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Loving Home for Seniors
Small home·Licensed for 6·Chatsworth, California
- Care approvals on fileWheelchair · Hospice · BedriddenState licensing record · September 13, 2026
- Estimated starting rate$4,700 a monthCovelight estimate · likely $3,850–$5,750
- Home sizeLicensed for 6Small care home · a licensed care home (RCFE)
- Ways to payMedi-Cal ALW acceptedDHCS participant list · August 9, 2026
- Last state visitJune 3, 2025CDSS inspection record
Loving Home for Seniors is a small care home in Chatsworth — 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 since 2023. Dementia care is not on file.
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 Loving Home for Seniors
Is Loving Home for Seniors licensed?
The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
How many residents is Loving Home for Seniors licensed for?
6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
Has Loving Home for Seniors been cited?
0 Type A and 0 Type B citations since 2023, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026. Those records count 4 state visits over the same years.
Is Loving Home for Seniors still open?
This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026.
What does Loving Home for Seniors cost?
$4,700 a month to start is a Covelight estimate, likely $3,850–$5,750. 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 14 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 228 other homes of a similar licensed size across Los Angeles County that publish a starting rate, the middle half runs $4,000 to $6,300 a month, and the middle figure is $5,000 (n = 228 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. What Medi-Cal’s Assisted Living Waiver covers in a care home.
Does Loving Home for Seniors take Medi-Cal?
On Medi-Cal’s Assisted Living Waiver: this home appears on the DHCS participation list, August 9, 2026. Confirm eligibility and current participation with the program. The waiver pays for care services, not room and board.
Who holds the license?
The license is held by Loving Home for Seniors, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
Is there a hospital nearby?
Northridge Hospital Medical Center is 2.5 miles away in a straight line, per the CDPH licensed-hospital list dated September 16, 2026. See licensed care homes near it.
Can Loving Home for Seniors keep a resident on hospice?
Hospice care is approved on this license, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
Loving Home for Seniors license and inspection record
- Name on the license: “LOVING HOME FOR SENIORS”, per the CDSS roster as of May 25, 2025.
- License #197610411. The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- Licensed for 6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- Licensed to Loving Home for Seniors, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- First licensed in 2023, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- 4 state inspection visits since 2023, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- 0 Type A and 0 Type B citations on file since 2023, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026. The same records count 4 state visits in that period.
- 0 complaints and 0 substantiated allegations on file since 2023, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- The most recent state visit on file is June 3, 2025, 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 6 residents
- Dementia / memory careNot on file · ask the home
- Hospice careApproved by the state
- 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
FIRE CLEARANCE FOR SIX (6) NON-AMBULATORY, WHERE ONE (1) CAN BE BEDRIDDEN IN ROOM #5. HOSPICE WAIVER IS GRANTED FOR FOUR (4) RESIDENTS. BEDROOM #1 IS CLEARED FOR STAFF ONLY.
935 - ELDERLY
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
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
$4,700a month to start
Likely $3,850–$5,750
From 14 nearby homes that publish rates · this home’s rate is not on file
Likely monthly total
$4,700a month
Likely $3,850–$5,950
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$4,700likely $3,850–$5,750
Covelight’s estimate starts from the rates 14 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 $3,850–$5,950
- $4,700
- First monthWith a one-time move-in fee · likely $4,500–$9,050
- $6,700
How people payOn the Medi-Cal waiver list · private pay, 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 appears on the DHCS participation list, August 9, 2026. Confirm eligibility and current participation with the program. The waiver pays for care services, not room and board. For a resident on SSI/SSP, California’s 2026 standard sends $1,444.07 a month to the home for 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 14 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.
14 homes like this within 5 miles publish starting rates mostly between $3,500–$5,600.
- 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 14 nearby homes behind this estimate
- Agape Senior ResidenceChatsworth · 0.9 mi · Small home$3,500Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- A Caring Touch Board and CareChatsworth · 1.1 mi · Small home$4,500Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Lily of the ValleyNorthridge · 1.3 mi · Small home$3,800Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Breath of Sunshine PlusNorthridge · 3.3 mi · Small home$3,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Wholesome Life Senior LivingCanoga Park · 3.6 mi · Small home$5,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living private room · seen September 9, 2026
- A Paradise in the ValleyNorthridge · 3.7 mi · Small home$5,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living one bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Liebelove CareWoodland Hills · 3.9 mi · Small home$5,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Alaga HomesNorthridge · 4.0 mi · Small home$6,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living private room · seen September 9, 2026
- Blue Skies RanchTarzana · 4.5 mi · Small home$4,500Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Grant Serenity of Granada HillsGranada Hills · 4.6 mi · Small home$7,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living private room · seen September 9, 2026
- Balboa Senior LivingGranada Hills · 4.7 mi · Small home$5,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living private room · seen September 9, 2026
- Healthy Life Service FacilityNorth Hills · 4.9 mi · Small home$5,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living private room · seen September 9, 2026
- Elegance Care ResortTarzana · 4.9 mi · Small home$10,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living private room · seen September 9, 2026
- Alalik Care HomeGranada Hills · 5.0 mi · Small home$3,500Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
Where it is
- 9652 Quartz Avenue, Chatsworth, CA 91311Address 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 2023, the state has filed 4 documents for this home, and its records count 4 visits since 2023. The most recent is a facility evaluation report, dated June 3, 2025.
