Assisted Living
Joy Senior Center
6400 Brentwood Blvd, Brentwood, CA 94513 · Map
Licensed for 18 residents · BDSJ HOLDINGS LLC
Joy Senior Center is a state-licensed assisted living community in Brentwood, California. It is licensed for 18 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, 18 residents
RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY 079201440, 019200734, licensed since Mar 2, 2018. Licensee BDSJ HOLDINGS LLC.
Nearest emergency room
4.5 miles
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch, rated 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joy Senior Center this community | 18 | Not published | Active | 3 Type A, 8 Type B / 8 Type A, 12 Type B | |
| We Care Home Living Facility | 0.2 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 0 Type A, 0 Type B |
| Br Care | 0.6 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 0 Type A, 0 Type B |
| Spyglass Senior Villa III | 0.7 mi | 8 | Not published | Active | 8 Type A, 24 Type B |
| A Family of Care No. 2 | 0.9 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 1 Type A, 3 Type B |
State inspection record3 Type A, 8 Type B / 8 Type A, 12 Type B
License 079201440
- Last state visit
- July 30, 2026
- State visits since August 21, 2024
- 8 (including 2 inspections, 1 complaint investigated)
- Type A citations
- 3 immediate risk
- Type B citations
- 8 potential risk if not corrected
- Complaint allegations investigated
- 2: 0 substantiated, 2 not substantiated
- License active since 2018
Citations (11), newest first
- 87307(a)(3)(D) (plan of correction due March 25, 2026): Personal Accommodations and Services. The community must be large enough to give residents comfortable living space and privacy, with common rooms and bedrooms that meet set standards.
- 87608(a)(3) (plan of correction due March 25, 2026): Postural Supports. The community must help residents with daily activities they cannot do themselves, and may use postural supports only under set conditions.
- 87303(e)(2) (plan of correction due March 19, 2026): Maintenance and Operation. Water and plumbing must be kept safe, including safe hot water temperatures, grab bars, slip-resistant tub and shower floors, and working toilets and sinks.
- 87465(h)(2) (plan of correction due March 19, 2026): 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.
- 87623(b) (plan of correction due April 30, 2025): Indwelling Urinary Catheter. Rules for residents who use an indwelling urinary catheter.
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- 87355(e)(2) (plan of correction due March 13, 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.
- 87303(e)(6) (plan of correction due March 13, 2025): Maintenance and Operation. Water and plumbing must be kept safe, including safe hot water temperatures, grab bars, slip-resistant tub and shower floors, and working toilets and sinks.
- 87307(d)(6) (plan of correction due March 13, 2025): Personal Accommodations and Services. The building must have enough room, be kept in good repair, and protect residents from hazards such as slippery rugs and stairways.
Show all citations (3 more)
- 87355(e)(1) (plan of correction due March 7, 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.
- 87705(c) (plan of correction due November 13, 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.
- 87211(a)(1) (plan of correction due August 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.
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)
- July 29, 2025: 2 unsubstantiated
Every state visit (10)
- March 18, 2026: Inspection
- August 5, 2025: Other visit
- July 22, 2025: Complaint visit
- April 23, 2025: Other visit
- March 6, 2025: Inspection
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- November 6, 2024: Other visit (2)
- October 22, 2024: Other visit
- August 21, 2024: Other visit (2)
Read every report on the state’s site →
License 019200734
- Last state visit
- May 31, 2024
- State visits since June 15, 2022
- 13 (including 2 inspections, 5 complaints investigated)
- Type A citations
- 8 immediate risk
- Type B citations
- 12 potential risk if not corrected
- Complaint allegations investigated
- 16: 2 substantiated, 14 not substantiated
Citations (20), newest first
- 87468.2(a)(4) (plan of correction due April 18, 2025): 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.
- 87307(d)(6) (plan of correction due June 3, 2024): Personal Accommodations and Services. Rules for living space and safety, including common rooms, bedrooms, bathrooms, hazards and resident supervision.
- 87303(e)(5) (plan of correction due April 5, 2024): Maintenance and Operation. Rules for keeping the building clean, safe and in good repair, including room temperature, lighting, water, waste, laundry, emergency lighting and call signal systems.
- 87307(3)(C) (plan of correction due April 5, 2024): Personal Accommodations and Services. Rules for living space and safety, including common rooms, bedrooms, bathrooms, hazards and resident supervision.
- 87307(a)(2)(B) (plan of correction due April 5, 2024): Personal Accommodations and Services. Rules for living space and safety, including common rooms, bedrooms, bathrooms, hazards and resident supervision.
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- 87307(d)(6) (plan of correction due April 5, 2024): Personal Accommodations and Services. Rules for living space and safety, including common rooms, bedrooms, bathrooms, hazards and resident supervision.
- 87465(d)(3) (plan of correction due April 5, 2024): Incidental Medical and Dental Care Services. If a resident cannot judge or explain their need for as-needed medicine, staff must call the doctor before each dose and write down the doctor's directions.
