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Valley Residential Elderly Care

Small home·Licensed for 6·Laguna Niguel, California

Licensed since 1999Licence #306000910
  • Care approvals on fileWheelchair · HospiceState licensing record · September 13, 2026
  • Estimated starting rate$5,000 a monthCovelight estimate · likely $4,100–$6,200
  • Home sizeLicensed for 6Small care home · a licensed care home (RCFE)
  • Ways to payAsk the homeMedi-Cal ALW participation not on file
  • Last state visitMarch 30, 2026CDSS inspection record

Valley Residential Elderly Care is a small care home in Laguna Niguel — 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 1999. Dementia care and bedridden care are not on file.

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 Valley Residential Elderly Care

Is Valley Residential Elderly Care licensed?

The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.

How many residents is Valley Residential Elderly Care licensed for?

6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.

Has Valley Residential Elderly Care been cited?

0 Type A and 0 Type B citations since 1999, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026. Those records count 4 state visits over the same years.

Is Valley Residential Elderly Care still open?

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

What does Valley Residential Elderly Care cost?

$5,000 a month to start is a Covelight estimate, likely $4,100–$6,200. 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 9 small homes within 3 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 7 other homes of a similar licensed size in Laguna Niguel that publish a starting rate, the middle half runs $4,688 to $7,500 a month, and the middle figure is $5,500 (n = 7 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 Valley Residential Elderly Care 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 Elvira Gomez, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.

Is there a hospital nearby?

Rady Children's Hospital is 2.4 miles away in a straight line, per the CDPH licensed-hospital list dated September 16, 2026. See licensed care homes near it.

Can Valley Residential Elderly Care keep a resident on hospice?

Hospice care is approved on this license, covering up to 3 residents, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.

Valley Residential Elderly Care license and inspection record

  • Name on the license: “VALLEY RESIDENTIAL ELDERLY CARE”, per the CDSS roster as of May 25, 2025.
  • License #306000910. 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 Elvira Gomez, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
  • First licensed in 1999, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
  • 4 state inspection visits since 1999, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
  • 0 Type A and 0 Type B citations on file since 1999, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026. The same records count 4 state visits in that period.
  • 0 complaints and 0 substantiated allegations on file since 1999, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
  • The most recent state visit on file is March 30, 2026, per CDSS records as of September 13, 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 · covers up to 3 residents
  • BedriddenNot on file · ask the home

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
6 NON AMBULATORY. HOSPICE WAIVER FOR 3. `

935 - ELDERLY

CDSS record, verbatim · September 13, 2026

As needs change

  • Staying through hospice

    Hospice waiver on file · covers up to 3 — 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

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?”

What it costs here

Covelight estimate

$5,000a month to start

Likely $4,100–$6,200

From 9 nearby homes that publish rates · this home’s rate is not on file

Likely monthly total

$5,000a month

Likely $4,100–$6,350

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
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$5,000likely $4,100–$6,200

    Covelight’s estimate starts from the rates 9 small homes within 3 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 $4,100–$6,350
$5,000
First monthWith a one-time move-in fee · likely $4,800–$9,450
$7,000
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 worksWithin 25% for 7 in 10 homes in testing

Covelight’s estimate starts from the rates 9 small homes within 3 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.

9 homes like this within 3 miles publish starting rates mostly between $4,500–$7,950.

  • 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 9 nearby homes behind this estimate

Where it is

  • 24911 Adelanto, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677Address 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 2022, the state has filed 4 documents for this home, and its records count 4 visits since 1999. The most recent is a facility evaluation report, dated March 30, 2026.

On file since
2022
State visits
4
Most recent visit
March 30, 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 1999.

Year by year
YearVisitsDocumentsSubstantiated2026110202511020241102022110

The last 36 months — 3 of 4 documents

20261 state visit · 1 document
Mar 30, 2026Facility evaluation reportReport on file

Type of visit: Required - 1 Year

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Joseph Alejandre made an unannounced visit to conduct the required annual inspection. LPA was greeted and granted entry by Administrator David Molina. David Molina's Administrator's Certificate expires on September 9, 2026. The facility is a single story home with 7 bedrooms (1 bedroom is for staff), 6 bathrooms, living room with a fireplace, kitchen, dining room and a family room with a fireplace. Facility is licensed for 6 non-ambulatory residents with a hospice waiver for 3. LPA and Administrator toured the facility. LPA observed the See Something, Say Something poster (PUB 475) posted in the living room. The PUB 475 poster is visible from the front door. . The last fire drill was conducted on March 12, 2026. LPA observed the kitchen is clean and organized. LPA observed the kitchen stove has the knobs removed for safety. There is a 2 day perishable and a 7 day non-perishable food supply on hand in the kitchen. LPA observed the stove lights unassisted. Knives are kept locked in a kitchen drawer. Cleaning supplies and chemicals are kept locked under the kitchen sink. LPA observed all 6 resident rooms had the required furnishings. LPA observed all 6 resident bedrooms are clean and organized. Hot water measured 106.7 degrees Fahrenheit in the shared bathroom in the hallway next to the living room. Smoke detectors/carbon monoxide detectors tested operational. LPA inspected the first aid kit. The first aid kit had all the required elements. LPA observed extra linens and blankets stored in the pantry in the hallway. LPA observed a 3 day emergency food and water supply stored in the hall pantry. LPA and Administrator toured the backyard. LPA observed a raised fountain in the backyard. There is a covered seating area with a table and chairs. Both exit gates on each side of the house are latched and self closing. No obstacles or hazards observed in the backyard. LPA reviewed all 5 resident medications. No discrepancies observed. LPA reviewed 5 resident files, no discrepancies observed. LPA reviewed 4 staff files, no discrepancies observed. All 4 staff had the required training and CPR/First Aid training. All 4 staff had the required training and CPR/First Aid training. No obstacles or hazards observed inside or outside of the facility. LPA consulted with Administrator concerning reporting requirements. No deficiencies observed during the visit. No deficiencies are being cited as a result of the visit. An exit interview was conducted and a copy of the report provided.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Mar 30, 2026
20251 state visit · 1 document
Mar 11, 2025Facility evaluation reportReport on file

