Assisted Living
Sonnet Hill
429 Meridian Ave, San Jose, CA 95126 · Map
Licensed for 80 residents · STELLA SNR HOUSING HOLDINGS LLC; ONELIFE SNR LVNG
Sonnet Hill is a state-licensed assisted living community in San Jose, California. It is licensed for 80 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
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License
Active, 80 residents
RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY 435202780, licensed since May 27, 2021. Licensee STELLA SNR HOUSING HOLDINGS LLC; ONELIFE SNR LVNG.
Nearest emergency room
1.0 miles
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonnet Hill this community | 80 | Not published | Active | 11 Type A, 13 Type B | |
| Ebadat Residential Care Home # 5 | 0.4 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 9 Type A, 5 Type B |
| Kingman Care Home | 0.5 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 0 Type A, 2 Type B |
| College Manor | 0.7 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 3 Type A, 5 Type B |
| Juliet Stephen Rest Home | 0.7 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 1 Type A, 2 Type B |
State inspection record11 Type A, 13 Type B
- Last state visit
- September 24, 2026
- State visits since May 10, 2022
- 26 (including 4 inspections, 17 complaints investigated)
- Type A citations
- 11 immediate risk
- Type B citations
- 13 potential risk if not corrected
- Complaint allegations investigated
- 55: 11 substantiated, 44 not substantiated
- License active since 2021
Citations (24), newest first
- 87465(h)(6) (plan of correction due April 8, 2026): 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.
- 87705(e)(5) (plan of correction due January 28, 2026): Care of Persons with Dementia. Rules for caring for residents with dementia, including staff training, door alarms, and delayed-exit or locked exterior doors.
- 87411(a) (plan of correction due January 21, 2026): Personnel Requirements - General. The community must have enough competent staff at all times to meet residents' needs.
- 87465(h)(6) (plan of correction due September 3, 2025): 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(a)(4) (plan of correction due July 11, 2025): 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.
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- 87465(h)(4) (plan of correction due July 11, 2025): 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)(2) (plan of correction due July 11, 2025): 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.
- 87309(a) (plan of correction due July 11, 2025): Storage Space and Access. Cleaning products, poisons, knives, matches, tools and other dangerous items must be kept in locked storage and not left unattended.
Show all citations (16 more)
- 87468.2(a)(2) (plan of correction due May 22, 2025): Additional Personal Rights of Residents in Privately Operated Facilities. Additional rights for residents of privately operated communities, such as privacy, confidential records and help exercising their rights.
- 87467(a) (plan of correction due December 20, 2024): Resident Participation in Decisionmaking. Before or within two weeks of move-in, the community must meet with the resident and family to write down the care the resident will get and their preferences.
- 87468.1(a)(2) (plan of correction due December 19, 2024): 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.
- 87468.2(a)(4) (plan of correction due December 17, 2024): Additional Personal Rights of Residents in Privately Operated Facilities. Additional rights for residents of privately operated communities, such as privacy, confidential records and help exercising their rights.
- 1569.618(c)(3) (plan of correction due May 16, 2024): Administrator Presence and Staffing. Rules for the administrator's presence, round-the-clock on-site management, and having enough staff.
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- 87465(a)(6) (plan of correction due May 16, 2024): 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.
- 87507(g)(3)(B)(2) (plan of correction due June 29, 2022): Admission Agreements. Rules for written admission agreements: what they must include, what they cannot include, signing and giving copies.
- 87468.2(a)(12) (plan of correction due June 29, 2022): Additional Personal Rights of Residents in Privately Operated Facilities. Additional rights for residents of privately operated communities, such as privacy, confidential records and help exercising their rights.
- 87668.2(a)(20) (plan of correction due June 29, 2022): Plain meaning not available; see the state’s report.
- 87224(d)(1) (plan of correction due June 29, 2022): Eviction Procedures. Rules for evicting a resident: the allowed reasons, written notice, and reporting the eviction to the state.