- On file since
- 2023
- State visits
- 4
- Most recent visit
- June 3, 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. Counts cover this licence since 2023.
Year by year
The last 36 months — 2 of 4 documents
Jun 3, 2025Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
At 09:30am, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Angela Panushkina arrived at the facility to conduct an unannounced annual inspection. Upon arrival, LPA met with Staff #1 (S1) who granted access to the facility. The Administrator arrived shortly after, and LPA explained the reason for the visit. Today's site visit consisted of LPA touring the physical plant inside and outside and observed the following: Facility maintains a temperature of 71°F. Facility is licensed for capacity of six (6) of which six (6) non-ambulatory and one (1) bedridden resident. There are four (4) bedrooms designated for resident’s use, and one staff room (room #1). LPA observed all bedrooms to be appropriately furnished with a bed, night stand, a chair, extra linens and have appropriate lighting. The facility also has three (3) bathrooms. LPA observed all bathrooms have soap, paper towels and extra towels and linens were readily available. The hot water temperature measured at 120.0°F. At 09:40am, LPA observed medications, residents and staff files are kept in the hallway closet and observed to be locked and inaccessible to residents in care. There is a complete first-aid kit in the cabinet with all required supplies and with the first aid manual. The fire extinguisher is located in the dining room and was last purchased on 04/29/2025. LPA observed there to be sufficient stock of one-week perishable foods and two-day non-perishable foods. Frozen foods are properly wrapped and stored appropriately. Food storage and preparation areas are clean and inaccessible to pests. Continue on LIC809-C Laundry is located by the garage. The washer/dryer appear to be in good condition. All chemicals and detergents are kept inaccessible to residents in care. Smoke detectors and carbon monoxide monitors were tested and observed to be functional. The back of the facility has sufficient yard space. At 10:05am, LPA observed appropriate outdoor furniture, with a covered shaded area for residents. There is a swimming pool that is fenced all around with a gate that is approximately 5 feet high. You will need a key to gain entry to the swimming pool as it is kept locked at all times. LPA discussed the importance of maintaining the care and supervision to meet the needs of residents. Between 10:15am to 11:15am, LPA reviewed records of five (5) residents and three (3) staff. Resident and staff records appeared to be complete and updated. LPA observed Administrator certificate renewed on 05/9/2025. Annual fee is paid in full. LPA collected Certificate of Liability Insurance and LIC500. No citations issued during this visit. Exit interview conducted and copy of this report signed and delivered.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Jun 3, 2025
Jun 28, 2024Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
At 10:45am, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Angela Panushkina arrived at the facility to conduct an unannounced annual inspection. Upon arrival, LPA met with the Administrator and explained the reason for the visit. At 10:55am LPA conducted a tour of the physical plant and observed the following: Facility has four (4) bedrooms of designated for resident’s use, fthree (3) bathrooms and one staff room (room #1). Facility is licensed for capacity of six (6) of which six (6) non-ambulatory and one (1) bedridden resident. It has also been approved for a hospice waiver for four (4) residents. LPA was able to tour the home and did not observe any immediate health and safety concerns. Facility maintains a temperature of 74°F. LPA observed there to be sufficient stock of one-week non-perishable foods and two-day perishable foods. Frozen foods are properly wrapped and stored appropriately. Food storage and preparation areas are clean and inaccessible to pests. The fire extinguisher was observed in the kitchen and the living room area and was last serviced on 10/27/24. Sharps, cleaning supplies and medications are centrally stored and are kept locked in various kitchen cabinets and drawers. Bedrooms are appropriately furnished and have appropriate lighting. Bathrooms have soap, paper towels and hand washing signs were observed. The hot water temperature measured at 116.4°F. Extra towels and linens were readily available. Laundry area is also located by the kitchen area and LPA observed all chemicals and detergents are kept locked and inaccessible to residents. At 12:45pm, smoke detectors and carbon monoxide monitors were tested and observed to be functional. The facility has a swimming pool that is fenced all around with a gate and will be kept locked at all times. The fence surrounding the swimming pool is approximately 5 feet high all around its parameters. LPA also observed a clean covered patio and backyard furniture to accommodate the six (6) residents. LPA discussed the importance of maintaining care and supervision to meet the needs of residents. Between 1:10pm to 2:00pm, LPA reviewed records of five (5) residents and two (2) staff. Resident and staff records appeared to be complete and updated. LPA collected Certificate of Liability Insurance and LIC500. No citations issued during this visit. Exit interview conducted. Copy of report emailed to Licensee.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Jun 28, 2024
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?
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