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Mimi's Guest Home

Small home·Licensed for 5·San Clemente, California

Licensed since 2008Licence #306003945
  • Care approvals on fileWheelchair · Hospice · BedriddenState licensing record · September 13, 2026
  • Estimated starting rate$4,900 a monthCovelight estimate · likely $4,000–$6,000
  • Home sizeLicensed for 5Small care home · a licensed care home (RCFE)
  • Ways to payAsk the homeMedi-Cal ALW participation not on file
  • Last state visitOctober 9, 2025CDSS inspection record

Mimi's Guest Home is a small care home in San Clemente — 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 2008. 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 Mimi's Guest Home

Is Mimi's Guest Home licensed?

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

How many residents is Mimi's Guest Home licensed for?

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

Has Mimi's Guest Home been cited?

0 Type A and 0 Type B citations since 2008, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026. Those records count 5 state visits over the same years.

Is Mimi's Guest Home still open?

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

What does Mimi's Guest Home cost?

$4,900 a month to start is a Covelight estimate, likely $4,000–$6,000. 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 within 10 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 188 other homes of a similar licensed size across Orange County that publish a starting rate, the middle half runs $4,500 to $6,000 a month, and the middle figure is $5,000 (n = 188 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 Mimi's Guest 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 Mimi's Guest Home, LLC, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.

Can Mimi's Guest Home keep a resident on hospice?

Hospice care is approved on this license, covering up to 4 residents, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.

Mimi's Guest Home license and inspection record

  • Name on the license: “MIMI'S GUEST HOME”, per the CDSS roster as of May 25, 2025.
  • License #306003945. 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 Mimi's Guest Home, LLC, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
  • First licensed in 2008, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
  • 5 state inspection visits since 2008, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
  • 0 Type A and 0 Type B citations on file since 2008, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026. The same records count 5 state visits in that period.
  • 0 complaints and 0 substantiated allegations on file since 2008, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
  • The most recent state visit on file is October 9, 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 5 residents
  • Dementia / memory careNot on file · ask the home
  • Hospice careApproved · covers up to 4 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
5 NON AMBULATORY, IN WHICH 1 MAY BE BEDRIDDEN; HOSPICE WAIVER FOR 4.

935 - ELDERLY

CDSS record, verbatim · September 13, 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 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

$4,900a month to start

Likely $4,000–$6,000

From 12 nearby homes that publish rates · this home’s rate is not on file

Likely monthly total

$4,900a month

Likely $4,000–$6,200

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
Room
Daily care
Sharing the room

Memory care is not priced here: a dementia-care designation is not on file for this home. Ask the home.

  • Starting monthly rate$4,900likely $4,000–$6,000

    Covelight’s estimate starts from the rates 12 small homes within 10 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 $4,000–$6,200
$4,900
First monthWith a one-time move-in fee · likely $4,700–$9,300
$6,900
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 worksWithin 25% for 7 in 10 homes in testing

Covelight’s estimate starts from the rates 12 small homes within 10 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 10 miles publish starting rates mostly between $4,200–$6,000.

  • 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

Where it is

  • 333 Calle Escuela, San Clemente, CA 92672Address 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 2021, the state has filed 5 documents for this home, and its records count 5 visits since 2008. The most recent is a facility evaluation report, dated October 9, 2025.

On file since
2021
State visits
5
Most recent visit
October 9, 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 2008.

Year by year
YearVisitsDocumentsSubstantiated2025220202411020221102021110

The last 36 months — 3 of 5 documents

20252 state visits · 2 documents
Oct 9, 2025Facility evaluation reportReport on file

Type of visit: POC

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Kimberly Lyman made an unannounced visit to the facility for the purpose of a Plan of Correction (POC) visit, based upon the deficiencies cited in LIC form 809D on 09/25/2025 LPA was greeted and granted entry into the facility and explained the reason for the visit. *Deficiency cited under Title 22 Regulation 87355(e)(2) pertaining to Criminal Record Transfer has been cleared. Licensee provided proof of correction. Licensee has complied with the terms of the POC. *Deficiency cited under Title 22 Regulation 87307(e)(1)(A) pertaining to Personal Accommodations and Services has been cleared. LPA observed protective devices on the cook top knobs. Licensee has complied with the terms of the POC. *Deficiency cited under Title 22 Regulation 87608(a)(3) pertaining to Postural Supports has been cleared. Licensee provided proof of correction. Licensee addressed all items noted on the advisory note given 09/25/2025. Licensee has been advised to maintain all items especially those that were previously deficient in the facility in accordance with Title 22 Regulations. Exit interview conducted and a copy of this report was left at the facility.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Oct 9, 2025
Sep 25, 2025Facility evaluation reportReport on file

