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Sun City Villa
Small home·Licensed for 6·Palm Desert, California
- Care approvals on fileWheelchair · Dementia · HospiceState licensing record · September 27, 2026
- Starting rate$4,500 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 visitJuly 3, 2026CDSS inspection record
Sun City Villa is a small care home in Palm Desert — 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 2019. Bedridden 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 Sun City Villa
Is Sun City Villa licensed?
The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
How many residents is Sun City Villa licensed for?
6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Has Sun City Villa been cited?
0 Type A and 0 Type B citations since 2019, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. Those records count 3 state visits over the same years.
Is Sun City Villa still open?
This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026.
What does Sun City Villa cost?
$4,500 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 5 other homes of a similar licensed size in Palm Desert that publish a starting rate, the middle half runs $4,500 to $5,688 a month, and the middle figure is $4,500 (n = 5 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 Sun City Villa 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 Zinicaclark Inc., per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Can Sun City Villa keep a resident on hospice?
Hospice care is approved on this license, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Sun City Villa license and inspection record
- Name on the license: “SUN CITY VILLA”, per the CDSS roster as of May 25, 2025.
- License #331880678. 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 Zinicaclark Inc., per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- First licensed in 2019, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- 3 state inspection visits since 2019, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- 0 Type A and 0 Type B citations on file since 2019, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. The same records count 3 state visits in that period.
- 0 complaints and 0 substantiated allegations on file since 2019, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- The most recent state visit on file is July 3, 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 6 residents
- Dementia / memory careApproved by the state
- Hospice careApproved by the state
- BedriddenNot on file · ask the home
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
AGE RANGE 60 AND OVER, 6 NON-AMBULATORY. HOSPICE APPROVED FOR 4.
983 - RCFE / DEMENTIA
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
- 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 27, 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
$4,500a month to start
Listed by the home on Seniorly · September 9, 2026 · See listing
Likely monthly total
$4,500a month
Likely $4,500–$5,100
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$4,500this 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 $4,500–$5,100
- $4,500
- First monthWith a one-time move-in fee · likely $4,500–$8,600
- $6,500
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.
8 homes like this within 5 miles publish starting rates mostly between $4,000–$5,350.
- 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 8 nearby homes behind this estimate
- Victoria Falls Home CarePalm Desert · 0.4 mi · Small home$4,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Infinite Love & Care HomesIndio · 1.2 mi · Small home$5,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Villa QuinterraLa Quinta · 3.3 mi · Small home$4,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Goldluxury VillaLa Quinta · 3.4 mi · Small home$4,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Del Oro Residential CareLa Quinta · 3.4 mi · Small home$4,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Mountain View Residential Care for the ElderlyLa Quinta · 3.5 mi · Small home$4,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Monticello Senior Care in La QuintaLa Quinta · 3.6 mi · Small home$4,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- St. Mary's Love and Care HomePalm Desert · 5.0 mi · Small home$5,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
Where it is
- 78950 Mimosa Dr, Palm Desert, CA 92211Address 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 3 documents for this home, and its records count 3 visits since 2019. The most recent is a facility evaluation report, dated May 28, 2026.
- On file since
- 2022
- State visits
- 3
- Most recent visit
- July 3, 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 2019.
