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- Care approvals on fileWheelchair · Dementia · Hospice · BedriddenState licensing record · September 27, 2026
- Estimated starting rate$5,200 a monthCovelight estimate · likely $4,250–$6,400
- Home sizeLicensed for 6Small care home · a licensed care home (RCFE)
- Ways to payAsk the homeMedi-Cal ALW participation not on file
- Last state visitSeptember 17, 2026CDSS inspection record
- Licence holderRlsd LLCSince date not on file · 2 licensed homes
Hope Haven Care is a small care home in San Diego — 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.
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 Hope Haven Care
Is Hope Haven Care licensed?
The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
How many residents is Hope Haven Care licensed for?
6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Has Hope Haven Care been cited?
0 Type A and 0 Type B citations, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Is Hope Haven Care still open?
This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026.
What does Hope Haven Care cost?
$5,200 a month to start is a Covelight estimate, likely $4,250–$6,400. 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 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 49 other homes of a similar licensed size in San Diego that publish a starting rate, the middle half runs $3,950 to $6,000 a month, and the middle figure is $5,000 (n = 49 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 Hope Haven 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 Rlsd LLC, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. See the homes licensed to Rlsd LLC — at least 2 on the state roster.
Is there a hospital nearby?
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center is 3.1 miles away in a straight line, per the CDPH licensed-hospital list dated September 16, 2026. See licensed care homes near it.
Can Hope Haven Care keep a resident on hospice?
Hospice care is approved on this license, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Hope Haven Care license and inspection record
- Name on the license: “HOPE HAVEN CARE”, per the CDSS roster as of June 12, 2026.
- License #374604908. 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 Rlsd 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 September 17, 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 by the state
- Dementia / memory careApproved by the state
- Hospice careApproved by the state
- BedriddenApproved · covers up to 1 resident
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 SIX (6) AMBULATORY, OF WHICH ONE (1) MAY BE BEDRIDDEN, AND THREE (3) FOR NON-AMBULATORTY. BEDROOM #6 IS CLEARED FOR BEDRIDDEN. BEDROOMS #4 AND #5 ARE CLEARED FOR NON-AMBULATORY. HOSPICE WAIVER GRANTED FOR SIX (6).
983 - RCFE / DEMENTIA · 985 - RCFE / HOSPICE
CDSS record, verbatim · September 27, 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 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
$5,200a month to start
Likely $4,250–$6,400
From 9 nearby homes that publish rates · this home’s rate is not on file
Likely monthly total
$5,200a month
Likely $4,250–$6,550
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$5,200likely $4,250–$6,400
Covelight’s estimate starts from the rates 9 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 $4,250–$6,550
- $5,200
- First monthWith a one-time move-in fee · likely $4,950–$9,650
- $7,200
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 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.
9 homes like this within 5 miles publish starting rates mostly between $2,300–$5,900.
- 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
- Liwag's Residential Care HomeSan Diego · 0.3 mi · Small home$2,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Chula Vista Home CareChula Vista · 2.0 mi · Small home$5,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Golden Heart Home CareSan Diego · 2.6 mi · Small home$4,000Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Amariah Home CareChula Vista · 2.9 mi · Small home$5,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living studio · seen September 9, 2026
- Faith VillaChula Vista · 3.1 mi · Small home$4,000Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- A Caring Heart ResidenceChula Vista · 3.5 mi · Small home$6,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living private room · seen September 9, 2026
- Berland Home CareChula Vista · 3.7 mi · Small home$6,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living private room · seen September 9, 2026
- Sun and Sea Assisted LivingImperial Beach · 3.8 mi · Mid-size home$4,000Listed on Seniorly · memory care shared bedroom · 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.
- Royal Garden Guest HomeChula Vista · 4.2 mi · Small home$4,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
Where it is
- 3724 Alaska Street, San Diego, CA 92154Address 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 April 30, 2026.
