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Summit View Assisted Living
Small home·Licensed for 6·Orange, California
- Care approvals on fileWheelchair · Dementia · Hospice · BedriddenState licensing record · September 13, 2026
- Starting rate$6,500 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 visitDecember 12, 2025CDSS inspection record
Summit View Assisted Living 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 2024.
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 Summit View Assisted Living
Is Summit View Assisted Living licensed?
The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
How many residents is Summit View Assisted Living licensed for?
6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
Has Summit View Assisted Living been cited?
0 Type A and 0 Type B citations since 2024, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026. Those records count 3 state visits over the same years.
Is Summit View Assisted Living still open?
This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026.
What does Summit View Assisted Living cost?
$6,500 a month to start — listed by the home on Seniorly · September 9, 2026.
The home lists this starting rate on Seniorly for assisted living private room, seen September 9, 2026.
Among 10 other homes of a similar licensed size in Orange that publish a starting rate, the middle half runs $4,500 to $5,500 a month, and the middle figure is $4,500 (n = 10 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 Summit View Assisted Living 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 Summit View Assisted Living LLC, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
Is there a hospital nearby?
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim is 2.1 miles away in a straight line, per the CDPH licensed-hospital list dated September 16, 2026. See licensed care homes near it.
Can Summit View Assisted Living keep a resident on hospice?
Hospice care is approved on this license, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
Summit View Assisted Living license and inspection record
- Name on the license: “SUMMIT VIEW ASSISTED LIVING LLC”, per the CDSS roster as of May 25, 2025.
- License #306006618. 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 Summit View Assisted Living LLC, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- First licensed in 2024, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- 3 state inspection visits since 2024, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- 0 Type A and 0 Type B citations on file since 2024, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026. The same records count 3 state visits in that period.
- 0 complaints and 0 substantiated allegations on file since 2024, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- The most recent state visit on file is December 12, 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 by the state
- BedriddenApproved · covers up to 1 resident
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, OF WHICH 1 MAY BE BEDRIDDEN. BEDROOM #2 APPROVED FOR BEDRIDDEN. WAIVER/GRANTED FOR HOSPICE CARE FOR(3).
983 - RCFE / DEMENTIA
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
- 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
$6,500a month to start
Listed by the home on Seniorly · September 9, 2026 · See listing
Likely monthly total
$6,500a month
Likely $6,500–$7,100
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
Starting monthly rate$6,500this home
The home lists this starting rate on Seniorly for assisted living private room, seen September 9, 2026.
Shared room insteadAsknot on file
This home’s listed starting rate is for assisted living private room. 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 $6,500–$7,100
- $6,500
- First monthWith a one-time move-in fee · likely $6,500–$10,600
- $8,500
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 private room, seen September 9, 2026.
15 homes like this within 3 miles publish starting rates mostly between $3,850–$7,550.
- 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 15 nearby homes behind this estimate
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- Lakeview Elderly CareAnaheim · 1.4 mi · Small home$6,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living private room · seen September 9, 2026
- Amparo Elder Care HomeOrange · 1.4 mi · Small home$5,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Cheerful Heart Home VVilla Park · 1.5 mi · Small home$8,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living private room · seen September 9, 2026
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Where it is
- 2902 E Shady Forest Ln, 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 2024, the state has filed 3 documents for this home, and its records count 3 visits since 2024. The most recent is a facility evaluation report, dated December 12, 2025.
- On file since
- 2024
- State visits
- 3
- Most recent visit
- December 12, 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 2024.
Year by year
The last 36 months — 3 of 3 documents
Dec 12, 2025Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
On December 12, 2025, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Garlli Tat conducted an unannounced visit to the facility for the purpose of a required annual inspection. LPA explained the purpose for the visit and was greeted and granted entry by staff on duty. During the visit, staff on duty contacted the facility administrator (AD) Stefania Tanase about the visit. For this visit, there are two staff members on duty, both of which are background cleared and associated. AD later arrived to assist with the inspection. The PUB475 ‘See Something, Say Something’ poster was observed to be located by the front entrance. LPA observed the Administrator's Certificate for Stefania Tanase, which expires on January 3, 2027. The facility is a Residential Care facility for the Elderly (RCFE) licensed for six residents, six of which may be non-ambulatory, one may be bedridden, and a hospice waiver for three. LPA toured the interior and exterior portions of the facility with AD. For this visit, there are a total of four non-ambulatory residents in care, two of which are on hospice, and none are bedridden. The facility is a single story home. There are a total of five bedrooms, two of which are private resident bedrooms, two bedrooms are shared, and one is a staff bedroom. LPA toured each bedroom with the AD and observed that bedrooms were provided with furniture in good repair, clean linens, adequate storage space, and free of any hazards. LPA observed the staff room is kept locked and inaccessible to residents in care. Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors as well as auditory exit alarms were tested and operational. There are a total of two and a half bathrooms. Continued on LIC 809-C. Bathrooms were observed to be in good repair, toilets and faucets were operational and showers were equipped with grab bars and non-skid floor mats. Water temperature in the bathrooms were measured to be between 105.1 degrees Fahrenheit. Facility met the minimum two-day perishable and seven-day non-perishable food supplies. Sharp items and knives were locked underneath the kitchen sink and inaccessible to residents in care. Fire extinguisher was charged, mounted and located in the kitchen. Fire extinguisher did not have a date of purchase. LPA observed the emergency disaster and evacuation plan, which is posted by the front entrance. LPA observed the facility conducted their last emergency disaster drill on November 5, 2025. Facility had back-up emergency food and water supply, located in the staff bedroom. LPA observed that the First Aid kit had all the required components. Medications were observed to be locked in a medication cabinet in the kitchen, inaccessible to residents in care. Chemicals were observed to be locked underneath the kitchen sink. LPA observed the door leading to the attached two car garage is kept locked and inaccessible to residents in care. The garage is used for storage. For the exterior portion, LPA observed patio furniture under shading, and the grounds were free of any hazards or obstructions. There are two exit gates in the backyard that can be opened in case of an emergency. There is a shed in the backyard which is locked and used for storage. There is a pool surrounded by a secured five feet fence that is kept locked. During this visit, four resident files and four staff files were reviewed. All staff are background cleared and associated with the facility. LPA reviewed residents’ medication and medication records and one resident and one staff interviews were conducted. LPA called insurance broker to verify liability insurance. Based on today's observations, there is one deficiency being cited per Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations. An exit interview was conducted with Stefania Tanase. This report was reviewed with the administrator and a copy was provided at the end of the visit. Appeal Rights were reviewed.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Dec 12, 2025
Nov 26, 2024Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Prelicensing
On 11/26/2024 at 8:00AM Licensing program analyst's (LPA's) William Vanegas and Rose Ruppert conducted an announced visit for the purposes of pre licensing. LPA's were greeted and granted access to the facility by administrator (AD) Stefania Tanase. LPA's explained the purpose of the visit and began the tour of the facility at 8:09AM and observed the following. The facility is a one storied home with four resident bedrooms and three bathrooms one of which is a guest bathroom and an attached two car garage. LPA's observed all client beds had linens and blankets and they are of good quality meaning, no strains or rips. LPA's observed four out of four bedrooms with screened windows, and the required furnishings meaning, lamps, chest drawers, a chair for seating, and the required storage space for clothing and personal items. LPA's observed all rooms with exit routes have operational alarms. LPA's observed the kitchen area, and noted the following. Facility has a microwave, dishwasher, and gas stove. All of which were tested to be operational. Refrigerator was observed to be at 40 Degrees F, and the freezer was observed to be at 0 Degrees F. Licensee had no knives on site at the time of the visit, however they stated they will get some and buy a magnet lock to keep them locked. LPA's observed bathrooms to be free of mildew and debris, and were in clean and sanitary order. LPA's observed showers to have operational grab bars, slip-resistant mats, and shower chairs in each of the showers. Toilet was tested to be operational and water tested in between 117.1 and 117.6 Degrees F. LPA's observed all required postings to be posted at the main entrance of the facility including, personal rights, personal rights of resident council, visiting hours, ombudsman, emergency disaster plan, and PUB475. However PUB475 was not the required size, and licensee ordered the correct size and showed LPA's proof of the purchase during today's visit. CONTINUED ON LIC809C LPA's toured outside of the facility, and observed the following. There is a large body of water (pool) that is secured by a 5 ft fence. The fence is locked and made inaccessible to residents unless they are being supervised. LPA's observed an outdoor shaded seating area, and a large grilling section powered by a propane tank that is secure and inaccessible to residents. Exit routes are free of any obstructions, LPA's observed a small shed on the east side of the house that contains gardening supplies and tools. This shed is locked and made inaccessible to residents. All exit doors on the exterior of the property are unlocked and residents are able to exit in the case of an emergency. LPA's observed facility to have a 7-day supply of nonperishable food, and a 2-day supply of perishable food, and emergency water sufficient for residents in care. LPA's observed the facility to have planned activities for clients such as golf in the front yard, music days, church services, and balloon toss activities. LPA's observed facility to have a working smart phone used as a home phone, and device for making face-time calls to family members and physicians. LPA's conducted the component Three Orientation with AD. AD was notified that the final application approval will be issued by the Centralized Applications Bureau in Sacramento. An exit interview was conducted and a copy of this report was provided to Licensee.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Nov 26, 2024
Oct 29, 2024Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Office
Facility Type: Residential Care Facility for the Elderly Application Type: Initial Capacity: 6 Census (if any clients in care): 0 COMP II Participants: STEFANIA TANASE, TEODORA TANASE Interview Method: Telephone interview On October 29, 2024, applicant/administrator participated in COMP II. Identification of the applicant and administrator was verified through interview questions based on photo ID and other identifying personal information. During COMP II, applicant and administrator confirmed the understanding of the California Code Title 22 Regulations. Signed LIC 809 with copy of photo ID have been obtained. During COMP II, CAB analyst confirmed Applicant/Administrator’s understanding of following areas: 1. Facility operation: License type, client/resident populations, and program 2. Admission Policies 3. Staffing requirements & Training 4. Restricted/Prohibited Health Conditions 5. General provisions 6. Emergency Preparedness 7. Complaints & Reporting 8. Pre-licensing readinessthe state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Oct 29, 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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