- 87303(a) (plan of correction due April 5, 2024): Maintenance and Operation. Rules for keeping the building clean, safe and in good repair, including room temperature, lighting, water, waste, laundry, emergency lighting and call signal systems.
Show all citations (12 more)
- 87555(B)(26) (plan of correction due April 2, 2024): General Food Service Requirements. Rules for food service, including nutrition, number of meals, snacks, menus and safe food handling.
- 87465(h)(2) (plan of correction due March 30, 2024): 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.
- 87205(a) (plan of correction due August 22, 2023): Accountability of Licensee Governing Body. The licensee, including any corporate board, must actively oversee the community's operation.
- 87217(b) (plan of correction due August 21, 2023): Safeguards for Resident Cash, Personal Property, and Valuables. The community must protect residents' money and valuables in its care and give receipts for them.
- 87468.2(a)(8) (plan of correction due August 21, 2023): 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.
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- 1569.655(a) (plan of correction due August 21, 2023): Rate Increases. The community must give 90 days' written notice of rate increases and may not charge lump-sum assessments.
- 1569.312(d) (plan of correction due August 21, 2023): Basic Services. The basic services every community must provide, including care and supervision, help with daily tasks and planned activities.
- 87405(d)(3) (plan of correction due August 21, 2023): Administrator - Qualifications and Duties. The administrator must meet set qualifications, including knowledge of residents' care needs and the rules, good character and at least a high school diploma or equivalent.
- 87465(a)(9) (plan of correction due July 31, 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.
- 87608(a) (plan of correction due April 17, 2023): Postural Supports. The community must help residents with daily activities they cannot do themselves, and may use postural supports only under set conditions.
- 87463(c) (plan of correction due April 10, 2023): Reappraisals. Rules for updating each resident's needs appraisal at least once a year or when their condition changes, and acting on those changes.
- 87355(e)(3) (plan of correction due March 28, 2023): 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.
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)
- April 17, 2025: 1 substantiated, 3 unsubstantiated, 1 Type A citation
- August 23, 2023: 1 substantiated, 1 Type A citation
Complaints with no substantiated allegation (3)
- June 19, 2024: 1 unsubstantiated
- May 16, 2023: 6 unsubstantiated
- September 7, 2022: 4 unsubstantiated
Every state visit (16)
- April 15, 2025: Complaint visit (2)
- May 31, 2024: Other visit (2)
- May 28, 2024: Complaint visit
- May 23, 2024: Other visit
- March 29, 2024: Inspection
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- August 21, 2023: Other visit
- August 21, 2023: Complaint visit
- August 1, 2023: Other visit
- July 21, 2023: Other visit
- April 3, 2023: Complaint visit
- March 28, 2023: Inspection
- December 9, 2022: Other visit
- August 1, 2022: Other visit
- June 15, 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 18 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 BDSJ HOLDINGS LLC
- License type
- RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY
- License number
- 079201440, 019200734
- License status
- Active
- Licensed since
- 2018-03-02
- Licensed capacity
- 18
- Licensee
- BDSJ HOLDINGS LLC
- County
- Contra Costa County
- Administrator
- Sakaraia Kata
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 programsOn the California list of Medicaid providers (2026)
On the California list of Medicaid providers. Listed as JOY SENIOR CENTER under Assisted Living Waiver (ALW). (state list, as of Mar 3, 2026)
Being on the list means the community has taken part in the program. Ask whether it has a Medicaid opening now, and how many residents it serves on Medicaid.
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)
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 4.5 mi, nursing home 5.1 mi, pharmacy 1.8 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch, Antioch. 4.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Lone Tree Post Acute, Antioch. 5.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Amavi Home Health And Hospice Care Services, Inc., Brentwood. 1.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 94513 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Medical Care - Diablo Brentwood, Brentwood, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Lone Tree Ranch Dialysis, Antioch, 4.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Diablo East Antioch, Antioch, 4.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 45 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 94513.
Grace And Glory Hospice, Inc, office in Brentwood, 0.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Amavi Home Health And Hospice Care Services, Inc, office in Brentwood, 1.1 miles away, straight line
Caring Heart Hospice Inc, office in Brentwood, 1.2 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Suprabha Jain, MD, Pleasant Hill. 19.8 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)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Brentwood, CA, risk to homes is greater than 63% of communities in California and 91% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado very low, heat wave relatively moderate, 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 April 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 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 | See above |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Only cases that look tied to an earlier operator (not shown) |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | See above |
| 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 Joy Senior Center provide?
Joy Senior Center is licensed by the state of California for assisted living in Brentwood, California. Its licensed capacity is 18 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Joy Senior Center?
No. We publish state licensing details for Joy Senior Center 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 Joy Senior Center cost?
Assisted Living in Contra Costa County typically starts at $4,100 to $6,700 a month. Based on 17 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. Joy Senior Center does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Joy Senior Center?
Use Joy Senior Center's website, joyseniorcenter.com, or visit at 6400 Brentwood Blvd, Brentwood, CA 94513.
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