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Victoria Falls Home Care
Small home·Licensed for 6·Palm Desert, California
- Care approvals on fileWheelchair · 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 visitJune 2, 2026CDSS inspection record
Victoria Falls Home Care 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 2021. 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 Victoria Falls Home Care
Is Victoria Falls Home Care licensed?
The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
How many residents is Victoria Falls Home Care licensed for?
6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Has Victoria Falls Home Care been cited?
0 Type A and 0 Type B citations since 2021, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. Those records count 3 state visits over the same years.
Is Victoria Falls Home Care still open?
This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026.
What does Victoria Falls Home Care 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 Victoria Falls Home 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 Clark, Zinica, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Can Victoria Falls Home Care keep a resident on hospice?
Hospice care is approved on this license, covering up to 6 residents, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Victoria Falls Home Care license and inspection record
- Name on the license: “VICTORIA FALLS HOME CARE”, per the CDSS roster as of May 25, 2025.
- License #331881119. 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 Clark, Zinica, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- First licensed in 2021, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- 3 state inspection visits since 2021, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- 0 Type A and 0 Type B citations on file since 2021, 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 2021, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- The most recent state visit on file is June 2, 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 careNot on file · ask the home
- Hospice careApproved · covers up to 6 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. APPROVED FOR 6 NON-AMBULATORY. APPROVED HOSPICE WAIVER FOR 6.
935 - ELDERLY
CDSS record, verbatim · September 27, 2026
As needs change
- Staying through hospice
Hospice waiver on file · covers up to 6 — 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?”
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
Memory care is not priced here: a dementia-care designation is not on file for this home. Ask the home.
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.
9 homes like this within 5 miles publish starting rates mostly between $4,050–$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 9 nearby homes behind this estimate
- Sun City VillaPalm Desert · 0.4 mi · Small home$4,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Infinite Love & Care HomesIndio · 1.4 mi · Small home$5,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Villa QuinterraLa Quinta · 3.6 mi · Small home$4,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Del Oro Residential CareLa Quinta · 3.7 mi · Small home$4,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Goldluxury VillaLa Quinta · 3.7 mi · Small home$4,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Mountain View Residential Care for the ElderlyLa Quinta · 3.8 mi · Small home$4,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Monticello Senior Care in La QuintaLa Quinta · 3.9 mi · Small home$4,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- St. Mary's Love and Care HomePalm Desert · 4.8 mi · Small home$5,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Casa De HarknessPalm Desert · 4.8 mi · Small home$4,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
Where it is
- 78554 Pleasant Drive, 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 2021. The most recent is a facility evaluation report, dated June 2, 2026.
- On file since
- 2022
- State visits
- 3
- Most recent visit
- June 2, 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 2021.
Year by year
The last 36 months — 2 of 3 documents
Jun 2, 2026Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
On June 2, 2026 at 1:40 PM Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Toni Nwala arrived unannounced to conduct an annual inspection. Upon arrival LPA was greeted by facility staff and granted entry. LPA began inspection with introduction, visit purpose and provided the facility Administrator with LPA identification and business card. Resident record review began- One (1) records were reviewed. LPA reviewed for admission agreement, medical assessment and TB test results, consent forms, identification and emergency information, appraisal needs and service plans, centrally stored medication/destruction records, safeguard for personal property/valuables, and personal rights notification. This facility is meeting documentation requirements. Physical Plant and Safety of Environment/Operational Requirements- LPA toured the facility inside and outside. The home is maintained at a comfortable temperature for the clients. Lighting is sufficient for safety and comfort. Water temperature measured 118.0 degrees F. Laundry facilities and a locked cabinet is present for storing laundry soap and other chemicals in the facility. All outdoor and indoor passageways are free of obstruction. A locked area is provided for medications and sharp objects. LPA verified there is a telephone working at this location. Food Service- Food supply meets the requirement of one week supply of nonperishable and 2 day supply of perishables food on hand. Food prep