Independent Living and Assisted Living
Atria El Camino Gardens
2426 Garfield Ave, Carmichael, CA 95608 · Map
Licensed for 325 residents · WG EL CAMINO GARDENS SH LP; ATRIA MANAGEMENT CO
Atria El Camino Gardens is a state-licensed independent living, assisted living community in Carmichael, California. It is licensed for 325 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
Prices
Starting prices the community publishes, with the date we checked each one and a link to where it is published. Care charges are usually added after an assessment.
| Care | Starting at | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Independent Living | $3,195 /mo | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Assisted Living | $3,195 /mo | Oct 12, 2026 |
Area costs
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Atria El Camino Gardens says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Provides transportation.
Private apartment, 24/7 staff, chef-prepared meals, housekeeping and linen laundering services, scheduled local transportation, community and grounds maintenance, basic utilities, and a calendar of daily events.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Pets allowed.
Yes, Atria El Camino Gardens allows pets.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: studio, one-bedroom.
Atria El Camino Gardens offers studio and one-bedroom senior apartments.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Buy-in fee: none.
Enjoy all-inclusive amenities such as chef-prepared meals and housekeeping and linen services, as well as a flexible, month-to-month lease with no buy-in fee.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Lilisity’s independent report
What the public record shows
Gathered by Lilisity from state and federal sources. Communities can’t edit this part of the page.
License
Active, 325 residents
RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY 347000389, licensed since Oct 31, 1995. Licensee WG EL CAMINO GARDENS SH LP; ATRIA MANAGEMENT CO.
Nearest emergency room
3.0 miles
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento, rated 4 of 5 stars by CMS.
Side by side with nearby communities
The 4 nearest communities that offer assisted living, by straight-line distance. Prices are starting prices each community publishes; we never show estimates.
| Community | Distance | Licensed capacity | Published starting price | License | Inspection citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atria El Camino Gardens this community | 325 | $3,195/mo | Active | 3 Type A, 4 Type B | |
| Silver Oaks Senior Living | 0.3 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 0 Type A, 0 Type B |
| Moai | 0.3 mi | 5 | Not published | Active | 4 Type A, 4 Type B |
| Carmichael Estates No. 1 | 0.3 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 0 Type A, 0 Type B |
| Carmichael Estates No. 2 | 0.3 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 1 Type A, 0 Type B |
State inspection record3 Type A, 4 Type B
- Last state visit
- August 25, 2026
- State visits since October 27, 2021
- 38 (including 5 inspections, 32 complaints investigated)
- Type A citations
- 3 immediate risk
- Type B citations
- 4 potential risk if not corrected
- Complaint allegations investigated
- 59: 3 substantiated, 56 not substantiated
- License active since 1995
Citations (7), newest first
- 87211(a)(1)(D) (plan of correction due November 18, 2025): Reporting Requirements. Events the community must report to the state and to the resident's family or representative, such as deaths, injuries, abuse and changes in leadership.
- 1569.657(a) (plan of correction due April 8, 2023): Level of Care Rate Increases. For a rate increase due to a higher level of care, the community must give written notice with itemized charges within two business days.
- 87465(a)(4) (plan of correction due March 25, 2023): Incidental Medical and Dental Care Services. The community must have a plan for residents' medical and dental care and help residents arrange and get to that care.
- 87468.1(a)(11) (plan of correction due September 6, 2022): Personal Rights of Residents in All Facilities. Lists the basic rights of every resident, including dignity, safe and comfortable accommodations, and freedom from punishment, humiliation and abuse.
- 1569.698(f) (plan of correction due August 25, 2022): Plain meaning not available; see the state’s report.
- 87705(c)(4) (plan of correction due May 19, 2022): Care of Persons with Dementia. Rules for caring for residents with dementia, including staff training, door alarms, and delayed-exit or locked exterior doors.
- 87224(f) (plan of correction due November 10, 2021): Eviction Procedures. Rules for evicting a resident: the allowed reasons, written notice, and reporting the eviction to the state.
Plain meanings are our short reading of the rule cited, from the state’s regulation text. The state’s report says what happened.
