Assisted Living
South County Retirement Home
460 Church Avenue, San Martin, CA 95046 · Map
Licensed for 46 residents · SOUTH COUNTY RETIREMENT HOME INC.
South County Retirement Home is a state-licensed assisted living community in San Martin, California. It is licensed for 46 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, 46 residents
RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY 435294143, licensed since Dec 1, 2005. Licensee SOUTH COUNTY RETIREMENT HOME INC..
State inspection record8 Type A, 10 Type B
- Last state visit
- June 1, 2026
- State visits since September 29, 2021
- 31 (including 5 inspections, 24 complaints investigated)
- Type A citations
- 8 immediate risk
- Type B citations
- 10 potential risk if not corrected
- Complaint allegations investigated
- 69: 15 substantiated, 54 not substantiated
- No citations at the last inspection (December 2025)
- License active since 2005
Citations (18), newest first
- 87411(b) (plan of correction due November 11, 2025): Personnel Requirements - General. General staffing rules: enough competent staff, minimum age, training, good health and background clearance before starting work.
- 87465(h)(6) (plan of correction due December 25, 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.
- 87463(a) (plan of correction due October 26, 2023): Reappraisals. Rules for updating each resident's needs appraisal at least once a year or when their condition changes, and acting on those changes.
- 87468.1(a)(8) (plan of correction due October 26, 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.
- 87468.2(a)(4) (plan of correction due October 20, 2023): 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.
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- 87405(d)(1) (plan of correction due October 20, 2023): 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.
- 1569.69(a) (plan of correction due June 29, 2023): Medication Assistance Training. Training requirements for staff who help residents take their medications.
- 1569.69 (plan of correction due June 29, 2023): Medication Assistance Training. Training requirements for staff who help residents take their medications.
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- 87217(b) (plan of correction due June 12, 2023): Safeguards for Resident Cash, Personal Property, and Valuables. The community must protect residents' money and valuables in its care and give receipts for them.
- 87303(a) (plan of correction due June 8, 2023): 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.
- 87303(a) (plan of correction due June 8, 2023): 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.
- 87217(b) (plan of correction due June 7, 2023): Safeguards for Resident Cash, Personal Property, and Valuables. The community must protect residents' money and valuables in its care and give receipts for them.
- 87465(h)(2) (plan of correction due May 26, 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.
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- 87465(h)(5) (plan of correction due May 26, 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.
- 87307(a)(3)(C) (plan of correction due May 22, 2023): Personal Accommodations and Services. Rules for living space and safety, including common rooms, bedrooms, bathrooms, hazards and resident supervision.
- 87303(a) (plan of correction due May 20, 2023): 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.
- 87463(a) (plan of correction due November 23, 2022): 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(g) (plan of correction due November 23, 2022): Incidental Medical and Dental Care Services. The community must call 911 right away when an injury or other emergency threatens a resident's health.
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)
- October 31, 2023: 4 substantiated, 2 unsubstantiated, 1 Type B citation
- October 31, 2023: 1 substantiated, 2 Type A citations, 2 Type B citations
- July 21, 2023: 1 substantiated, 1 unsubstantiated, 1 unfounded, 1 Type B citation
- July 12, 2023: 1 substantiated, 4 unsubstantiated, 1 Type B citation
- July 12, 2023: 1 substantiated, 2 unsubstantiated, 1 unfounded, 1 Type B citation
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- July 12, 2023: 1 substantiated, 2 unsubstantiated, 2 unfounded, 1 Type A citation
- July 12, 2023: 2 substantiated, 1 unsubstantiated, 5 unfounded, 2 Type A citations
- June 21, 2023: 2 substantiated, 2 unsubstantiated, 2 Type B citations
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- December 13, 2022: 2 substantiated, 1 unfounded, 2 Type A citations
Complaints with no substantiated allegation (15)
- January 25, 2026: 1 unsubstantiated, 2 unfounded
- November 18, 2025: 1 unfounded
- October 13, 2025: 2 unfounded
- July 29, 2025: 1 unfounded
- July 29, 2025: 1 unfounded
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- July 15, 2025: 1 unsubstantiated
- November 25, 2024: 2 unfounded
- June 24, 2024: 1 unfounded
- May 26, 2024: 2 unsubstantiated
- October 11, 2023: 1 unfounded
- July 12, 2023: 5 unsubstantiated, 1 unfounded
- July 12, 2023: 2 unsubstantiated
- December 7, 2021: 3 unfounded
- October 12, 2021: 2 unfounded
- October 12, 2021: 2 unfounded
Every state visit (65)
- May 13, 2026: Other visit
- January 15, 2026: Other visit
- December 18, 2025: Inspection
- November 19, 2025: Other visit
- November 10, 2025: Other visit
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- November 10, 2025: Complaint visit (3)
- October 7, 2025: Other visit
- October 7, 2025: Complaint visit
- July 9, 2025: Other visit
- July 9, 2025: Complaint visit (2)
- April 30, 2025: Complaint visit
- April 11, 2025: Other visit
- January 9, 2025: Other visit
- December 18, 2024: Inspection
- November 15, 2024: Complaint visit
- October 25, 2024: Other visit
- July 23, 2024: Other visit
- June 7, 2024: Complaint visit
- May 2, 2024: Other visit
- April 26, 2024: Other visit
- April 26, 2024: Complaint visit
- February 21, 2024: Other visit
- February 8, 2024: Other visit
- October 19, 2023: Complaint visit (2)
- October 10, 2023: Inspection
- October 10, 2023: Complaint visit
- August 1, 2023: Other visit
- June 22, 2023: Other visit
- June 22, 2023: Complaint visit (6)
- June 7, 2023: Complaint visit (15)
- May 19, 2023: Other visit
- May 19, 2023: Complaint visit (3)
- December 14, 2022: Inspection
- November 22, 2022: Complaint visit (2)
- April 21, 2022: Other visit
- December 15, 2021: Inspection
- November 15, 2021: Complaint visit
- September 29, 2021: Complaint visit (2)
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 46 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 SOUTH COUNTY RETIREMENT HOME INC.
- License type
- RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY
- License number
- 435294143
- License status
- Active
- Licensed since
- 2005-12-01
- Licensed capacity
- 46
- Licensee
- SOUTH COUNTY RETIREMENT HOME INC.
- County
- Santa Clara County
- Administrator
- Samuel C Apostol
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)
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Questions to ask on a tour9 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?
- 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 checked10 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 | No kitchen matched |
| 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 South County Retirement Home provide?
South County Retirement Home is licensed by the state of California for assisted living in San Martin, California. Its licensed capacity is 46 residents.
Does Lilisity rate South County Retirement Home?
No. We publish state licensing details for South County Retirement Home 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 South County Retirement Home 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. South County Retirement Home does not publish its prices.
How do I contact South County Retirement Home?
Use South County Retirement Home's website, southcountypilots.org, or visit at 460 Church Avenue, San Martin, CA 95046.
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