Assisted Living
Lafayette Gardens
3486 Monroe Avenue, Lafayette, CA 94549 · Map
Licensed for 6 residents · SAXENA FAMILY LLC
Lafayette Gardens is a state-licensed assisted living community in Lafayette, 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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Area costs
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Lafayette Gardens 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 hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: studio, two-bedroom.
We are proud to offer a variety of living options for active seniors, from studios and private 1- or 2-bedroom apartments to luxury lofts.
(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, 6 residents
RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY 079200784, licensed since Feb 12, 2019. Licensee SAXENA FAMILY LLC.
Nearest emergency room
3.2 miles
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek, rated 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Gardens this community | 6 | Not published | Active | 2 Type A, 6 Type B | |
| Merrill Gardens at Lafayette | 0.3 mi | 100 | $6,250/mo | Active | 0 Type A, 1 Type B |
| Lamorinda Senior Living Deer Hill Home | 0.6 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 0 Type A, 0 Type B |
| Lafayette Care Home | 0.8 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 3 Type A, 4 Type B |
| Woodlands IV | 1.3 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 0 Type A, 0 Type B |
State inspection record2 Type A, 6 Type B
- Last state visit
- February 23, 2026
- State visits since February 18, 2022
- 8 (including 5 inspections, 2 complaints investigated)
- Type A citations
- 2 immediate risk
- Type B citations
- 6 potential risk if not corrected
- Complaint allegations investigated
- 4: 4 substantiated, 0 not substantiated
- No citations at the last 2 inspections (January 2025 to February 2026)
- License active since 2019
Citations (8), newest first
- 87507 (plan of correction due May 6, 2024): Admission Agreements. Rules for written admission agreements: what they must include, what they cannot include, signing and giving copies.
- 87465(a)(1) (plan of correction due August 25, 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(b)(1) (plan of correction due August 23, 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(b)(2) (plan of correction due August 23, 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)(5) (plan of correction due February 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.
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- 87463(c) (plan of correction due February 13, 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.
- 87465(h)(2) (plan of correction due February 19, 2022): Incidental Medical and Dental Care Services. Rules for helping residents with medicines and other incidental medical and dental care.
- 87705(f)(1) (plan of correction due February 19, 2022): 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)
- April 15, 2024: 1 substantiated, 1 Type B citation
- November 20, 2023: 3 substantiated, 3 Type B citations
Every state visit (10)
- February 23, 2026: Inspection
- January 22, 2025: Inspection
- April 5, 2024: Complaint visit
- February 8, 2024: Inspection
- August 22, 2023: Other visit
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- August 22, 2023: Complaint visit
- August 16, 2023: Other visit
- August 16, 2023: Complaint visit
- February 8, 2023: Inspection
- February 18, 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 SAXENA FAMILY LLC
- License type
- RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY
- License number
- 079200784
- License status
- Active
- Licensed since
- 2019-02-12
- Licensed capacity
- 6
- Licensee
- SAXENA FAMILY LLC
- County
- Contra Costa County
- Administrator
- Meeran Saxena
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 LAFAYETTE GARDENS 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 3.2 mi, nursing home 2.1 mi, pharmacy 2.3 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek, Walnut Creek. 3.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Moraga Post Acute, Moraga. 2.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Stirling Home Health Services, Lafayette. 0.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 2.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 94549 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Walnut Creek West Dialysis, Walnut Creek, 2.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care - Diablo Walnut Creek, Walnut Creek, 5.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita Walnut Creek Dialysis Center, Walnut Creek, 5.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 33 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 94549.
Ace Home Health Care & Hospice, Inc, office in Orinda, 3.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Hospice Of The East Bay, office in Pleasant Hill, 4.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of California, office in Walnut Creek, 5.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Suprabha Jain, MD, Pleasant Hill. 4.6 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 very 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: very high. By hazard: inland flooding very high, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively moderate, 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 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 | 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: 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 Lafayette Gardens provide?
Lafayette Gardens is licensed by the state of California for assisted living in Lafayette, California. Its licensed capacity is 6 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Lafayette Gardens?
No. We publish state licensing details for Lafayette Gardens 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 Lafayette Gardens 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. Lafayette Gardens does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Lafayette Gardens?
Use Lafayette Gardens's website, lafgardens.com, or visit at 3486 Monroe Avenue, Lafayette, CA 94549.
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