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Palo Alto Senior Care Home
Small home·Licensed for 6·Fresno, California
- Care approvals on fileWheelchair · Dementia · HospiceState licensing record · September 13, 2026
- Starting rate$3,000 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 visit5 of 6 beds occupiedNovember 29, 2023 · not a current opening
- Ways to payAsk the homeMedi-Cal ALW participation not on file
- Last state visitNovember 6, 2025CDSS inspection record
Palo Alto Senior Care Home is a small care home in Fresno — 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 2021. 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 Palo Alto Senior Care Home
Is Palo Alto Senior Care Home licensed?
The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
How many residents is Palo Alto Senior Care Home licensed for?
6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
Has Palo Alto Senior Care Home been cited?
0 Type A and 0 Type B citations since 2021, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026. Those records count 7 state visits over the same years.
Is Palo Alto Senior Care Home still open?
This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026.
What does Palo Alto Senior Care Home cost?
$3,000 a month to start — listed by the home on Seniorly · September 9, 2026.
The home lists this starting rate on Seniorly for assisted living, seen September 9, 2026.
Among 6 other homes of a similar licensed size across Fresno County that publish a starting rate, the middle half runs $3,600 to $5,700 a month, and the middle figure is $4,500 (n = 6 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 Palo Alto Senior Care 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 Vizcarra, Marisela De La Torre, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
Is there a hospital nearby?
Fresno Surgical Hospital is 1 mile away in a straight line, per the CDPH licensed-hospital list dated September 16, 2026. See licensed care homes near it.
Can Palo Alto Senior Care 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.
Palo Alto Senior Care Home license and inspection record
- Name on the license: “PALO ALTO SENIOR CARE HOME”, per the CDSS roster as of May 25, 2025.
- License #107209141. 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 Vizcarra, Marisela De La Torre, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- First licensed in 2021, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- 7 state inspection visits since 2021, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- 0 Type A and 0 Type B citations on file since 2021, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026. The same records count 7 state visits in that period.
- 1 complaint and 0 substantiated allegations on file since 2021, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026. One complaint can carry several allegations.
- The most recent state visit on file is November 6, 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 4 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
AGE RANGE 60 AND OVER. 6 NON-AMBULATORY. HOSPICE WAIVER FOR 4 RESIDENTS.
935 - ELDERLY · 983 - RCFE / DEMENTIA · 985 - RCFE / HOSPICE
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
- 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
This home’s starting rate
$3,000a month to start
Listed by the home on Seniorly · September 9, 2026 · See listing
Likely monthly total
$3,000a month
Likely $3,000–$3,600
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
Starting monthly rate$3,000this home
The home lists this starting rate on Seniorly for assisted living, 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 $3,000–$3,600
- $3,000
- First monthWith a one-time move-in fee · likely $3,000–$7,100
- $5,000
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, seen September 9, 2026.
- 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 6 nearby homes that publish a rate
- Green VillaFresno · 1.3 mi · Small home$5,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living private room · seen September 9, 2026
- Joyful Living RcheFresno · 1.4 mi · Small home$3,600Listed on Seniorly · assisted living · seen September 9, 2026
- Carmel Village Memory CareClovis · 6.3 mi · Mid-size home$6,000Listed on Seniorly · independent living private cottage/casita · seen September 9, 2026
- Serenity Garden Home 2Fresno · 8.7 mi · Small home$4,000Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Close to Home Residential CareFresno · 10 mi · Small home$5,700Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- The Harvest at FowlerFowler · 16 mi · Mid-size home$3,000Listed on AssistedLiving.com · seen September 9, 2026
Where it is
- 269 W. Palo Alto Ave, Fresno, CA 93704Address 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 7 documents for this home, and its records count 7 visits since 2021. The most recent is a facility evaluation report, dated November 6, 2025.
- On file since
- 2021
- State visits
- 7
- Most recent visit
- November 6, 2025
- Occupied · November 29, 2023 visit
- 5 of 6 bedsa count on that day, not an opening
We hold 1 complaint report the state published for this home, dated November 29, 2023. 1 of the 1 carries the state's recorded outcome word: “Unsubstantiated” (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 complaints1typical 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 2021.
