Assisted Living
Ayanna Home Care
5602 Whitewood Ave, Lakewood, CA 90712 · Map
Licensed for 6 residents · D'GRAND BOARD AND CARE CORPORATION
Ayanna Home Care is a state-licensed assisted living community in Lakewood, California. It is licensed for 6 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
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Care and services
From the community’s website
What Ayanna Home Care 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.
We are here to help with responsibilities such as meal preparation, toilet visits, bathing, household maintenance, laundry, dressing and transportation to scheduled appointments.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Staff speak English, Spanish.
Caregivers Languages Spoken: English & Spanish
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: cottage or villa.
Welcome to our Six Bed Retirement Cottage
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
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License
Active, 6 residents
RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY 198603457, licensed since Aug 13, 2021. Licensee D'GRAND BOARD AND CARE CORPORATION.
Nearest emergency room
0.8 miles
Uci Health-Lakewood, rated 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayanna Home Care this community | 6 | Not published | Active | 9 Type A, 28 Type B | |
| Mps Home | 0.3 mi | 4 | Not published | Active | 0 Type A, 1 Type B |
| Mps Home II | 0.4 mi | 4 | Not published | Active | 0 Type A, 1 Type B |
| Sunshine Villa | 0.5 mi | 4 | Not published | Active | 2 Type A, 0 Type B |
| Bright Star Assisted Living | 0.8 mi | 70 | Not published | Active | 2 Type A, 9 Type B |
State inspection record9 Type A, 28 Type B
- Last state visit
- September 1, 2026
- State visits since September 1, 2022
- 9 (including 5 inspections, 1 complaint investigated)
- Type A citations
- 9 immediate risk
- Type B citations
- 28 potential risk if not corrected
- Complaint allegations investigated
- 1: 0 substantiated, 1 not substantiated
- License active since 2021
Citations (37), newest first
- 87470(c) (plan of correction due July 30, 2026): Infection Control Requirements. The community must have a written infection control plan, including a designated infection control lead.
- 87706(a) (plan of correction due July 30, 2026): Advertising Dementia Special Care, Programming, and Environments. Extra requirements for communities that advertise dementia special care, programming or environments.
- 1569.605 (plan of correction due July 30, 2026): Liability Insurance. The community must carry liability insurance of at least $1 million per occurrence and $3 million per year for injuries to residents and guests.
- 87303(a) (plan of correction due July 30, 2026): Maintenance and Operation. The building must be kept clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair.
- 87412(f) (plan of correction due July 30, 2026): Personnel Records. Personnel records must be available for the state to inspect, audit and copy.
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- 87412(c) (plan of correction due July 30, 2026): Personnel Records. Personnel records must show that staff completed required training and orientation.
- 87465(a)(6) (plan of correction due July 30, 2026): 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.
- 87506(a) (plan of correction due July 30, 2026): Resident Records. The community must keep a separate, complete and current record for each resident.
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- 1569.695(a) (plan of correction due July 30, 2026): Emergency and Disaster Plans. The community must have an emergency and disaster plan, train staff on it, hold drills and keep key resident information ready.
- 1569.695(c) (plan of correction due July 30, 2026): Emergency and Disaster Plans. The community must have an emergency and disaster plan, train staff on it, hold drills and keep key resident information ready.
- 87309(a) (plan of correction due July 24, 2026): Storage Space and Access. Cleaning products, poisons, knives, matches, tools and other dangerous items must be kept in locked storage and not left unattended.
- 87608(a)(5)(B) (plan of correction due July 24, 2026): Postural Supports. The community must help residents with daily activities they cannot do themselves, and may use postural supports only under set conditions.
- 87211(a)(1)(D) (plan of correction due January 2, 2026): 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.
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- 87208(a) (plan of correction due January 2, 2026): Plan of Operation. The community must have a current written plan of operation, follow it, and get state approval for major changes.
- 87355(e)(2) (plan of correction due December 20, 2025): Criminal Record Clearance. Staff, volunteers and others who need a background check must have a criminal record clearance or exemption before they work, live or volunteer in the community.
- 1569.695(c) (plan of correction due September 14, 2025): Emergency and Disaster Plans. The community must have an emergency and disaster plan, train staff on it, hold drills and keep key resident information ready.
- 1569.625(b)(1) (plan of correction due September 10, 2025): Direct Care Staff Training. Training requirements for staff who help residents with personal daily activities.
- 87465(c)(2) (plan of correction due September 9, 2025): Incidental Medical and Dental Care Services. Staff may help a resident take as-needed nonprescription medicine only with written instructions from the resident's doctor.
- 87412(f) (plan of correction due September 4, 2025): Personnel Records. Personnel records must be available for the state to inspect, audit and copy.
- 87309(a) (plan of correction due August 29, 2025): Storage Space and Access. Cleaning products, poisons, knives, matches, tools and other dangerous items must be kept in locked storage and not left unattended.
- 87606(c) (plan of correction due August 29, 2025): Care of Bedridden Residents. Rules for accepting or keeping bedridden residents, including notifying the fire authority and meeting fire clearance and care requirements.
- 87608(a)(3) (plan of correction due August 29, 2025): Postural Supports. The community must help residents with daily activities they cannot do themselves, and may use postural supports only under set conditions.
