Assisted Living
Positive Directions #9
329 El Camino Drive, Delano, CA 93215 · Map
Licensed for 4 residents · POSITIVE DIRECTIONS, INC.
Positive Directions #9 is a state-licensed assisted living community in Delano, California. It is licensed for 4 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, 4 residents
RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY 157203358, licensed since Jun 12, 2006. Licensee POSITIVE DIRECTIONS, INC..
Nearest emergency room
1.5 miles
Adventist Health Delano, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive Directions #9 this community | 4 | Not published | Active | 8 Type A, 3 Type B | |
| Wolden Family Home #4 | 2.1 mi | 4 | Not published | Active | 0 Type A, 0 Type B |
| Merzoian Ranch | 18.1 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 0 Type A, 0 Type B |
| Carrington of Shafter | 18.2 mi | 98 | Not published | Active | 0 Type A, 0 Type B |
| Johnson Home 112 | 18.8 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 0 Type A, 0 Type B |
State inspection record8 Type A, 3 Type B
- Last state visit
- August 3, 2026
- State visits since June 20, 2022
- 12 (including 5 inspections, 2 complaints investigated)
- Type A citations
- 8 immediate risk
- Type B citations
- 3 potential risk if not corrected
- Complaint allegations investigated
- 2: 0 substantiated, 2 not substantiated
- No citations at the last 2 inspections (August 2025 to August 2026)
- License active since 2006
Citations (11), newest first
- 87463(a)(3) (plan of correction due December 27, 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.
- 87412(g)(1) (plan of correction due December 20, 2024): Personnel Records. Personnel records must be kept at the community, or at a central office if they are readily available.
- 87405(b)(8) (plan of correction due December 20, 2024): Administrator - Qualifications and Duties. Qualifications and duties of the administrator, who must be certified and be on site enough to manage the community, with a qualified substitute when away.
- 87455(c)(2) (plan of correction due December 17, 2024): Acceptance and Retention Limitations. Rules on which residents the community may accept or keep, based on their care needs.
- 87459(a)(7)(F) (plan of correction due December 17, 2024): Functional Capabilities. The community must assess each person's ability to handle daily activities such as bathing, dressing, toileting and moving around.
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- 87355(c) (plan of correction due December 17, 2024): Criminal Record Clearance. Rules for fingerprinting and criminal background clearance of the licensee, staff, volunteers and others in the community.
- 87457(a)(1) (plan of correction due December 16, 2024): Pre-Admission Appraisal. Requirements for interviewing a prospective resident and appraising their needs before admission.
- 87458(a) (plan of correction due December 16, 2024): Medical Assessment. Requirements for a medical assessment by a licensed medical professional before a resident moves in.
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- 87211(a)(1)(B) (plan of correction due January 30, 2023): 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.
- 87615(a)(4) (plan of correction due January 27, 2023): Prohibited Health Conditions. People with certain health conditions, such as stage 3 or 4 pressure injuries, feeding tubes, serious infections or tracheotomies, may not be admitted or kept.
- 87355(e)(1) (plan of correction due January 27, 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 no substantiated allegation (2)
- August 17, 2023: 1 unsubstantiated
- March 8, 2023: 1 unsubstantiated
Every state visit (14)
- August 3, 2026: Inspection
- August 19, 2025: Inspection
- December 16, 2024: Other visit (2)
- October 16, 2024: Other visit
- October 15, 2024: Other visit
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- June 18, 2024: Inspection
- August 15, 2023: Inspection
- August 15, 2023: Complaint visit
- May 1, 2023: Other visit
- March 7, 2023: Complaint visit
- January 26, 2023: Other visit
- December 12, 2022: Other visit
- June 20, 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 4 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 POSITIVE DIRECTIONS, INC.
- License type
- RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY
- License number
- 157203358
- License status
- Active
- Licensed since
- 2006-06-12
- Licensed capacity
- 4
- Licensee
- POSITIVE DIRECTIONS, INC.
- County
- Kern County
- Administrator
- Alicia Ortiz
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 public records we reviewed, as of Oct 12, 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 1.5 mi, nursing home 1.5 mi, pharmacy 6.5 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Adventist Health Delano, Delano. 1.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Delano District Skilled Nursing Facility, Delano. 1.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Seva Home Health, Porterville. 24.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- McFarland Pharmacy. 6.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 93215 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Delano Dialysis, Delano, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Delano Kidney Center, LLC, Delano, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Rose Point Dialysis, Wasco, 12.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 45 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 93215.
Ardent Hospice Of The Valley, office in Delano, 1.1 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Centric Health, Bakersfield. 23.5 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: inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively high, 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.
- 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: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively 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 | No plain statements of services found |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Positive Directions #9 provide?
Positive Directions #9 is licensed by the state of California for assisted living in Delano, California. Its licensed capacity is 4 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Positive Directions #9?
No. We publish state licensing details for Positive Directions #9 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 Positive Directions #9 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. Positive Directions #9 does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Positive Directions #9?
Use Positive Directions #9's website, positivedirectionsinc.org/positivedirectionsinccontact, or visit at 329 El Camino Drive, Delano, CA 93215.
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