Assisted living / California / Lancaster
William J. Pete Knight Veterans Home-Lancaster
45221 30th Street West, Lancaster, CA 93536 · Los Angeles County · (661) 974-7035
Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE) · licensed for 60 residents · Licensed since 2010
California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division data as of October 8, 2026 · Facility 197607726 · See the state record
The record in brief
California's licensing agency has 17 visits to William J. Pete Knight Veterans Home-Lancaster on file since January 2022: 5 inspections, 8 complaint visits and 4 other visits. The most recent was on January 28, 2026.
Those visits led to 0 Type A citations and 2 Type B citations (the state's two levels of deficiency), 2 cited regulation sections in all.
The state looked into 5 complaints covering 14 allegations: 1 substantiated, 0 inconclusive, 13 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.
| Kind of visit | Visits | Type A citations | Type B citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Complaint visits | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Other visits | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| All visits | 17 | 0 | 2 |
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 cited2 citations
- §Title 22 section 87468.1(a)(1)
- §Title 22 section 87208(a)
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 197607726).
Complaint investigations
Each row is one complaint the state investigated, with what it found for each allegation in it.
| Date in the file | Substantiated | Inconclusive | Unsubstantiated | Unfounded | Type A | Type B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2, 2025 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| August 28, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December 23, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 8, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 William J. Pete Knight Veterans Home-Lancaster 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
Other assisted living nearby
- Havens at Antelope Valley Assisted Living, TheLancaster, 1.9 mi · 115 residents
- Leisure Garden Senior Assisted Living FacilityLancaster, 2.0 mi · 157 residents · 103 visits
- Bellamar LancasterLancaster, 2.6 mi · 68 residents · 1 visits
- Palm Vista Senior LivingPalmdale, 6.8 mi · 115 residents · 20 visits
- Tranquility at Tiger RcfePalmdale, 6.9 mi · 12 residents · 2 visits
Nursing homes nearby
For care beyond what assisted living provides. Each has a federal inspection record on this site.
- Antelope Valley Care CenterLancaster, 1.8 mi · 2 of 5 CMS stars
- Mirage Post AcuteLancaster, 1.9 mi · 1 of 5 CMS stars
- Desert Canyon Post Acute, LLCLancaster, 2.0 mi · 2 of 5 CMS stars
- The Ellison John Transitional Care CenterLancaster, 2.9 mi · 1 of 5 CMS stars
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 William J. Pete Knight Veterans Home-Lancaster licensed?
- California's Department of Social Services lists it as licensed, licence 197607726, residential care facility for the elderly (rcfe), since January 7, 2010 (state file as of October 8, 2026).
- How many residents can William J. Pete Knight Veterans Home-Lancaster care for?
- Its licence is for 60 residents.
- Has William J. Pete Knight Veterans Home-Lancaster been cited by the state?
- The state file lists 0 Type As and 2 Type Bs citation counts across 17 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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