Type of visit: Required - 1 Year

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Joseph Alejandre made an unannounced visit to conduct the required annual inspection. LPA was greeted and granted entry by Administrator David Molina. David Molina's Administrator's Certificate expires on September 9, 2026. LPA and Administrator toured the facility. LPA observed the See Something, Say Something poster (PUB 475) posted in the living room. The PUB 475 poster is visible from the front door. The facility is a single story home with 6 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, living room with a fireplace, kitchen, dining room and a family room with a fireplace and an attached two car garage. The facility Administrator reported to the LPA the facility is undergoing a remodel. The facility is converting the garage into a staff living quarters and adding an additional bathroom to a resident room. The facility has emailed the LPA the new facility sketch and request for construction approval. The doors to the rooms undergoing remodeling are secured and pose no danger to the residents. The last fire drill was on March 5, 2025. LPA observed the kitchen is clean and organized. There is a 2 day perishable and a 7 day non-perishable food supply on hand in the kitchen. LPA observed the stove lights unassisted. Knives are kept locked in a kitchen drawer. Cleaning supplies and chemicals are kept locked under the kitchen sink. LPA observed all 5 resident rooms had the required furnishings. LPA observed all 5 resident bedrooms are clean and organized. Hot water measured 111.7 degrees Fahrenheit in the shared bathroom in the hallway next to the living room. Smoke detectors/carbon monoxide detectors tested operational. LPA inspected the first aid kit. The first aid kit had all the required elements. LPA and Administrator toured the garage. LPA and Administrator toured the backyard. LPA observed a raised fountain in the backyard. There is a covered seating area with a table and chairs. Both exit gates on each side of the house are latched and self closing. No obstacles or hazards observed in the backyard. LPA reviewed all 5 resident medications. No discrepancies observed. LPA reviewed 5 resident files, no discrepancies observed. LPA reviewed 4 staff files, no discrepancies observed. All 4 staff had the required training and CPR/First Aid training. No obstacles or hazards observed inside of the facility. LPA consulted with Administrator concerning reporting requirements. No deficiencies observed during the visit. No deficiencies are being cited as a result of the visit. An exit interview was conducted and a copy of the report provided.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Mar 11, 2025

The state marks this report as 2 pages; the online copy we transcribed has 1. You can request the full file from the county licensing office.

20241 state visit · 1 document
Apr 2, 2024Facility evaluation reportReport on file

Type of visit: Required - 1 Year

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Joseph Alejandre made an unannounced visit to conduct the required annual inspection. LPA was greeted and granted entry by Administrator David Molina. David Molina's Administrator's Certificate expires on September 9, 2024. LPA and Administrator toured the facility. LPA observed the See Something, Say Something poster (PUB 475) posted in the living room. The PUB 475 poster is visible from the front door. The facility is a single story home with 6 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, living room with a fireplace, kitchen, dining room and a family room with a fireplace and an attached two car garage. LPA observed both fireplaces are screened. LPA observed the kitchen is clean and organized. There is a 2 day perishable and a 7 day non-perishable food supply on hand in the kitchen. LPA observed the stove lights unassisted. Knives are kept locked in a kitchen drawer. Cleaning supplies and chemicals are kept locked under the kitchen sink. LPA observed all 5 resident rooms had the required furnishings. LPA observed all 5 resident bedrooms are clean and organized. Hot water measured 105.0 degrees Fahrenheit in the shared bathroom in the hallway next to the living room. Smoke detectors/carbon monoxide detectors tested operational. LPA inspected the first aid kit. The first aid kit had all the required elements. LPA and Administrator toured the garage. The garage is kept locked and used for storage of old furniture and supplies. LPA and Administrator toured the backyard. LPA observed a raised fountain in the backyard. There is a covered seating area with a table and chairs. Both exit gates on each side of the house are latched and self closing. No obstacles or hazards observed in the backyard. LPA reviewed all 5 resident medications. No discrepancies observed. LPA reviewed 5 resident files, no discrepancies observed. LPA reviewed 4 staff files, no discrepancies observed. No obstacles or hazards observed inside of the facility. No deficiencies observed during the visit. No deficiencies are being cited as a result of the visit. An exit interview was conducted and a copy of the report provided.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Apr 2, 2024
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

CDSS citation definitions (PDF) ↗ · CDSS complaint outcomes ↗

An “unsubstantiated” complaint is not a finding of wrongdoing — it means the state investigated and could not confirm the allegation. Outcome words are the state’s own; we never grade, score, or color a record, and we publish no reviews — the state’s dated documents and the questions below stand in their place.

Life here

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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.

  1. What is included in the monthly rate, and what costs extra?
  2. Who is awake overnight, and how do residents ask for help?
  3. Which rooms does the non-ambulatory approval cover, and what transfer support is provided?
  4. What could change whether someone can stay here?
  5. Can we see a bedroom and share a meal during a visit?

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