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Oravilla Guest Home
Small home·Licensed for 6·Orange, California
- Care approvals on fileWheelchair · Dementia · HospiceState licensing record · September 13, 2026
- Estimated starting rate$4,600 a monthCovelight estimate · likely $3,750–$5,650
- 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 9, 2025CDSS inspection record
- Licence holderWallace, EvelynSince 1992 · 2 licensed homes
Oravilla Guest Home is a small care home in Orange — 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 1992. Bedridden 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 Oravilla Guest Home
Is Oravilla Guest Home licensed?
The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
How many residents is Oravilla Guest Home licensed for?
6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
Has Oravilla Guest Home been cited?
0 Type A and 0 Type B citations since 1992, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026. Those records count 5 state visits over the same years.
Is Oravilla Guest Home still open?
This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026.
What does Oravilla Guest Home cost?
$4,600 a month to start is a Covelight estimate, likely $3,750–$5,650. 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 16 small homes within 3 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 11 other homes of a similar licensed size in Orange that publish a starting rate, the middle half runs $4,500 to $6,250 a month, and the middle figure is $4,500 (n = 11 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 Oravilla 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 Wallace, Evelyn, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
Is there a hospital nearby?
Chapman Global Medical Center is 1.4 miles away in a straight line, per the CDPH licensed-hospital list dated September 16, 2026. See licensed care homes near it.
Can Oravilla Guest Home keep a resident on hospice?
Hospice care is approved on this license, covering up to 2 residents, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
Oravilla Guest Home license and inspection record
- Name on the license: “ORAVILLA GUEST HOME”, per the CDSS roster as of May 25, 2025.
- License #300613124. 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 Wallace, Evelyn, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- First licensed in 1992, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- 5 state inspection visits since 1992, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- 0 Type A and 0 Type B citations on file since 1992, 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 1992, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- The most recent state visit on file is December 9, 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 careApproved by the state
- Hospice careApproved · covers up to 2 residents
- BedriddenNot on file · ask the home
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
6 NON-AMBULATORY, HOSPICE WAIVER FOR 2.
983 - RCFE / DEMENTIA
CDSS record, verbatim · September 13, 2026
As needs change
- Staying through hospice
Hospice waiver on file · covers up to 2 — 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?”
What it costs here
Covelight estimate
$4,600a month to start
Likely $3,750–$5,650
From 16 nearby homes that publish rates · this home’s rate is not on file
Likely monthly total
$4,600a month
Likely $3,750–$5,850
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$4,600likely $3,750–$5,650
Covelight’s estimate starts from the rates 16 small homes within 3 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 $3,750–$5,850
- $4,600
- First monthWith a one-time move-in fee · likely $4,400–$8,950
- $6,600
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 16 small homes within 3 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.
16 homes like this within 3 miles publish starting rates mostly between $4,250–$7,750.
- 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 16 nearby homes behind this estimate
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- Amparo Elder Care HomeOrange · 0.4 mi · Small home$5,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
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- Summit View Assisted LivingOrange · 1.4 mi · Small home$6,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living private room · seen September 9, 2026
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Where it is
- 2906 E Hoover, Orange, CA 92867Address 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 1992. The most recent is a facility evaluation report, dated December 9, 2025.
- On file since
- 2021
- State visits
- 5
- Most recent visit
- December 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 1992.
Year by year
The last 36 months — 3 of 5 documents
Dec 9, 2025Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
On December 9, 2025, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Brandon Lopez made an unannounced visit to the facility to conduct the required annual inspection. LPA was greeted and granted entry into the facility by care giving staff after explaining the purpose for the visit. Licensee Evelyn Wallace was notified via telephone and later arrived to assist with the inspection. LPA observed that Evelyn Wallace has a valid Administrator certificate which expires on August 10, 2027. The facility is a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE) licensed for six non-ambulatory residents and has a hospice waiver for two. The facility is a single story home with four resident bedrooms, two of which are shared, one staff bedroom, three resident bathrooms, a living room, a dining room, a kitchen, and an attached two car garage. LPA, accompanied by the LI, conducted a tour of the interior portions of the facility. On today's visit, LPA observed five residents in care and two care giving staff present. LPA observed the See Something, Say Something poster (PUB 475) mounted on the wall by the entryway of the facility. LPA inspected the four resident bedrooms and observed them to be clear of any hazards. LPA observed resident bedrooms to have the required furnishings of a bed, a chair, a chest of drawers, and a lamp. LPA observed resident beds to have clean linens and blankets. LPA observed additional linens to be stored in resident bathroom. LPA inspected the three resident bathrooms and observed them to be clean. Resident bathrooms were equipped with grab bars and non-skid floor mats. Faucets and toilets were operational. Hot water temperature measured between 108.5 and 109.1 degrees Fahrenheit. LPA observed the facility has a two day perishable and a seven day non-perishable food supply in the kitchen. LPA observed kitchen knives and sharps to be stored in a locked kitchen cabinet. LPA observed chemicals and toxins to be stored in a locked kitchen cabinet under the sink. CONTINUED ON LIC809-C LPA observed a fire extinguisher to be mounted on the wall in the resident hallway and it was observed to be charged and up to date on service. LPA tested the individual