Assisted Living
Genesis RCFE
1004 S Mcdowell Blvd, Petaluma, CA 94954 · Map
Licensed for 6 residents · GALICIA, DARWIN
Genesis RCFE is a state-licensed assisted living community in Petaluma, 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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What the public record shows
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License
Active, 6 residents
RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY 496804020, licensed since Feb 15, 2022. Licensee GALICIA, DARWIN.
Nearest emergency room
8.5 miles
Sonoma Valley Hospital, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis RCFE this community | 6 | Not published | Active | 5 Type A, 11 Type B | |
| Johnson & Johnson Residential Home | 0.3 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 0 Type A, 1 Type B |
| Sunshine Petaluma Care Home | 0.6 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 0 Type A, 4 Type B |
| Alta Care Home | 0.7 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 2 Type A, 5 Type B |
| Taking the Journey | 0.7 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 0 Type A, 0 Type B |
State inspection record5 Type A, 11 Type B
- Last state visit
- July 9, 2026
- State visits since December 16, 2021
- 11 (including 4 inspections, 3 complaints investigated)
- Type A citations
- 5 immediate risk
- Type B citations
- 11 potential risk if not corrected
- Complaint allegations investigated
- 7: 1 substantiated, 6 not substantiated
- License active since 2022
Citations (16), newest first
- 87463(h) (plan of correction due March 6, 2026): Reappraisals. The community must ask every resident to have a routine visit with a licensed medical professional once a year and record the visit or any refusal.
- 87411(c)(1) (plan of correction due March 6, 2026): Personnel Requirements - General. Staff who help residents with personal daily activities must receive initial and yearly training, including first aid.
- 87411(f) (plan of correction due February 17, 2025): Personnel Requirements - General. All staff must be in good health, with a health screening that includes a chest x-ray or skin test, and anyone whose illness threatens residents must be taken off duty.
- 87457(c) (plan of correction due February 17, 2025): Pre-Admission Appraisal. Requirements for interviewing a prospective resident and appraising their needs before admission.
- 1569.651(g) (plan of correction due September 6, 2024): Preadmission Fees and Deposits. Rules for preadmission fees: they must be explained in writing and refundable, damage deposits are not allowed, and SSI/SSP recipients cannot be charged.
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- 1569.625(b)(2) (plan of correction due February 9, 2024): Direct Care Staff Training. Training requirements for staff who help residents with personal daily activities.
- 87457(c) (plan of correction due February 9, 2024): Pre-Admission Appraisal. Requirements for interviewing a prospective resident and appraising their needs before admission.
- 87463(c) (plan of correction due February 9, 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.
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- 1569.695(c) (plan of correction due February 9, 2024): 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.
- 87202(a) (plan of correction due January 13, 2023): Fire Clearance. The community must have a current fire clearance and must get an updated one before accepting nonambulatory or bedridden residents.
- 87705(f)(1) (plan of correction due January 13, 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.
- 87309(a) (plan of correction due January 13, 2023): Storage Space and Access. Rules for safely storing cleaning products, poisons, sharp objects, alcohol and other items that could harm residents.
- 87411(c)(1) (plan of correction due May 31, 2022): Personnel Requirements - General. Staff who help residents with personal daily activities must receive initial and yearly training, including first aid.
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- 87507 (plan of correction due May 31, 2022): Admission Agreements. Rules for written admission agreements: what they must include, what they cannot include, signing and giving copies.
- 87468.1(a)(2) (plan of correction due May 13, 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.
- 87355(e)(2) (plan of correction due May 13, 2022): Criminal Record Clearance. Rules for fingerprinting and criminal background clearance of the licensee, staff, volunteers and others in the community.
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)
- September 9, 2024: 1 substantiated, 1 Type B citation
Complaints with no substantiated allegation (2)
- July 20, 2026: 2 unsubstantiated
- July 21, 2025: 4 unsubstantiated
Every state visit (11)
- July 9, 2026: Complaint visit
- February 24, 2026: Inspection
- July 17, 2025: Complaint visit
- February 6, 2025: Inspection
- September 4, 2024: Complaint visit
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- January 24, 2024: Inspection
- January 25, 2023: Other visit
- January 12, 2023: Inspection
- May 12, 2022: Other visit
- February 10, 2022: Other visit
- December 16, 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 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 GALICIA, DARWIN
- License type
- RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY
- License number
- 496804020
- License status
- Active
- Licensed since
- 2022-02-15
- Licensed capacity
- 6
- Licensee
- GALICIA, DARWIN
- County
- Sonoma County
- Administrator
- Darwin Galicia
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 8.5 mi, nursing home 1.5 mi, pharmacy 1.4 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Sonoma Valley Hospital, Sonoma. 8.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Vineyard Post Acute, Petaluma. 1.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Bridge Home Health, Petaluma. 4.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 94954 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Kidney Care Of Petaluma, Petaluma, 2.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Shc Rohnert Park, Rohnert Park, 9.3 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Shc Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa, 14.7 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 11 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 94954.
Providence At Home With Compassus Hospice Care, Sonoma County, office in Petaluma, 0.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Anchor Health, office in Petaluma, 4.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Sutter Care At Home, office in Santa Rosa, 15.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Shara Yurkiewicz, MD, Cotati. 8.6 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
- 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 high. By hazard: inland flooding relatively high, 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.
- 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 checked13 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 |
| 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 | Could not read the site |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Genesis RCFE provide?
Genesis RCFE is licensed by the state of California for assisted living in Petaluma, California. Its licensed capacity is 6 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Genesis RCFE?
No. We publish state licensing details for Genesis RCFE 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 Genesis RCFE 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. Genesis RCFE does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Genesis RCFE?
Use Genesis RCFE's website, genesisrcfe.com, or visit at 1004 S Mcdowell Blvd, Petaluma, CA 94954.
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