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- Care approvals on fileWheelchair · Hospice · BedriddenState licensing record · September 27, 2026
- Estimated starting rate$5,400 a monthCovelight estimate · likely $4,450–$6,650
- Home sizeLicensed for 6Small care home · a licensed care home (RCFE)
- Ways to payAsk the homeMedi-Cal ALW participation not on file
- Last state visitMarch 2, 2026CDSS inspection record
Guiding Hands Homecare is a small care home in Menifee — 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. Dementia care is 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 Guiding Hands Homecare
Is Guiding Hands Homecare licensed?
The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
How many residents is Guiding Hands Homecare licensed for?
6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Has Guiding Hands Homecare been cited?
0 Type A and 0 Type B citations, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Is Guiding Hands Homecare still open?
This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026.
What does Guiding Hands Homecare cost?
$5,400 a month to start is a Covelight estimate, likely $4,450–$6,650. 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 17 small homes within 5 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.
Among 10 other homes of a similar licensed size in Menifee that publish a starting rate, the middle half runs $4,000 to $4,500 a month, and the middle figure is $4,500 (n = 10 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 Guiding Hands Homecare 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 Grateful Hearts Inc., per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Is there a hospital nearby?
Menifee Global Medical Center is 3.6 miles away in a straight line, per the CDPH licensed-hospital list dated September 16, 2026. See licensed care homes near it.
Can Guiding Hands Homecare 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.
Guiding Hands Homecare license and inspection record
- Name on the license: “GUIDING HANDS HOMECARE”, per the CDSS roster as of June 12, 2026.
- License #331881792. 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 Grateful Hearts Inc., 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 March 2, 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 4 residents
- Dementia / memory careNot on file · ask the home
- Hospice careApproved · covers up to 4 residents
- BedriddenApproved · covers up to 4 residents
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 2 AMBULATORY AND 4 NON-AMBULATORY OF WHICH 4 MAY BE BEDRIDDEN. BEDRIDDEN TO RESIDE IN BDRM#'S 1, 2 AND 3. AMBULATORY TO RESIDE IN BDRM# 4. WAIVER/GRANTED FOR HOSPICE CARE FOR (4).
935 - ELDERLY
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
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
$5,400a month to start
Likely $4,450–$6,650
From 17 nearby homes that publish rates · this home’s rate is not on file
Likely monthly total
$5,400a month
Likely $4,450–$6,800
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$5,400likely $4,450–$6,650
Covelight’s estimate starts from the rates 17 small homes within 5 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 $4,450–$6,800
- $5,400
- First monthWith a one-time move-in fee · likely $5,150–$9,850
- $7,400
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 17 small homes within 5 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.
17 homes like this within 5 miles publish starting rates mostly between $3,150–$4,950.
- 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 17 nearby homes behind this estimate
- Fairhill Elder CareMenifee · 0.1 mi · Small home$3,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Care IntegrationMenifee · 1.5 mi · Small home$4,000Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- We R EvergreenMenifee · 1.9 mi · Small home$4,800Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Agate ManorMenifee · 2.2 mi · Small home$5,600Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Eben HavenMenifee · 2.4 mi · Small home$4,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Sarah's Best LifeMurrieta · 2.8 mi · Small home$4,500Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Aloha Home CareMurrieta · 3.1 mi · Small home$4,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Murrieta Manor: Senior LivingMurrieta · 3.6 mi · Small home$4,500Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Penda Homes Assisted LivingMenifee · 3.8 mi · Small home$3,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Anna CareSun City · 3.8 mi · Small home$3,200Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Delicare I Health ServicesMenifee · 4.0 mi · Small home$4,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Senior Haven of MurrietaMurrieta · 4.0 mi · Small home$5,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Peace and Joy RCFESun City · 4.2 mi · Small home$3,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Inland Senior ManorMenifee · 4.2 mi · Small home$4,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Portsmouth Senior HomeMenifee · 4.4 mi · Small home$4,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Sandy Lodge II Care HomeSun City · 4.6 mi · Small home$3,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Cyrenity RanchMenifee · 4.6 mi · Small home$4,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
Where it is
- 29238 Glencoe Ln, Menifee, CA 92584Address 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 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 March 2, 2026.
