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- Care approvals on fileWheelchair · Dementia · Hospice · BedriddenState licensing record · September 13, 2026
- Estimated starting rate$5,250 a monthCovelight estimate · likely $4,300–$6,450
- Home sizeLicensed for 4Small care home · a licensed care home (RCFE)
- Ways to payAsk the homeMedi-Cal ALW participation not on file
- Last state visitAugust 4, 2026CDSS inspection record
Grannies Home Care is a small care home in Los Banos — a licensed residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE), the licence category behind “assisted living” and “board and care.” It is licensed for 4 residents.
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 Grannies Home Care
Is Grannies Home Care licensed?
The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
How many residents is Grannies Home Care licensed for?
4 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
Has Grannies Home Care been cited?
0 Type A and 0 Type B citations, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
Is Grannies Home Care still open?
This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026.
What does Grannies Home Care cost?
$5,250 a month to start is a Covelight estimate, likely $4,300–$6,450. 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 9 small homes and similar homes within 38 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 Grannies 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 Grannies Home Care LLC, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
Is there a hospital nearby?
Memorial Hospital Los Banos is 1.8 miles away in a straight line, per the CDPH licensed-hospital list dated September 16, 2026. See licensed care homes near it.
Can Grannies Home Care keep a resident on hospice?
Hospice care is approved on this license, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
Grannies Home Care license and inspection record
- Name on the license: “GRANNIES HOME CARE LLC”, per the CDSS roster as of June 12, 2026.
- License #247209616. The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- Licensed for 4 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- Licensed to Grannies Home Care LLC, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- First licensed: the year is not on file — the roster carries no first-license date for it. Ask: “When did this license start?”
- 3 state inspection visits on file, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- 0 Type A and 0 Type B citations on file, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- 0 complaints and 0 substantiated allegations on file, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- The most recent state visit on file is August 4, 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 2 residents
- Dementia / memory careApproved by the state
- Hospice careApproved by the state
- BedriddenApproved by the state
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 YEARS AND OLDER. APPROVED FOR ONE (1) AMBULATORY, TWO (2) NON-AMBULATORY AND ONE (1) BEDRIDDEN CLIENT. APPROVED FOR ONE (1) HOSPICE CLIENT.
983 - RCFE / DEMENTIA
CDSS record, verbatim · September 13, 2026
As needs change
- Staying through hospice
Hospice waiver on file — 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
- 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 13, 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
Covelight estimate
$5,250a month to start
Likely $4,300–$6,450
From 9 nearby homes that publish rates · this home’s rate is not on file
Likely monthly total
$5,250a month
Likely $4,300–$6,600
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$5,250likely $4,300–$6,450
Covelight’s estimate starts from the rates 9 small homes and similar homes within 38 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 $4,300–$6,600
- $5,250
- First monthWith a one-time move-in fee · likely $5,000–$9,700
- $7,250
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 9 small homes and similar homes within 38 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.
9 homes like this within 38 miles publish starting rates mostly between $2,950–$5,700.
- 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 9 nearby homes behind this estimate
- Anaya Elder CareLos Banos · 1.3 mi · Small home$3,900Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Integrated Health CareMerced · 25 mi · Small home$3,700Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Kazlin Infinite CareMerced · 25 mi · Small home$3,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Trinity Valley CareTurlock · 28 mi · Mid-size home$3,650Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Lifespring Senior Campus, A Wellness CommunityTurlock · 29 mi · Mid-size home$1,900Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Whispering Pines InnHollister · 31 mi · Mid-size home$2,889Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Patterson CarehomePatterson · 32 mi · Small home$6,000Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Clearview CarehomesHollister · 36 mi · Small home$3,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Malonzo EldercareModesto · 37 mi · Small home$6,000Listed on A Place for Mom · seen September 9, 2026
Where it is
- 741 Santa Ana Street, Los Banos, CA 93635Address 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 2025, the state has filed 3 documents for this home, and its records count 3 visits. The most recent is a facility evaluation report, dated August 4, 2026.
- On file since
- 2025
- State visits
- 3
- Most recent visit
- August 4, 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.
