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Pacific Sunset - Eureka Springs
Small home·Licensed for 6·Escondido, California
- Care approvals on fileWheelchair · Hospice · BedriddenState licensing record · September 27, 2026
- Starting rate$3,500 a monthListed by the home on Seniorly · September 9, 2026
- Home sizeLicensed for 6Small care home · a licensed care home (RCFE)
- Room at the last state visit2 of 6 beds occupiedJuly 14, 2021 · not a current opening
- Ways to payAsk the homeMedi-Cal ALW participation not on file
- Last state visitMarch 19, 2026CDSS inspection record
Pacific Sunset - Eureka Springs 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 since 2010. Dementia care is 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 Pacific Sunset - Eureka Springs
Is Pacific Sunset - Eureka Springs licensed?
The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
How many residents is Pacific Sunset - Eureka Springs licensed for?
6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Has Pacific Sunset - Eureka Springs been cited?
0 Type A and 0 Type B citations since 2010, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. Those records count 4 state visits over the same years.
Is Pacific Sunset - Eureka Springs still open?
This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026.
What does Pacific Sunset - Eureka Springs cost?
$3,500 a month to start — listed by the home on Seniorly · September 9, 2026.
The home lists this starting rate on Seniorly for assisted living shared bedroom, seen September 9, 2026.
Among 31 other homes of a similar licensed size in Escondido that publish a starting rate, the middle half runs $4,050 to $6,000 a month, and the middle figure is $5,000 (n = 31 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 Pacific Sunset - Eureka Springs 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 Pacific Sunset Care Homes LLC, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Can Pacific Sunset - Eureka Springs keep a resident on hospice?
Hospice care is approved on this license, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Pacific Sunset - Eureka Springs license and inspection record
- Name on the license: “PACIFIC SUNSET - EUREKA SPRINGS”, per the CDSS roster as of May 25, 2025.
- License #374602951. 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 Pacific Sunset Care Homes LLC, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- First licensed in 2010, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- 4 state inspection visits since 2010, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- 0 Type A and 0 Type B citations on file since 2010, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. The same records count 4 state visits in that period.
- 0 complaints and 0 substantiated allegations on file since 2010, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- The most recent state visit on file is March 19, 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 careNot on file · ask the home
- Hospice careApproved by the state
- BedriddenApproved by the state
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
FACILITY SERVES SIX (6) ELDERLY RESIDENTS; AGES 60 AND ABOVE. ALL OF WHOM MAY BE NON-AMBULATORY, THREE (3) APPROVED FOR BEDRIDDEN. HOSPICE WAIVER APPROVED FOR FOUR (4)
935 - ELDERLY
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
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?”
Care & day-to-day support
These are the home’s own statements about its day-to-day practice — they are not part of the state licensing record, and the state has not approved or reviewed them.
Incontinence care
Reported on aplaceformom.com · seen September 9, 2026.
What it costs here
This home’s starting rate
$3,500a month to start
Listed by the home on Seniorly · September 9, 2026 · See listing
Likely monthly total
$3,500a month
Likely $3,500–$4,100
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 · where the price comes from
Memory care is not priced here: a dementia-care designation is not on file for this home. Ask the home.
Starting monthly rate$3,500this home
The home lists this starting rate on Seniorly for assisted living shared bedroom, seen September 9, 2026.
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 $3,500–$4,100
- $3,500
- First monthWith a one-time move-in fee · likely $3,500–$7,600
- $5,500
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 worksWhere this price comes from
The home lists this starting rate on Seniorly for assisted living shared bedroom, seen September 9, 2026.
11 homes like this within 3 miles publish starting rates mostly between $3,650–$6,250.
- 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 11 nearby homes behind this estimate
- Madeleine's Senior LivingEscondido · 0.7 mi · Small home$4,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Secure SeniorsEscondido · 1.0 mi · Mid-size home$4,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Crossroads Home CareEscondido · 1.3 mi · Small home$4,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Mariposa ManorEscondido · 1.6 mi · Small home$5,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Arnicare VillaEscondido · 1.7 mi · Small home$4,200Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Kelly's Greenway VillaEscondido · 1.8 mi · Small home$6,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Emerald Care ManorEscondido · 1.8 mi · Small home$3,200Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- El Norte Home CareEscondido · 2.0 mi · Mid-size home$4,000Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Escondido Retirement GardenEscondido · 2.2 mi · Small home$3,500Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Kelly's Oakhill VillaEscondido · 2.3 mi · Small home$6,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living private room · seen September 9, 2026
- Kelly's Eastbury VillaEscondido · 2.4 mi · Small home$6,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living private room · seen September 9, 2026
Where it is
- 3131 Crane Avenue, Escondido, CA 92027Address 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 2021, the state has filed 5 documents for this home, and its records count 4 visits since 2010. The most recent is a facility evaluation report, dated March 19, 2026.
- On file since
- 2021
- State visits
- 4
- Most recent visit
- March 19, 2026
- Occupied · July 14, 2021 visit
- 2 of 6 bedsa count on that day, not an opening
We hold 1 complaint report the state published for this home, dated July 14, 2021. 1 of the 1 carries the state's recorded outcome word: “Substantiated” (1). 1 includes the transcribed allegation the state investigated, word for word. Summary composed by computer from the 1 complaint report below — every count derives from them, and the documents themselves are the state's records, verbatim. We never grade, score, or color a record.
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 2010.
