Is Atria Golden Creek licensed?

California's Department of Social Services lists it as licensed, facility 306000752, residential care facility for the elderly (rcfe), since April 16, 1998 (state data as of October 8, 2026).

How many residents can Atria Golden Creek care for?

Its licence is for 155 residents.

Has Atria Golden Creek been cited by the state?

The state file lists 2 Type As and 1 Type B citation counts across 18 visits on file.

Atria Golden Creek, Irvine CA: Inspections and Complaints

The record in brief

California's licensing agency has 18 visits to Atria Golden Creek on file since April 2022: 4 inspections, 11 complaint visits and 3 other visits. The most recent was on September 17, 2026.

Those visits led to 2 Type A citations and 1 Type B citation (the state's two levels of deficiency), 3 cited regulation sections in all.

The state looked into 8 complaints covering 19 allegations: 2 substantiated, 0 inconclusive, 12 unsubstantiated and 5 unfounded.

State visits and citations

Each column is one visit by California's Community Care Licensing Division, oldest on the left. The file does not say which visit produced which citation, so the citations are listed below as the file gives them.

Inspection04/22

Other12/22

Complaint02/23

Complaint08/23

Complaint03/24

Complaint04/24

Other06/24

Inspection07/24

Inspection04/25

Complaint10/25

Complaint02/26

Inspection04/26

Complaint04/26

Other04/26

InspectionComplaint visitOther visit

Kind of visit	Visits	Type A citations	Type B citations
Inspections	4	0	0
Complaint visits	11	2	0
Other visits	3	0	1
All visits	18	2	1

A Type A deficiency is a violation of the regulations or the Health and Safety Code that, if not corrected, poses a direct and immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of people in care.cdss.ca.gov

A Type B deficiency is a violation that, without correction, could become a risk to the health, safety or personal rights of people in care, or a recordkeeping violation that would affect their care or the protection of their resources.cdss.ca.gov

The licensee must be told in writing of every licensing deficiency, and each one can cite the section of law or Title 22 regulation it is based on.cdss.ca.gov

Regulation sections cited3 citations

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Title 22 section 87464(f)(6)

Plan of correction date in the file: August 31, 2023
§
Title 22 section 87465(g)

Plan of correction date in the file: February 17, 2023
§
Health and Safety Code section 1569.625(b)(2)

Plan of correction date in the file: April 28, 2026

Title 22 is California's licensing regulations for these homes; 1569 sections are the state's Health and Safety Code. The state's own facility search shows each visit report in full: CDSS Care Facility Search (facility number 306000752).

Complaint investigations

Each row is one complaint the state investigated, with what it found for each allegation in it.

Date in the file	Substantiated	Unsubstantiated	Unfounded	Type A
April 22, 2026	0	0	2	0
April 18, 2026	0	1	0	0
February 18, 2026	0	8	0	0
October 31, 2025	0	1	0	0
May 28, 2024	0	1	0	0
March 21, 2024	0	0	1	0
August 31, 2023	1	0	2	1
February 22, 2023	1	1	0	1

Community Care Licensing decides complaints on a preponderance of the evidence standard: the evidence must show it is more likely than not (more than 50%) that the allegation is true.cdss.ca.gov

A complaint allegation is substantiated when the preponderance of the evidence standard is met.cdss.ca.gov

An allegation is unsubstantiated when the investigation shows there is not enough evidence to prove a violation occurred.cdss.ca.gov

An allegation is unfounded when the evidence shows it could not have happened, is false, or has no reasonable basis.cdss.ca.gov

Memory care

California does not issue a separate memory care licence, and the state's roster does not mark which homes care for residents with dementia. Ask the home how it cares for residents with dementia, and check the citations above.

California's updated dementia care rules for RCFEs took effect January 1, 2025. They aim to support person-centered care and let residents age in place in the least restrictive setting they know as home.cdss.ca.gov

The dementia care standards, once kept in one regulation section, are now spread across several sections so they support care for all residents.cdss.ca.gov

The rules now address resident behaviors whatever the diagnosis, focusing on individual needs, and whether a resident may have items such as cleaning solutions or sharp objects depends on their own needs and appraisal.cdss.ca.gov

Costs

California does not publish what assisted living homes charge, and Atria Golden Creek has no rate on file with us. Ask the home for its full rate sheet, including care level fees and any one-time community fee, before you sign.

An RCFE must give residents or their representatives at least 90 days' written notice of a rate increase, with the amount and the reasons, including a description of the added costs. Increases due to a change in the resident's level of care are an exception.ahum.assembly.ca.gov

When the rate goes up because a resident's level of care changes, the RCFE must give written notice within two business days after it starts providing the new level of care.ahum.assembly.ca.gov

Who runs it

Licensee in the state file: Wg Golden Creek Sh LP; Atria Management Co LLC.

Other assisted living nearby

Woodbridge Terrace
Irvine, under 1 mi · 180 residents · 25 visits
Regents Point
Irvine, 2.5 mi · 399 residents · 20 visits
Brookdale Irvine
Irvine, 2.7 mi · 155 residents · 48 visits
Clearwater Newport Beach
Newport Beach, 4.2 mi · 120 residents · 12 visits
Groves of Tustin, The
Tustin, 4.7 mi · 100 residents · 3 visits
Vividus Senior Living
Tustin, 4.7 mi · 12 residents · 2 visits

Nursing homes nearby

For care beyond what assisted living provides. Each has a federal inspection record on this site.

Regents Point - Windcrest
Irvine, 2.4 mi · 4 of 5 CMS stars
Foothill Regional Medical Center D/P SNF
Tustin, 4.3 mi · 4 of 5 CMS stars
Plaza Healthcare Center
Santa Ana, 5.3 mi · 1 of 5 CMS stars
Advanced Rehab Center of Tustin
Santa Ana, 5.4 mi · 1 of 5 CMS stars
South Coast Post Acute
Santa Ana, 5.5 mi · 2 of 5 CMS stars

If you have a concern

NursingHomeClear cannot take or act on complaints. California's Community Care Licensing Division investigates complaints about licensed homes, and the long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents.

California's long-term care ombudsman programs advocate for residents of skilled nursing facilities and of 8,105 residential care facilities for the elderly.aging.ca.gov

California long-term care facilities must post the local ombudsman's number and the statewide hotline, 1-800-231-4024, which takes calls 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Ombudsman services are free and complaints are confidential.aging.ca.gov

Common questions

Is Atria Golden Creek licensed?: California's Department of Social Services lists it as licensed, facility 306000752, residential care facility for the elderly (rcfe), since April 16, 1998 (state data as of October 8, 2026).
How many residents can Atria Golden Creek care for?: Its licence is for 155 residents.
Has Atria Golden Creek been cited by the state?: The state file lists 2 Type As and 1 Type B citation counts across 18 visits on file.

Sources

Licence, capacity, visits, citations and complaint findings: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division, Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFE), Download Data, downloaded October 8, 2026.
Something wrong on this page? Ask for a correction. We fix errors in our copy of the data; findings themselves can only be changed by the state.
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