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Home Sweet Home

Small home·Licensed for 5·Hacienda Heights, California

Licensed since 2003Licence #198600256
  • Care approvals on fileWheelchair · Dementia · Hospice · BedriddenState licensing record · September 13, 2026
  • Starting rate$5,000 a monthListed by the home on A Place for Mom · September 9, 2026
  • Home sizeLicensed for 5Small care home · a licensed care home (RCFE)
  • Room at the last state visit3 of 5 beds occupiedSeptember 14, 2022 · not a current opening
  • Ways to payAsk the homeMedi-Cal ALW participation not on file
  • Last state visitOctober 23, 2025CDSS inspection record

Home Sweet Home is a small care home in Hacienda Heights — a licensed residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE), the licence category behind “assisted living” and “board and care.” It is licensed for 5 residents since 2003.

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 Home Sweet Home

Is Home Sweet Home licensed?

The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.

How many residents is Home Sweet Home licensed for?

5 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.

Has Home Sweet Home been cited?

0 Type A and 1 Type B citation since 2003, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026. Those records count 5 state visits over the same years.

Is Home Sweet Home still open?

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

What does Home Sweet Home cost?

$5,000 a month to start — listed by the home on A Place for Mom · September 9, 2026.

The home lists this starting rate on A Place for Mom, seen September 9, 2026.

Among 227 other homes of a similar licensed size across Los Angeles County that publish a starting rate, the middle half runs $4,000 to $6,350 a month, and the middle figure is $5,000 (n = 227 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 Home Sweet 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 Codruta Paula Valeanu, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.

Is there a hospital nearby?

Whittier Hospital Medical Center is 2.7 miles away in a straight line, per the CDPH licensed-hospital list dated September 16, 2026. See licensed care homes near it.

Can Home Sweet Home 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.

Home Sweet Home license and inspection record

  • Name on the license: “HOME SWEET HOME”, per the CDSS roster as of May 25, 2025.
  • License #198600256. The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
  • Licensed for 5 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
  • Licensed to Codruta Paula Valeanu, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
  • First licensed in 2003, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
  • 5 state inspection visits since 2003, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
  • 0 Type A and 1 Type B citation on file since 2003, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026. The same records count 5 state visits in that period.
  • 1 complaint and 1 substantiated allegation on file since 2003, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026. One complaint can carry several allegations.
  • The most recent state visit on file is October 23, 2025, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
Type A citationa violation that poses an immediate risk to health, safety or personal rights if it is not correctedType B citationa 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) ↗

See the state’s own record

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 careApproved by the state
  • Hospice careApproved · covers up to 3 residents
  • BedriddenApproved · covers up to 1 resident

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
FACILITY LICENSED TO SERVE ELDERLY RESIDENTS AGE 60 AND ABOVE. FIRE CLEARANCE GRANTED 4 NON-AMBULATORY AND 1 BEDRIDDEN. FACILITY IS 87724 COMPLIANT. FACILITY MAY RETAIN 3 HOSPICE RESIDENTS.

983 - RCFE / DEMENTIA

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

  • 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?”

Care & day-to-day support

These are the home’s own statements about its day-to-day practice — they are not part of the state licensing record, and the state has not approved or reviewed them.

What it costs here

This home’s starting rate

$5,000a month to start

Listed by the home on A Place for Mom · September 9, 2026 · See listing

Likely monthly total

$5,000a month

Likely $5,000–$5,600

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 · where the price comes from
Room
Daily care
Sharing the room
  • Starting monthly rate$5,000this home

    The home lists this starting rate on A Place for Mom, seen September 9, 2026.

  • 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 $5,000–$5,600
$5,000
First monthWith a one-time move-in fee · likely $5,000–$9,100
$7,000
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.
If the money runs out, what Medi-Cal covers
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 worksWhere this price comes from

The home lists this starting rate on A Place for Mom, seen September 9, 2026.

24 homes like this within 8 miles publish starting rates mostly between $3,800–$6,300.

