Assisted Living
Lucy's Place
4770 Elm Tree Drive, Oceanside, CA 92056 · Map
Licensed for 6 residents · LUCIA B. TOTANES
Lucy's Place is a state-licensed assisted living community in Oceanside, 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 374601035, licensed since Nov 8, 2000. Licensee LUCIA B. TOTANES.
Nearest emergency room
2.0 miles
Tri-City Medical Center, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy's Place this community | 6 | Not published | Active | 2 Type A, 9 Type B | |
| Mt Community Homes | 0.1 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 0 Type A, 0 Type B |
| Serenity Villa | 1.0 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 0 Type A, 0 Type B |
| Ana's Elder Care 2 | 1.3 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 0 Type A, 0 Type B |
| Vista Senior Living | 1.4 mi | 15 | Not published | Active | 0 Type A, 0 Type B |
State inspection record2 Type A, 9 Type B
- Last state visit
- March 17, 2026
- State visits since November 8, 2021
- 12 (including 4 inspections, 1 complaint investigated)
- Type A citations
- 2 immediate risk
- Type B citations
- 9 potential risk if not corrected
- Complaint allegations investigated
- 3: 1 substantiated, 2 not substantiated
- License active since 2000
Citations (11), newest first
- 87465(a)(1) (plan of correction due February 24, 2026): 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.
- 87412(a) (plan of correction due February 13, 2026): Personnel Records. The community must keep a personnel record for the licensee, administrator and each employee with required information such as age, background and health screening.
- 87506(a) (plan of correction due February 13, 2026): Resident Records. The community must keep a separate, complete and current record for each resident.
- 87355(e)(3) (plan of correction due January 13, 2026): 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.
- 87470(c) (plan of correction due February 9, 2025): Infection Control Requirements. The community must have a written infection control plan, including a designated infection control lead.
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- 87412(a) (plan of correction due February 9, 2025): Personnel Records. The community must keep a personnel record for the licensee, administrator and each employee with required information such as age, background and health screening.
- 1569.695(a) (plan of correction due February 9, 2025): 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.
- 87465(h)(5) (plan of correction due December 31, 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.
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- 87465(h)(2) (plan of correction due December 31, 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.
- 87465(h)(5) (plan of correction due November 22, 2023): 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.
- 87506(a) (plan of correction due November 22, 2023): Resident Records. The community must keep a separate, complete and current record for each resident.
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)
- March 1, 2026: 1 substantiated, 2 unsubstantiated, 1 Type A citation
Every state visit (13)
- March 17, 2026: Other visit
- February 24, 2026: Complaint visit (2)
- January 12, 2026: Other visit
- December 2, 2025: Inspection
- January 10, 2025: Other visit
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- January 3, 2025: Other visit
- December 6, 2024: Inspection
- December 7, 2023: Other visit
- December 4, 2023: Other visit
- November 27, 2023: Other visit
- November 8, 2023: Inspection
- November 8, 2021: 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 LUCIA B. TOTANES
- License type
- RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY
- License number
- 374601035
- License status
- Active
- Licensed since
- 2000-11-08
- Licensed capacity
- 6
- Licensee
- LUCIA B. TOTANES
- County
- San Diego County
- Administrator
- Melanie Del Rosario
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 2.0 mi, nursing home 0.7 mi, pharmacy 1.5 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Tri-City Medical Center, Oceanside. 2.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Vista View Post Acute, Vista. 0.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Reverence Home Health Inc, Vista. 1.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 92056 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Oceanside Dialysis, Oceanside, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Buena Creek, Vista, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Home Dialysis Therapies Of San Diego, Vista, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 74 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 92056.
Shores Hospice LLC, office in Oceanside, 4.3 miles away, straight line
Hospice Of The North Coast, office in Carlsbad, 5.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Palomar Health Palliative & Hospice Care, office in San Marcos, 6.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Hospitalist Medicine Physicians Of California Inc, Oceanside. 2.0 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: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively moderate. 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 March 2026. What was it, and how was it fixed?
- 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?
What we checked12 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 |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Lucy's Place provide?
Lucy's Place is licensed by the state of California for assisted living in Oceanside, California. Its licensed capacity is 6 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Lucy's Place?
No. We publish state licensing details for Lucy's Place 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 Lucy's Place cost?
Assisted Living in San Diego County typically starts at $3,500 to $5,400 a month. Based on 23 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. Lucy's Place does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Lucy's Place?
Visit Lucy's Place at 4770 Elm Tree Drive, Oceanside, CA 92056.
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