Find a nursing home

Assisted living / California / Sylmar

Golden Assisted Living

14060 Astoria St., Sylmar, CA 91342 · Los Angeles County · (818) 367-1947

Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE) · licensed for 128 residents · Licensed since 2019 · Licensee: Golden Living in Sylmar Inc

70state visits on file
0Type A citations
7Type B citations
3 of 142complaint allegations substantiated
128licensed capacity

California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division data as of October 8, 2026 · Facility 197609621 · See the state record

The record in brief

California's licensing agency has 70 visits to Golden Assisted Living on file since September 2021: 5 inspections, 63 complaint visits and 2 other visits. The most recent was on September 15, 2026.

Those visits led to 0 Type A citations and 7 Type B citations (the state's two levels of deficiency), 8 cited regulation sections in all.

The state looked into 54 complaints covering 142 allegations: 3 substantiated, 0 inconclusive, 139 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.

InspectionComplaint visitOther visit
Kind of visitVisitsType A citationsType B citations
Inspections500
Complaint visits6303
Other visits204
All visits7007

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 cited8 citations
  1. §
    Title 22 section 87303(a)
    Plan of correction date in the file: July 20, 2026
  2. §
    Title 22 section 87303(a)
    Plan of correction date in the file: September 29, 2023
  3. §
    Title 22 section 87303(a)
    Plan of correction date in the file: August 9, 2022
  4. §
    Title 22 section 87224(d)
    Plan of correction date in the file: December 6, 2021
  5. §
    Title 22 section 87219(f)
    Plan of correction date in the file: January 23, 2025
  6. §
    Title 22 section 80087(a)(5)
    Plan of correction date in the file: January 23, 2025
  7. §
    Health and Safety Code section 1569.695(f)(1)
    Plan of correction date in the file: January 23, 2024
  8. §
    Title 22 section 87211(a)(1)
    Plan of correction date in the file: July 26, 2022

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 197609621).

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
September 15, 2026004000
August 25, 2026001000
August 25, 2026004000
June 11, 2026003000
March 17, 2026003000
October 21, 2025001000
August 8, 2025001000
July 24, 2025002000
July 21, 2025002000
June 16, 2025001000
May 19, 2025002000
April 17, 2025001000
April 2, 2025003000
February 20, 2025001000
February 10, 2025003000
December 9, 2024001000
October 23, 2024004000
September 20, 2024001000
September 10, 2024003000
August 12, 2024002000
August 10, 2024007000
July 31, 2024100001
December 4, 2023002000
October 30, 2023003000
October 30, 2023001000
October 30, 2023003000
October 18, 2023001000
August 2, 2023003000
May 31, 2023004000
May 23, 2023006000
January 27, 2023004000
January 17, 2023002000
January 10, 2023001000
January 10, 2023001000
December 8, 2022009000
October 25, 2022007000
September 23, 2022102001
September 13, 2022008000
September 2, 2022002000
August 26, 2022002000
May 4, 2022002000
April 29, 2022004000
April 22, 2022002000
April 21, 2022002000
April 7, 2022004000
March 11, 2022001000
February 1, 2022003000
December 16, 2021101001
December 14, 2021001000
December 13, 2021002000
November 24, 2021001000
November 24, 2021002000
November 24, 2021001000
November 23, 2021002000

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 Golden Assisted Living 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: Golden Living in Sylmar Inc.

Other assisted living nearby

Nursing homes nearby

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 Golden Assisted Living licensed?
California's Department of Social Services lists it as licensed, facility 197609621, residential care facility for the elderly (rcfe), since January 30, 2019 (state data as of October 8, 2026).
How many residents can Golden Assisted Living care for?
Its licence is for 128 residents.
Has Golden Assisted Living been cited by the state?
The state file lists 0 Type As and 7 Type Bs citation counts across 70 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.
  • NursingHomeClear is independent, takes no fee from any home, and does not refer or place residents. This page reports state records; it does not rate, recommend or endorse any home, and it is not medical or legal advice.
Find a nursing home Read an inspection