Independent Living and Assisted Living and Continuing Care
Valle Verde
900 Calle de Los Amigos, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 · Map
Licensed for 547 residents · HUMANGOOD & HUMANGOOD NORCAL
Valle Verde is a state-licensed independent living, assisted living, continuing care community in Santa Barbara, California. It is licensed for 547 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
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Care and services
From the community’s website
What Valle Verde says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
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What the public record shows
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License
Active, 547 residents
RCFE-CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY 421700411, licensed since Sep 17, 1993. Licensee HUMANGOOD & HUMANGOOD NORCAL.
Nearest emergency room
1.6 miles
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valle Verde this community | 547 | Not published | Active | 6 Type A, 1 Type B | |
| Casa Cambria Way | 0.3 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 0 Type A, 0 Type B |
| Vista Del Monte | 0.6 mi | 266 | Not published | Active | 1 Type A, 1 Type B |
| Casa St. James | 0.8 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 0 Type A, 0 Type B |
| Covenant Living at the Samarkand | 1.2 mi | 379 | Not published | Active | 3 Type A, 0 Type B |
State inspection record6 Type A, 1 Type B
- Last state visit
- August 26, 2026
- State visits since June 10, 2022
- 14 (including 4 inspections, 9 complaints investigated)
- Type A citations
- 6 immediate risk
- Type B citations
- 1 potential risk if not corrected
- Complaint allegations investigated
- 15: 6 substantiated, 9 not substantiated
- License active since 1993
Citations (8), newest first
- 87464(f)(1) (plan of correction due August 28, 2026): Basic Services. Basic services must include care and supervision.
- 87468.2(a)(2) (plan of correction due August 28, 2026): Additional Personal Rights of Residents in Privately Operated Facilities. Residents of privately operated communities have added rights, such as personal privacy, confidential records and help exercising their rights.
- 87211(g) (plan of correction due March 30, 2026): 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.
- 87355(e)(2) (plan of correction due March 26, 2026): 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.
- 87355(e)(1) (plan of correction due September 21, 2022): 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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- 87355(e)(2) (plan of correction due September 21, 2022): 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.
- 87468.2(a)(4) (plan of correction due September 20, 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.
- 87468.1(a)(2) (plan of correction due June 25, 2022): 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.
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)
- August 30, 2026: 2 substantiated, 1 Type A citation
- September 30, 2022: 1 substantiated, 1 unsubstantiated, 1 Type A citation
- September 30, 2022: 1 substantiated, 1 Type A citation
- March 11, 2022: 2 substantiated
Complaints with no substantiated allegation (5)
- August 30, 2023: 3 unsubstantiated
- May 30, 2023: 1 unsubstantiated
- March 28, 2023: 1 unsubstantiated
- September 30, 2022: 1 unsubstantiated
- June 14, 2022: 2 unsubstantiated
Every state visit (17)
- August 26, 2026: Complaint visit
- March 25, 2026: Other visit
- December 17, 2025: Other visit
- September 23, 2025: Inspection
- August 6, 2024: Other visit
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- August 6, 2024: Inspection
- September 26, 2023: Inspection
- August 10, 2023: Complaint visit
- May 12, 2023: Complaint visit
- March 7, 2023: Complaint visit
- December 20, 2022: Other visit
- September 27, 2022: Complaint visit (2)
- September 20, 2022: Inspection
- September 20, 2022: Complaint visit
- June 24, 2022: Complaint visit
- June 10, 2022: 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 547 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 HUMANGOOD & HUMANGOOD NORCAL
- License type
- RCFE-CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
- License number
- 421700411
- License status
- Active
- Licensed since
- 1993-09-17
- Licensed capacity
- 547
- Licensee
- HUMANGOOD & HUMANGOOD NORCAL
- County
- Santa Barbara County
- Executive Director
- Mark Hansen
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.
Executive Director name from the operator's website, 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 1.6 mi, nursing home 0.1 mi, pharmacy 1.4 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara. 1.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Valle Verde Health Facility, Santa Barbara. 0.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Santa Barbara Home Health, Inc., Santa Barbara. 1.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Federal Drug Company. 1.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 93105 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc-Santa Barbara Community Dialysis Center, Santa Barbara, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Santa Barbara Artificial Kidney Center, LLC, Santa Barbara, 2.3 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 9 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 93105.
Santa Barbara Hospice And Palliative Care Inc, office in Santa Barbara, 1.1 miles away, straight line
Vna Health, office in Santa Barbara, 3.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Todd Fearer, MD, Santa Barbara. 1.8 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 very 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)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Santa Barbara, CA, risk to homes is greater than 71% of communities in California and 94% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very high. By hazard: inland flooding very high, coastal flooding very low, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado very low, heat wave very 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 August 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 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 | See above |
| 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 Valle Verde provide?
Valle Verde is licensed by the state of California for independent living, assisted living, continuing care in Santa Barbara, California. Its licensed capacity is 547 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Valle Verde?
No. We publish state licensing details for Valle Verde 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 Valle Verde 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. Valle Verde does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Valle Verde?
Use Valle Verde's website, humangood.org/valle-verde, or visit at 900 Calle de Los Amigos, Santa Barbara, CA 93105.
How Lilisity works. The only scores or rankings Lilisity publishes are the Top Communities list and the Excellence Awards, both built from phone-verified resident and family interviews. Communities can pay Lilisity a flat monthly fee to manage their own listing: photos, prices, contact details, and receiving the inquiries families choose to send them. The fee is the same no matter how many families contact them or move in. Senior Living Alliance, which runs Lilisity, offers the same listing to its member communities as part of their membership; members pay SLA for its resident and family interview program. No community pays Lilisity per inquiry, per referral or per move-in. Payment never changes a testimonial, a rating, or the order of search results. The "Nearby Senior Living Alliance communities" box shows member communities only. How we verify testimonials · How we are paid