Assisted Living
El Rio Memory Care Community
2828 Healthcare Way, Modesto, CA 95356 · Map
Licensed for 72 residents · MODESTO MEMORY CARE; KOELSCH SENIOR COMMUNITIES
El Rio Memory Care Community is a state-licensed assisted living community in Modesto, California. It is licensed for 72 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
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License
Active, 72 residents
RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY 502700235, licensed since Dec 15, 2017. Licensee MODESTO MEMORY CARE; KOELSCH SENIOR COMMUNITIES.
State inspection record20 Type A, 14 Type B
- Last state visit
- June 30, 2026
- State visits since October 4, 2021
- 36 (including 5 inspections, 17 complaints investigated)
- Type A citations
- 20 immediate risk
- Type B citations
- 14 potential risk if not corrected
- Complaint allegations investigated
- 60: 23 substantiated, 37 not substantiated
- License active since 2017
Citations (34), newest first
- 87468.3(a)(4) (plan of correction due April 22, 2026): Plain meaning not available; see the state’s report.
- 87405(h)(5) (plan of correction due April 22, 2026): Administrator - Qualifications and Duties. Qualifications and duties of the administrator, who must be certified and be on site enough to manage the community, with a qualified substitute when away.
- 87464(d) (plan of correction due April 22, 2026): Basic Services. Once a community accepts a resident, it must meet the needs identified in that resident's pre-admission appraisal.
- 87411(c)(1) (plan of correction due August 25, 2025): Personnel Requirements - General. Staff who help residents with personal daily activities must receive initial and yearly training, including first aid.
- 87411(c)(1) (plan of correction due August 25, 2025): Personnel Requirements - General. Staff who help residents with personal daily activities must receive initial and yearly training, including first aid.
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- 87705(c)(4) (plan of correction due January 16, 2025): Care of Persons with Dementia. Rules for caring for residents with dementia, including staff training, door alarms, and delayed-exit or locked exterior doors.
- 87464(f)(1) (plan of correction due December 20, 2024): Basic Services. The basic services every community must provide, starting with care and supervision, and its duty to meet the needs of each resident it accepts.
- 87466 (plan of correction due December 20, 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.
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- 87625(b)(3) (plan of correction due October 8, 2024): Managed Incontinence. Incontinent residents must be helped with regular toileting, checked often including at night, and kept clean and dry.
- 87611(c) (plan of correction due September 20, 2024): General Requirements for Allowable Health Conditions. General rules for caring for residents with allowable health conditions, such as keeping a written care record and having trained staff.
- 87506 (plan of correction due January 11, 2024): Resident Records. What must be in each resident's record, and keeping records confidential and available to the state.
- 87463 (plan of correction due January 11, 2024): Reappraisals. Rules for updating each resident's needs appraisal at least once a year or when their condition changes, and acting on those changes.
- 87211 (plan of correction due January 11, 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.
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- 87465(a)(4) (plan of correction due January 9, 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.
- 87464(f)(1) (plan of correction due January 8, 2024): Basic Services. The basic services every community must provide, starting with care and supervision, and its duty to meet the needs of each resident it accepts.
- 87411(c)(1) (plan of correction due January 4, 2024): Personnel Requirements - General. Staff who help residents with personal daily activities must receive initial and yearly training, including first aid.
- 87705(c)(5) (plan of correction due January 4, 2024): Care of Persons with Dementia. Rules for caring for residents with dementia, including staff training, door alarms, and delayed-exit or locked exterior doors.
- 87464(f)(4) (plan of correction due December 26, 2023): Basic Services. The basic services every community must provide, starting with care and supervision, and its duty to meet the needs of each resident it accepts.
- 87465(a)(4) (plan of correction due December 22, 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.
- 87705(f)(2) (plan of correction due December 11, 2023): Care of Persons with Dementia. Rules for caring for residents with dementia, including staff training, door alarms, and delayed-exit or locked exterior doors.
- 87555(b)(26) (plan of correction due December 8, 2023): General Food Service Requirements. Meal service rules, such as at least three meals a day, snacks between meals, a suitable dining area, varied menus and planned menus in larger communities.
- 87211(a)(2) (plan of correction due October 28, 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.
- 87465(a)(9) (plan of correction due October 28, 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.
- 87625(b)(3) (plan of correction due October 28, 2023): Managed Incontinence. Incontinent residents must be helped with regular toileting, checked often including at night, and kept clean and dry.
- 87705(b)(1) (plan of correction due October 28, 2023): Care of Persons with Dementia. Rules for caring for residents with dementia, including staff training, door alarms, and delayed-exit or locked exterior doors.
- 87211(a)(1)(2) (plan of correction due October 28, 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.
- 87468(a)(3) (plan of correction due October 12, 2023): Personal Rights of Residents. Residents' personal rights, and the duty to explain them at admission and post them where residents and visitors can see them.
- 87705(c)(5)(A) (plan of correction due October 4, 2023): Care of Persons with Dementia. Rules for caring for residents with dementia, including staff training, door alarms, and delayed-exit or locked exterior doors.
