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Merrill Gardens at Rolling Hills Estates

627 Silver Spur Rd, Rolling Hills, CA 90274 · Los Angeles County · (310) 974-3339

Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE) · licensed for 150 residents · Licensed since 2020

21state visits on file
0Type A citations
5Type B citations
2 of 22complaint allegations substantiated
150licensed capacity

California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division data as of October 8, 2026 · Facility 198320089 · See the state record

The record in brief

California's licensing agency has 21 visits to Merrill Gardens at Rolling Hills Estates on file since October 2021: 5 inspections, 12 complaint visits and 4 other visits. The most recent was on February 25, 2026.

Those visits led to 0 Type A citations and 5 Type B citations (the state's two levels of deficiency), 5 cited regulation sections in all.

The state looked into 11 complaints covering 22 allegations: 2 substantiated, 0 inconclusive, 20 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 visits1203
Other visits402
All visits2105

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 cited5 citations
  1. §
    Title 22 section 87465(a)(4)
    Plan of correction date in the file: February 25, 2026
  2. §
    Title 22 section 87555(a)
    Plan of correction date in the file: April 14, 2023
  3. §
    Title 22 section 87555(a)
    Plan of correction date in the file: March 17, 2023
  4. §
    Title 22 section 87465(a)(6)
    Plan of correction date in the file: November 27, 2023
  5. §
    Title 22 section 87303(a)(1)
    Plan of correction date in the file: February 13, 2023

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 198320089).

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
March 26, 2026100001
March 24, 2026001000
March 24, 2026003000
October 3, 2024001000
June 5, 2024001000
April 8, 2024004000
April 3, 2024003000
December 12, 2023003000
July 31, 2023001000
May 16, 2023003000
April 18, 2023100002

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 Merrill Gardens at Rolling Hills Estates 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

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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 Merrill Gardens at Rolling Hills Estates licensed?
California's Department of Social Services lists it as licensed, facility 198320089, residential care facility for the elderly (rcfe), since October 8, 2020 (state data as of October 8, 2026).
How many residents can Merrill Gardens at Rolling Hills Estates care for?
Its licence is for 150 residents.
Has Merrill Gardens at Rolling Hills Estates been cited by the state?
The state file lists 0 Type As and 5 Type Bs citation counts across 21 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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