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Santa Anita Assisted Living

5600 Gracewood Avenue, Temple City, CA 91780 · Los Angeles County · (626) 442-8410

Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE) · licensed for 150 residents · Licensed since 2022

161state visits on file
14Type A citations
29Type B citations
26 of 241complaint allegations substantiated
150licensed capacity

California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division data as of October 8, 2026 · Facility 198603535 · See the state record

The record in brief

California's licensing agency has 161 visits to Santa Anita Assisted Living on file since March 2022: 4 inspections, 131 complaint visits and 26 other visits. The most recent was on September 28, 2026.

Those visits led to 14 Type A citations and 29 Type B citations (the state's two levels of deficiency), 48 cited regulation sections in all.

The state looked into 94 complaints covering 241 allegations: 26 substantiated, 0 inconclusive, 214 unsubstantiated and 1 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 visits131813
Other visits26616
All visits1611429

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 cited48 citations
  1. §
    Title 22 section 87465(a)(4)
    Plan of correction date in the file: September 29, 2026
  2. §
    Title 22 section 87303(a)
    Plan of correction date in the file: September 11, 2026
  3. §
    Title 22 section 87465(a)(4)
    Plan of correction date in the file: June 13, 2026
  4. §
    Title 22 section 87465(a)(4)
    Plan of correction date in the file: May 19, 2026
  5. §
    Title 22 section 87411(a)
    Plan of correction date in the file: August 16, 2025
  6. §
    Title 22 section 87411(d)(4)
    Plan of correction date in the file: July 29, 2025
  7. §
    Title 22 section 87465(a)(4)
    Plan of correction date in the file: July 19, 2025
  8. §
    Title 22 section 87465(e)
    Plan of correction date in the file: June 18, 2025
  9. §
    Title 22 section 87465(c)(2)
    Plan of correction date in the file: December 13, 2024
  10. §
    Title 22 section 87224(a)
    Plan of correction date in the file: July 25, 2024
  11. §
    Title 22 section 87468.1(a)(16)
    Plan of correction date in the file: September 23, 2023
  12. §
    Title 22 section 87468.1(a)(2)
    Plan of correction date in the file: September 9, 2026
  13. §
    Title 22 section 87309(a)
    Plan of correction date in the file: July 10, 2026
  14. §
    Title 22 section 87465(h)(2)
    Plan of correction date in the file: July 10, 2026
  15. §
    Title 22 section 87411(a)
    Plan of correction date in the file: July 10, 2026
  16. §
    Title 22 section 87468.2(a)(4)
    Plan of correction date in the file: October 10, 2025
  17. §
    Title 22 section 87465(a)(4)
    Plan of correction date in the file: January 31, 2026
  18. §
    Title 22 section 87465(b)
    Plan of correction date in the file: October 5, 2026
  19. §
    Title 22 section 87312
    Plan of correction date in the file: July 3, 2026
  20. §
    Title 22 section 87465(j)
    Plan of correction date in the file: May 21, 2026
  21. §
    Title 22 section 87208(a)(5)
    Plan of correction date in the file: April 6, 2026
  22. §
    Title 22 section 87507(g)(3)(G)
    Plan of correction date in the file: March 13, 2026
  23. §
    Title 22 section 87303(a)
    Plan of correction date in the file: February 20, 2026
  24. §
    Title 22 section 87208(a)
    Plan of correction date in the file: February 6, 2026
  25. §
    Title 22 section 87625(b)(3)
    Plan of correction date in the file: January 16, 2026
  26. §
    Title 22 section 87468.2(a)(25)
    Plan of correction date in the file: December 5, 2025
  27. §
    Title 22 section 87465(c)(3)
    Plan of correction date in the file: August 18, 2025
  28. §
    Title 22 section 87303(i)(A)
    Plan of correction date in the file: August 29, 2025
  29. §
    Title 22 section 87507(5)(c)
    Plan of correction date in the file: August 1, 2024
  30. §
    Title 22 section 87468.2(a)(8)
    Plan of correction date in the file: August 4, 2023
  31. §
    Title 22 section 87303(a)
    Plan of correction date in the file: July 31, 2023
  32. §
    Title 22 section 87224(a)(4)
    Plan of correction date in the file: November 21, 2022
  33. §
    Title 22 section 87303(e)(2)
    Plan of correction date in the file: September 11, 2026
  34. §
    Title 22 section 87309(a)
    Plan of correction date in the file: September 10, 2026
  35. §
    Title 22 section 87303(a)
    Plan of correction date in the file: September 4, 2026
  36. §
    Title 22 section 87307(d)(6)
    Plan of correction date in the file: July 17, 2026
  37. §
    Title 22 section 87555(b)(29)
    Plan of correction date in the file: July 17, 2026
  38. §
    Title 22 section 87608(a)(5)(A)
    Plan of correction date in the file: July 17, 2026
  39. §
    Title 22 section 87303(a)
    Plan of correction date in the file: July 7, 2026
  40. §
    Title 22 section 87555(b)(27)
    Plan of correction date in the file: July 25, 2025
  41. §
    Title 22 section 87303(a)(1)
    Plan of correction date in the file: March 3, 2026
  42. §
    Title 22 section 87303(e)(3)
    Plan of correction date in the file: February 2, 2026
  43. §
    Title 22 section 87555(b)(29)
    Plan of correction date in the file: February 2, 2026
  44. §
    Title 22 section 87468.1(a)(3)
    Plan of correction date in the file: December 18, 2025
  45. §
    Title 22 section 87211(a)(1)(D)
    Plan of correction date in the file: May 30, 2025
  46. §
    Title 22 section 87468(a)(3)
    Plan of correction date in the file: June 28, 2024
  47. §
    Title 22 section 87506(b)(13)
    Plan of correction date in the file: September 28, 2023
  48. §
    Title 22 section 87303(a)
    Plan of correction date in the file: September 5, 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 198603535).

