Assisted Living
Novellus Clairemont
5219 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., San Diego, CA 92117 · Map
Licensed for 214 residents · NOVELLUS CLAIREMONT LLC
Novellus Clairemont is a state-licensed assisted living community in San Diego, California. It is licensed for 214 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, 214 residents
RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY 374604722, licensed since Oct 1, 2023. Licensee NOVELLUS CLAIREMONT LLC.
Nearest emergency room
2.7 miles
Sharp Memorial Hospital, rated 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novellus Clairemont this community | 214 | Not published | Active | 2 Type A, 10 Type B | |
| Sunset Coast Assisted Living 3 | 0.2 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 2 Type A, 2 Type B |
| Right Choice Senior Living, Mount Longs | 0.8 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 0 Type A, 1 Type B |
| Right Choice Senior Living Clairemont | 0.8 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 0 Type A, 1 Type B |
| My New Home - Lodi Gardens | 1.4 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 1 Type A, 8 Type B |
State inspection record2 Type A, 10 Type B
- Last state visit
- August 31, 2026
- State visits since September 15, 2023
- 26 (including 2 inspections, 11 complaints investigated)
- Type A citations
- 2 immediate risk
- Type B citations
- 10 potential risk if not corrected
- Complaint allegations investigated
- 17: 7 substantiated, 10 not substantiated
- License active since 2023
Citations (15), newest first
- 1569.695(d) (plan of correction due August 31, 2026): 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.
- 87468.2(a)(8) (plan of correction due August 22, 2026): Additional Personal Rights of Residents in Privately Operated Facilities. Residents of privately operated communities have added rights, such as personal privacy, confidential records and help exercising their rights.
- 87465(a)(4) (plan of correction due August 22, 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.
- 87303 (plan of correction due August 21, 2026): 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(C) (plan of correction due August 5, 2026): Personal Accommodations and Services. Rules for living space and safety, including common rooms, bedrooms, bathrooms, hazards and resident supervision.
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- 1569.696(a) (plan of correction due November 19, 2025): Training on Postural Supports, Restricted Conditions and Hospice. Training for direct care staff on postural supports, restricted health conditions and hospice care.
- 87202(a)(2) (plan of correction due November 19, 2025): Fire Clearance. The community must have a current fire clearance and must get an updated one before accepting nonambulatory or bedridden residents.
- 87204(a) (plan of correction due November 7, 2025): Limitations - Capacity and Ambulatory Status. The community may not serve more residents than its license allows, except temporarily in a catastrophic emergency.
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- 87463(e) (plan of correction due September 1, 2025): 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(c)(2) (plan of correction due September 1, 2025): Incidental Medical and Dental Care Services. Staff may help a resident take as-needed nonprescription medicine only with written instructions from the resident's doctor.
- 87411(a) (plan of correction due September 1, 2025): Personnel Requirements - General. The community must have enough competent staff at all times to meet residents' needs.
- 87466 (plan of correction due September 1, 2025): 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.
- 87625(b)(2) (plan of correction due September 1, 2025): Managed Incontinence. Incontinent residents must be helped with regular toileting, checked often including at night, and kept clean and dry.
- 87303(b) (plan of correction due January 24, 2025): 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.
- 1569.652(c) (plan of correction due March 6, 2024): Ending the Agreement After a Resident's Death. Rules for ending an admission agreement after a resident dies, including removing belongings and refunding prepaid fees.
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 29, 2025: 3 substantiated, 1 Type A citation, 2 Type B citations
- August 12, 2025: 2 substantiated, 2 Type B citations
- January 31, 2025: 1 substantiated, 1 Type B citation
- March 25, 2024: 1 substantiated, 1 Type B citation
Complaints with no substantiated allegation (7)
- May 25, 2026: 2 unsubstantiated
- December 29, 2025: 1 unsubstantiated
- August 26, 2025: 1 unsubstantiated
- December 2, 2024: 1 unsubstantiated
- February 21, 2024: 2 unfounded
- January 10, 2024: 2 unsubstantiated
- October 31, 2023: 1 unsubstantiated
Every state visit (29)
- August 31, 2026: Other visit
- August 27, 2026: Other visit
- August 4, 2026: Other visit
- April 14, 2026: Complaint visit
- December 10, 2025: Other visit
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- December 8, 2025: Complaint visit
- October 22, 2025: Inspection
- August 7, 2025: Complaint visit
- July 30, 2025: Complaint visit (2)
- May 30, 2025: Other visit
- January 24, 2025: Complaint visit
- January 2, 2025: Other visit
- November 19, 2024: Other visit
- November 19, 2024: Complaint visit
- October 25, 2024: Other visit
- October 23, 2024: Inspection
- September 24, 2024: Other visit
- August 9, 2024: Other visit
- March 6, 2024: Complaint visit
- January 31, 2024: Complaint visit
- January 3, 2024: Complaint visit
- December 29, 2023: Other visit
- October 31, 2023: Other visit
- October 18, 2023: Other visit
- October 18, 2023: Complaint visit
- October 5, 2023: Other visit
- September 22, 2023: Other visit
- September 15, 2023: 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 214 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 NOVELLUS CLAIREMONT LLC
- License type
- RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY
- License number
- 374604722
- License status
- Active
- Licensed since
- 2023-10-01
- Licensed capacity
- 214
- Licensee
- NOVELLUS CLAIREMONT LLC
- County
- San Diego County
- Administrator
- Ernest Lewis
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 2.7 mi, nursing home 2.4 mi, pharmacy 1.0 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego. 2.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Kearny Mesa Convalescent and Nursing Home, San Diego. 2.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Accentcare Home Health At Uc San Diego LLC, San Diego. 1.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.0 mile away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 92117 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Medical Care Balboa - Kearny Mesa, San Diego, 2.0 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Childrens Hospital Of San Diego, San Diego, 2.9 miles away, straight line
Fkc Home Training Center Of San Diego, San Diego, 3.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 48 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 92117.
Topkare Hospice Inc., office in San Diego, 0.8 miles away, straight line
Gentiva, office in San Diego, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Bridge Hospice, office in San Diego, 1.3 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Elly Hann, DO, San Diego. 3.8 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 moderate; 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 moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, 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.
- 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 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 Novellus Clairemont provide?
Novellus Clairemont is licensed by the state of California for assisted living in San Diego, California. Its licensed capacity is 214 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Novellus Clairemont?
No. We publish state licensing details for Novellus Clairemont 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 Novellus Clairemont 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. Novellus Clairemont does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Novellus Clairemont?
Visit Novellus Clairemont at 5219 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., San Diego, CA 92117.
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