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Walford Residential Care 2
Small home·Licensed for 6·Woodland, California
- Care approvals on fileWheelchair · Hospice · BedriddenState licensing record · September 27, 2026
- Estimated starting rate$4,900 a monthCovelight estimate · likely $4,000–$6,050
- Home sizeLicensed for 6Small care home · a licensed care home (RCFE)
- Ways to payAsk the homeMedi-Cal ALW participation not on file
- Last state visitJanuary 5, 2026CDSS inspection record
Walford Residential Care 2 is a small care home in Woodland — 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 2025. Dementia 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 Walford Residential Care 2
Is Walford Residential Care 2 licensed?
The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
How many residents is Walford Residential Care 2 licensed for?
6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Has Walford Residential Care 2 been cited?
0 Type A and 0 Type B citations since 2025, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. Those records count 3 state visits over the same years.
Is Walford Residential Care 2 still open?
This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026.
What does Walford Residential Care 2 cost?
$4,900 a month to start is a Covelight estimate, likely $4,000–$6,050. 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 24 small homes and similar homes 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.
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 Walford Residential Care 2 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 Walford Residential Care 2 LLC, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Is there a hospital nearby?
Woodland Memorial Hospital is 0.4 miles away in a straight line, per the CDPH licensed-hospital list dated September 16, 2026. See licensed care homes near it.
Can Walford Residential Care 2 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.
Walford Residential Care 2 license and inspection record
- Name on the license: “WALFORD RESIDENTIAL CARE 2”, per the CDSS roster as of May 25, 2025.
- License #576804285. 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 Walford Residential Care 2 LLC, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- First licensed in 2025, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- 3 state inspection visits since 2025, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- 0 Type A and 0 Type B citations on file since 2025, 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 2025, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- The most recent state visit on file is January 5, 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 4 residents
- Dementia / memory careNot on file · ask the home
- Hospice careApproved · covers up to 2 residents
- BedriddenApproved by the state
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 4 NON-AMBULATORY & 2 BEDRIDDEN. ROOM WITH E3 MAY BE USED FOR BEDRIDDEN. WAIVER GRANTED FOR HOSPICE CARE FOR 2.
935 - ELDERLY
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
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
$4,900a month to start
Likely $4,000–$6,050
From 24 nearby homes that publish rates · this home’s rate is not on file
Likely monthly total
$4,900a month
Likely $4,000–$6,200
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
Memory care is not priced here: a dementia-care designation is not on file for this home. Ask the home.
Starting monthly rate$4,900likely $4,000–$6,050
Covelight’s estimate starts from the rates 24 small homes and similar homes 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.
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 $4,000–$6,200
- $4,900
- First monthWith a one-time move-in fee · likely $4,700–$9,300
- $6,900
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 24 small homes and similar homes 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.
24 homes like this within 25 miles publish starting rates mostly between $2,950–$5,000.
- 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 24 nearby homes behind this estimate
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- Twin Rivers at NatomasSacramento · 17 mi · Mid-size home$2,750Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- The Meadows at Country PlaceSacramento · 17 mi · Mid-size home$6,600Listed on Seniorly · assisted living studio · seen September 9, 2026
- Alaturi CareSacramento · 18 mi · Small home$5,000Listed on A Place for Mom · seen September 9, 2026
- Ivy Ridge Assisted LivingSacramento · 18 mi · Mid-size home$2,600Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Love and Serenity IISacramento · 18 mi · Small home$3,500Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
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- Five Acres at Leisure Town NorthVacaville · 19 mi · Mid-size home$4,550Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Marconi VillaSacramento · 20 mi · Small home$5,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living private room · seen September 9, 2026
- Sunny Beach VillaSacramento · 22 mi · Small home$3,200Listed on A Place for Mom · seen September 9, 2026
- Cogir of VacavilleVacaville · 22 mi · Mid-size home$3,795Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Maria's Home CareNorth Highlands · 22 mi · Small home$6,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living · seen September 9, 2026
- Courtyard TerraceSacramento · 22 mi · Mid-size home$4,345Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Kentfield Estates Ranch RCFESacramento · 22 mi · Small home$4,000Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Norris Senior HomeSacramento · 23 mi · Small home$5,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living private room · seen September 9, 2026
- Marylou's Home CareSacramento · 23 mi · Small home$3,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- A Bright FutureAntelope · 23 mi · Small home$4,500Listed on A Place for Mom · seen September 9, 2026
- Meraki of SacramentoSacramento · 23 mi · Mid-size home$3,500Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Eastern ManorSacramento · 23 mi · Mid-size home$3,800Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Abundant Love and Care for the ElderlyCarmichael · 24 mi · Small home$3,300Listed on A Place for Mom · seen September 9, 2026
- Yellow OrchidElk Grove · 24 mi · Small home$3,500Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Maria Teresa Home CareSacramento · 24 mi · Small home$2,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Mount Hood Serenity CareSacramento · 25 mi · Small home$3,800Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
Where it is
- 1212 West St, Woodland, CA 95695Address 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 2025, the state has filed 3 documents for this home, and its records count 3 visits since 2025. The most recent is a facility evaluation report, dated January 5, 2026.
- On file since
- 2025
- State visits
- 3
- Most recent visit
- January 5, 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 2025.