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 24, 2026001000
September 23, 2026003000
September 22, 2026003000
September 4, 2026003000
September 3, 2026000100
September 2, 2026006000
September 2, 2026003000
August 31, 2026002000
August 24, 2026001000
August 20, 2026101000
August 17, 2026001000
July 23, 2026001000
July 16, 2026103001
July 15, 2026003000
June 23, 2026001000
June 23, 2026003000
June 4, 2026003000
May 29, 2026001000
May 19, 2026100010
May 19, 2026004000
May 11, 2026001000
April 28, 2026006000
April 21, 2026007000
April 7, 2026100001
March 24, 2026005000
March 19, 2026001000
March 9, 2026001000
March 2, 2026002000
February 26, 2026200002
February 24, 2026101001
February 17, 2026001000
February 10, 2026001000
February 10, 2026002000
February 10, 2026003000
February 10, 2026001000
February 5, 2026001000
January 28, 2026002000
January 28, 2026105000
January 21, 2026004000
January 15, 2026102001
January 7, 2026003000
December 9, 2025101001
December 8, 2025002000
November 24, 2025001000
November 14, 2025002000
November 10, 2025004000
November 10, 2025002000
November 6, 2025003000
November 4, 2025002000
October 28, 2025201000
October 27, 2025001000
October 7, 2025002000
October 3, 2025004000
September 30, 2025103010
September 19, 2025101010
September 9, 2025002000
September 4, 2025001000
September 4, 2025103001
September 3, 2025100001
September 2, 2025005000
August 20, 2025100010
August 7, 2025001000
August 5, 2025103010
June 17, 2025002000
June 10, 2025006000
April 25, 2025001000
January 31, 2025107010
December 10, 2024006000
December 9, 2024001000
November 21, 2024001000
October 30, 2024100010
October 23, 2024001000
October 1, 2024002000
August 27, 2024100001
July 29, 2024002000
July 11, 2024004000
July 8, 2024002000
February 26, 2024003000
February 7, 2024001000
December 18, 2023001000
December 15, 2023002000
December 7, 2023002000
November 21, 2023003000
November 17, 2023102000
October 24, 2023003000
October 11, 2023102010
September 8, 2023006000
August 11, 2023007000
August 3, 2023102001
August 1, 2023102001
March 30, 2023002000
March 8, 2023001000
December 7, 2022100001
September 15, 2022004000

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 Santa Anita 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

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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 Santa Anita Assisted Living licensed?
California's Department of Social Services lists it as licensed, facility 198603535, residential care facility for the elderly (rcfe), since June 2, 2022 (state data as of October 8, 2026).
How many residents can Santa Anita Assisted Living care for?
Its licence is for 150 residents.
Has Santa Anita Assisted Living been cited by the state?
The state file lists 14 Type As and 29 Type Bs citation counts across 161 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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