  • 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 24 nearby homes behind this estimate

Where it is

  • 3342 Cold Plains Dr., Hacienda Heights, CA 91745Address 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 5 documents for this home, and its records count 5 visits since 2003. The most recent is a facility evaluation report, dated October 23, 2025.

On file since
2022
State visits
5
Most recent visit
October 23, 2025
Occupied · September 14, 2022 visit
3 of 5 bedsa count on that day, not an opening

We hold 1 complaint report the state published for this home, dated September 14, 2022. 1 of the 1 carries the state's recorded outcome word: “Substantiated” (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 citations1typical 0
  • Substantiated allegations1typical 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 2003.

Year by year
YearVisitsDocumentsSubstantiated2025110202411020231102022221

The last 36 months — 2 of 5 documents

20251 state visit · 1 document
Oct 23, 2025Facility evaluation reportReport on file

Type of visit: Required - 1 Year

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Cynthia Chan conducted the required annual inspection on 10/23/25. LPA arrived unannounced and met with licensee, Codruta (Carol) Valeanu. The reason for the visit was explained. The fire clearance is granted for (4) non-ambulatory and (1) bedridden residents ages 60 and above. There is a hospice waiver approved for (3) residents. LPA inspected the facility using the Compliance and Regulatory Enforcement (CARE) tools. The facility is a 2-story house in a residential area. The first floor consists of 3 resident bedrooms, 1 bathroom, living room, dining/kitchen, laundry area, and attached garage. The second floor has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. The bathroom downstairs is used by the resident and has the non-skid mat plus grab bar. The facility is well maintained and has a spacious outdoor area with a table and chairs for resident use. Smoke detectors are interconnected and the carbon monoxide detector. Knives, cleaning supplies, and medications are locked. Facility has sufficient space to accommodate indoor and outdoor activities. Sufficient food supplies of 2-day perishable and a week of non-perishable items as well as water supply were observed. Information for appropriate reporting agencies are posted. The facility can accept or retain residents with dementia. The liability insurance is still current for the coverage of at least $1 million (per occurrence) and $3 million (total annual aggregate). LPA reviewed the licensee/administrator and another staff file. The Administrator's certificate expires on 1/21/27. Staff are fingerprint cleared and associated. LPA reviewed (4) resident files and their medications. The files contain the required documents and the medications are given as prescribed. The Emergency Disaster Plan has at least 2 relocation sites and drills are conducted. No deficiencies issued today. An exit interview was held and a copy of this report was given to the licensee.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Oct 23, 2025

The state marks this report as 3 pages; the online copy we transcribed has 2. You can request the full file from the county licensing office.

20241 state visit · 1 document
Sep 10, 2024Facility evaluation reportReport on file

