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Pinecrest Retirement Home
Small home·Licensed for 6·Auburn, California
- Care approvals on fileWheelchair · HospiceState licensing record · September 13, 2026
- Estimated starting rate$4,700 a monthCovelight estimate · likely $3,850–$5,800
- Home sizeLicensed for 6Small care home · a licensed care home (RCFE)
- Ways to payAsk the homeMedi-Cal ALW participation not on file
- Last state visitFebruary 12, 2026CDSS inspection record
Pinecrest Retirement Home is a small care home in Auburn — 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 2006. Dementia care and bedridden care are 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 Pinecrest Retirement Home
Is Pinecrest Retirement Home licensed?
The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
How many residents is Pinecrest Retirement Home licensed for?
6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
Has Pinecrest Retirement Home been cited?
0 Type A and 0 Type B citations since 2006, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026. Those records count 6 state visits over the same years.
Is Pinecrest Retirement Home still open?
This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026.
What does Pinecrest Retirement Home cost?
$4,700 a month to start is a Covelight estimate, likely $3,850–$5,800. 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 19 small homes and similar homes within 15 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 17 other homes of a similar licensed size across Placer County that publish a starting rate, the middle half runs $3,900 to $6,000 a month, and the middle figure is $5,000 (n = 17 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 Pinecrest Retirement 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 Moktan, Birbahadur, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
Is there a hospital nearby?
Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital is 4.4 miles away in a straight line, per the CDPH licensed-hospital list dated September 16, 2026. See licensed care homes near it.
Can Pinecrest Retirement Home keep a resident on hospice?
Hospice care is approved on this license, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
Pinecrest Retirement Home license and inspection record
- Name on the license: “PINECREST RETIREMENT HOME”, per the CDSS roster as of May 25, 2025.
- License #315001734. 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 Moktan, Birbahadur, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- First licensed in 2006, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- 6 state inspection visits since 2006, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- 0 Type A and 0 Type B citations on file since 2006, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026. The same records count 6 state visits in that period.
- 0 complaints and 0 substantiated allegations on file since 2006, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- The most recent state visit on file is February 12, 2026, 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
- 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
LICENSED TO SERVE SIX NONAMBULATORY RESIDENTS AGES 60 AND OVER. HOSPICE WAIVER ON FILE FOR FOUR RESIDENTS.
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?”
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
Covelight estimate
$4,700a month to start
Likely $3,850–$5,800
From 19 nearby homes that publish rates · this home’s rate is not on file
Likely monthly total
$4,700a month
Likely $3,850–$6,000
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–$5,800
Covelight’s estimate starts from the rates 19 small homes and similar homes within 15 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–$6,000
- $4,700
- First monthWith a one-time move-in fee · likely $4,500–$9,100
- $6,700
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 19 small homes and similar homes within 15 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.
19 homes like this within 15 miles publish starting rates mostly between $3,500–$6,150.
- 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 19 nearby homes behind this estimate
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- Elite Elder CareEl Dorado Hills · 12 mi · Small home$3,500Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Lake View Residential CareEl Dorado Hills · 12 mi · Small home$3,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living · seen September 9, 2026
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- Splendor Oaks Senior Living 2Roseville · 13 mi · Small home$3,500Listed on A Place for Mom · seen September 9, 2026
- Ferrari RCFELincoln · 13 mi · Small home$4,500Listed on A Place for Mom · seen September 9, 2026
- Happy Life VillaLincoln · 13 mi · Small home$4,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living · seen September 9, 2026
- Royal GardenEl Dorado Hills · 14 mi · Small home$6,000Listed on A Place for Mom · seen September 9, 2026
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- Roseberry CareRoseville · 14 mi · Mid-size home$5,000Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
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- Renaissance Senior CareOrangevale · 15 mi · Small home$6,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living · seen September 9, 2026
- Dani's Helping HandsFolsom · 15 mi · Small home$3,200Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Aaa CareCitrus Heights · 15 mi · Small home$3,500Listed on A Place for Mom · seen September 9, 2026
Where it is
- 107 Pinecrest Avenue, Auburn, CA 95603Address 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 6 documents for this home, and its records count 6 visits since 2006. The most recent is a facility evaluation report, dated February 12, 2026.
- On file since
- 2021
- State visits
- 6
- Most recent visit
- February 12, 2026
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 2006.
