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Valley Spring Memory Care

555 Miller Lane, Los Banos, CA 93635 · Merced County · (209) 710-4783

Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE) · licensed for 50 residents · Licensed since 2022 · Licensee: Valley Springs of Los Banos LLC

43state visits on file
8Type A citations
7Type B citations
12 of 69complaint allegations substantiated
50licensed capacity

California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division data as of October 8, 2026 · Facility 247209172 · See the state record

The record in brief

California's licensing agency has 43 visits to Valley Spring Memory Care on file since January 2022: 4 inspections, 30 complaint visits and 9 other visits. The most recent was on September 29, 2026.

Those visits led to 8 Type A citations and 7 Type B citations (the state's two levels of deficiency), 18 cited regulation sections in all.

The state looked into 23 complaints covering 69 allegations: 12 substantiated, 0 inconclusive, 52 unsubstantiated and 5 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 visits3056
Other visits931
All visits4387

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(a)(4)
    Plan of correction date in the file: September 30, 2026
  2. §
    Title 22 section 87465(a)(5)
    Plan of correction date in the file: July 27, 2026
  3. §
    Title 22 section 87468.1(a)(1)
    Plan of correction date in the file: May 4, 2026
  4. §
    Title 22 section 87465(a)(4)
    Plan of correction date in the file: May 4, 2026
  5. §
    Title 22 section 87625(b)(2)(3)
    Plan of correction date in the file: May 4, 2026
  6. §
    Title 22 section 87464(f)(4)
    Plan of correction date in the file: March 6, 2026
  7. §
    Title 22 section 87468.1(a)(1)
    Plan of correction date in the file: June 17, 2025
  8. §
    Title 22 section 87465(g)
    Plan of correction date in the file: May 4, 2026
  9. §
    Title 22 section 87465(a)(4)
    Plan of correction date in the file: February 14, 2026
  10. §
    Title 22 section 87464(f)(4)
    Plan of correction date in the file: May 23, 2025
  11. §
    Title 22 section 87468.1(a)(1)(2)
    Plan of correction date in the file: October 2, 2026
  12. §
    Title 22 section 87211(a)(1)
    Plan of correction date in the file: July 31, 2026
  13. §
    Title 22 section 87555(a)
    Plan of correction date in the file: April 30, 2026
  14. §
    Title 22 section 87468.1(a)(2)
    Plan of correction date in the file: April 30, 2026
  15. §
    Title 22 section 87618(b)(3)(B)
    Plan of correction date in the file: March 12, 2026
  16. §
    Title 22 section 87211(a)(1)
    Plan of correction date in the file: March 12, 2026
  17. §
    Title 22 section 87411(a)
    Plan of correction date in the file: March 12, 2026
  18. §
    Health and Safety Code section 1569.695(c)
    Plan of correction date in the file: April 3, 2026

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 247209172).

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 27, 2026001000
July 27, 2026205001
July 14, 2026102001
July 13, 2026001000
July 7, 2026102001
July 7, 2026003000
July 7, 2026104001
June 12, 2026100001
June 12, 2026100010
June 2, 2026301030
March 19, 2026003000
March 19, 2026101001
December 11, 2025004000
June 26, 2025101010
May 7, 2025000100
May 7, 2025000200
May 7, 2025000200
December 25, 2024001000
December 24, 2024006000
December 24, 2024009000
December 4, 2024004000
December 2, 2024002000
June 8, 2023002000

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 Valley Spring Memory Care 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: Valley Springs of Los Banos LLC.

Other assisted living nearby

  • New Bethany
    Los Banos, 1.0 mi · 76 residents · 23 visits

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 Valley Spring Memory Care licensed?
California's Department of Social Services lists it as licensed, facility 247209172, residential care facility for the elderly (rcfe), since February 4, 2022 (state data as of October 8, 2026).
How many residents can Valley Spring Memory Care care for?
Its licence is for 50 residents.
Has Valley Spring Memory Care been cited by the state?
The state file lists 8 Type As and 7 Type Bs citation counts across 43 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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