smoke detectors/carbon monoxide detectors which tested operational. LPA observed the facility did not have any documented emergency disaster drills in the year of 2025. LPA observed the centrally stored medication to be kept in a locked cabinet in the kitchen. LPA observed there is also a First Aid kit stored in the cabinet which has all the required components. LPA observed the door leading to the attached two car garage to be kept locked and inaccessible to residents in care. LPA observed the garage to be used for storage and laundry. LPA observed the facility has a three day emergency food and water supply stored in the garage. LPA, accompanied by the LI, conducted a tour of the exterior portions of the facility. LPA observed the exterior to be clear of any obstructions or hazards. LPA observed a shaded outdoor seating area with furniture for resident use. LPA observed the perimeter gate to be self-latching and can be opened in an evacuation. There are no bodies of water on the premises. LPA reviewed all five resident files. All the required documentation were present and current in the resident files reviewed. LPA reviewed the residents' medication and medication administration records. LPA observed the facility was providing six over the counter medications to Resident #4 (R4) without a physician's order. LPA reviewed four staff files. All staff are background cleared and associated to the facility. Based on the observations made during today's visit, deficiencies are being cited on the attached LIC809-D. An exit interview was conducted with Licensee Evelyn Wallace. A copy of the report and Appeal Rights were provided.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Dec 9, 2025
Jan 16, 2025Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: POC
On January 16th, 2025 Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) William Vanegas made an unannounced visit for the purposes of conducting a plan of correction visit. Upon arrival LPA Vanegas was greeted and granted entry to the facility by Care Giver (CG) Leonides Arceo.Shortly after LPA set up equipment administrator arrived and LPA Vanegas observed the following. Licensee/administrator has made the following corrections. Administrator documented and completed required annual training for all staff members. Administrator also began the implementation of the medication administration record (MAR) and medication that is being given to residents is organized. LPA Vanegas observed a new administrator record, and all required documents were included in the administrator record. LPA Vanegas also reviewed updated and active liability insurance to be on the facility premises and filed in facility record. All plans of correction have been completed and cleared. After today's visit no deficiency's have been cited. An exit interview was completed and a copy of this report was left at the facility.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Jan 16, 2025
Dec 26, 2024Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
On 12/26/2024 Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) William Vanegas made an unannounced visit for the purposes of completing an annual inspection. Upon Arrival LPA Vanegas was greeted and granted entrance to the facility by Caregiver Nonie Arceo. LPA Vanegas set up equipment and began a tour of the facility at 8:55AM and observed the following. This is a one storied home with five bedrooms one of which is a staff bedroom and four of which are resident bedrooms, three bathrooms, and one attached two car garage. LPA observed the facility kitchen to be clean and free of debris. LPA observed a microwave, gas stove, and dishwasher that were all tested and tested operational. Refrigerator was observed to have sufficient food for a two day supply of perishable food and a 7 day supply of non-perishable food was observed to be in the garage with sufficient emergency water. Resident's were observed to be in common areas watching television and in their respective private areas resting. Resident bedrooms were observed to have the required furnishings such as a lamp, chest drawers, bed, screened windows, a chair, and linens that are in good repair, meaning no strains or tears. Smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors were observed to be operational. Fire extinguisher was observed to be fully charged however did not have a fire tag on it. Resident restrooms were observed to be clean and free of mildew and debris. Water faucet and toilets tested operational, and water temperature tested at 106.7 degrees F-108.3 degrees F. Resident Showers were observed to have functional grab bars and slip resistant matts. LPA Vanegas conducted a tour of the outside of the facility and observed the following. There are no obstructions in front of any emergency exit doors. Doors have a self closing latch and are not locked. There is an outdoor seating area that is shaded for residence convenience CONTINUED ON LIC809C LPA Vanegas reviewed staff files and observed that there was no staff file for the administrator that was ever assembled and they did not have any files documented for administrator a deficiency was cited on today's date. LPA Vanegas observed licensee to not have liability insurance available for review and licensee advised that they are in the process of obtaining a new policy in this moment. A deficiency was cited on today's date. LPA Vanegas reviewed four resident files, and two staff files. All staff files did not have any of the required training that is needed annually, and it was not documented a deficiency was cited on today's date. LPA Vanegas observed all resident files to have required documents and no deficiency was cited on today's date. LPA Vanegas reviewed medications with Caregiver Nonie Arceo and observed the following. There are some medications that are not being documented when given to the resident's, and if resident refuses the medication it is not being documented and reported to community care licensing via incident report. Licensee was made aware of the process on reporting a refusal of medication and a deficiency was cited on today's date. Based on the observations made during today’s inspection, deficiencies are being cited per Title 22 Division 6 of the California Code of Regulations. An exit interview was conducted, and a copy of this report and appeal rights were left at the facility.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Dec 26, 2024
What the state’s words mean
CDSS citation definitions (PDF) ↗ · CDSS complaint outcomes ↗
Who holds the licence
Wallace, Evelyn, licensed since 1992, operates 2 licensed homes in California. Running more than one home is common and is neither good nor bad on its own.
- Cambridge House · Orange
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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Adult Care Oc Acropolis
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Cheerful Heart Home V
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Sunshine Retirement Home
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