Year by year
The last 36 months — 3 of 6 documents
Feb 12, 2026Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Cassandra Mikkelson arrived unannounced and met with Licensee Birbahadur Moktan to conduct an annual inspection utilizing the inspection tool. LPA conducted an inspection of the care home to ensure compliance with Title 22 regulations. LPA observed resident rooms, common area bathrooms, kitchen, common areas and perimeter of care facility. LPA observed rooms to be properly furnished, with appropriate bedding and lighting. The bathrooms were in sanitary condition and properly maintained. LPA checked the kitchen area for the ability to prepare and store food. Care home has required (2) two day perishable and (7) seven day non-perishable food supply on hand. Smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors are operational in the care home. Fire extinguishers and first aid kit are maintained and ready for emergency use. LPA checked medication storage and found medications to be locked away and inaccessible to the residents. LPA reviewed five (5) resident files, two (2) staff files and resident medications. Facility has a current copy of certificate of liability insurance and LPA obtained a copy. As a result of this visit, no deficiencies were cited pursuant to California Code of Regulations, Title 22, Division 6, Chapter 8. Exit interview was conducted with Administrator.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Feb 12, 2026
Apr 16, 2025Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
LPA Hiratsuka, conducted this unannounced annual visit. LPA toured the facility with Danny Moktan. There are five residents in care at this time. There are three private and one shared resident room on the left side of the main entrance to this facility. There is a licensee quarters located behind the utility room next to the kitchen. There is also a private resident room next to the kitchen that has an exit to a patio. There is a caregiver's quarters connected to the living room. There is one full common bathroom and one private bathroom in the shared room. The resident room in the front of the facility to the right of the entrance and the room between that one and the shared room have a door connecting the two rooms on the shared wall. The middle room has an exit to the outside. Precautions are taken for privacy when they are occupied; however, the connecting door cannot be blocked on either side per fire code because in case of emergency, the middle room is the exit for both rooms. The shared room has an exit to the outside. There are two patio areas that the facility has exits to. There is a wood deck in the back patio that has a ramp leading to the side of the facility. There are sheds in the backyard. The second patio is next to the dining room and private client room. Kitchen was inspected. There is a locked cabinet under the sink that stores soaps for the dishes and dishwasher. There is an ample perishable supply and the nonperishable supply is adequate. Medications are stored in a locked cabinet in the kitchen. Staff and resident records were reviewed during visit. Several topics were discussed during this visit. No citations issued during this visit.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Apr 16, 2025
Mar 14, 2024Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
On 3/14/2024 LPA Tryon visited the facility to do an annual visit. LPA met with Danny Moktan. The facility currently has 2 residents. LPA toured the facility including common areas, kitchen, bedrooms, hallways, laundry, patio, yard, bathrooms. The facility appears to be clean and in good condition. Food supplies appear adequate to meet the requirement of 2 days perishable and 7 days non-perishable. Medications are centrally stored and locked. Cleaners and other potentially hazardous items are secured. No hazards were noted. Smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detector installed and functioning, fire extinguisher present and charged. Furniture, furnishings and plumbing in good and functional condition. There is a large patio out the back door with various chairs and tables for residents to spend time outside, all in good condition. LPA reviewed the CARE Tool with Administrator. LPA reviewed staff training, and reviewed 2 of 2 resident files. LPA was not able to interview a resident, as one resident was out with family and the other resident only communicates via sign language. At this time the facility appears to be in substantial compliance with the regulations. Exit interview conducted.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Mar 14, 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.
Find a detail about life at this home.
Rooms & the spaces they will use
Room typesPrivate · Semi-Private
Reported on aplaceformom.com · seen September 9, 2026.
Outdoor spaceOutside Patio
Reported on aplaceformom.com · seen September 9, 2026.
Roll-in / accessible shower
Reported on aplaceformom.com · seen September 9, 2026.
Common areasCentral Fireplace
Reported on aplaceformom.com · seen September 9, 2026.
Air conditioning in the room
Reported on aplaceformom.com · seen September 9, 2026.
AmenitiesPiano or Organ
Reported on aplaceformom.com · seen September 9, 2026.
Cable or satellite TV
Reported on aplaceformom.com · seen September 9, 2026.
Housekeeping
Reported on aplaceformom.com · seen September 9, 2026.
Kitchenette in the unit
Reported on aplaceformom.com · seen September 9, 2026.
Bath tubs
Reported on aplaceformom.com · seen September 9, 2026.
Meals, preferences & familiar food
Family may eat with the resident
Reported on aplaceformom.com · seen September 9, 2026.
Vegetarian or vegan optionsVegetarian · Vegan
Reported on aplaceformom.com · seen September 9, 2026.
Meals provided
Reported on aplaceformom.com · seen September 9, 2026.
Cultural cuisine regularly servedInternational
Reported on aplaceformom.com · seen September 9, 2026.
Kosher foodKosher style
Reported on aplaceformom.com · seen September 9, 2026.
Activities & the rhythm of a day
Activity types offeredBBQs or Picnics · Karaoke · Holiday Parties · Birthday Parties · Educational Speakers / Life Long Learning · Resident Band or Musicians
Reported on aplaceformom.com · seen September 9, 2026.
Trips outside the home
Reported on aplaceformom.com · seen September 9, 2026.
Faith, culture & language
Religious observance supportedProtestant Services · Bible Study Group
Reported on aplaceformom.com · seen September 9, 2026.
Pets, routines & independence
Pet types allowedCats · Dogs
Reported on aplaceformom.com · seen September 9, 2026.
Visiting & staying involved
Transportation costs extraReported no
Reported on aplaceformom.com · seen September 9, 2026.
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?
Other homes nearby
The nearest licensed homes in Placer County, closest first. Every listed home appears on the same terms.
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Chateau-The Villa
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Village Lane Residence
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$4,050 a month to start · Covelight estimate
Outlook Senior Care
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Auburn Ravine Terrace Assisted Living
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$5,100 a month to start · Covelight estimate
Westwood Hills Senior Care Home
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