Independent Living and Assisted Living and Continuing Care
Tamalpais
501 Via Casitas, Greenbrae, CA 94904 · Map
Licensed for 341 residents · SEQUOIA LIVING, INC.
Tamalpais is a state-licensed independent living, assisted living, continuing care community in Greenbrae, California. It is licensed for 341 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, 341 residents
RCFE-CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY 210102761, licensed since Jun 1, 1988. Licensee SEQUOIA LIVING, INC..
Nearest emergency room
0.3 miles
Marinhealth Medical Center, rated 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamalpais this community | 341 | Not published | Active | 6 Type A, 3 Type B | |
| Windchime of Marin | 1.4 mi | 55 | Not published | Active | 17 Type A, 19 Type B |
| Saint Michael's Extended Care | 1.9 mi | 44 | Not published | Active | 2 Type A, 2 Type B |
| Aegis Living San Rafael | 2.0 mi | 98 | $6,997/mo | Active | 2 Type A, 4 Type B |
| Aldersly | 2.0 mi | 172 | $9,589/mo | Active | 8 Type A, 7 Type B |
State inspection record6 Type A, 3 Type B
- Last state visit
- July 6, 2026
- State visits since December 30, 2021
- 25 (including 6 inspections, 6 complaints investigated)
- Type A citations
- 6 immediate risk
- Type B citations
- 3 potential risk if not corrected
- Complaint allegations investigated
- 11: 1 substantiated, 10 not substantiated
- License active since 1988
Citations (9), newest first
- 87468(c)(2)(A) (plan of correction due August 7, 2026): Personal Rights of Residents. The community must prominently post residents' rights, a nondiscrimination notice and how to file complaints.
- 87465(a)(4) (plan of correction due September 27, 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.
- 87411(c)(1) (plan of correction due June 7, 2024): Personnel Requirements - General. Staff who help residents with personal daily activities must receive initial and yearly training, including first aid.
- 87355(e)(2) (plan of correction due June 6, 2024): 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.
- 87465(a)(4) (plan of correction due December 1, 2023): 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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- 87411(c)(1) (plan of correction due May 12, 2023): Personnel Requirements - General. Staff who help residents with personal daily activities must receive initial and yearly training, including first aid.
- 87465(a)(4) (plan of correction due April 28, 2023): 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.
- 87355(e)(1) (plan of correction due February 3, 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.
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- 87303(e)(2) (plan of correction due March 15, 2022): 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.
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)
- July 22, 2026: 1 substantiated, 2 unsubstantiated, 1 Type B citation
Complaints with no substantiated allegation (5)
- October 9, 2023: 1 unsubstantiated
- July 12, 2023: 1 unsubstantiated
- July 5, 2023: 2 unsubstantiated, 1 unfounded
- April 5, 2023: 1 unsubstantiated
- January 3, 2022: 2 unsubstantiated
Every state visit (30)
- July 6, 2026: Other visit
- July 6, 2026: Complaint visit (2)
- July 2, 2026: Other visit
- June 25, 2026: Other visit
- June 15, 2026: Inspection
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- April 16, 2026: Other visit
- June 12, 2025: Other visit
- June 10, 2025: Inspection
- June 3, 2025: Other visit
- September 26, 2024: Other visit
- August 6, 2024: Other visit
- June 5, 2024: Other visit
- May 16, 2024: Inspection
- November 30, 2023: Other visit
- October 9, 2023: Complaint visit
- September 7, 2023: Other visit
- July 5, 2023: Complaint visit (2)
- June 14, 2023: Complaint visit (2)
- April 25, 2023: Other visit
- April 24, 2023: Inspection
- March 30, 2023: Complaint visit (2)
- March 7, 2023: Other visit
- February 2, 2023: Other visit
- June 2, 2022: Inspection
- March 14, 2022: Inspection
- December 30, 2021: Complaint 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 341 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 inspections7 inspections by Marin County Environmental Health Services since 2024; latest Only Minor Violation(s) Found, grade Green placard (April 2026)
The local health department inspects the kitchen that serves residents. Results are in the agency's own words.
Marin County Environmental Health Services: The Tamalpais
- Apr 30, 2026 (follow-up): Only Minor Violation(s) Found, grade Green placard.
1 violation
- CHSC 114175
- Apr 22, 2026 (routine): Only Minor Violation(s) Found, grade placard. No violations listed.
- Apr 21, 2026 (routine): Violation(s) Found, grade Green placard.
3 violations
- Hot and cold holding temperatures
- Hot and cold holding temperatures
- CHSC 114091
- Jan 14, 2025 (routine): Only Minor Violation(s) Found, grade Green placard.
1 violation
- Hot and cold holding temperatures
- Jul 19, 2024 (follow-up): No Violation(s) Found, grade Green placard.
2 violations
- Hot and cold holding temperatures
- Time as a public health control
- Jul 16, 2024 (routine): Violation(s) Found, grade Yellow placard.
2 violations
- Hot and cold holding temperatures
- Time as a public health control
- Jan 2, 2024 (routine): Only Minor Violation(s) Found, grade Green placard.
1 violation
- Hot and cold holding temperatures
Source: the agency's records, inspections since Oct 16, 2023, as of Oct 15, 2026. Green placard: Pass. Yellow placard: Conditional pass; follow-up required. Red placard: Closed.
License and ownershipActive license, licensee SEQUOIA LIVING, INC.
- License type
- RCFE-CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
- License number
- 210102761
- License status
- Active
- Licensed since
- 1988-06-01
- Licensed capacity
- 341
- Licensee
- SEQUOIA LIVING, INC.
- County
- Marin County
- Administrator
- Terence Tumbale
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 0.3 mi, nursing home 0.1 mi, pharmacy 0.5 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Marinhealth Medical Center, Greenbrae. 0.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Tamalpais, Greenbrae. 0.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Allegro Home Health, Inc, Larkspur. 0.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 94904 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Shc Larkspur, Greenbrae, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita San Rafael Dialysis, San Rafael, 1.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita San Pablo Dialysis, San Pablo, 10.8 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 9 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 94904.
By The Bay Health, office in Larkspur, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Sutter Care At Home, office in San Francisco, 12.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Holistic Palliative Care, Inc, office in Oakland, 22.1 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Permanente Medical Group Inc, Richmond. 9.3 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 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 very high, coastal flooding relatively moderate, 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.
- The state recorded a finding in July 2026. 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 |
| Marin County Environmental Health Services 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 Tamalpais provide?
Tamalpais is licensed by the state of California for independent living, assisted living, continuing care in Greenbrae, California. Its licensed capacity is 341 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Tamalpais?
No. We publish state licensing details for Tamalpais 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 Tamalpais 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. Tamalpais does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Tamalpais?
Use Tamalpais's website, thetam.org, or visit at 501 Via Casitas, Greenbrae, CA 94904.
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