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- Care approvals on fileWheelchair · Dementia · HospiceState licensing record · September 27, 2026
- Estimated starting rate$4,750 a monthCovelight estimate · likely $3,900–$5,850
- Home sizeLicensed for 6Small care home · a licensed care home (RCFE)
- Ways to payAsk the homeMedi-Cal ALW participation not on file
- Last state visitAugust 14, 2025CDSS inspection record
Tejada Care Home is a small care home in Vallejo — 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 2018. 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 Tejada Care Home
Is Tejada Care Home licensed?
The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
How many residents is Tejada Care Home licensed for?
6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Has Tejada Care Home been cited?
0 Type A and 0 Type B citations since 2018, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. Those records count 4 state visits over the same years.
Is Tejada Care Home still open?
This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026.
What does Tejada Care Home cost?
$4,750 a month to start is a Covelight estimate, likely $3,900–$5,850. 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 16 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 5 other homes of a similar licensed size across Solano County that publish a starting rate, the middle half runs $3,721 to $5,000 a month, and the middle figure is $4,550 (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 Tejada 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 Tejada Care Home LLC, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Is there a hospital nearby?
Sutter Solano Medical Center is 1.6 miles away in a straight line, per the CDPH licensed-hospital list dated September 16, 2026. See licensed care homes near it.
Can Tejada Care Home keep a resident on hospice?
Hospice care is approved on this license, covering up to 2 residents, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Tejada Care Home license and inspection record
- Name on the license: “TEJADA CARE HOME LLC”, per the CDSS roster as of May 25, 2025.
- License #486803789. 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 Tejada Care Home LLC, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- First licensed in 2018, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- 4 state inspection visits since 2018, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- 0 Type A and 0 Type B citations on file since 2018, 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 2018, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- The most recent state visit on file is August 14, 2025, 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 · covers up to 2 residents
- 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. APRROVED FOR 6 NON-AMBULATORY ONLY. HOSPICE WAIVER FOR 2 RESIDENTS.
983 - RCFE / DEMENTIA
CDSS record, verbatim · September 27, 2026
As needs change
- Staying through hospice
Hospice waiver on file · covers up to 2 — 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
Covelight estimate
$4,750a month to start
Likely $3,900–$5,850
From 16 nearby homes that publish rates · this home’s rate is not on file
Likely monthly total
$4,750a month
Likely $3,900–$6,050
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
Starting monthly rate$4,750likely $3,900–$5,850
Covelight’s estimate starts from the rates 16 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 $3,900–$6,050
- $4,750
- First monthWith a one-time move-in fee · likely $4,550–$9,150
- $6,750
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 16 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.
16 homes like this within 15 miles publish starting rates mostly between $3,550–$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.
Show the 16 nearby homes behind this estimate
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- The Olive HouseNapa · 12 mi · Small home$6,000Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
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- Maureen HousePleasant Hill · 14 mi · Small home$7,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living private room · seen September 9, 2026
- A Ohana Home for SeniorsConcord · 14 mi · Small home$4,500Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Elisabeth Care HomePleasant Hill · 14 mi · Small home$3,500Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Blue Horizon LivingConcord · 14 mi · Small home$5,000Listed on A Place for Mom · seen September 9, 2026
- Aspen Senior LivingConcord · 14 mi · Small home$7,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
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- Caring Angels Care HomeLafayette · 14 mi · Small home$4,000Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Ramona Care HomePleasant Hill · 15 mi · Small home$3,000Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Agape Assisted LivingConcord · 15 mi · Small home$4,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living · seen September 9, 2026
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Where it is
- 1440 Oakwood Ave, Vallejo, CA 94591Address 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 5 documents for this home, and its records count 4 visits since 2018. The most recent is a facility evaluation report, dated August 14, 2025.
- On file since
- 2021
- State visits
- 4
- Most recent visit
- August 14, 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 2018.
