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Snow White Care Home
Small home·Licensed for 6·Los Altos, California
- Care approvals on fileWheelchair · Hospice · BedriddenState licensing record · September 27, 2026
- Starting rate$7,500 a monthListed by the home on Seniorly · September 9, 2026
- 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 18, 2026CDSS inspection record
Snow White Care Home is a small care home in Los Altos — 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 1996. 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 Snow White Care Home
Is Snow White Care Home licensed?
The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
How many residents is Snow White Care Home licensed for?
6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Has Snow White Care Home been cited?
0 Type A and 0 Type B citations since 1996, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. Those records count 6 state visits over the same years.
Is Snow White Care Home still open?
This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026.
What does Snow White Care Home cost?
$7,500 a month to start — listed by the home on Seniorly · September 9, 2026.
The home lists this starting rate on Seniorly for assisted living studio, seen September 9, 2026.
Among 79 other homes of a similar licensed size across Santa Clara County that publish a starting rate, the middle half runs $3,825 to $5,000 a month, and the middle figure is $4,200 (n = 79 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 Snow White 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 Wang, James, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Is there a hospital nearby?
El Camino Health is 3.2 miles away in a straight line, per the CDPH licensed-hospital list dated September 16, 2026. See licensed care homes near it.
Can Snow White 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 27, 2026.
Snow White Care Home license and inspection record
- Name on the license: “SNOW WHITE CARE HOME”, per the CDSS roster as of May 25, 2025.
- License #435200238. 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 Wang, James, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- First licensed in 1996, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- 6 state inspection visits since 1996, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- 0 Type A and 0 Type B citations on file since 1996, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. The same records count 6 state visits in that period.
- 0 complaints and 0 substantiated allegations on file since 1996, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- The most recent state visit on file is February 18, 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 · 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 27, 2026. An approval may cover specific rooms or residents; it does not establish an opening.
Read the state’s own wording
LICENSED TO SERVE AGES 60 AND ABOVE. A FIRE CLEARANCE HAS BEEN GRANTEDFOR ONE BEDRIDDEN RESIDENT IN ROOM #4 AND FIVE NONAMBULATORY RESIDENTS. THE LICENSE IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE HOSPICE WAIVER FOR FOUR (4).
935 - ELDERLY
CDSS record, verbatim · September 27, 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 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?”
What it costs here
This home’s starting rate
$7,500a month to start
Listed by the home on Seniorly · September 9, 2026 · See listing
Likely monthly total
$7,500a month
Likely $7,500–$8,100
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$7,500this home
The home lists this starting rate on Seniorly for assisted living studio, seen September 9, 2026.
Shared room insteadAsknot on file
This home’s listed starting rate is for assisted living studio. A shared room, if one is offered, may cost less — ask.
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 $7,500–$8,100
- $7,500
- First monthWith a one-time move-in fee · likely $7,500–$11,600
- $9,500
Lines marked “Ask” are not in the totals.
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 studio, seen September 9, 2026.
24 homes like this within 10 miles publish starting rates mostly between $3,900–$7,500.
- 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 24 nearby homes behind this estimate
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- Casa Alice Care HomeMountain View · 3.4 mi · Small home$3,900Listed on Seniorly · assisted living private room · seen September 9, 2026
- Casa Pastel Care HomeMountain View · 3.6 mi · Small home$3,900Listed on Seniorly · assisted living private room · seen September 9, 2026
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- Abigail Complete CareRedwood City · 8.8 mi · Mid-size home$13,000Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
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- Sunrise Manor Residential Care HomeSanta Clara · 9.6 mi · Small home$3,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Laurel LodgeSanta Clara · 9.8 mi · Small home$4,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living private room · seen September 9, 2026
- Dayton Home CareSan Carlos · 10.0 mi · Small home$6,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
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Where it is
- 431 Mundell Way, Los Altos, CA 94022Address 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 2022, the state has filed 6 documents for this home, and its records count 6 visits since 1996. The most recent is a facility evaluation report, dated February 18, 2026.
- On file since
- 2022
- State visits
- 6
- Most recent visit
- February 18, 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 1996.