Year by year
The last 36 months — 2 of 3 documents
May 28, 2026Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
On 5/28/2026 at 10:50 am, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Toni Nwala made an unannounced visit to the facility to conduct a required annual inspection. LPA was greeted and granted entry by Facility Caregiver, Anika Bus who was informed of the purpose of the visit. Licensee also arrived to the facility shortly after arrival. LPA did observe an individuals on the premises at time of visit whom was not associated to the facility. Citations will be issued. LPA toured the facility with facility Caregiver, Anika Bus and observed the facility is made up of a one story home with five (5) bedrooms, two (2) bathrooms, a kitchen, dining area, living room, laundry room, and attached garage. Resident bedrooms had the required bedding, furniture, and lighting. Bathrooms had grab bars and non-skid mats in the showers. No bodies of water were observed on the premises. Indoor and outdoor pathways were free of obstruction. The facility had a two day supply of perishable foods and seven day supply of non-perishable foods. Medications and cleaning solutions/disinfectants are separately stored in different cabinets in the locked laundry room. Continue on 809-C . LPA toured the garage and observed an additional food and emergency water. The facility has a room with additional incontinent supplies, blankets, linens, and pillows and emergency food. Licensee tested one (1) of the smoke alarms/carbon monoxide detectors and LPA observed it to be operational. LPA also observed a fire extinguisher mounted near the kitchen last serviced on 05/11/2025. Staff present has a criminal record clearance and a valid first aid/CPR certification. Resident files reviewed had updated physician's reports and personal rights. LPA reviewed the facility's Emergency Drill Participation Time sheet noting the facility's last fire drill was conducted on 3/5/2026 LPA checked water temperature and reading is 109.7F. Long Term Care Ombudsman's contact information, complaint procedures, and facility sketch are visibly posted in a hallway. An exit interview was conducted, and Appeal Rights were discussed with Licensee. Report was provided to Licensee. Please see LIC 809D for citations related to the deficiencies observed during inspectionthe state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, May 28, 2026
May 17, 2024Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), Stephanie Martinez, conducted a required annual inspection to the facility. The LPA was allowed entrance into the facility and met with Licensee, Cinica Clark-Taylor and Caregiver Manager, Ionut Stan. The LPA informed the Licensee and Caregiver Manager of the purpose for the visit. The facility currently has an approved Hospice Waiver for four (4) residents. The inspection included the following: Physical Plant: The facility consists of four (4) resident bedrooms, one staff room, a dinning area, a living space, an open kitchen, a garage space with laundry, and a patio with sufficient seating and space for activities. There are no bodies of water located on the property. According to the Licensee, no weapons are stored in the home. The facility is being maintained at a comfortable temperature. All outdoor and indoor passageways are kept free of obstruction and are free of debris and other trash. There are grab bars for each toilet, bathtub and shower used by residents. Resident showers have non-skid mats or strips present. The carbon monoxide/smoke detector was tested by the Administrator and was observed to be in operating condition. The home was kept clean and free of any odors. Food Service: There is a minimum of two (2) days supply of perishable foods and one (1) week's supply of non-perishable foods available. Record Review: All staff were observed to have appropriate fingerprint clearances. LPA did not observe any excluded individuals on the premises at time of visit. Staff responsible for direct care and supervision have current first aid and CPR training. Required training such was Dementia Care training, medication training, postural support training, restricted health care training, and hospice care training were not observed to be completed. Citations will be issued. The facility was not operating beyond the conditions specified on the license. The LPA was informed by the Administrator there are currently no residents in care who are receiving hospice services. There is an Emergency and Disaster Plan observed on file. Proof of emergency drills was observed on file. All services requiring specialized skill are being performed by personnel qualified as appropriately skilled professionals. Full length bed rails were observed to be utilized for Resident Three (R3). The resident is not receiving hospice services. No documentation of a request by the facility to utilize the rails could be provided. A citation will be issued. Medication Review: The LPA reviewed medications for two residents. Medications were observed to be separate and inaccessible to unauthorized individuals. An exit interview was conducted with the Licensee and Caregiver Manager; this report was reviewed and a copy was provided, along with the LIC 811 and instructions on appeal rights.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, May 17, 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
Shared / companion rooms
Reported on caring.com · seen September 9, 2026.
Room typesPrivate · Share Rooms
Reported on caring.com · seen September 9, 2026.
Pets, routines & independence
Residents may bring a pet
Reported on caring.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 Riverside County, closest first. Every listed home appears on the same terms.
Victoria Falls Home Care
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$4,500 a month to start · Listed by the home
Infinite Love & Care Homes
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$5,500 a month to start · Listed by the home
Bella Casa 2
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$4,650 a month to start · Covelight estimate
Emerald Rose Garden 3
Bermuda Dunes · Small home · 1.8 mi away
$4,450 a month to start · Covelight estimate
Bella Casa 3
Palm Desert · Small home · 1.8 mi away
$4,750 a month to start · Covelight estimate
Angelicum RCFE
Palm Desert · Small home · 2.0 mi away
$4,750 a month to start · Covelight estimate