- 87507(a) (plan of correction due June 29, 2022): Admission Agreements. Rules for written admission agreements: what they must include, what they cannot include, signing and giving copies.
- 87224(f) (plan of correction due June 29, 2022): Eviction Procedures. Rules for evicting a resident: the allowed reasons, written notice, and reporting the eviction to the state.
- 87466 (plan of correction due June 23, 2022): 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.
- 87405(d)(2) (plan of correction due June 23, 2022): Administrator - Qualifications and Duties. The administrator must meet set qualifications, including knowledge of residents' care needs and the rules, good character and at least a high school diploma or equivalent.
- 87465(c)(2) (plan of correction due June 23, 2022): 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.
- 87211(a)(2) (plan of correction due June 9, 2022): 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.
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)
- September 7, 2025: 2 substantiated, 3 unfounded, 1 Type B citation
- May 26, 2025: 1 substantiated, 1 Type B citation
- January 13, 2025: 1 substantiated, 1 unfounded, 1 Type A citation
- January 13, 2025: 1 substantiated, 3 unsubstantiated, 1 unfounded, 1 Type A citation
- January 2, 2025: 1 substantiated, 1 unfounded, 1 Type A citation
- June 23, 2022: 3 substantiated, 2 Type A citations, 1 Type B citation
- June 23, 2022: 2 substantiated, 2 Type B citations
Complaints with no substantiated allegation (10)
- April 21, 2026: 1 unsubstantiated
- February 6, 2026: 4 unfounded
- January 21, 2026: 7 unfounded
- January 21, 2026: 4 unsubstantiated
- December 22, 2025: 1 unfounded
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- November 6, 2025: 1 unfounded
- April 7, 2025: 6 unsubstantiated
- March 6, 2025: 3 unsubstantiated
- November 25, 2024: 1 unfounded
- July 10, 2024: 2 unsubstantiated, 5 unfounded
Every state visit (39)
- April 1, 2026: Inspection
- March 5, 2026: Complaint visit
- January 30, 2026: Complaint visit
- January 27, 2026: Other visit
- January 14, 2026: Other visit
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- January 8, 2026: Complaint visit (2)
- November 19, 2025: Complaint visit
- October 21, 2025: Other visit
- September 25, 2025: Complaint visit
- August 27, 2025: Complaint visit (2)
- July 10, 2025: Other visit
- July 9, 2025: Other visit
- May 15, 2025: Other visit
- May 15, 2025: Inspection
- May 15, 2025: Complaint visit
- January 10, 2025: Complaint visit (2)
- December 19, 2024: Complaint visit (5)
- December 16, 2024: Complaint visit (2)
- November 20, 2024: Complaint visit
- July 5, 2024: Other visit
- May 21, 2024: Complaint visit (2)
- May 9, 2024: Inspection
- January 17, 2024: Other visit
- November 28, 2023: Other visit
- June 7, 2023: Other visit
- June 22, 2022: Other visit
- June 22, 2022: Complaint visit (2)
- June 2, 2022: Other visit
- May 10, 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 80 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.”
Kitchen inspections3 inspections by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health since 2024; latest Green (pass) (May 2026)
The local health department inspects the kitchen that serves residents. Results are in the agency's own words.
County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health: Sonnet Hill Assisted Living and Memory Care
- May 28, 2026 (routine inspection): Green (pass).
4 violations
- Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use (Minor). Inspector’s note: Linen used in direct contact with food. [CA] Linen shall not be used in contact with food unless they are used to line a container for the service of foods and are replaced each time the container is refilled for a new consumer and laundered prior to reuse.
- Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible (Minor). Inspector’s note: Lack of single use paper towels at hand wash sink in food preparation area. [CA] Single-use sanitary towels shall be provided in dispensers; heated-air hand drying device may be substituted for single-use towels.
- Food storage: food storage containers identified (Minor). Inspector’s note: White crystalline substance held in insert at preparation table lacks labeling.[CA] Working containers holding food or food ingredients that are removed from their original packages shall be identified with the common name of the food if not easily recognizable.
- Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing (Minor). Inspector’s note: Opening in ceiling larger than 1/4" (dry storage room). [CA] Eliminate gap greater than 1/4" to prevent the entrance and harborage of vermin.
- Jul 29, 2025 (routine inspection): Green (pass).
5 violations
- Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used (Minor). Inspector’s note: Plant fertilizer held on shelf above drink station. [CA] Store chemicals separate and away from the storage and preparation of food or food contact surfaces and linens.
- Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized (Minor). Inspector’s note: Mold like buildup found on inside lip of ice machine.[CA] Maintain food contact surfaces clean.
- Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing (Minor). Inspector’s note: Opening in ceiling at dry storage room. [CA] Eliminate gap greater than 1/4" to prevent the entrance and harborage of vermin.
- Demonstration of knowledge; food safety certification (Minor). Inspector’s note: FSC is not available for review at time of inspection.[CA] Food facilities that prepare, handle, or serve non-prepackaged potentially hazard foods shall have a valid Food Safety Certificate available for review at all times.
- Proper hot and cold holding temperatures (Minor). Inspector’s note: Apple juice held at preparation table measured >41F,<135F [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above.
- Nov 26, 2024 (routine inspection): Green (pass).
4 violations
- Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible (Minor). Inspector’s note: Hand wash sink obstructed by stored sanitizer container. [CA] Handwashing facility shall be clean, unobstructed, and accessible at all times.
- Food separated and protected (Minor). Inspector’s note: Observed thawing of food in active warewash sink. [CA] Food preparation shall only occur in approved areas. Use food preparation sink for food prep.
- Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use (Minor). Inspector’s note: Scoops in bulk food container lack handles. [CA] Use scoops with handles and store scoop handle in such a way that the handle does not come in direct contact with food to prevent contamination.
- Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing (Minor). Inspector’s note: Opening in ceiling larger than 1/4" at rear storage room. [CA] Eliminate gap greater than 1/4" to prevent the entrance and harborage of vermin.
Source: the agency's records, inspections since Oct 16, 2023, as of Oct 15, 2026. G (Green): Pass. Y (Yellow): Conditional pass; major violations found, follow-up inspection required. R (Red): Closed; an imminent health hazard was found. Major violation: The county's critical (major) violation flag.
License and ownershipActive license, licensee STELLA SNR HOUSING HOLDINGS LLC; ONELIFE SNR LVNG
- License type
- RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY
- License number
- 435202780
- License status
- Active
- Licensed since
- 2021-05-27
- Licensed capacity
- 80
- Licensee
- STELLA SNR HOUSING HOLDINGS LLC; ONELIFE SNR LVNG
- County
- Santa Clara County
- Administrator
- Jasmine Latu
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 1.0 mi, nursing home 1.1 mi, pharmacy 0.2 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose. 1.0 mile away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- White Blossom Care Center, San Jose. 1.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- All Support At Home, LLC, San Jose. 1.0 mile away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Safeway. 0.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 95126 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Santa Clara Valley Renal Care Center, San Jose, 1.1 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Cornerhouse Dialysis Center, San Jose, 1.1 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Shc San Jose LLC, San Jose, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 28 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 95126.
Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care Of Northern C, office in San Jose, 0.2 miles away, straight line
Redwood Hospice, office in San Jose, 2.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Soleil Hospice, LLC, office in San Jose, 4.6 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- County Of Santa Clara, San Jose. 1.0 mile 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, 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.
- The state recorded a finding in September 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 checked14 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 |
| County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| 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 |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Sonnet Hill provide?
Sonnet Hill is licensed by the state of California for assisted living in San Jose, California. Its licensed capacity is 80 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Sonnet Hill?
No. We publish state licensing details for Sonnet Hill 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 Sonnet Hill cost?
Assisted Living in Santa Clara County typically starts at $4,000 to $6,500 a month. Based on 15 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. Sonnet Hill does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Sonnet Hill?
Use Sonnet Hill's website, sonnethill.com, or visit at 429 Meridian Ave, San Jose, CA 95126.
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