areas are clean and organized. LPA began review of employee records- One (1) records were reviewed. LPA reviewed employee record for first aid certification, fingerprint clearance, personnel/job application, health screening and TB test results, criminal record statement, employee rights, training verification, and current administrator certification. CPR and requirements have been met. The facility employs enough staff to maintain cleanliness and meet the needs of the clients in care. Administrator certification is present and current. LPA made observation throughout the inspection process to assess if the facility remains in conformity with the State Fire Marshall regulations. The facility has not exceeded its capacity limitation and the structure remains unchanged according to the approved floor plan; Smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors were tested and found to be operational. Fire extinguishers are tested or replaced annually and were last done so on April 11,2026. The facility is conducting emergency disaster drills. The last disaster drill was conducted on May 29, 2026. Based on the information received during this visit today, there are zero (0) deficiencies is being cited per Title 22, Division 6 of The California Code of Regulations. An exit interview was conducted with Ionut Stan and a copy the report will be emailed .the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Jun 2, 2026
Apr 17, 2024Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Crystal Colvin arrived at the facility unannounced for the purpose of conducting the annual inspection. LPA Colvin met with Administrator/Licensee Zinica Clark and informed her of the purpose of today's inspection. Below is a summary of what was observed: Infection Control: LPA Colvin observed that the facility has an updated Infection Control Plan on file and is demonstrating best practices in the facility to maintain a healthy environment for staff and residents. Such measures include soap and paper towels at hand washing stations, and hand washing guides posted above sinks. Physical Plant: LPA Colvin toured the facility and observed that there a sufficient bedrooms and bathrooms for both staff and residents. LPA Colvin observed the required furniture and linen to be present and in good condition in resident bedrooms. LPA Colvin measured the hot water in the bathroom faucets to be 118 degrees. LPA Colvin tested the facility's carbon monoxide alarm and smoke detectors and found them to be operational. LPA Colvin toured the backyard and confirmed that no exits or pathways were blocked. LPA Colvin observed sufficient supply of perishable and non-perishable food and utensils and dishes for the residents in care. Knives and other sharp objects are kept in the locked garage. LPA Colvin observed Comet and Windex cleaners under the kitchen sink. The facility has residents with Dementia, and therefore these items pose a risk to the residents since they were accessible. Deficiency cited. Operational Requirements: LPA Colvin observed the facility to be operating within their licensed capacity of 6 non-ambulatory residents. Facility has a hospice waiver for 6 residents. Planned Activities: LPA Colvin confirmed with interviews of staff and residents that the facility provides activities for residents to engage in and are tailored to their interests. Incidental Medical Services: LPA Colvin observed that resident medication is locked in a closet and inaccessible to residents. LPA Colvin observed that the facility has a Medication Administration Log (MAR) for each resident, but they are not tracking the doses of medication administered. The facility is not required to use a MAR log, but LPA Colvin is issuing a Technical Advisory Note to suggest that the facility either fully use the log, or to not use it at all. LPA Colvin confirmed that the facility is not retaining any residents with prohibited health conditions. Staffing & Staff Records: LPA Colvin confirmed that there are sufficient staff present to meet the needs of residents. LPA Colvin additionally confirmed that the facility has an Administrator with a current Administrator Certificate. LPA Colvin reviewed staff records and confirmed current CPR/First Aid Certification as well as training relevant to the facility and residents' needs. LPA Colvin observed that one staff member (S1) has expired CPR/First Aid Certification. Deficiency cited. Resident Records: LPA Colvin reviewed the files for all 3 current residents to confirm that they have the required information present in their files, including Physician's Report, Admissions Agreement, and current Needs & Services Plan. LPA Colvin observed that R1's file does not contain a completed Needs and Services Plan. Deficiency cited. Emergency Disaster Preparedness: LPA Colvin confirmed that the facility has an Emergency Disaster Plan on file and the facility staff are conducting drills quarterly. An exit interview was conducted with Administrator/Licensee Zinica Clark and a copy of this report, LIC809Ds, LIC9102 TV, LIC9098 Proof of Corrections, and appeal rights were provided.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Apr 17, 2024
The state marks this report as 5 pages; the online copy we transcribed has 4. You can request the full file from the county licensing office.
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?
Other homes nearby
The nearest licensed homes in Riverside County, closest first. Every listed home appears on the same terms.
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Bella Casa 3
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Emerald Rose Garden 3
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