Year by year
The last 36 months — 3 of 5 documents
Aug 14, 2025Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
8/14/2025 Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Shannan Hansen arrived unannounced to conduct a Required - 1 Year inspection of this Residential Care Facility for the Elderly and met with Administrator, Josephine Mendoza. This single story, 5 bedroom, 2 bathroom building has been approved for 6 Non Ambulatory residents by Vallejo Fire Department and has hospice waiver for 2. There are currently 6 residents in care, 3 Dementia diagnosis, 1 Hospice. There were 2 staff at the time of inspection. At approximately 12:15pm LPA and Administrator toured facility and grounds and observed all required signs posted in common areas. Facility was found to be at a comfortable temperature with all exits free from obstruction. Facility has at least two days supply of perishable and one week of non-perishable foods and items are stored properly. Toxins are stored locked under the sink in kitchen cabinet. Sharps and other dangerous items were inaccessible to residents in care ; although LPA & Administrator observed cleaning supplies and toxins (bleach) on floor of garage with doors unlocked to garage and no audio alarms activated (see pics & LIC809-D) administrator removed items immediately. Hot water temperature measured between 115.7 degrees F and 119.1 degrees F within Title 22 acceptable regulation of 105 to 120 degrees F in 2 of 2 resident’s bathrooms while touring facility. There was a supply of cleaners, hygiene products and paper products available for residents. Bathrooms were equipped with necessary grab bars, and slip-resistant mats, strips, or flooring in all bathtub and shower floors as required by Title 22 regulations. All bedrooms have lighting & appropriate furnishings per Title 22 regulations. A review of six resident & five staff records as well as two resident medications was conducted. LPA reviewed resident files at 12:45 PM on 8/14/2025 and learned that 6 of 6 residents have an updated reappraisal/needs & care plan, TB and physician’s assessments on file as required by Title 22 Regulation. Continued from LIC809 Continue from LIC809: Medications were centrally stored in locked closet in living room (with medications pre-poured for 24 hours-see LIC9102TV) overflow of medication in office cabinet. LPA reviewed a sample of staff records at 1:15 PM on 8/14/2025 and learned that all facility staff present and other individuals who require caregiver background checks have received criminal record clearances or exemptions. In addition, Direct care staff at facility have received additional training and had proof of CPR & 1st Aid certification. Staff (S1) did not have Health Screening or TB results in file (see LIC809-D). At approximately 2:15 pm a sample review of Centrally Stored Medication Record (CSMR) of 2 out of 2 residents were found to be complete and accurate. Administrator Certificate for Josephine Mendoza #7005376740 expires 8/14/2026. Fire Extinguishers were found to be last charged 9/11/2024 at the time of the visit. Smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors were found to be operational during the visit. Disaster Drills have been conducted quarterly with the last one being conducted on 3/6/2025. Facility is in the process of getting portable generator in case power goes out. LPA received updated sketch of facility indicating master bedroom (3) is shared room. Appeal of Rights Given. The following deficiencies were observed (see LIC 809D) and cited from the California Code of Regulations, Title 22, Division 6 of California Regulation. Failure to correct the deficiency and/or repeat deficiencies within a 12 month period may result in civil penalties. Exit interview conducted and appeal of rights provided. LPA Hansen is requesting Licensee to update the following documents and submit by 8/29/2025: LIC 308 Designated (if changes) LIC 500 Personnel Summary LIC 610 Emergency Disaster Plan (if changes) LIC 9020 Register of Facility Resident’s Copy of Administrator Certificatethe state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Aug 14, 2025
The state marks this report as 8 pages; the online copy we transcribed has 5. You can request the full file from the county licensing office.
Oct 7, 2024Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Araceli Canela arrived unannounced to conduct a Required - 1 Year inspection and met with Administrator, Josephine Mendoza. There are currently 5 residents in care. There were 2 staff at the time of inspection. This facility is licensed for 6 non-ambulatory residents, with6 LPA toured facility and grounds and observed all required signs posted in common areas. Facility was found to be at a comfortable temperature with all exits free from obstruction. Facility has at least two days supply of perishable and one week of non-perishable foods and items are stored properly. The grounds are clean and provide easy access for the residents to enjoy fresh air. The shed in the back yard is for storage of equipment only. The bedrooms are all furnished as required. Bathrooms have non-skid mats and grab bars. Fire Extinguishers were fully charged, and serviced on 9/11/2024. Carbon monoxide and smoke detectors were tested and operational during the visit. Water temperature measured within the required regulation of 105 to 120 degrees F. Staff and resident files were reviewed and found complete and organized. Staff have the required training and proof of CPR/1st aid expiring 2025/2026. Administrator certificate for Josephine Mendoza #6018160740 expired on 7/9/2024, but was renewed on time and waiting for new certificate. LPA received the following copies of updated forms during the visit: · LIC 308 Designation of Facility Responsibility · LIC 500 Personnel Report · LIC 610 Emergency Disaster Plan · LIC 9020 Register of Facility Residents Copy of liability, Copy of current Lease/Rental Agreement good until 2028 Exit interview conducted with Josephine Mendoza. No deficiencies cited during this inspectionthe state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Oct 7, 2024
Oct 2, 2023Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Jill Nakagawa arrived unannounced to conduct a Required - 1 Year inspection and met with Administrator Josephine Mendoza. There are currently 6 residents in care. There were 2 staff at the time of inspection. This facility is licensed for 6 non-ambulatory residents, with hospice waiver approved for 2. There are currently no residents on hospice. LPA toured facility and grounds and observed all required signs posted in common areas. Infection control practices are present. Visitors are asked to sign in and face coverings and hand sanitizer are available. Facility has a 30-day supply of PPE. Facility has also submitted their Infection Control plan, which is a part of their Plan of Operation. Facility was found to be at a comfortable temperature of 71-72 F with all exits free from obstruction. Facility has at least two days supply of perishable and one week of non-perishable foods and items are stored properly. Fire Extinguishers were fully charged, and are due to be serviced next week. The grounds are clean and provide easy access for the residents to enjoy fresh air and many plants and fruit trees. The shed in the back yard is for storage of equipment only. The bedrooms are all furnished as required. Bathrooms were clean and sanitary and supplied with soap and paper towels, and non-skid mats and grab bars. The living room and sun room were equipped with comfortable chairs. The dining room was a hub of activity. Continued............ .....Continued During LPA's visit residents were helping with tasks, socializing with one another, eating a favorite meal, and laughing over shared stories. LPA requested the following updated records to be submitted to Community Care Licensing (CCL) by 10/10/23: · LIC 308 Designation of Facility Responsibility · LIC 9020 Register of Facility Residents Administrator will also provide copy of current Lease/Rental Agreement Exit interview conducted with Josephine Mendoza. No deficiencies cited during this inspectionthe state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Oct 2, 2023
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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