Type of visit: Required - 1 Year

Licensing Program Analyst(s) (LPA) Jose Villalobos and Luis De Leon conducted an unannounced annual required inspection and met with Administrator Codruta Paula Valeanu (Carol) who allowed the entry of the facility. LPAs explained the reason of the visit. The facility is licensed to serve elderly residents age 60 and above. Fire clearance granted four (4) non-ambulatory and (1) bedridden. Facility may retain 3 hospice residents and has Dementia Plan in place. 1. Infection Control: Infection control practices and Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) were observed. Facility still practice hand washing constantly. The facility has submitted a COVID-19 Mitigation Plan and Infection Control plan. LPA to collect a copy. 2. Operational Requirement: The facility is cleared for four (4) non-ambulatory and one (1) bedridden. Currently all the residents are non-ambulatory. Liability Insurance in the amount of at least ($1,000,000) per occurrence and ($3,000,000) in total annual aggregate is in place. 3. Physical Plant and Environmental Safety: The facility is a two story house and located in a residential neighborhood area. First floor, its included living room, dining area, kitchen, three residents bedrooms and one resident bathrooms and attached garage. On the second floor, the second floor is for the administrator and their family. LPA inspected all three residents bedrooms: required furniture and beddings were observed as well as sufficient lighting and closet space. Bathrooms observed to be clean, sanitary and in a good working condition. The bathroom also has required grab bar and non-skid mat. The hot water temperature tested in resident bathroom is 115 degrees F which is within the Title 22 regulation. The sharp knives and utensils are stored and inaccessible to residents. The cleaning supplies are stored also stored and inaccessible to residents. The facility has a land line telephone system. Fire alarms and C02 alarms observed. The walkway, passageway and patio are free of obstruction. Continued on LIC 809-C 4. Staffing: The facility has sufficient staffing in the facility. Staff has updated CPR training. The administrator is living in the facility too, therefore she's always in the facility for night shifts. 5. Personnel Record Training: All the staff files are stored. The facility staff are all over 18 years old, associated with the facility and criminal background clearance. All staff does have the required training hours yearly. The facility administrator is Codruta Valeanu and her administrator certificate is active. 6. Resident Records-Incident Reports: The resident files are stored and locked. LPA reviewed all five (5) resident files and they all have the required documents which included: face sheet, pre-placement appraisal information, appraisal/needs and service plan, admission agreement, updated physician report and TB test, ambulatory status and medication list. 7.Residents' Right : The facility has all the required postings. The facility also has internet service shall provide at least one internet access device for resident use to face time with their families or entertainment. 8. Planned Activities: The facility does have sufficient space to accommodate both indoor and outdoor activities 9. Food Service: The facility has sufficient food supply for two days perishable and seven days non-perishable. All the food are stored probably. No residents are on modified diet that prescribed by the doctor. 10. Incident Medical and Dental: The resident medication are centrally stored and locked in the kitchen cabinet. LPA inspected all five (5) residents medication and they all seemed accurate and updated. Each resident has the 30 day supply mediation. Administrator will also provide medical and dental transportation if needed. 11. Disaster Preparedness: The facility has an updated disaster plan in place. The facility has two alternative temporary shelter location. 12. Residents with Special Health Needs: There are no residents with home health services. There are (2) residents on hospice. No resident is under restricted health condition or prohibited health condition. No deficiencies were observed during the visit. Exit Interview conducted and A copy of the report was provided to Administratorthe state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Sep 10, 2024
What the state’s words mean
Substantiatedthe state found the allegation more likely true than notUnsubstantiatedthere was not enough evidence to prove a violation occurred — not a finding of wrongdoingUnfoundedthe evidence showed the allegation was false, could not have happened, or had no reasonable basisType A citationa violation that poses an immediate risk to health, safety or personal rights if it is not correctedType B citationa violation that could become a risk if not corrected, or one involving records, resources or required services

CDSS citation definitions (PDF) ↗ · CDSS complaint outcomes ↗

An “unsubstantiated” complaint is not a finding of wrongdoing — it means the state investigated and could not confirm the allegation. Outcome words are the state’s own; we never grade, score, or color a record, and we publish no reviews — the state’s dated documents and the questions below stand in their place.

Life here

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Rooms & the spaces they will use

  • Outdoor spaceOutdoor Common Areas

    Reported on aplaceformom.com · seen September 9, 2026.

  • Common areasIndoor Common Areas

    Reported on aplaceformom.com · seen September 9, 2026.

Meals, preferences & familiar food

Activities & the rhythm of a day

  • Activity types offeredActivities On-site

    Reported on aplaceformom.com · seen September 9, 2026.

  • Trips outside the home

    Reported on aplaceformom.com · seen September 9, 2026.

  • Religious services at the home

    Reported on aplaceformom.com · seen September 9, 2026.

  • Religious services off site

    Reported on aplaceformom.com · seen September 9, 2026.

Faith, culture & language

  • Religious observance supportedChristian Services

    Reported on aplaceformom.com · seen September 9, 2026.

  • Languages spoken by caregiversRomanian

    Reported on aplaceformom.com · seen September 9, 2026.

Visiting & staying involved

  • Public transit access claimed

    Reported on aplaceformom.com · seen September 9, 2026.

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.

  1. What is included in the monthly rate, and what costs extra?
  2. Who is awake overnight, and how do residents ask for help?
  3. Which rooms does the non-ambulatory approval cover, and what transfer support is provided?
  4. What could change whether someone can stay here?
  5. Can we see a bedroom and share a meal during a visit?

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