Year by year
The last 36 months — 4 of 6 documents
Feb 18, 2026Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
On 02/18/2026, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Jaime Vado conducted an unannounced Required 1-Year Annual inspection. LPA met with the caregiver Merlita initially, then the licensee, James Wang. LPA explained the purpose of today's visit. There are 3 staff persons present, including the licensee/administrator and 3 residents. This facility is licensed for ages 60 and over. One bedridden resident is allowed in room 4 and 5 non-ambulatory. Hospice waiver for 4 residents. No residents on hospice as of today's inspection. There are 6 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms designated for residents' use. All resident rooms are single occupancy. LPA inspected all 6 resident rooms and found them clean, appropriate lighting, and equipped with the required furniture as outlined in Titel 22. LPA inspected 2 full bathrooms and found them clean, sanitary, and in good working condition. The bathrooms contained soap, grab bars, paper towels, a trash can with lid, and non-skid mats. The hot water temperature is measured at 116F. LPA inspected the kitchen and found it clean and fully operational appliances. LPA observed a locked cabinet containing knives and sharp objects, and a locked cabinet under the sink with detergents and cleaning supplies. Medication closet is located near the kitchen as well and is observed to be locked and in order. The refrigerator and pantry cabinets are inspected. Sufficient supplies of fresh perishable food for 2 days and nonperishable supplies for 7 days are observed. Fire extinguisher is observed in the kitchen adjacent to the kitchen sink. Inspection tag is observed as inspected on 09/29/2025. Combination carbon monoxide and smoke detectors are observed in place and tested as functional. Continued on following page. Page 2 LPA inspected the garage and found it clean and organized. Facility washer and dryer is in place and both are functional. Incontinence supplies are stored in the garage as well as a staff refrigerator. The emergency exit routes are observed as free and clear of any obstructions on both sides of the facility. The backyard area patio, ramps, and walkways are observed as clear and in good repair. Shed is observed as being used for storage reasons only. First aid kit is present and equipped with the required items. Last disaster drill, which is a fire drill, was conducted on 01/05/2026. LPA reviewed 3 staff files and 5 resident file during today's visit. Based on file review, all files are observed to be current for both residents and staff. Medications are observed to logged and current per observations made. No updated documents requested as per the licensee there has been no changes to staff. All administrator certificates are still current and were provided to previous LPA. And designated responsible staff is the same as last year. No deficiencies were cited during today's visit. Report is reviewed with the licensee and a copy is provided on this day.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Feb 18, 2026
May 15, 2025Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Case Management - Other
On May 15, 2025, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Kiran Jain arrived unannounced at the facility to conduct a Case Management visit for a welfare check on four (R1-R4) residents, who were relocated from another facility. Upon arrival, the LPA was greeted by the Licensee, James Wang. The LPA disclosed the purpose of the visit. LPA toured the facility and observed all four (4) residents who moved/relocated from the facility located at 3835 Mumford Place, Palo Alto, CA 94306. Two (2) residents were watching TV in the living room, one (1) resident was watching TV in their room, and one (1) resident was sitting on a table in the kitchen. LPA reviewed the resident records for all four residents and were observed to be complete. LPA observed two (2) caregivers present at the facility. The licensee stated that they have updated all the records for the residents after they moved/relocated. No deficiencies were cited during today's visit. An exit interview was conducted with the Licensee. A copy of this report was provided to the Licensee, James Wang, whose signature on this form confirms receipt of the report.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, May 15, 2025
Feb 12, 2025Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
