# The Sequoias-Portola Valley License #410500567 · Portola Valley, San Mateo County · Licensed for 328 — Large care community · a licensed care home (RCFE) The Sequoias-Portola Valley is a large care community in Portola Valley — a licensed residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE), the licence category behind “assisted living” and “board and care.” It is licensed for 328 residents since 1985. Dementia care and bedridden care are not on file. - Care approvals on file: Wheelchair · Hospice — State licensing record · September 27, 2026 - Estimated starting rate: $5,650 a month — Covelight estimate · likely $4,400–$7,200 Full page: A citation does not make a home unsafe, and an empty file does not make a home good. ## Quick answers about The Sequoias-Portola Valley ### Is The Sequoias-Portola Valley licensed? The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ### How many residents is The Sequoias-Portola Valley licensed for? 328 residents — a large community, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ### Has The Sequoias-Portola Valley been cited? 0 Type A and 1 Type B citation since 1985, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. Those records count 7 state visits over the same years. ### Is The Sequoias-Portola Valley still open? This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026. ### What does The Sequoias-Portola Valley cost? $5,650 a month to start is a Covelight estimate, likely $4,400–$7,200. 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 13 communities with 50 or more beds within 10 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 20 other homes of a similar licensed size across San Mateo County that publish a starting rate, the middle half runs $4,725 to $8,107 a month, and the middle figure is $6,385 (n = 20 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 The Sequoias-Portola Valley 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 Sequoia Living, Inc., per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. [See the homes licensed to Sequoia Living, Inc. — at least 4 on the state roster.]() ### Is there a hospital nearby? Stanford Health Care is 4.7 miles away in a straight line, per the CDPH licensed-hospital list dated September 16, 2026. [See licensed care homes near it.]() ### Can The Sequoias-Portola Valley keep a resident on hospice? Hospice care is approved on this license, covering up to 15 residents, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ## The Sequoias-Portola Valley license and inspection record - Name on the license: “SEQUOIAS-PORTOLA VALLEY, THE”, per the CDSS roster as of May 25, 2025. - License #410500567. The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - Licensed for 328 residents — a large community, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - Licensed to Sequoia Living, Inc., per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - First licensed in 1985, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - 7 state inspection visits since 1985, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - 0 Type A and 1 Type B citation on file since 1985, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. The same records count 7 state visits in that period. - 1 complaint and 1 substantiated allegation on file since 1985, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. One complaint can carry several allegations. - The most recent state visit on file is July 23, 2026, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - Type A citation: a violation that poses an immediate risk to health, safety or personal rights if it is not corrected - Type B citation: a 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)]() ## Sources - CDSS Community Care Licensing — status, capacity, license holder, the first-license year, citations, complaints and visits, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026: [See the state’s own record]() - CDSS licensing roster — the listing, as of September 28, 2026 - DHCS Assisted Living Waiver participant list, as of September 23, 2026: - CDPH licensed-hospital list, dated September 16, 2026