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Tara Hills Care Home

Small home·Licensed for 6·Pinole, California

Licensed since 2006Licence #75601304
(510) 910-6165From the state roster · September 27, 2026Plan a visit
  • Care approvals on fileWheelchair · HospiceState licensing record · September 27, 2026
  • Starting rate$7,000 a monthListed by the home on A Place for Mom · 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 visitNovember 19, 2025CDSS inspection record

Tara Hills Care Home is a small care home in Pinole — 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 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 Tara Hills Care Home

Is Tara Hills Care Home licensed?

The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.

How many residents is Tara Hills Care Home licensed for?

6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.

Has Tara Hills Care Home been cited?

0 Type A and 0 Type B citations since 2006, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. Those records count 4 state visits over the same years.

Is Tara Hills Care Home still open?

This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026.

What does Tara Hills Care Home cost?

$7,000 a month to start — listed by the home on A Place for Mom · September 9, 2026.

The home lists this starting rate on A Place for Mom, seen September 9, 2026.

Among 32 other homes of a similar licensed size across Contra Costa County that publish a starting rate, the middle half runs $3,500 to $5,300 a month, and the middle figure is $4,500 (n = 32 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 Tara Hills 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 Dmc Homes, Inc., per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.

Can Tara Hills Care Home keep a resident on hospice?

Hospice care is approved on this license, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.

Tara Hills Care Home license and inspection record

  • Name on the license: “TARA HILLS CARE HOME”, per the CDSS roster as of May 25, 2025.
  • License #75601304. 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 Dmc Homes, Inc., per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
  • First licensed in 2006, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
  • 4 state inspection visits since 2006, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
  • 0 Type A and 0 Type B citations on file since 2006, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. The same records count 4 state visits in that period.
  • 0 complaints and 0 substantiated allegations on file since 2006, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
  • The most recent state visit on file is November 19, 2025, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Type A citationa violation that poses an immediate risk to health, safety or personal rights if it is not correctedType B citationa violation that could become a risk if not corrected, or one involving records, resources or required services

California writes these definitions for every licensed home, not for this one. CDSS citation definitions (PDF) ↗

See the state’s own record

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 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. ALL MAY BE NON-AMBULATORY. SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF HOSPICE WAIVER (1 RESIDENT). DEMENTIA PROGRAM. MUST PROVIDE 24-HR AWAKE STAFF. GARAGE CANNOT BE USED AS A BEDROOM.

935 - ELDERLY

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

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.

What it costs here

This home’s starting rate

$7,000a month to start

Listed by the home on A Place for Mom · September 9, 2026 · See listing

Likely monthly total

$7,000a month

Likely $7,000–$7,600

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
Room
Daily care
Sharing the room

Memory care is not priced here: a dementia-care designation is not on file for this home. Ask the home.

  • Starting monthly rate$7,000this home

    The home lists this starting rate on A Place for Mom, 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 $7,000–$7,600
$7,000
First monthWith a one-time move-in fee · likely $7,000–$11,100
$9,000
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.
If the money runs out, what Medi-Cal covers
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 A Place for Mom, seen September 9, 2026.

20 homes like this within 15 miles publish starting rates mostly between $3,700–$7,000.

  • 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.
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Where it is

  • 908 Tara Hills Drive, Pinole, CA 94564Address 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 2021, the state has filed 4 documents for this home, and its records count 4 visits since 2006. The most recent is a facility evaluation report, dated November 19, 2025.

On file since
2021
State visits
4
Most recent visit
November 19, 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 2006.

Year by year
YearVisitsDocumentsSubstantiated2025110202411020231102021110

The last 36 months — 3 of 4 documents

The full record on the state’s site →
20251 state visit · 1 document
Nov 19, 2025Facility evaluation reportReport on file

Type of visit: Required - 1 Year

On 11/19/2025 at 12:15 PM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Carol Fowler arrived unannounced to conduct the Required Annual Inspection. Upon entry, LPA stated the purpose of the visit to Rochelle Sicat Lead Caregiver. LPA toured the facility including but not limited to bedrooms, bathrooms, dining area, kitchen, common areas, and outdoor area. Centrally stored medications was unlocked in medication closet. Smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors were observed in working condition. Fire extinguishers were observed to be full and last serviced on 04/8/2025. Temperature in the facility was measured at 68.0 degrees Fahrenheit. Water temperature is 119.7 degrees Fahrenheit. The LPA observed required postings in the facility, including the Complaint Poster, Ombudsman and Personal Rights posters, and the Theft and Loss Policy. An administrator is on site more than the minimum of 20 hours a week to oversee the proper business operations. Grab bars for each toilet and shower were installed. Non-skid mats were observed. There were adequate lights in each room. Resident rooms were observed to be cleaned and fully furnished. Indoor and outdoor passages were free of obstruction. One week of nonperishable and 2 days of perishable food and water supplies were available. continue from LIC809 LPA observed the following deficiencies: At 12:00pm LPA observed medication closet unlocked. At 12:15pm, LPA observed sliding glass door off track. At 12:17pm, LPA observed screen in bedroom #3 off track. At 12:29pm, LPA observed unlocked cabinet located in the kitchen unlocked which contained knives, scissors, and dishwasher pods. At 12:32pm, LPA observed unlocked medication in the refrigerator. LPA requested the following documents to be submitted to CCLD by 11/26/2025. · Resident Roster · LIC 308 Designation of Administrative Responsibility · LIC 309 Administrative Organization · LIC 500 Personnel Report · LIC 610E Emergency Disaster Plan (9 pages) · Liability Insurance The deficiencies were observed (see LIC809D) and cited from the California Code of Regulation, Failure to submit proof of corrections (POC) by plan of correction due date and/or any repeat deficiencies within a 12-month period may result in civil penalties. Exit interview conducted, a copy of this report and appeals provided.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Nov 19, 2025

The state marks this report as 6 pages; the online copy we transcribed has 5. You can request the full file from the county licensing office.