On February 12, 2025, at 08:50 AM, the Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Kiran Jain arrived unannounced at the facility to conduct a Required 1-Year Annual inspection. The LPA met with the caregiver, Merlita Bathan, and disclosed the purpose of the inspection. The caregiver informed the LPA that the facility had (1) resident in care and (1) staff member present at the time. The Licensee, James Wang, joined shortly after. At 9:28 AM, the LPA initiated a walk-through of the facility, accompanied by the licensee. LPA inspected the lobby room and observed it clean, with all furniture in good repair. LPA inspected the living room. There was a television, fireplace with a mesh screen, dining table, and dining chairs to accommodate the residents. There were (6) bedrooms and (4) bathrooms designated for residents' use. All resident rooms were single occupancy. LPA inspected all (6) resident rooms and found them clean, well-lit, and equipped with the required furniture. LPA inspected (2) full bathrooms and found them clean, sanitary, and in good working condition. The bathrooms contained soap, grab bars, paper towels, a trash can, a shower chair, and non-slip mats. The hot water temperature at the sink faucet measured 118.6°F in bathroom #1 and 119.8°F in bathroom #2. LPA inspected the kitchen and found it clean, with no cooking in progress at the time. The appliances were checked and observed to be in working order. The LPA inspected a locked cabinet containing knives and sharp objects, and a locked cabinet under the sink with detergents and cleaning supplies. The refrigerator and pantry cabinets were inspected, and sufficient supplies of fresh perishable food for (2) days and nonperishable staples for (7) days were observed. No expired food or stored medications were noted. LPA inspected the fire extinguisher mounted on the wall in the kitchen and found it fully charged, with the last service tag dated 09/26/2024. The licensee tested the smoke and carbon monoxide detector located in the hallway in the LPA's presence, and it was found to be functional. Continued on LIC809-C LPA inspected the garage and found it clean. A washer, a dryer, and cabinets with incontinence supplies were observed. LPA toured the backyard area and found ramps and passageways in good condition, clear of obstructions, with no blocking or tripping hazards. No bodies of water were noted. The LPA inspected (1) storage shed and observed wheelchairs, furniture items, bedframes, and mattresses, stored in the shed. LPA reviewed (2) staff personnel records and (1) resident records. The LPA observed that 1 of 1 resident had an Admission Agreement, Physician's Report, Appraisal Needs and Services Plan, and CSDMR. LPA observed that 2 of 2 staff members had LIC 508 Criminal Record Statements and LIC 503 Health Screening and confirmed that 2 of 2 staff members were associated with the facility. LPA observed a locked centrally stored medication cabinet inside the kitchen. Medications were organized in separate bin for the resident. Centrally Stored Medication Records (CSMR) were reviewed and found to be complete. LPA inspected the first aid kit and found it fully stocked. Emergency Drill Logs were reviewed, and it was observed that Emergency Disaster Drills were conducted quarterly, with the most recent drill completed on 11/24/2024. The following updated forms are requested to be submitted to CCLD by 02/19/2025: LIC 500: Personnel Report LIC 308: Designation of Facility Responsibility Certificate of Liability Insurance Current Control of Property (Lease or Deed) Document Administrator Certificate(s) No deficiencies were cited during today's visit. An exit interview was conducted with the Licensee. A copy of this report was left with the Licensee, James Wang, whose signature on this form confirms receipt of the report.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Feb 12, 2025
Feb 22, 2024Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) David Marrufo conducted an unannounced Required 1 Year visit and met with Merlita Bathan. During visit, LPA Marrufo toured the facility inside and out. LPA Marrufo toured the facility kitchen area and observed a perishable food supply of at least two days and a non-perishable food supply of at least seven days. A first aid kit was observed and found to be complete. LPA Marrufo toured 3 out of 3 resident bathrooms. The bathroom water temperatures ranged from 114 F to 119 F. Each bathroom had functioning lights and available soap and paper towels. LPA Marrufo toured 6 out of 6 bedrooms. Each bedroom had available bedding and clothing storage areas as well as working lights. The smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors were tested and found to function properly when tested. The outdoor area was toured and the exits were clear of obstructions. LPA Marrufo reviewed resident and staff records and found them to be complete. The last recorded Emergency Disaster Drill was conducted on 11/24/2023. No deficiencies were cited at this time as per California Code of Regulations Title 22. This report was reviewed with Merlita Bathan and a copy of this report was provided.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Feb 22, 2024
What the state’s words mean
CDSS citation definitions (PDF) ↗ · CDSS complaint outcomes ↗
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- What is included in the monthly rate, and what costs extra?
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