- 87412(g) (plan of correction due September 19, 2024): Personnel Records. Personnel records must be kept at the community, or at a central office if they are readily available.
- 87465(f)(1)(2)(3) (plan of correction due September 19, 2023): Incidental Medical and Dental Care Services. Rules for helping residents with medicines and other incidental medical and dental care.
- 87459(a) (plan of correction due September 19, 2023): Functional Capabilities. The community must assess each person's ability to handle daily activities such as bathing, dressing, toileting and moving around.
- 87208(a)(7)(A) (plan of correction due September 19, 2023): Plan of Operation. The community must keep a current written plan of operation describing its program and services, and run the community according to it.
- 87608(a)(3) (plan of correction due September 19, 2023): Postural Supports. The community must help residents with daily activities they cannot do themselves, and may use postural supports only under set conditions.
- 1569.605 (plan of correction due September 19, 2023): Liability Insurance. The community must carry liability insurance of at least $1 million per occurrence and $3 million per year for injuries to residents and guests.
- 87412(a) (plan of correction due September 19, 2023): Personnel Records. The community must keep a personnel record for the licensee, administrator and each employee with required information such as age, background and health screening.
- 87457(c) (plan of correction due September 19, 2023): Pre-Admission Appraisal. Requirements for interviewing a prospective resident and appraising their needs before admission.
- 87458(a) (plan of correction due September 19, 2023): Medical Assessment. Requirements for a medical assessment by a licensed medical professional before a resident moves in.
- 87458(b)(1) (plan of correction due September 19, 2023): Medical Assessment. Requirements for a medical assessment by a licensed medical professional before a resident moves in.
- 87608(a)(5)(B) (plan of correction due September 19, 2023): Postural Supports. The community must help residents with daily activities they cannot do themselves, and may use postural supports only under set conditions.
- 87468(c)(2)(A) (plan of correction due September 19, 2023): Personal Rights of Residents. The community must prominently post residents' rights, a nondiscrimination notice and how to file complaints.
- 87465(a)(4) (plan of correction due September 6, 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.
- 87465(h)(2) (plan of correction due September 6, 2023): Incidental Medical and Dental Care Services. Centrally stored medicines must be locked up, kept in their original labeled containers, and tracked in a written record.
- 87465(c)(1) (plan of correction due September 6, 2023): Incidental Medical and Dental Care Services. Staff may help a resident take as-needed nonprescription medicine only with written instructions from the resident's doctor.
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 no substantiated allegation (1)
- January 5, 2026: 1 unsubstantiated
Every state visit (11)
- September 1, 2026: Other visit
- July 23, 2026: Inspection
- December 19, 2025: Other visit
- December 19, 2025: Complaint visit
- September 7, 2025: Other visit (2)
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- August 28, 2025: Inspection
- September 12, 2024: Other visit
- August 27, 2024: Inspection
- September 5, 2023: Inspection
- September 1, 2022: Inspection
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 6 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 D'GRAND BOARD AND CARE CORPORATION
- License type
- RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY
- License number
- 198603457
- License status
- Active
- Licensed since
- 2021-08-13
- Licensed capacity
- 6
- Licensee
- D'GRAND BOARD AND CARE CORPORATION
- County
- Los Angeles County
- Administrator
- Kelvin Mate
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.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 0.8 mi, nursing home 0.9 mi, pharmacy 0.4 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Uci Health-Lakewood, Lakewood. 0.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Rose Villa Health Care Center, Bellflower. 0.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Home Care Excellence Health Services, Inc, Cerritos. 2.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- John's Pharmacy. 0.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 90712 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Nephron Dialysis, Long Beach, 0.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Mayfair Dialysis, Lakewood, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Artesia Home Training, Bellflower, 1.9 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 86 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 90712.
Trinitas Hospice Care LLC, office in Lakewood, 0.5 miles away, straight line
Bristol Hospice- Greater Los Angeles, office in Lakewood, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 1 of 5 stars)
Admiral Hospice Care, Inc, office in Lakewood, 2.1 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Behrooz Yagoobian, MD, Paramount. 2.7 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 high; 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
- Zone X: Area protected by a levee from the 1% annual chance flood (moderate risk). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: inland flooding relatively high, tornado very low, heat wave very low, earthquake very high. 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.
- What does the base rate include, and when did rates last go up?
- Who is here at night? Are they awake, or asleep and on call?
- Who covers when the owner is sick, on vacation, or away for the day? Can we meet them?
- Is it one flat rate, or does it rise with care needs?
- Can you help someone who needs two people to move, or a mechanical lift?
- 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?
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 | Nothing on record |
| Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | No kitchen matched |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| 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 Ayanna Home Care provide?
Ayanna Home Care is licensed by the state of California for assisted living in Lakewood, California. Its licensed capacity is 6 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Ayanna Home Care?
No. We publish state licensing details for Ayanna Home Care 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 Ayanna Home Care cost?
Assisted Living in Los Angeles County typically starts at $3,750 to $7,300 a month. Based on 42 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. Ayanna Home Care does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Ayanna Home Care?
Use Ayanna Home Care's website, wecareelite.com, or visit at 5602 Whitewood Ave, Lakewood, CA 90712.
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