20241 state visit · 1 document
Oct 8, 2024Facility evaluation reportReport on file

Type of visit: Required - 1 Year

On 10/06/2024 at 2:55 PM, Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) David Doidge and Carol Fowler arrived unannounced to conduct the Required Annual Inspection. Upon entry, LPAs stated the purpose of the visit to Rochelle Sicat Lead Caregiver. LPAs toured the facility including but not limited to bedrooms, bathrooms, dining area, activity rooms, kitchen, common areas, and outdoor area. Centrally stored medications were locked in medication carts located in med rooms. Smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors were observed in working condition. Fire extinguishers were observed to be full and last serviced on 04/28/2023. Temperature in the facility was measured at 70.0 degrees Fahrenheit at 03:00 PM. Water temperature is 110.5 degrees Fahrenheit. The LPAs observed required postings in the facility, including the Complaint Poster, Ombudsman and Personal Rights posters, and the Theft and Loss Policy. An administrator is on site more than the minimum of 20 hours a week to oversee the proper business operations. Grab bars for each toilet and shower were installed. Non-skid mats were observed. There were adequate lights in each room. Resident rooms were observed to be cleaned and fully furnished. Indoor and outdoor passages were free of obstruction. One week of nonperishable and 2 days of perishable food and water supplies were available. continue from LIC809 LPA observed the following deficiencies: · At 3:00pm, LPA observed a lighter located in a kitchen drawer. · At 3:10pm, LPA observed a 3 residents bedrooms and kitchen doors without screens. · At 3:30pm, LPA observed staff room being used as living quarters. LPA requested the following documents to be submitted to CCLD by 10/15/2024. · Resident Roster · LIC 308 Designation of Administrative Responsibility · LIC 309 Administrative Organization · LIC 500 Personnel Report · LIC 610E Emergency Disaster Plan (9 pages) · Liability Insurance The deficiencies were observed (see LIC809D) and cited from the California Code of Regulation, Failure to submit proof of corrections (POC) by plan of correction due date and/or any repeat deficiencies within a 12-month period may result in civil penalties. *An immediate $500.00 civil penalty will be assessed on today's date for associations.* Exit interview conducted. A copy of the LIC421IM, this report and appeal rights providedthe state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Oct 8, 2024
20231 state visit · 1 document
Dec 6, 2023Facility evaluation reportReport on file

Type of visit: Required - 1 Year

On 12/06/2023 at 9:30am, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) C. Fowler conducted an unannounced 1-Year Required inspection. LPA met with Priscilla Tapia, Caregiver, and explained the purpose of the visit. The Administrator Mia Enriquez arrived at approximately 11:15am. The Administrator currently holds an expired certificate (#6009401740) that expired on 12/01/2023, Administrator provided a copy of documents (education and application) mail for renewal. The facility’s fire clearance was approved for six (6) non-ambulatory residents. LPA toured the facility with Caregiver including but not limited to bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen, common area, garage and backyard. The facility consists of four (4) total bedrooms, and two (2) bathrooms. No bodies of water observed. A comfortable temperature is maintained at 70 degrees Fahrenheit. LPA observed lighting in all rooms are adequate for the comfort and safety of the residents. The hot water temperature in the residents’ shared bathroom was measured at 123.8 degrees Fahrenheit. Residents’ bathrooms are equipped with grab bars and nonskid mats. Smoke detectors and carbon monoxide were in operating condition during visit. Fire extinguisher was last serviced on 04/28/2023. Emergency Disaster Plan was last reviewed and updated was 05/05/2023. First aid kit was observed to be complete. Continued on LIC809C. Continued from LIC809. LPA observed the following deficiencies: · At 10:36am, LPA observed water temperature measured at 123.8. · At 10:40am, LPA observed a commode, 2 mattresses, bed rails, screen doors and soil, brooms, plants, in a chair located in the back yard. · At 10:46am, LPA observed facility had a bedroom in the garage that is not fire cleared. LPA requested the following documents to be submitted to CCLD by 12/20/2023. · Resident Roster · LIC 308 Designation of Administrative Responsibility · LIC 309 Administrative Organization · LIC 500 Personnel Report · LIC 610E Emergency Disaster Plan (9 pages) · Liability Insurance The deficiencies were observed (see LIC809D) and cited from the California Code of Regulation, Failure to submit proof of corrections (POC) by plan of correction due date and/or any repeat deficiencies within a 12-month period may result in civil penalties. *An immediate $500.00 civil penalty will be assessed on today's date for associations.* Exit interview conducted. A copy of the LIC421IM, this report and appeal rights providedthe state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Dec 6, 2023
What the state’s words mean
Substantiatedthe state found the allegation more likely true than notUnsubstantiatedthere was not enough evidence to prove a violation occurred — not a finding of wrongdoingUnfoundedthe evidence showed the allegation was false, could not have happened, or had no reasonable basisType A citationa violation that poses an immediate risk to health, safety or personal rights if it is not correctedType B citationa violation that could become a risk if not corrected, or one involving records, resources or required services

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Rooms & the spaces they will use

  • Shared / companion rooms

    Reported on caring.com · seen September 9, 2026.

  • Room typesPrivate · Semi-Private Rooms

    Reported on caring.com · seen September 9, 2026.

Pets, routines & independence

  • Residents may bring a petReported no

    Reported on caring.com · seen September 9, 2026.

  • Pet types allowedDogs · Cats

    Reported on aplaceformom.com · seen September 9, 2026.

Visiting & staying involved

  • Transportation costs extraReported no

    Reported on aplaceformom.com · seen September 9, 2026.

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