Year by year
The last 36 months — 3 of 3 documents
Jan 5, 2026Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Jill Nakagawa arrived unannounced and met with Licensee/Administrator April Walford and Licensee Rohan Walford. The purpose of this visit is to conduct an Annual inspection. The fire clearance has been approved for 4 non-ambulatory adults and 2 bedridden adults (in bedroom E-3). There are currently three non-ambulatory residents. The facility is a one story home with 4 bedrooms for residents, family room, 2 bathrooms. laundry room and kitchen. The house is clean, well-organized, furnished comfortably, and decorated to provide a homey atmosphere. The grounds of the facility were fenced and there was a shaded area available for residents use. There is a built-in pool in the back yard, which is fenced and secured, making it inaccessible to residents. The fire extinguisher was last inspected on 02/13/2025 and fully charged. There were 5 Smoke and 1 carbon monoxide detector which were tested and operational at the time of inspection. LPA observed locked cabinets for sharps and medications. Kitchen was clean and well-equipped with an adequate supply of dishes and utensils. Refrigerator was clean, with perishable and non-perishable foods as required per Title 22.. Bathrooms had slip mats and grab-bars for resident safety. Handwashing supplies and paper products were available by sinks used by residents. Water temperature was between 105-120 degrees F, which is within regulation. A tour of residents' bedrooms was conducted and bedrooms inspected have lighting & appropriate furnishings and linens. Facility provides staff residency on site; those rooms are locked and inaccessible to residents. LPA observed the required postings. Administrator provided updated LIC500, proof of liability insurance. There were no deficiencies found at the time of inspection. No citations issued.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Jan 5, 2026
Feb 20, 2025Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Prelicensing
Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Jill Nakagawa arrived and met with Licensees April and Rohan Walford. The purpose of this visit is to conduct a Pre-Licensing inspection. The fire clearance has been approved for 6 non-ambulatory adults. The facility is a one story home with 4 bedrooms for residents, family room, 2 bathrooms. laundry room and kitchen. The grounds of the facility were fenced and there was a shaded area available for residents use. There is a built-in pool in the back yard, which is fenced and secured, making it inaccessible to residents. There were no firearms on the property. The fire extinguisher was last inspected on 02/13/2025 and fully charged. There were 5 Smoke and 1 carbon monoxide detector which were tested and appeared to be operational. An emergency disaster plan was submitted, and the applicant has identified at least two evacuation locations. LPA observed locked cabinets for sharps and medications. Kitchen was clean and well-equipped with an adequate supply of dishes and utensils. Refrigerator was clean, with perishable and non-perishable foods. Two additional refrigerators will be housed in the garage, one for perishables and one for medications (which will be secured). Bathrooms had slip mats and grab-bars for resident safety. Hand washing supplies and paper products were available by sinks used by residents. Water temperature was between 105-120 degrees F, which is within regulation. A tour of residents' bedrooms was conducted and bedrooms inspected have lighting & appropriate furnishings and linens. LPA observed the following postings: personal rights, emergency disaster drills, and the Let Us Know Complaint poster. LPA conducted a COMP 3 with applicants; some of the following items were discussed: Administrator Qualifications, Reporting Requirements, Maintenance Continued on 809-C Continued from 809.... and Operation, Personal Accommodations, Criminal Background clearance. LPA found no concerns. There were no deficiencies found at the time of inspection. This pre-licensing is complete. LPA will submit the pre-licensing reports to Application Unit Analyst in Sacramento; Application Unit Analyst will notify applicant of application status. A copy of the report was given to the Applicant.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Feb 20, 2025
Feb 11, 2025Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Office
Facility Type: RCFE Application Type: Initial Capacity: 6 Interview Method: Telephone interview On 2/11/2025, applicant/administrator participated in COMP II. Identification of the applicant and administrator was verified through interview questions based on photo ID and other identifying personal information. During COMP II, applicant and administrator confirmed that they have read and understand community care facility licensing laws included in the Health and Safety Codes and the California Code of Regulations Title 22. Signed LIC 809 with copy of photo ID have been obtained. During COMP II, CAB analyst confirmed Applicant/Administrator’s understanding of following areas: 1. Facility operation: License type, client/resident populations, and program 2. Admission Policies 3. Staffing requirements & Training 4. Restrictive/Prohibited Health Conditions 5. General provisions 6. Emergency Preparedness 7. Complaints & Reporting 8. Pre-licensing readinessthe state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Feb 11, 2025
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 Yolo County, closest first. Every listed home appears on the same terms.
The Californian
Woodland · Large community · 0.5 mi away
$3,600 a month to start · Listed by the home
Walford Residential Care
Woodland · Small home · 0.6 mi away
$4,800 a month to start · Covelight estimate
Eldervilla
Woodland · Small home · 0.9 mi away
$5,000 a month to start · Listed by the home
Clover Home
Woodland · Mid-size home · 1.3 mi away
$4,100 a month to start · Covelight estimate
Six Rose's Senior Care
Woodland · Small home · 1.4 mi away
$4,800 a month to start · Covelight estimate
Woodland Gardens Senior Living
Woodland · Large community · 1.8 mi away
$2,600 a month to start · Listed by the home