# Villa Santa Barbara License #425850241 · Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County · Licensed for 126 — Large care community · a licensed care home (RCFE) Address: 227 E Anapamu St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Phone: (805) 963-4428 (From the state licensing record, October 26, 2026) Villa Santa Barbara is a large care community in Santa Barbara — a licensed residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE), the licence category behind “assisted living” and “board and care.” It is licensed for 126 residents since 2023. Dementia care and bedridden care are not on file. - Care approvals on file: Wheelchair · Hospice — State licensing record · October 26, 2026 - Estimated starting rate: $5,200 a month — Covelight estimate · likely $4,050–$6,600 Full page: A citation does not make a home unsafe, and an empty file does not make a home good. ## Quick answers about Villa Santa Barbara ### Is Villa Santa Barbara licensed? The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of October 26, 2026. ### How many residents is Villa Santa Barbara licensed for? 126 residents — a large community, per CDSS records as of October 26, 2026. ### Has Villa Santa Barbara been cited? 5 Type A and 1 Type B citations since 2023, per CDSS records as of October 26, 2026. Those records count 22 state visits over the same years. ### Is Villa Santa Barbara still open? This license was on the CDSS roster as of November 5, 2026. ### What does Villa Santa Barbara cost? $5,200 a month to start is a Covelight estimate, likely $4,050–$6,600. 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 8 communities with 50 or more beds within 25 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 in Santa Barbara that publish a starting rate, the middle half runs $5,700 to $7,638 a month, and the middle figure is $6,700 (n = 5 other homes publishing a starting rate). Each of those is a home’s own published figure, gathered on its own date between September and October 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 Villa Santa Barbara take Medi-Cal? On Medi-Cal’s Assisted Living Waiver: this home is not on the DHCS participation list dated October 1, 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 Ventas Santa Barbara Opco LP; Integral Senior Livi, per CDSS records as of October 26, 2026. ### Is there a hospital nearby? Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital is 1.2 miles away in a straight line, per the CDPH licensed-hospital list dated September 16, 2026. [See licensed care homes near it.]() ### Can Villa Santa Barbara keep a resident on hospice? Hospice care is approved on this license, covering up to 10 residents, per CDSS records as of October 26, 2026. ## Villa Santa Barbara license and inspection record - Name on the license: “VILLA SANTA BARBARA”, per the CDSS roster as of May 25, 2025. - License #425850241. The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of October 26, 2026. - Licensed for 126 residents — a large community, per CDSS records as of October 26, 2026. - Licensed to Ventas Santa Barbara Opco LP; Integral Senior Livi, per CDSS records as of October 26, 2026. - First licensed in 2023, per CDSS records as of October 26, 2026. - 22 state inspection visits since 2023, per CDSS records as of October 26, 2026. - 5 Type A and 1 Type B citations on file since 2023, per CDSS records as of October 26, 2026. The same records count 22 state visits in that period. - 11 complaints and 6 substantiated allegations on file since 2023, per CDSS records as of October 26, 2026. One complaint can carry several allegations. - The most recent state visit on file is October 6, 2026, per CDSS records as of October 26, 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 October 26, 2026: [See the state’s own record]() - CDSS licensing roster — the listing, as of November 5, 2026 - DHCS Assisted Living Waiver participant list, as of October 1, 2026: - CDPH licensed-hospital list, dated September 16, 2026 Covelight Care is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the sources named on this page.