Assisted Living
Discovery Commons Whittier
12315 Burgess Avenue, Whittier, CA 90604 · Map
Licensed for 125 residents · WHITTER CA SENIOR HOUSING, LLC; INTEGRAL SR LVG MG
Discovery Commons Whittier is a state-licensed assisted living community in Whittier, California. It is licensed for 125 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 Discovery Commons Whittier says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Our residents revel in a wealth of inclusive amenities, including delicious chef-prepared meals daily, a lively calendar of events, weekly housekeeping and convenient scheduled transportation.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Pets allowed.
Pet Friendly
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: cottage or villa.
Low-maintenance or Resort-style living offering houses, villas, townhouses, condos or apartments
(page, checked Oct 15, 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, 125 residents
RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY 198603222, licensed since Dec 23, 2019. Licensee WHITTER CA SENIOR HOUSING, LLC; INTEGRAL SR LVG MG.
Nearest emergency room
2.4 miles
Whittier Hospital Medical Center, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery Commons Whittier this community | 125 | Not published | Active | 7 Type A, 5 Type B | |
| Supercare Guest Home | 0.6 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 4 Type A, 13 Type B |
| Fairvilla Home Care | 0.6 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 0 Type A, 0 Type B |
| Mansa Rose Residential Care Facility | 0.8 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 0 Type A, 0 Type B |
| Red Roses Villa | 0.9 mi | 18 | Not published | Active | 6 Type A, 9 Type B |
State inspection record7 Type A, 5 Type B
- Last state visit
- September 22, 2026
- State visits since December 1, 2022
- 20 (including 4 inspections, 13 complaints investigated)
- Type A citations
- 7 immediate risk
- Type B citations
- 5 potential risk if not corrected
- Complaint allegations investigated
- 31: 6 substantiated, 25 not substantiated
- License active since 2019
Citations (12), newest first
- 87468(c)(2)(A) (plan of correction due November 28, 2025): Personal Rights of Residents. The community must prominently post residents' rights, a nondiscrimination notice and how to file complaints.
- 87309(a) (plan of correction due November 17, 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.
- 87309(b) (plan of correction due November 17, 2025): Storage Space and Access. Rules for safely storing cleaning products, poisons, sharp objects, alcohol and other items that could harm residents.
- 876615(a)(1) (plan of correction due August 2, 2024): Plain meaning not available; see the state’s report.
- 87465(a)(1) (plan of correction due August 2, 2024): 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.
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- 87466 (plan of correction due August 2, 2024): Observation of the Resident. Staff must watch residents for changes in their physical, mental, emotional and social condition, write changes down, and tell the resident's doctor and responsible person.
- 87468.2(a)(4) (plan of correction due August 2, 2024): Additional Personal Rights of Residents in Privately Operated Facilities. Additional rights for residents of privately operated communities, such as privacy, confidential records and help exercising their rights.
- 87465(a)(4) (plan of correction due April 2, 2024): 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.
Show all citations (4 more)
- 87211(a)(2) (plan of correction due January 24, 2024): 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.
- 87411(c)(1) (plan of correction due January 12, 2024): Personnel Requirements - General. Staff who help residents with personal daily activities must receive initial and yearly training, including first aid.
- 1569.657(a) (plan of correction due May 10, 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.
- 87211(a)(1)(D) (plan of correction due January 17, 2023): 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.
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)
- October 8, 2024: 3 substantiated, 1 unsubstantiated, 4 Type A citations
- June 4, 2024: 1 substantiated, 2 unsubstantiated, 1 Type B citation
- February 5, 2024: 1 substantiated, 1 Type A citation
- April 27, 2023: 1 substantiated, 1 Type B citation
Complaints with no substantiated allegation (9)
- September 25, 2026: 1 unsubstantiated
- June 19, 2026: 1 unsubstantiated
- March 10, 2026: 2 unsubstantiated
- May 29, 2025: 3 unsubstantiated
- May 22, 2024: 5 unsubstantiated
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- May 9, 2024: 1 unsubstantiated
- December 4, 2023: 4 unsubstantiated
- September 20, 2023: 4 unsubstantiated
- December 6, 2022: 1 unsubstantiated
Every state visit (24)
- September 10, 2026: Complaint visit
- May 22, 2026: Complaint visit
- January 29, 2026: Complaint visit
- November 14, 2025: Inspection
- April 17, 2025: Complaint visit
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- December 5, 2024: Other visit
- November 21, 2024: Inspection
- October 1, 2024: Complaint visit (2)
- July 26, 2024: Complaint visit (2)
- May 6, 2024: Complaint visit (2)
- April 23, 2024: Complaint visit
- March 22, 2024: Complaint visit (2)
- January 23, 2024: Complaint visit
- December 22, 2023: Inspection
- November 27, 2023: Complaint visit
- September 8, 2023: Complaint visit
- April 11, 2023: Complaint visit
- January 13, 2023: Other visit
- January 6, 2023: Inspection
- December 1, 2022: 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 125 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 WHITTER CA SENIOR HOUSING, LLC; INTEGRAL SR LVG MG
- License type
- RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY
- License number
- 198603222
- License status
- Active
- Licensed since
- 2019-12-23
- Licensed capacity
- 125
- Licensee
- WHITTER CA SENIOR HOUSING, LLC; INTEGRAL SR LVG MG
- County
- Los Angeles County
- Administrator
- George Gonzalez
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 2.4 mi, nursing home 0.8 mi, pharmacy 0.6 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Whittier Hospital Medical Center, Whittier. 2.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Sunny Hills Post Acute, La Mirada. 0.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital Home Health, La Mirada. 0.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 90604 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Telegraph Dialysis, La Mirada, 0.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Norwalk East, Santa Fe Springs, 2.0 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Whittier Dialysis, Whittier, 2.4 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 114 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 90604.
Hospice Of Presbyterian, office in La Mirada, 0.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Md Preferred Hospice, Inc, office in Santa Fe Springs, 2.2 miles away, straight line
Passion And Love Hospice Inc, office in Whittier, 3.0 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Pih Health Physicians, La Mirada. 0.7 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 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 low, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively 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.
- The state recorded a finding in October 2024. What was it, and how was it fixed?
- What does the base rate include, and when did rates last go up?
- 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 | 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: 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 Discovery Commons Whittier provide?
Discovery Commons Whittier is licensed by the state of California for assisted living in Whittier, California. Its licensed capacity is 125 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Discovery Commons Whittier?
No. We publish state licensing details for Discovery Commons Whittier 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 Discovery Commons Whittier 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. Discovery Commons Whittier does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Discovery Commons Whittier?
Use Discovery Commons Whittier's website, discoverycommonswhittier.com, or visit at 12315 Burgess Avenue, Whittier, CA 90604.
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