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Pacifica Senior Living South Coast

2619 Orange Ave, Costa Mesa, CA 92627 · Orange County · (949) 515-0121

Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE) · licensed for 98 residents · Licensed since 2019 · Licensee: Pacifica Orange County LLC; Costa Mesa Operations

32state visits on file
8Type A citations
10Type B citations
12 of 55complaint allegations substantiated
98licensed capacity

California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division data as of October 8, 2026 · Facility 306005272 · See the state record

The record in brief

California's licensing agency has 32 visits to Pacifica Senior Living South Coast on file since May 2022: 4 inspections, 22 complaint visits and 6 other visits. The most recent was on September 22, 2026.

Those visits led to 8 Type A citations and 10 Type B citations (the state's two levels of deficiency), 18 cited regulation sections in all.

The state looked into 13 complaints covering 55 allegations: 12 substantiated, 0 inconclusive, 33 unsubstantiated and 10 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 visits2257
Other visits633
All visits32810

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 cited18 citations
  1. §
    Title 22 section 87465(h)(2)
    Plan of correction date in the file: May 27, 2026
  2. §
    Title 22 section 87465(a)(5)
    Plan of correction date in the file: May 27, 2026
  3. §
    Title 22 section 87465(g)
    Plan of correction date in the file: June 15, 2023
  4. §
    Title 22 section 87466
    Plan of correction date in the file: June 15, 2023
  5. §
    Title 22 section 87465(c)(2)
    Plan of correction date in the file: April 27, 2023
  6. §
    Title 22 section 87464(f)(1)
    Plan of correction date in the file: January 24, 2026
  7. §
    Title 22 section 87465(a)(1)
    Plan of correction date in the file: January 24, 2026
  8. §
    Title 22 section 87303(e)(2)
    Plan of correction date in the file: May 14, 2022
  9. §
    Title 22 section 87465(a)(5)
    Plan of correction date in the file: June 8, 2026
  10. §
    Title 22 section 87507(f)
    Plan of correction date in the file: November 20, 2025
  11. §
    Title 22 section 87303(e)(6)
    Plan of correction date in the file: June 14, 2023
  12. §
    Title 22 section 87211(a)(1)(A)
    Plan of correction date in the file: June 16, 2023
  13. §
    Health and Safety Code section 1569.269(a)(21)
    Plan of correction date in the file: June 16, 2023
  14. §
    Health and Safety Code section 1569.652(c)
    Plan of correction date in the file: June 16, 2023
  15. §
    Title 22 section 87303(a)
    Plan of correction date in the file: March 9, 2023
  16. §
    Title 22 section 87463(c)(3)
    Plan of correction date in the file: January 30, 2026
  17. §
    Title 22 section 87412(a)(11)
    Plan of correction date in the file: June 27, 2024
  18. §
    Health and Safety Code section 1569.625(b)(2)
    Plan of correction date in the file: June 27, 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 306005272).

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 17, 2026002000
June 30, 2026304021
May 20, 2026004100
November 21, 2025100401
May 15, 2025002000
March 14, 2025003200
February 27, 2025002000
November 21, 2024005000
August 28, 2023000100
June 26, 2023204011
June 26, 2023501023
March 14, 2023105001
January 25, 2023001200

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 Pacifica Senior Living South Coast 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: Pacifica Orange County LLC; Costa Mesa Operations.

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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 Pacifica Senior Living South Coast licensed?
California's Department of Social Services lists it as licensed, facility 306005272, residential care facility for the elderly (rcfe), since May 7, 2019 (state data as of October 8, 2026).
How many residents can Pacifica Senior Living South Coast care for?
Its licence is for 98 residents.
Has Pacifica Senior Living South Coast been cited by the state?
The state file lists 8 Type As and 10 Type Bs citation counts across 32 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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