- 87705(c)(4) (plan of correction due October 4, 2023): Care of Persons with Dementia. Rules for caring for residents with dementia, including staff training, door alarms, and delayed-exit or locked exterior doors.
- 87465(a)(1) (plan of correction due March 15, 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(a)(2) (plan of correction due March 15, 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.
- 87211(a)(2) (plan of correction due February 15, 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.
- 87211(a)(1)(d) (plan of correction due November 4, 2022): 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.
- 87705K(8) (plan of correction due October 14, 2021): Care of Persons with Dementia. Rules for caring for residents with dementia, including staff training, door alarms, and delayed-exit or locked exterior doors.
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)
- August 28, 2025: 1 substantiated, 1 unsubstantiated, 2 Type B citations
- December 27, 2024: 3 substantiated, 2 unsubstantiated, 1 unfounded, 5 Type A citations, 1 Type B citation
- October 28, 2024: 1 substantiated, 2 unsubstantiated, 2 unfounded, 1 Type B citation
- September 26, 2024: 2 substantiated, 1 Type A citation
- January 23, 2024: 1 substantiated, 1 unfounded, 1 Type B citation
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- January 10, 2024: 5 substantiated, 5 unsubstantiated, 1 Type A citation, 4 Type B citations
- December 22, 2023: 2 substantiated, 3 unsubstantiated, 1 Type A citation
- December 22, 2023: 5 substantiated, 1 unsubstantiated, 5 Type A citations
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- April 4, 2023: 2 substantiated, 1 unsubstantiated, 2 Type A citations
- November 10, 2022: 1 substantiated, 1 unsubstantiated, 1 Type A citation
Complaints with no substantiated allegation (7)
- July 7, 2026: 4 unsubstantiated
- December 4, 2024: 3 unsubstantiated
- December 4, 2024: 2 unsubstantiated
- November 14, 2023: 1 unsubstantiated
- February 27, 2023: 1 unsubstantiated
- October 19, 2022: 3 unsubstantiated
- October 5, 2022: 3 unsubstantiated
Every state visit (55)
- June 30, 2026: Complaint visit
- April 21, 2026: Complaint visit
- December 2, 2025: Inspection
- September 11, 2025: Other visit
- August 21, 2025: Complaint visit
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- July 24, 2025: Complaint visit
- June 17, 2025: Other visit (2)
- March 7, 2025: Other visit
- December 19, 2024: Complaint visit (3)
- December 5, 2024: Other visit
- December 5, 2024: Inspection
- November 21, 2024: Complaint visit (2)
- October 1, 2024: Complaint visit (3)
- September 19, 2024: Other visit
- September 19, 2024: Complaint visit
- May 20, 2024: Other visit
- March 20, 2024: Other visit
- March 4, 2024: Other visit
- January 8, 2024: Complaint visit (2)
- January 4, 2024: Complaint visit (2)
- December 26, 2023: Complaint visit (3)
- December 21, 2023: Complaint visit (2)
- December 4, 2023: Other visit
- December 4, 2023: Inspection
- October 27, 2023: Complaint visit (2)
- October 18, 2023: Other visit
- October 12, 2023: Other visit
- October 12, 2023: Complaint visit
- October 3, 2023: Other visit
- August 22, 2023: Other visit
- August 8, 2023: Other visit
- March 21, 2023: Other visit
- March 14, 2023: Complaint visit (2)
- February 14, 2023: Other visit
- February 14, 2023: Complaint visit
- November 3, 2022: Complaint visit (2)
- November 1, 2022: Inspection
- October 11, 2022: Complaint visit
- September 26, 2022: Complaint visit
- November 4, 2021: Inspection
- October 4, 2021: Other 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 72 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 MODESTO MEMORY CARE; KOELSCH SENIOR COMMUNITIES
- License type
- RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY
- License number
- 502700235
- License status
- Active
- Licensed since
- 2017-12-15
- Licensed capacity
- 72
- Licensee
- MODESTO MEMORY CARE; KOELSCH SENIOR COMMUNITIES
- County
- Stanislaus County
- Executive Director
- Theresa Pettapiece
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.
Executive Director name from public records we reviewed, as of Oct 12, 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.
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 August 2025. 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 checked9 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 |
| 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 | Could not read the site |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does El Rio Memory Care Community provide?
El Rio Memory Care Community is licensed by the state of California for assisted living in Modesto, California. Its licensed capacity is 72 residents.
Does Lilisity rate El Rio Memory Care Community?
No. We publish state licensing details for El Rio Memory Care Community 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 El Rio Memory Care Community cost?
Assisted Living in California typically starts at $3,800 to $6,100 a month. Based on 267 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. El Rio Memory Care Community does not publish its prices.
How do I contact El Rio Memory Care Community?
Use El Rio Memory Care Community's website, koelschseniorcommunities.com/senior-living/ca/modesto/memory-care/el-rio, or visit at 2828 Healthcare Way, Modesto, CA 95356.
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