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- Care approvals on fileDementia · HospiceState licensing record · September 27, 2026
- Estimated starting rate$6,050 a monthCovelight estimate · likely $4,950–$7,450
- Home sizeLicensed for 6Small care home · a licensed care home (RCFE)
- Ways to payAsk the homeMedi-Cal ALW participation not on file
- Last state visitDecember 18, 2025CDSS inspection record
Honey and Home Laurel Path 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. Wheelchair and non-ambulatory 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 Honey and Home Laurel Path
Is Honey and Home Laurel Path licensed?
The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
How many residents is Honey and Home Laurel Path licensed for?
6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Has Honey and Home Laurel Path been cited?
0 Type A and 0 Type B citations, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Is Honey and Home Laurel Path still open?
This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026.
What does Honey and Home Laurel Path cost?
$6,050 a month to start is a Covelight estimate, likely $4,950–$7,450. 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 12 small homes and similar 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 32 other homes of a similar licensed size in Escondido that publish a starting rate, the middle half runs $4,000 to $6,000 a month, and the middle figure is $5,000 (n = 32 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 Honey and Home Laurel Path 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 H Care LLC, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Can Honey and Home Laurel Path keep a resident on hospice?
Hospice care is approved on this license, covering up to 6 residents, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Honey and Home Laurel Path license and inspection record
- Name on the license: “HONEY AND HOME LAUREL PATH”, per the CDSS roster as of June 12, 2026.
- License #371881698. 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 H Care 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?”
- 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 December 18, 2025, 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-ambulatoryNot on file · ask the home
- Dementia / memory careApproved by the state
- Hospice careApproved · covers up to 6 residents
- 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. FIRE CLEARANCE APPROVED FOR SIX (6) NON-AMBULATORIES. WAIVER/GRANTED FOR HOSPICE CARE FOR SIX (6) RESIDENTS.
983 - RCFE / DEMENTIA · 985 - RCFE / HOSPICE
CDSS record, verbatim · September 27, 2026
As needs change
- Staying through hospice
Hospice waiver on file · covers up to 6 — 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
- 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 27, 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
$6,050a month to start
Likely $4,950–$7,450
From 12 nearby homes that publish rates · this home’s rate is not on file
Likely monthly total
$6,050a month
Likely $4,950–$7,600
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$6,050likely $4,950–$7,450
Covelight’s estimate starts from the rates 12 small homes and similar 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 $4,950–$7,600
- $6,050
- First monthWith a one-time move-in fee · likely $5,750–$10,600
- $8,050
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 12 small homes and similar 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.
12 homes like this within 5 miles publish starting rates mostly between $3,200–$7,000.
- 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 12 nearby homes behind this estimate
- Silver Tree VillaEscondido · 1.9 mi · Small home$2,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Villa Monticello Assisted LivingEscondido · 2.6 mi · Mid-size home$8,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Elite Senior LivingEscondido · 3.0 mi · Small home$7,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living studio · seen September 9, 2026
- Elite Manor MelbourneEscondido · 3.1 mi · Small home$6,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Weaver's Twin Oaks VillaSan Marcos · 4.0 mi · Small home$7,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living private room · seen September 9, 2026
- Diamond Care RCFEEscondido · 4.1 mi · Small home$6,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living private room · seen September 9, 2026
- Sapphire SunsetEscondido · 4.4 mi · Small home$5,500Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Twin Oaks ManorSan Marcos · 4.5 mi · Small home$4,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Alta View ManorEscondido · 4.8 mi · Small home$5,200Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Champine ManorEscondido · 4.8 mi · Small home$4,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Kelly's Greenway VillaEscondido · 4.8 mi · Small home$6,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- El Norte Home CareEscondido · 4.8 mi · Mid-size home$4,000Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
Where it is
- 10629 Laurel Path, Escondido, CA 92026Address 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 2025, the state has filed 2 documents for this home, and its records count 2 visits. The most recent is a facility evaluation report, dated December 18, 2025.
- On file since
- 2025
- State visits
- 2
- Most recent visit
- December 18, 2025
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
Dec 18, 2025Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Prelicensing
On 12/18/2025, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Janette Romero made an announced visit to the facility to conduct a pre-licensing inspection. An application was submitted to the Centralized Applications Bureau (CAB) to operate a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly in the home. LPA met with Administrator, Jennie Torres whose administrator’s certificate expires on 10/09/2027. LPA reviewed a Fire Safety Inspection Request (STD. 850) dated 02/26/2025 noting the home was granted a fire clearance for six (6) non-ambulatory elderly residents. LPA toured the facility's interior and exterior with Administrator Torres. The facility is made up on a one-story home with six (6) resident bedrooms, four (4) bathrooms, a kitchen, dining room, living room, and attached car garage. Indoor and outdoor passageways are free of obstruction. The facility has operating utilities and there are no bodies of water on the premises. Administrator tested one of the smoke alarms/carbon monoxide detectors and LPA heard it to be operational. The facility has a central heating and air conditioning system installed with a central panel located in the hallway to control entire house. All resident bedrooms are adequately furnished with a bed, chair, drawer/closet space and functional lighting. Bathrooms have non-skid mats and grab bars in the showers. LPA toured the kitchen and observed the facility a working refrigerator and sufficient storage space for more than a two-day supply of perishable foods and seven-day supply of non-perishable food items. Knives and sharp instruments will be secured in a locked kitchen cabinet. Medications will be centrally stored in a separate locked kitchen cabinet. Disinfectants and cleaning solutions are secured in a locked hallway closet. The facility also has a confidential storage area designated for staff and resident records in a different kitchen cabinet. Residents’ personal rights and complaint information are visibly posted near the front entrance. During today's visit, LPA did not observe any issues or concerns. Departmental records show Applicant, Shih Hsiao Chou and Administrator Torres completed the COMP III requirement on 12/11/2025. Final approval of licensure will be granted by the CAB analyst. An exit interview was conducted, and a copy of this report was reviewed and provided to Administrator Torres.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Dec 18, 2025
Nov 7, 2025Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Office
Component II completion: Successful Facility Type: Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE) Application Type: Initial Capacity: 6 Census (if any clients in care): none COMP II Participants: Shih Hsaio Chou (Frank), Applicant Jennie Torres, Administrator Interview Method: Virtual interview (Microsoft Teams) On November 7, 2025, Applicant and Administrator participated in COMP II. Identification of the Applicant and Administrator was verified through interview questions based on photo ID and other identifying personal information. During COMP II, Applicant and 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 and 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, Nov 7, 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?
- Can we read the dementia care disclosure and discuss how daily support works?
- 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 San Diego County, closest first. Every listed home appears on the same terms.
Hidden Meadows Residential Home Care
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$4,900 a month to start · Covelight estimate
Oak Ranch Senior Care
Escondido · Small home · 0.6 mi away
$5,950 a month to start · Covelight estimate
Silver Tree Villa
Escondido · Small home · 1.9 mi away
$2,500 a month to start · Listed by the home
Elite Manor II Residential Care
Escondido · Small home · 2.2 mi away
$5,200 a month to start · Covelight estimate
Villa Monticello Assisted Living
Escondido · Mid-size home · 2.6 mi away
$8,000 a month to start · Listed by the home
Country Club Guest Home
Escondido · Mid-size home · 2.6 mi away
$4,400 a month to start · Covelight estimate