical” is the statewide median across the 327 licensed mid-size homes (7–15 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 2010.
Year by year
The last 36 months — 4 of 7 documents
Jul 21, 2026Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
Licensing Program Analysts (LPA) Kesha Lewis arrived at this facility unannounced to conduct a Required 1 Year Annual Inspection Visit. LPA was met by staff, LPA explained the purpose of the visit to staff. Administrator certificate # 7036253740 expires 11/04/2026. LPA and administrator inspected the physical plant including but not limited to the kitchen, dining room, resident bedrooms; resident bathrooms, laundry area, living area and other common areas, as well as outside of the facility to ensure compliance with Title 22 regulations. Facility is a 15 bed facility with a current census of 15. There is entry door is leading to the living room, kitchen with a hallway to the bedrooms and bathrooms. Chemicals and medications noted to be locked to residents in care. LPA also conducted the care tool. No bodies of water were observed at the facility. Hot water temperature was measured at 110 F degrees Fahrenheit in resident bathroom sink, which is within the required range of 105 to 120 degrees Fahrenheit. LPA observed the following posted on the facility wall: Facility license, sketch, See Something Say Something poster, Ombudsman poster, Theft and Loss Policy, Resident Bill of Rights, Rights of Resident/Family Councils. LPA observed the facility to have adequate food supply of 7 days non-perishables and 2 days perishables in place. Resident rooms were sanitary and had the required furniture and furnishings. LPA observed, fire extinguishers inspected on 06/23/2025 and is expired smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, central heating and air in the facility. The first aid kit was found in compliance. LPA reviewed two (2) staff files. All staff is fingerprint cleared and associated to the facility and staff have current First Aid or CPR certifications on file. Facility is conducting initial and continuing training as required. LPA reviewed three (3) resident facility files, COVID-19 Plan, and survey binder. All necessary documents were in place. Exit interview held with staff and copies of reports left at conclusion of visit.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Jul 21, 2026
Jul 2, 2025Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
Licensing Program Analysts (LPA) Kesha Lewis arrived at this facility unannounced to conduct a Required 1 Year Annual Inspection Visit. LPA was met by staff LPA explained the purpose of the visit. LPA and staff inspected the physical plant including but not limited to the kitchen, dining room, resident bedrooms; resident bathrooms, laundry area, living area and other common areas, as well as outside of the facility to ensure compliance with Title 22 regulations. Facility is a 15 bed facility with a current census of 15. There is entry door is leading to the living room, kitchen with a hallway to the bedrooms and bathrooms. Chemicals and medications noted to be locked to residents in care. LPA also conducted the infection control domain tool. No bodies of water were observed at the facility. Hot water temperature was measured at 110 F degrees Fahrenheit in resident bathroom sink, which is within the required range of 105 to 120 degrees Fahrenheit. All necessary documents were in place. LPA observed the following posted on the facility wall: Facility license, sketch, See Something Say Something poster, Ombudsman poster, Theft and Loss Policy, Resident Bill of Rights, Rights of Resident/Family Councils. The facility submitted a LIC 808 mitigation plan, which was approved. The facility has central entry point. LPA observed the facility to have adequate food supply of 7 days non-perishables and 2 days perishables in place. Resident rooms were sanitary and had the required furniture and furnishings. LPA observed, fire extinguishers inspected on 06/23/2025 and current, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, central heating and air in the facility. The first aid kit was found in compliance. LPA reviewed five (5) staff files. All staff is fingerprint cleared and associated to the facility and staff have current First Aid or CPR certifications on file. Facility is conducting initial and continuing training as required. LPA reviewed five (5) resident facility files, COVID-19 Plan, and survey binder. All necessary documents were in place. Exit interview held with staff and copies of reports left at conclusion of visit.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Jul 2, 2025
Sep 18, 2024Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Case Management - Health Checks
On 9/18/2024, LPA Kesha Lewis made an unannounced visit on this date to conduct a health and safety check. LPA met with staff Joyce Martin. The temperature in the facility was a comfortable 77 degrees in the main area facility is clean and sanitary. Staff state that R1 received all medication and belonging when being moved to facility on 8/26/2024. R1 has seen their physician to get continued medication and is in room E. Health and Safety check today included overall safety of the facility including food supply, physical plant and staffing. Exit interview and copy of report given.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Sep 18, 2024
Jun 13, 2024Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
On 06/13/2024 Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Avelina Martinez made an unannounced visit to this facility to conduct an annual required inspection. LPA Martinez met with Joyce Martin and explained the purpose of the visit. LPA Martinez inspected the physical plant including but not limited to the kitchen, dining room, resident bedrooms; resident bathrooms, laundry room, activity room, and outside courtyards of the facility to ensure compliance with Title 22 regulations. Administrator holds a current certificate and expires on November 04, 2024. The facility is licensed for fifteen ambulatory residents, which one can be non-ambulatory . There are currently 13 residents who reside at this facility. The LPA Martinez toured the facility with Joyce Martin on 06/13/2024 at 1:00 PM. The facility has a natural disaster plan and the last fire drill was on February 10, 2024. LPA Martinez reviewed five resident files and 3 staff files, which were maintained. LPA Martinez requested a copy of liability insurance and fire inspection, which will be emailed to LPA Martinez. LPA Martinez reviewed two medication administration records (MAR), and both MARs were maintained. The facility has a first aid kit, and medication is stored in locked cabinet. The smoke detectors, carbon detectors, and fire extinguishers were in good repair. The facility bathrooms, kitchen, bedrooms, laundry room, and common areas were furnished and sanitary. The facility has an adequate food supply. The facility water temperature measured 105 degrees, and facility temperature measured at 73 degrees. Based on this annual inspection, the facility is in compliance with California Code of Regulations, Title 22 and Health and Safety Code, there were no deficiencies cited at this time. An exit interview was conducted, and a copy of this report was provided to the facility.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Jun 13, 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?
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Alems Senior Care Home II
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