Type of visit: Required - 1 Year

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Kimberly Lyman conducted an unannounced visit to Mimi's Guest Home. The purpose of today’s visit was to conduct the Annual Required inspection. LPA was allowed entry into the facility and explained the reason for the visit. Facility is licensed for 5 non-ambulatory residents of which 1 may be bedridden. Facility has an approved hospice waiver for 4 residents and the home currently has 2 residents on hospice. Administrator Mimi Romero has an administrator certificate valid until 07/31/2027. LPA Lyman along with Administrator Mimi Romero toured the facility at 9:00 AM. LPA toured the physical plant, checked food service, first aid kit and reviewed records. Facility appears to be clean, safe, and sanitary. The home consists of four resident bedrooms, 1 common restroom, 1 resident restroom, one staff room, living room, dining room, and kitchen. Resident bedrooms had the required furniture, bed linens and closet/drawer space to accommodate each resident comfortably. Resident bathrooms were checked. Toilets and water faucets worked properly, grab bars were secure and shower was free of mold/mildew. Water temperature measured between 106.8 and 115.7 degrees F in all facility bathrooms. Resident bath towels, toiletries and personal hygiene supplies were adequately stocked at time of visit. Common areas were clean and clear of hazards, doorways were free of obstructions. Auditory exit alarms were operational during today's visit. First aid kit had all the elements including thermometer, tweezers and scissors. LPA observed toxins are secured during today's visit. Kitchen was inspected. Perishable and non-perishable food supply was checked and adequately stocked at time of visit. Smoke detectors and Carbon Monoxide detectors tested operational during today's visit. Fire extinguishers are fully charged. Kitchen appliances are operational during today's visit. LPA toured the outside grounds and there is ample shaded seating for residents. LPA observed a fenced and secured pool. Exit gate is unlocked and operational. LPA observed ample emergency water supply. LPA reviewed the emergency disaster plan during the visit. CONT ON LIC809-C DATED 09/25/2025 Facility provided documentation of last fire drill conducted on 07/26/2025. Facility provides activities in the form of exercise, painting and music. LPA reviewed three resident files and two staff files. Resident files contained required documents including admission agreements, physician reports and resident appraisals. . Resident 3 does not have a physician order for half bed rails in the file. Staff files reviewed contained required documentation as well as CPR training, criminal record clearance and required annual training. Staff 1 does not have association to the facility. LPA reviewed medication storage and administration. Medications are stored in a locked closet. Based on the observations made during today's visit, deficiencies are being cited under California Code of Regulations, Title 22, Division 6, Chapter 8. Exit interview conducted and a copy of the appeal rights were given at time of visit.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Sep 25, 2025
20241 state visit · 1 document
Aug 26, 2024Facility evaluation reportReport on file

Type of visit: Required - 1 Year

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Rose Ruppert made an unannounced visit to the facility today to conduct an Annual Required Evaluation. LPA was greeted and granted entry by Staff #1 at 8:30am. During today’s visit, LPA met with Mimi Romero, Licensee (LE). The facility is a single story building with an approved fire clearance of five non-ambulatory residents of which one may be bedridden and approved for a hospice waiver for four. The facility currently has a census of three residents in care with one on hospice. During today’s visit, LPA toured the facility and inspected the physical plant, including but not limited to testing all smoke detectors, testing hot water temperature in two of two resident bathrooms, and testing auditory devices on all exits. The hot water temperature measured between 105.6 and 119.8 degrees Fahrenheit and all smoke detectors were operational. The fire extinguisher is charged and was serviced on August 9,2023. Licensee has an appointment for fire inspection to service fire extinguishers. The facility’s last fire drill was conducted on July 10, 2024. LPA inspected the facility food supply and observed the facility retained a minimum of two days perishable and seven days non-perishable food on hand. LPA observed medication storage and reviewed the centrally stored medications. Per review medications are being given as prescribed. LPA reviewed three of three staff training and fingerprint records. Staff require current First Aid/ CPR which Licensee will schedule. LPA conducted a complete review of resident records. LPA interviewed alert residents regarding their quality of care and spoke to staff present regarding care provided. LPA confirmed that administrator has a current administrator certificate which expires on August 1, 2025. (See LIC 809-C) (Continuation from LIC 809) The following deficiency is being cited per Title 22 Division 6 of the California Code of Regulations. An exit interview was conducted with Mimi Romero and a copy of this report was given to the facility along with a copy of the LIC 9102-TV, LIC 858, LIC 859; LIC 809-D and Appeal Rights.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Aug 26, 2024

The state marks this report as 4 pages; the online copy we transcribed has 3. You can request the full file from the county licensing office.

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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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.

  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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