Complaints with substantiated allegations (date the finding was approved)
- May 2, 2023: 1 substantiated, 5 unsubstantiated, 1 Type A citation
- August 26, 2022: 1 substantiated, 1 unsubstantiated, 1 unfounded, 1 Type B citation
- May 23, 2022: 1 substantiated, 3 unsubstantiated, 1 Type A citation
Complaints with no substantiated allegation (29)
- September 8, 2026: 2 unsubstantiated
- July 31, 2026: 2 unsubstantiated, 1 unfounded
- July 22, 2026: 1 unfounded
- November 18, 2025: 2 unfounded
- August 27, 2025: 1 unsubstantiated
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- August 22, 2025: 3 unsubstantiated
- June 2, 2025: 1 unsubstantiated, 1 unfounded
- February 11, 2025: 1 unfounded
- September 12, 2024: 1 unfounded
- May 14, 2024: 2 unfounded
- March 18, 2024: 1 unfounded
- March 18, 2024: 1 unfounded
- March 18, 2024: 2 unfounded
- January 8, 2024: 1 unfounded
- August 14, 2023: 2 unsubstantiated, 2 unfounded
- May 7, 2023: 1 unsubstantiated
- May 7, 2023: 1 unsubstantiated, 1 unfounded
- May 7, 2023: 1 unfounded
- April 26, 2023: 1 unfounded
- April 25, 2023: 1 unsubstantiated
- April 25, 2023: 1 unsubstantiated
- April 6, 2023: 1 unsubstantiated, 1 unfounded
- February 16, 2023: 2 unfounded
- June 21, 2022: 1 unfounded
- May 23, 2022: 2 unsubstantiated
- May 20, 2022: 2 unsubstantiated
- April 22, 2022: 1 unfounded
- April 1, 2022: 1 unsubstantiated
- November 2, 2021: 1 unfounded
Every state visit (68)
- August 25, 2026: Complaint visit
- July 30, 2026: Complaint visit (2)
- July 16, 2026: Complaint visit
- November 4, 2025: Other visit
- November 4, 2025: Complaint visit
Show all 48
- October 22, 2025: Inspection
- August 21, 2025: Complaint visit (2)
- May 29, 2025: Complaint visit (2)
- April 8, 2025: Other visit
- February 6, 2025: Complaint visit
- October 30, 2024: Other visit
- October 30, 2024: Inspection
- September 20, 2024: Other visit
- August 29, 2024: Complaint visit
- May 22, 2024: Other visit
- May 1, 2024: Complaint visit
- March 14, 2024: Other visit
- March 14, 2024: Complaint visit (2)
- March 13, 2024: Complaint visit
- January 5, 2024: Complaint visit
- November 30, 2023: Other visit
- October 20, 2023: Other visit (2)
- October 20, 2023: Inspection
- August 11, 2023: Complaint visit (2)
- May 4, 2023: Complaint visit (4)
- March 24, 2023: Other visit (2)
- March 24, 2023: Complaint visit (4)
- March 2, 2023: Complaint visit (3)
- February 8, 2023: Complaint visit
- October 29, 2022: Other visit
- October 29, 2022: Inspection
- August 24, 2022: Other visit
- August 24, 2022: Complaint visit (3)
- June 16, 2022: Other visit
- June 16, 2022: Complaint visit
- June 8, 2022: Other visit
- May 17, 2022: Complaint visit (4)
- April 29, 2022: Other visit
- April 20, 2022: Complaint visit
- March 30, 2022: Complaint visit
- March 11, 2022: Other visit
- February 24, 2022: Other visit
- November 23, 2021: Other visit
- November 4, 2021: Other visit
- October 29, 2021: Other visit
- October 27, 2021: Other visit
- October 27, 2021: Inspection
- October 27, 2021: Complaint visit
Read every report on the state’s site →
What these terms mean
Type A citations are for “the most serious type of violations in which there is an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of those in care,” and are issued “even if the violation is corrected on the spot.”
Type B citations are for “a violation that, if not corrected, may [pose] an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of clients,” such as faulty medical record keeping or staff training.
CCLD: “There is no difference between an inconclusive and an unsubstantiated complaint allegation. Both terms mean that there was no preponderance of evidence to prove that an alleged violation occurred.” Allegations CCLD finds unfounded are also not substantiated.
This community is licensed for 325 residents; larger communities are visited and complained about more often, so read counts with size in mind. Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing, data as of September 28, 2026, covering the five years of records the state publishes. The state’s advice: “Never rely on this information alone to make a decision about a facility. Always visit facilities in person.”