Year by year
The last 36 months — 4 of 7 documents
Nov 6, 2025Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
On 11/06/25 Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) M. Yang arrived unannounced to conduct an annual visit. LPA introduce self, stated the purpose of the visit and met with staff Archimedes Crisologo. Licensee/Administrator Marisela De La Torre Vizcarra was called and arrived shortly. All five residents were present during inspection. LPA toured facility with Licensee. The facility was observed to be at a comfortable temperature, clean, in good repair, and no passageway obstructions or fire hazards were observed inside or outside. All residents’ bedroom were toured and observed to have the required furnishings and with adequate lighting. An adequate supply of perishable and non-perishable food was observed. Fire extinguisher was observed with a service date: 10/22/25. Last fire drill was completed on 10/10/25.Medications were observed locked in kitchen cabinet. Medications were checked and MARs were reviewed and observed administered as prescribed. Kitchen was toured and observed cleaning chemicals under kitchen sink. Knives were observed locked in lockbox under kitchen counter. The bathrooms were toured. Non-skid mats and grabbed bars were observed. Hot water temperature was tested at 115.3 and 113.5 degree F in the bathroom 1 and maintained at 114.2 and 116.2 degree F in master bathroom. Extra linens and towels were observed. Outside of facility toured and observed to be free of debris. Side exit observed self-closing and self-latching. Adequate outdoor seating is available for residents. All residents’ and sample of staff files were reviewed to have required records. Carbon monoxide and smoke detector operational during visit. No deficiencies issued during this inspection. Exit Interview conducted. The following documents requested to be updated and submitted to Fresno CCL by 11/12/25: Lic 308, Lic 309, Lic 500, Lic 610E, current Administrator certificate, and current liability insurance. A copy of this report was provided to Licensee, whose signature on this form confirms receipt of this report.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Nov 6, 2025
Oct 28, 2024Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
On 10/28/2024, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Walton arrived unannounced to conduct an annual inspection. LPA introduced self, stated the purpose of the visit and requested to meet with the Administrator. LPA met with Administrator, Marisela Vizcarra. LPA reviewed facility records and observed the following: LPA found that 3 out of 4 client records were observed to be current and complete. LPA did not observe hospice binder for S1. Administrator stated that hospice nurse completed a binder and requested for another agency "drop off" the binder to the facility. Personnel records reviewed. LPA found personnel records to be complete, however staff did not have documentation of annual training on file. Medications reviewed and observed to be administered as prescribed. Emergency disaster plan reviewed. Last fire drill conducted on 09/14/2024. LPA conducted a tour of the facility. Facility appeared clean and at a comfortable temperature. Common areas were furnished with adequate seating and lighting. Fire extinguisher observed to be last serviced on 10/16/2023. LPA toured the facility kitchen. Kitchen appeared clean and safe for food preparation. LPA observed an adequate food supply. Medications observed to be locked and inaccessible in a cabinet in the kitchen. LPA observed the facility bathroom to be operational. Bathroom was equipped with securely fastened grab bars. Hot water measured at 116.4 degrees F. Cleaning supplies observed to be locked an inaccessible in a closet. LPA toured resident bedrooms and observed the bedrooms to have required furnishings. LPA observed an adequate supply of linens. Smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector observed to be operational during today's inspection. Exterior tour conducted. All exits and passage ways were free from obstructions during today's inspection. Deficiencies are being cited in accordance to California Code of Regulations, Title 22, Division 6 on the attached 809D. Exit interview conducted and a plan of correction was reviewed and developed with Administrator. A copy of this report and appeal rights were discussed and provided to Administrator, Marisela Vizcarra, whose signature on this form confirms receipt of this document. LPA is requesting the following documents be submitted to the Fresno CCL office via fax or mail by 11/11/2024: Current copy of Administrator Certificate, Designation of Facility Responsibility (LIC308), Administrator Organization (LIC 309), Affidavit regarding Client/Resident Cash Resources (LIC 400), Liability Insurance, Emergency and Disaster Plan (LIC 610E) Personnel Report (LIC500), Register of Facility Clients/Residents for (LIC9020A), Surety Bond.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Oct 28, 2024
The state marks this report as 5 pages; the online copy we transcribed has 3. You can request the full file from the county licensing office.
Nov 29, 2023Complaint investigation reportUnsubstantiated
Allegation investigated: Resident sustained unexplained fractures while in care
On 11/29/2023, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Walton arrived unannounced to deliver findings on the above allegation. LPA introduced self and disclosed the purpose of the visit to the Administrator. LPA met with Administrator, Marisela Vizcarra. The Department investigated the allegation: Resident sustained unexplained fractures while in care, and found that the allegation is UNSUBSTANTIATED. Although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violation did or did not occur. No deficiencies issued during this inspection. An exit interview was conducted with Administrator. A copy of this report was discussed and provived to Administrator, Marisela Vizcarra, whose signature on this form confirms receipt of this document. Unsubstantiatedthe state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Nov 29, 2023 · control 24-AS-20230831103153
The state marks this report as 3 pages; the online copy we transcribed has 1. You can request the full file from the county licensing office.
Nov 29, 2023Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
On 11/29/2023, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Walton arrived unannounced to conduct an annual inspection. LPA introduced self, stated the purpose of the visit and requested to meet with the Administrator. LPA was granted entry to the facility, facility staff contacted Administrator via telephone, and Administrator arrived a short time later. LPA met with Administrator, Marisela Vizcarra. LPA conducted a tour inside and outside of facility. Facility observed to be clean, odor free and at a comfortable temperature. Common areas were furnished well with adequate seating and lighting available. Resident bedrooms appeared clean and had required furnishings. LPA observed an adequate supply of linen. Resident bathrooms were equipped grab bars in toilet and tub/shower areas, non-skid mats were observed. Hot water measured at 128.7 degrees F. Kitchen toured, appeared clean, observed a 7-day supply of non-perishable and 2-day supply of perishable food. Exterior tour conducted, all exits open and free of obstructions. Side gate was observed to be self-latching. Fire extinguisher serviced on 10/16/2023. Smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors observed operational during today’s inspection. Last fire drill conducted on 07/20/2023. All cleaning supplies are locked in secured closet in the hallway. LPA reviewed staff and client records. Medications reviewed and observed to have original labels and be administered as prescribed. A deficiency is being issued in accordance to California Code of Regulations, Title 22, Division 6 on the attached 809D. Exit interview conducted and a plan of correction was reviewed and developed with the Administrator. A copy of this report and appeal rights were discussed and provided to Administrator, Marisela Vizcarra, whose signature on this form confirms receipt of this document. LPA is requesting the following documents be submitted to the Fresno CCL office by 12/13/2023: Current copy of Administrator Certificate, Designation of Facility Responsibility (LIC308), Administrator Organization (LIC 309), Affidavit regarding Client/Resident Cash Resources (LIC 400), Liability Insurance, Emergency and Disaster Plan (LIC 610E) Personnel Report (LIC500), Register of Facility Clients/Residents for (LIC9020A), Surety Bond.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Nov 29, 2023
The state marks this report as 6 pages; the online copy we transcribed has 2. You can request the full file from the county licensing office.
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.
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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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