Is Brethren Hillcrest Homes licensed?

California's Department of Social Services lists it as licensed, facility 191501662, rcfe in a continuing care retirement community, since July 2, 1976 (state data as of October 8, 2026).

How many residents can Brethren Hillcrest Homes care for?

Its licence is for 574 residents.

Has Brethren Hillcrest Homes been cited by the state?

The state file lists 1 Type A and 5 Type Bs citation counts across 23 visits on file.

Brethren Hillcrest Homes, La Verne CA: Inspections

The record in brief

California's licensing agency has 23 visits to Brethren Hillcrest Homes on file since October 2021: 5 inspections, 13 complaint visits and 5 other visits. The most recent was on July 2, 2026.

Those visits led to 1 Type A citation and 5 Type B citations (the state's two levels of deficiency), 6 cited regulation sections in all.

The state looked into 5 complaints covering 18 allegations: 3 substantiated, 0 inconclusive, 15 unsubstantiated and 0 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.

Complaint10/21

Complaint06/22

Inspection07/22

Other09/22

Other10/22

Complaint01/23

Complaint03/23

Inspection07/23

Complaint10/23

Inspection06/24

Other07/24

Complaint10/24

Complaint02/25

Other06/25

Inspection08/25

Other08/25

Complaint10/25

Inspection07/26

InspectionComplaint visitOther visit

Kind of visit	Visits	Type A citations	Type B citations
Inspections	5	0	0
Complaint visits	13	1	4
Other visits	5	0	1
All visits	23	1	5

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 cited6 citations

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Title 22 section 87465(j)

Plan of correction date in the file: June 15, 2022
§
Title 22 section 87411(a)

Plan of correction date in the file: February 25, 2025
§
Title 22 section 87411(a)

Plan of correction date in the file: February 25, 2025
§
Title 22 section 87411(a)

Plan of correction date in the file: October 22, 2024
§
Title 22 section 87466

Plan of correction date in the file: January 27, 2023
§
Health and Safety Code section 1569.618(c)(4)

Plan of correction date in the file: July 30, 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 191501662).

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	Type A	Type B
February 17, 2026	0	4	0	0
April 16, 2025	1	3	0	3
November 7, 2023	0	2	0	0
April 26, 2023	0	1	0	0
February 10, 2023	2	5	1	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 Brethren Hillcrest Homes 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

Other assisted living nearby

La Verne Manor
La Verne, under 1 mi · 80 residents · 10 visits
Mount San Antonio Gardens
Pomona, 2.4 mi · 520 residents · 14 visits
Ivy Park at Claremont
Claremont, 2.4 mi · 81 residents · 13 visits
Claremont Manor
Claremont, 2.8 mi · 360 residents · 23 visits
San Dimas Retirement Center
San Dimas, 2.9 mi · 343 residents · 78 visits
Pilgrim Place in Claremont
Claremont, 2.9 mi · 454 residents · 17 visits

Nursing homes nearby

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

Woods Health Services
La Verne, under 1 mi · 3 of 5 CMS stars
Claremont Care Center
Pomona, 1.4 mi · 5 of 5 CMS stars
Casa Bonita Convalescent Hospital
San Dimas, 1.5 mi · 3 of 5 CMS stars
Mount San Antonio Gardens
Pomona, 2.0 mi · 5 of 5 CMS stars
Landmark Medical Center
Pomona, 2.0 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 Brethren Hillcrest Homes licensed?: California's Department of Social Services lists it as licensed, facility 191501662, rcfe in a continuing care retirement community, since July 2, 1976 (state data as of October 8, 2026).
How many residents can Brethren Hillcrest Homes care for?: Its licence is for 574 residents.
Has Brethren Hillcrest Homes been cited by the state?: The state file lists 1 Type A and 5 Type Bs citation counts across 23 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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