- On file since
- 2025
- State visits
- 2
- Most recent visit
- September 17, 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 — 2 of 2 documents
Apr 30, 2026Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Jose De La Cruz made an unannounced visit to conduct a Required Annual Inspection. The facility file was reviewed prior to the visit. LPA was welcomed by, identified himself to, and discussed the purpose of the visit with Caretaker. The facility's license shows a maximum capacity of six (6) adult clients, ages 60 and over, three of them might be non-ambulatory and one bed ridden. Hospice waiver granted for six. LPA arrived at 1:50 pm to the facility. LPA requested facility files and around 2:10 pm. The facility was clean, sanitary, and in good repair. Pathways were free of obstruction and slip hazards. Client bedrooms contained the required furnishings. Doors, windows, screens, toilets, and showers were in working order. Extra linens and hygiene supplies were present, as well as Personal Protective Equipment. The facility had sufficient space and equipment to facilitate dining, laundry, visitation, meetings, and client activities. The facility contained at least 2 days of perishable food, and at least 7 days non-perishable food, all safely stored. Cooking, dining equipment, and utensils were present. No toxic chemicals or poisons were accessible to clients. LPA and licensee reviewed the medications cabinet. Medications were labeled, as required, and stored in locked areas. No pools, bodies of water exist on the premises. There is a fireplace on the living room not in use. [CONTINUED ON LIC 809-C] [CONTINUED FROM LIC809] Per S1, no firearms or ammunition are kept at the facility. Carbon monoxide detectors, emergency lighting, and facility telephone were all in working order. Fire extinguishers were serviced within the last 12 months. First aid kit was complete and readily accessible. Required licensing postings were observed in visible areas of the facility. Water temperatures were measured around the facility with the following readings in Fahrenheit degrees: kitchen sink 108, bathroom 1 109. LPA reviewed facility records. The files reviewed by LPA contained required documents. Confidential records were stored in locked areas. No deficiencies were cited per California Code of Regulations. An exit interview was conducted with S1, to whom a copy of this report, and the Licensee/Appeal Rights (LIC9058 03/22) were provided during today’s visit.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Apr 30, 2026
Jun 3, 2025Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Prelicensing
Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Marisela Garcia-Centeno conducted an announced Pre-Licensing for a change of ownership visit to observe the facility’s physical plant for compliance with Title 22, Division 6 of California Code of Regulations and Health & Safety Code. LPA was greeted by, identified themselves to, and explained the purpose of the visit to applicants Jose Rafael Gonzales and Lizelyn Gonzales. The facility fire clearance was granted on and reflects that the facility is approved for six (6) residents in total, of which five (3) may be non-ambulatory and one (1) may be bedridden. The application included a request for a hospice care waiver for six (6) residents. During today’s visit, LPA, accompanied by the applicants, toured the interior and exterior of the facility and inspected each room. The facility was clean, sanitary, and in good repair. Pathways were well lit and free of obstruction and slip hazards. Resident bedrooms allowed for easy passage and contained the required furnishings. Toilets and showers were in working order. The facility’s ambient internal temperature was 72 F. Water temperatures at taps accessible to residents were also compliant: Kitchen was 110.5 F. The facility has enough linens, hygiene supplies, dining supplies, and perishable and non-perishable food for future resident use. Refrigerator temperature was 38 F, and freezer temperature was 0 F. The facility has sufficient space and equipment to facilitate laundry, visitation, meetings, and resident activities. The facility has locked areas for storage of medication and confidential resident and staff records. No pools or bodies of water were observed on the premises. There were no toxic chemicals/poisons, fireplaces, or open-faced heaters accessible to residents. Per the applicant, no firearms or ammunition are or will be stored at the facility. (Continue at LIC 809C) (continue from LIC809) Smoke alarms, carbon monoxide detectors, emergency lighting, and facility telephone were all operational. One (1) fire extinguisher and two (2) first aid kits were present. Required licensing postings were observed in visible areas of the facility. The items reviewed were complaint with Title 22, Division 6 of California Code of Regulations and Health & Safety Code. The applicants passed the pre-licensing inspection. LPA also provided the Component III Training during today’s visit. The Gonzales' were advised that the facility’s application is pending management's final review and approval. An exit interview was conducted with the applicants, to whom a copy of this report and the Licensee/Appeal Rights (LIC9058 03/22) were provided.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Jun 3, 2025
What the state’s words mean
CDSS citation definitions (PDF) ↗ · CDSS complaint outcomes ↗
Who holds the licence
Rlsd LLC, operates 2 licensed homes in California. Running more than one home is common and is neither good nor bad on its own.
- Hope Haven · San Diego
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 San Diego County, closest first. Every listed home appears on the same terms.
Liwag's Residential Care Home
San Diego · Small home · 0.3 mi away
$2,000 a month to start · Listed by the home
Mesa Board and Care
San Diego · Small home · 0.4 mi away
$3,500 a month to start · Covelight estimate
Casa Del Sol
San Diego · Small home · 0.9 mi away
$4,000 a month to start · Covelight estimate
Hope Haven
San Diego · Small home · 1.0 mi away
$4,750 a month to start · Covelight estimate
Villa Del Mar 1
San Diego · Small home · 1.3 mi away
$5,050 a month to start · Covelight estimate
Melrose Care Home II
Chula Vista · Small home · 1.5 mi away
$4,300 a month to start · Covelight estimate