License and ownershipActive license, licensee WG EL CAMINO GARDENS SH LP; ATRIA MANAGEMENT CO
- License type
- RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY
- License number
- 347000389
- License status
- Active
- Licensed since
- 1995-10-31
- Licensed capacity
- 325
- Licensee
- WG EL CAMINO GARDENS SH LP; ATRIA MANAGEMENT CO
- County
- Sacramento County
- Administrator
- Dana Stansel
Source: California state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Administrator name from the California licensing record, as of Sep 9, 2026.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsHow Medicaid pays for care in California, and other programs
How Medicaid pays for care in California
- Assisted Living Waiver (ALW). Medi-Cal can pay for assisted living care services through the Assisted Living Waiver, but only in 15 counties, only for people who need nursing home level care, and there is a waitlist. The resident still pays room and board. (state page)
- Waitlist. The Assisted Living Waiver has a waitlist. DHCS reported 18,365 people on it in December 2025. (source)
Ask the community whether it accepts Medicaid.
Staff pay and workplace safety1 OSHA inspection, 3 violations cited
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Mar 15, 2019: accident investigation inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Nov 3, 2020. 3 violations cited (1 serious, 2 other). Penalties: $7,590 proposed, $3,150 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Atria Senior Living INC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 3395(I). Penalty $420 proposed, $225 now. To be fixed by Jun 29, 2020. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 3314(G)(2)(A). Penalty $420 proposed, $225 now. To be fixed by Jun 29, 2020. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Cited rule 3314(C). Penalty $6,750 proposed, $2,700 now. Contested by the employer.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 3.0 mi, nursing home 0.4 mi, pharmacy 1.7 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento, Sacramento. 3.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- River City Post Acute, Carmichael. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Amari Home Health Care, Inc., Carmichael. 1.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 1.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 95608 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Manzanita Dialysis Center, Carmichael, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Dci Rancho Dialysis Clinic, Sacramento, 2.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Shc Wb Sacramento, Sacramento, 3.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 49 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 95608.
Amari Hospice Care Inc., office in Carmichael, 1.1 miles away, straight line
Rx Staffing Hospice Care, office in Sacramento, 1.2 miles away, straight line
Big Hearts Hospice Care, office in Sacramento, 2.4 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- All Inclusive Medical Services Inc, Carmichael. 4.1 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk relatively low; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: inland flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively moderate. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- Your published starting price is a base rate. What would the total monthly cost be for my parent's needs?
- How much have prices gone up in each of the last three years?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
- How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
- How long have the executive director and the head of care been here?
- Who gives medications, and what training do they have?
- For what reasons can a resident be asked to leave?
- Is the apartment held during a hospital stay, and at what cost?
What we checked14 public sources we searched, with dates
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing inspection records | Sep 28, 2026 | See above |
| California Medicaid provider list | Mar 3, 2026 | Not on the state list we checked. These lists are often incomplete. |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| Sacramento County Environmental Management Department kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | No kitchen matched |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Atria El Camino Gardens provide?
Atria El Camino Gardens is licensed by the state of California for independent living, assisted living in Carmichael, California. Its licensed capacity is 325 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Atria El Camino Gardens?
No. We publish state licensing details for Atria El Camino Gardens but no score, rating, or ranking. Only communities on the Top Communities list or with a Senior Living Alliance Excellence Award, both based on phone-verified resident and family interviews, are ranked.
How much does Atria El Camino Gardens cost?
Assisted Living in Sacramento County typically starts at $3,700 to $5,400 a month. Based on 19 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. The starting prices it publishes are in the Prices section on this page.
How do I contact Atria El Camino Gardens?
Use Atria El Camino Gardens's website, atriaseniorliving.com/retirement-communities/atria-el-camino-gardens-carmichael-ca, or visit at 2426 Garfield Ave, Carmichael, CA 95608.
How Lilisity works. The only scores or rankings Lilisity publishes are the Top Communities list and the Excellence Awards, both built from phone-verified resident and family interviews. Communities can pay Lilisity a flat monthly fee to manage their own listing: photos, prices, contact details, and receiving the inquiries families choose to send them. The fee is the same no matter how many families contact them or move in. Senior Living Alliance, which runs Lilisity, offers the same listing to its member communities as part of their membership; members pay SLA for its resident and family interview program. No community pays Lilisity per inquiry, per referral or per move-in. Payment never changes a testimonial, a rating, or the order of search results. The "Nearby Senior Living Alliance communities" box shows member communities only. How we verify testimonials · How we are paid