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Brookdale Brookhurst

15302 Brookhurst St., Westminster, CA 92683 · Orange County · (714) 775-6775

Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE) · licensed for 164 residents · Licensed since 2005 · Licensee: Summerville 13 LLC; Emeritus Corporation

37state visits on file
8Type A citations
1Type B citations
5 of 34complaint allegations substantiated
164licensed capacity

California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division data as of October 8, 2026 · Facility 306002962 · See the state record

The record in brief

California's licensing agency has 37 visits to Brookdale Brookhurst on file since June 2022: 4 inspections, 22 complaint visits and 11 other visits. The most recent was on September 24, 2026.

Those visits led to 8 Type A citations and 1 Type B citation (the state's two levels of deficiency), 9 cited regulation sections in all.

The state looked into 19 complaints covering 34 allegations: 5 substantiated, 0 inconclusive, 25 unsubstantiated and 4 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.

InspectionComplaint visitOther visit
Kind of visitVisitsType A citationsType B citations
Inspections400
Complaint visits2250
Other visits1131
All visits3781

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 cited9 citations
  1. §
    Title 22 section 87465(a)(4)
    Plan of correction date in the file: June 12, 2026
  2. §
    Title 22 section 87464(f)(1)
    Plan of correction date in the file: November 3, 2025
  3. §
    Title 22 section 87465(a)(1)
    Plan of correction date in the file: October 29, 2025
  4. §
    Title 22 section 87464(f)(1)
    Plan of correction date in the file: February 21, 2025
  5. §
    Title 22 section 87464(f)(1)
    Plan of correction date in the file: July 12, 2024
  6. §
    Title 22 section 87464(f)(1)
    Plan of correction date in the file: August 18, 2026
  7. §
    Title 22 section 87468.1(a)(1)
    Plan of correction date in the file: December 27, 2024
  8. §
    Title 22 section 87750(f)(2)
    Plan of correction date in the file: July 22, 2024
  9. §
    Title 22 section 87465(a)(4)
    Plan of correction date in the file: June 24, 2025

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 306002962).

Complaint investigations

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

Date in the fileSubstantiatedInconclusiveUnsubstantiatedUnfoundedType AType B
July 31, 2026002000
June 17, 2026100010
June 17, 2026001000
June 15, 2026004000
March 25, 2026001000
February 19, 2026002000
February 10, 2026002000
November 13, 2025100010
October 31, 2025100010
July 31, 2025002100
July 31, 2025002000
February 28, 2025100010
July 19, 2024101010
April 30, 2024000100
April 19, 2024001000
April 5, 2024001000
February 23, 2024001000
October 13, 2023002000
July 31, 2023003200

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 Brookdale Brookhurst 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: Summerville 13 LLC; Emeritus Corporation.

Other assisted living nearby

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

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 Brookdale Brookhurst licensed?
California's Department of Social Services lists it as licensed, facility 306002962, residential care facility for the elderly (rcfe), since July 14, 2005 (state data as of October 8, 2026).
How many residents can Brookdale Brookhurst care for?
Its licence is for 164 residents.
Has Brookdale Brookhurst been cited by the state?
The state file lists 8 Type As and 1 Type B citation counts across 37 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.
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