Year by year
The last 36 months — 3 of 5 documents
Mar 19, 2026Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
On 03/19/2026, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Jacqueline Shaw-Ross arrived at the facility to conduct the required annual visit. LPA was greeted at the door by Salvacion Bagtas, Caregiver, and the purpose of the visit was explained. Present at the facility were one staff member, one hospice worker, and three residents. The home is approved for six elderly residents ages 60 and above. All of whom may be non-ambulatory, three are approved for bedridden. Hospice waiver is approved for four residents. The facility is a single story structure with five (5) bedrooms and three and a half (3.5) bathrooms, with one bedroom designated for a live in caregiver. LPA conducted a tour of the interior and exterior of the facility. The home was observed to be clean, free of clutter, and free of odors. The food supply was observed to be sufficient. Hot water temperature tested in two (2) resident bathrooms measured 113 degrees Fahrenheit, which is within regulatory limits. Medications, sharps, and cleaning chemicals were locked and inaccessible to residents in care. Smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors were tested and found to be operational. Quarterly emergency disaster drills are being conducted as required; the most recent drill occurred on 01/13/2026. No pools, bodies of water, or firearms/ammunition were observed on the premises. Staff present were observed to have criminal record clearance, facility association, and valid CPR certification. Annual licensing fees are up to date. Emergency drills are conducted quarterly, with the last drill conducted on 01/13/2026. The Emergency Disaster Plan was reviewed and is updated. During the visit LPA was informed by Caregiver that they did not have access to client records and the owner was away on medical appointment. LPA spoke with the Licensee by telephone and informed them of the importance of having all records readily available for review. Citation issued. During the employee file review, LPA observed that all three (3) staff files contained current CPR certification, background clearance, medical clearance, and current/ongoing training. An exit interview was conducted, and a copy of this report, the LIC 809 D, appeal rights, and the LIC 811 Confidential Names List were reviewed with and provided to Caregiver Salvacion Bagtas.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Mar 19, 2026
Mar 6, 2025Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
On 03/06/25 Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Javina George made an unannounced visit to the facility to conduct a 1 year required visit. LPA was greeted and granted entry by Caregiver Amelia Perlow, where explained the purpose of the visit. The administrator Carlo Munar was unable to come to the facility due to being out of town. The facility has an approved hospice waiver for (3), with (2) residents currently receiving services. LPA conducted a tour of the interior and exterior areas of the facility. The facility was observed to be clean, clutter and odor free. The medications, sharps, and chemicals were observed to be locked and inaccessible to residents in care. The smoke and carbon monoxide detectors were tested and observed to be operable. The emergency disaster drills are being conducted on a quarterly basis, the last drill was conducted on 12/11/24, with a drill being due this month (March 2025). There are no pools, bodies of water or known guns and ammunition on the premises. The facility is a single story structure consisting of (5) bedrooms and (3.5) bathrooms. There is one room designated for a live in caregiver. The food supply was observed to be sufficient. The water temperature was tested and measured to be 105 degrees Fahrenheit in the (2) resident bathrooms. All staff present were observed to have obtained criminal record clearance and were associated tot he facility with valid CPR certification. The administrator on record needs to be changed and was observed to have submitted their renewal application. The facility annual fees are due on or before 03/17/25, LPA provided PIN 746115, should the Licensee wish to pay electronically. The governing body was observed to be active and in good standing. The facility is to submit the following: updated LIC610E, Emergency Disaster Plan as well as an updated Centrally Stored Medication And Destruction Record for all (3) residents in care to the department no later than 5pm on 03/02/25. During the employee file review LPA observed for the (3) staff files to not contain proof of ongoing/current training(s) received. Deficiency cited. Based on today's inspection A citation will be issued in accordance with the California Code of Regulations (Title 22, Division 6, Chapter 8). An exit interview was conducted and a copy of this report, 809D, appeal rights, LIC9098-Proof of Corrections form and LIC811-Confidential names list was reviewed and provided to Amelia Perlow.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Mar 6, 2025
Mar 20, 2024Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Jacqueline Shaw Ross made an unannounced visit to the facility for the purpose of an annual review. LPA was greeted by Administrator, Amelia Perlow and explained the purpose of the visit. A tour of the facility was conducted inside and out. Present at the facility were two clients and one additional staff was available. The facility is a four (4) bedroom four (4) bathroom one story home. During the tour the following was observed: Clients bedrooms had the required furnishings and were observed to be in good condition. Bathrooms had required signage, hand rails, non-slip mats. Night-lights were observed in the hallways. Fixtures and furniture for an operational facility are present and in good repair. All passageways were free of obstructions, charged fire extinguishers and the fire alarm system was operable, medications are kept centralized and locked, hazardous items are kept inaccessible to clients. Hot water was tested at 118.5 degrees Fahrenheit. Backyard area is free from obstructions. Kitchen/Food Service: LPA observed the entire kitchen, food is stored properly and dishes are clean and in good condition. There is a sufficient supply of perishable and non-perishable foods. Area was observed to be clean and functional. Care & Supervision: Facility has sufficient care staff employed. Administration: Emergency exiting plans, telephone numbers and Ombudsman information and other required signage are posted throughout the facility. The following deficiency was observed: The Administrator could not recall nor have record of the last emergency drill conducted. LPA advised Administrator drills are to be conducted quarterly. Deficiency cited. Record Review and Client/Staff Files: LPA reviewed current staff and all staff have has Criminal Background Clearance and trainings are current, however the following deficiency was observed: -The facility staff did not have current CPR/First Aid certification. Certification for all staff expired on 6/7/2023. Deficiency cited. Client records were reviewed and contained required documents that included Admission Agreement, Pre-Appraisal, current Physician's Report. Medication Review: LPA reviewed medication and medications appear to be dispensed according to physician's orders, however the following deficiency was observed: - The facility did not have an updated medication record keeping system of medication dosages given to residents. Administrator stated they are in the process of updating the system. Deficiency cited. An exit interview was conducted and a copy of this report along with LIC 809D, LIC811, and Appeals Rights was provided to Administrator, Amelia Perlow.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Mar 20, 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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