Assisted Living
San Carlos Elms
707 Elm Street, San Carlos, CA 94070 · Map
Licensed for 130 residents · SAN CARLOS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
San Carlos Elms is a state-licensed assisted living community in San Carlos, California. It is licensed for 130 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
Prices
Starting prices the community publishes, with the date we checked each one and a link to where it is published. Care charges are usually added after an assessment.
| Care | Starting at | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Assisted Living | $2,935 /mo | Oct 12, 2026 |
Area costs
Care and services
From the community’s website
What San Carlos Elms says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Provides transportation.
Scheduled transportation to doctors and social outings
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Pets allowed.
Our pet-friendly, home-like environment is beautifully appointed with elegant furnishings and decor, all within a specialized environment that boasts the latest in care technology and services.
(page, checked Oct 12, 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, 130 residents
RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY 415600135, licensed since Jun 4, 1998. Licensee SAN CARLOS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
Nearest emergency room
2.2 miles
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Carlos Elms this community | 130 | $2,935/mo | Active | 4 Type A, 0 Type B | |
| Retirement Plus of San Carlos | 0.1 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 3 Type A, 8 Type B |
| Chestnut House | 0.2 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 0 Type A, 0 Type B |
| Peninsula Elderly Care Home - Laurelwood | 0.5 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 1 Type A, 2 Type B |
| Peninsula Elderly Care Home-Laurel | 0.5 mi | 12 | Not published | Active | 0 Type A, 4 Type B |
State inspection record4 Type A, 0 Type B
- Last state visit
- May 19, 2026
- State visits since July 5, 2022
- 14 (including 4 inspections)
- Type A citations
- 4 immediate risk
- Type B citations
- 0 potential risk if not corrected
- Complaint allegations investigated
- 0
- No citations at the last 3 inspections (May 2024 to May 2026)
- License active since 1998
Citations (4), newest first
- 87355(e)(1) (plan of correction due December 22, 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.
- 87405(h) (plan of correction due October 19, 2023): 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.
- 87468.1(a)(2) (plan of correction due September 23, 2023): Personal Rights of Residents in All Facilities. Lists the basic rights of every resident, including dignity, safe and comfortable accommodations, and freedom from punishment, humiliation and abuse.
- 87405(h)(1) (plan of correction due September 23, 2023): 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.
Plain meanings are our short reading of the rule cited, from the state’s regulation text. The state’s report says what happened.
Every state visit (16)
- May 19, 2026: Other visit
- May 14, 2026: Inspection
- May 16, 2025: Other visit
- May 2, 2025: Other visit
- April 25, 2025: Inspection
Show all 15
- May 31, 2024: Inspection
- May 17, 2024: Other visit
- December 29, 2023: Other visit
- December 21, 2023: Other visit
- October 18, 2023: Other visit (2)
- September 22, 2023: Other visit
- June 7, 2023: Other visit
- June 6, 2023: Other visit
- July 5, 2022: Other visit
- July 5, 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 130 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 SAN CARLOS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
- License type
- RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY
- License number
- 415600135
- License status
- Active
- Licensed since
- 1998-06-04
- Licensed capacity
- 130
- Licensee
- SAN CARLOS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
- County
- San Mateo County
- Administrator
- Scott Evans
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 2.2 mi, nursing home 1.6 mi, pharmacy 0.2 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City, Redwood City. 2.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Belmont Healthcare Center, Belmont. 1.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Nursing & Rehab At Home, San Mateo. 4.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 94070 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Shc San Carlos, San Carlos, 0.8 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita Redwood City Dialysis, Redwood City, 2.3 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Shc Wb San Mateo, San Mateo, 4.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 30 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 94070.
Sutter Care At Home, office in San Mateo, 4.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Mission Hospice & Home Care, Inc., office in San Mateo, 4.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Universal Hospice Care LLC, office in Menlo Park, 5.7 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Sutter Bay Medical Foundation, San Carlos. 0.6 miles away, straight line. 2 geriatric medicine doctors 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)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: inland flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, 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.
- Your published starting price is a base rate. What would the total monthly cost be for my parent's needs?
- How much have prices gone up in each of the last three years?
- 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 | 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 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 San Carlos Elms provide?
San Carlos Elms is licensed by the state of California for assisted living in San Carlos, California. Its licensed capacity is 130 residents.
Does Lilisity rate San Carlos Elms?
No. We publish state licensing details for San Carlos Elms 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 San Carlos Elms 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. The starting prices it publishes are in the Prices section on this page.
How do I contact San Carlos Elms?
Use San Carlos Elms's website, sancarloselms.com, or visit at 707 Elm Street, San Carlos, CA 94070.
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