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Merrill Gardens at Willow Glen

1420 Curci Drive, San Jose, CA 95126 · Santa Clara County · (408) 283-0941

Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE) · licensed for 150 residents · Licensed since 2021 · Licensee: Mg at Willow Glen, LP ;shi-IV Merrill Gp, Llc;et Al

52state visits on file
3Type A citations
10Type B citations
13 of 73complaint allegations substantiated
150licensed capacity

California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division data as of October 8, 2026 · Facility 435202807 · See the state record

The record in brief

California's licensing agency has 52 visits to Merrill Gardens at Willow Glen on file since October 2021: 3 inspections, 36 complaint visits and 13 other visits. The most recent was on September 10, 2026.

Those visits led to 3 Type A citations and 10 Type B citations (the state's two levels of deficiency), 13 cited regulation sections in all.

The state looked into 24 complaints covering 73 allegations: 13 substantiated, 0 inconclusive, 43 unsubstantiated and 17 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
Inspections300
Complaint visits3639
Other visits1301
All visits52310

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 cited13 citations
  1. §
    Title 22 section 87465(h)(2)
    Plan of correction date in the file: August 7, 2025
  2. §
    Title 22 section 87303(a)
    Plan of correction date in the file: July 15, 2025
  3. §
    Title 22 section 87465(a)(4)
    Plan of correction date in the file: May 8, 2025
  4. §
    Title 22 section 87411
    Plan of correction date in the file: March 17, 2026
  5. §
    Title 22 section 87632(d)(2)
    Plan of correction date in the file: December 12, 2025
  6. §
    Health and Safety Code section 1569.655(a)
    Plan of correction date in the file: May 14, 2025
  7. §
    Title 22 section 87465(h)(5)
    Plan of correction date in the file: November 14, 2024
  8. §
    Title 22 section 87465(h)(6)
    Plan of correction date in the file: November 14, 2024
  9. §
    Title 22 section 87465(i)
    Plan of correction date in the file: November 14, 2024
  10. §
    Title 22 section 87303(a)
    Plan of correction date in the file: November 14, 2024
  11. §
    Title 22 section 87211(a)(1)
    Plan of correction date in the file: November 15, 2024
  12. §
    Title 22 section 87411(a)
    Plan of correction date in the file: June 16, 2023
  13. §
    Title 22 section 87465(h)(6)(E)
    Plan of correction date in the file: December 11, 2024

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 435202807).

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
May 18, 2026001000
March 24, 2026100101
March 12, 2026004000
January 28, 2026002000
January 25, 2026002000
January 21, 2026100010
December 31, 2025105001
August 19, 2025100000
August 19, 2025104200
July 29, 2025005000
July 26, 2025103210
July 8, 2025000100
July 8, 2025000400
June 24, 2025001200
June 16, 2025002000
May 19, 2025204111
April 1, 2025000100
December 10, 2024001000
December 10, 2024001000
November 12, 2024002000
November 12, 2024402005
October 1, 2024002300
July 22, 2024002000
June 20, 2023100001

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 Willow Glen 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: Mg at Willow Glen, LP ;shi-IV Merrill Gp, Llc;et Al.

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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 Willow Glen licensed?
California's Department of Social Services lists it as licensed, facility 435202807, residential care facility for the elderly (rcfe), since November 3, 2021 (state data as of October 8, 2026).
How many residents can Merrill Gardens at Willow Glen care for?
Its licence is for 150 residents.
Has Merrill Gardens at Willow Glen been cited by the state?
The state file lists 3 Type As and 10 Type Bs citation counts across 52 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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