Year by year
The last 36 months — 3 of 3 documents
Aug 4, 2026Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
Licensing Program Analysts (LPA) B. Miranda conducted an unannounced visit today for the facility’s annual inspection. LPA introduced themselves and was allowed entrance into the facility. LPA met with Jenny Marcos. Facility is licensed for 4 residents and has a current census of 0. There are 0 residents on hospice and 0 on home health. Water temperature was checked in the kitchen which read at 106.8 degrees Fahrenheit and the common bathroom which read at 123.3 degrees Fahrenheit. Administrator was informed to adjust water heater accordingly. No citation was issued due to no residents currently residing in the facility. Fire Extinguisher was serviced May 22, 2026 and is within the safety regulation period. Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors were tested and in working order. Jenny Marcos Administrator's Certification expires October 22, 2027. Due to no residents at this time records were not reviewed. Toxins and cleaning supplies are locked and inaccessible. There is a locked storage for medications. LPA inspected the interior and the exterior of the facility including the common living spaces, resident bedrooms, bathrooms, medication storage, kitchen, garage and outdoor areas. Bedrooms were clean, properly furnished, with adequate lighting, and in good repair. Food supply is adequate for 7-day nonperishable. Perishable food items are not required at this time due to no residents at the facility. There were no deficiencies observed or cited during today's inspection per California Code of Regulations, Title 22. LPA is requesting the following documents: LIC 500 Personnel Report, LIC 308 Designation of Administrative Responsibility, LIC 610-E the Emergency Disaster Plan and copy of current Administrator’s Certificate to update the facility file. Listed documents shall be sent to Licensing August 14, 2026. Exit interview conducted and a copy of this report LIC809 will be emailed to Administrator Jenny Marcos by August 5, 2026.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Aug 4, 2026
Jul 28, 2026Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
On July 28, 2026 Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) B. Miranda arrived at the facility unannounced. LPA spoke with Administrator over doorbell camera. LPA explained the reason for the visit. Administrator stated they were at work and currently there is no residents at the facility. LPA informed administrator they would attempt an unannounced visit another time.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Jul 28, 2026
Jul 25, 2025Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Prelicensing
On 07/25/2025, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) R. Bruce arrived at the facility for an announced pre licensing inspection. LPA was greeted by Licensee/Administrator, Jenny Marcos and was allowed entry into the facility. LPA toured the facility inside and out with licensee. LPA entered through the front door and observed the required postings in the entry. LPA observed the residence to be a single story, 4 bedroom/ 2 bathroom home. There is a dining room and living room observed to have adequate furnishings and lighting. All bedrooms were observed to have beds, personal lighting, a chair and chest of drawers to accommodate 1 resident per room. LPA observed fire extinguisher to be new and charged with a service date of 003/2025. Smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector was observed in the kitchen and connected to the bedrooms, tested and found to be operational. Emergency lighting /flashlights and night lights are present in the hallway. LPA observed a adequate supply of towels. Hand washing signs observed. A supply of paper towels were observed in the bathrooms. Hot water temperature in bathroom measured within regulatory range. Non-Skid mats were present in the showers along with appropriate grab bars. Kitchen observed to have supply of dishes, plates, pots and pans. Food storage and preparation areas are clear and appropriate for food preparation. Cleaning supplies and chemicals are locked in the garage. A locked cabinet in the kitchen is designated to store medications. Sharps/knives were observed in a locked drawer in the kitchen. Appliances observed to be in working order. Continued LPA observed the backyard to have a shaded area to recreate, there is an in ground pool with appropriate fencing, locked and secured. There are no obstructions in the passageways and all walkways and exits are clear. The gate in the backyard is self latching. There is patio furniture and picnic table available. Locked shed in backyard serves as storage for lawn and garden maintenance equipment. Garage is clean and clear of any obstructions. Garage has storage cabinets and is clean and organized. Storage of some chemicals maintained and locked in that area as well. LPA Bruce and Administrator completed the COMP III presentation. Pre licensing is complete and this facility has no deficiencies.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Jul 25, 2025
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.
Westside Elderly Care I
Los Banos · Small home · 0.8 mi away
$4,450 a month to start · Covelight estimate
Anaya Elder Care
Los Banos · Small home · 1.3 mi away
$3,900 a month to start · Listed by the home
Valley Spring Memory Care
Los Banos · Large community · 1.6 mi away
$4,000 a month to start · Listed by the home
New Bethany
Los Banos · Large community · 2.5 mi away
$4,500 a month to start · Typical in Merced County
Atwater Residential Care Facility
Atwater · Small home · 20 mi away
$4,450 a month to start · Covelight estimate
Seva Care Home
Livingston · Small home · 21 mi away
$4,550 a month to start · Covelight estimate