- On file since
- 2026
- State visits
- 2
- Most recent visit
- March 2, 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
Mar 2, 2026Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Prelicensing
On 3/2/2026, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Valerie Flores conducted an announced pre-licensing inspection. LPA Flores met with Applicant Kristin Chua and was granted entry into the facility. LPA conducted a tour of the interior and exterior areas of the home and observed the following: The facility is a single-story structure which consists of (4) four resident bedrooms, (1) one staff bedroom, (3) three bathrooms, living room, office, kitchen, and garage. Resident bedrooms were equipped with the required bedding, furniture, and functional lighting. Bathrooms were observed to be sanitary. The hallways to the non-private bathrooms maintains lightlights. Toilet and shower area was equipped with grab bars, and showers maintained slip-resistant material. LPA observed an adequate supply of additional linen and towels. Kitchen surfaces were organized and free of debris. The facility maintained a (2) two-day supply of perishable foods and (7) seven-day supply of non-perishable foods. Soaps, detergents, and other cleaning supplies were kept in a separate location from the food and were made inaccessible to the residents. LPA observed knives and other sharped items located in a locked cabinet in the kitchen. LPA observed emergency food and water to be stored in the garage. Indoor and outdoor passageways were free from obstruction. Backyard was observe to have a covered patio that is fully furnished. There were no bodies of water observed during the time of visit. Carbon monoxide and smoke detectors were tested and observed to be fully operable. LPA observed board games and other activities located near the dining room. Fireplace was observed to be equipped with a protective glass covering. Medication and files were observed to be centrally stored in a locked hallway closet. Per Applicant, there are no firearms and/or ammunition on the premises. (Continue to LIC809C...) (Continuation from LIC809) LPA observed the required posting of the Administrator Certification, PUB 475, LTCO information, emergency disaster plan, LIC500, and facility sketch posted on the walls near the entryway. LPA Flores verify that Applicant completed Component III on 2/10/2026. LPA has determined the facility meets the operational requirements for licensure. Final approval of licensure will be determined by the Centralized Application Bureau (CAB). The prelicensing inspection is complete and has satisfied all requirements in accordance with Title 22, California Code of Regulations. An exit interview was conducted, and a copy of this report was discussed and provided to Applicant.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Mar 2, 2026
Jan 21, 2026Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Office
Facility Type: RCFE Application Type: CHOW Capacity: 6 Census (if any clients in care): 4 Interview Method: Telephone interview On 1/21/2026, applicant/administrator participated in COMP II. Identification of the applicant / administrator was verified through interview questions based on photo ID and other identifying personal information. During COMP II, applicant / administrator confirmed that they have read and understand community care facility licensing laws included in the Health and Safety Codes and the California Code of Regulations Title 22. Signed LIC 809 with copy of photo ID have been obtained. During COMP II, CAB analyst confirmed Applicant/Administrator’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, Jan 21, 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?
Other homes nearby
The nearest licensed homes in Riverside County, closest first. Every listed home appears on the same terms.
Fairhill Elder Care
Menifee · Small home · 0.1 mi away
$3,000 a month to start · Listed by the home
Pacific Vista Senior Living 3
Menifee · Small home · 0.5 mi away
$5,250 a month to start · Covelight estimate
Care Integration
Menifee · Small home · 1.5 mi away
$4,000 a month to start · Listed by the home
Wellquest of Menifee Lakes
Menifee · Large community · 1.7 mi away
$4,500 a month to start · Listed by the home
Alvin's Care
Menifee · Small home · 1.7 mi away
$5,050 a month to start · Covelight estimate
Sunset Lamtarra Loop
Menifee · Small home · 1.8 mi away
$4,750 a month to start · Covelight estimate