Assisted Living
William J. Pete Knight Veterans Home-Lancaster
45221 30th Street West, Lancaster, CA 93536 · Map
Licensed for 60 residents · CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
William J. Pete Knight Veterans Home-Lancaster is a state-licensed assisted living community in Lancaster, California. It is licensed for 60 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
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What the public record shows
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License
Active, 60 residents
RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY 197607726, licensed since Jan 7, 2010. Licensee CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
Nearest emergency room
2.0 miles
Antelope Valley Hospital, rated 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William J. Pete Knight Veterans Home-Lancaster this community | 60 | Not published | Active | 0 Type A, 2 Type B | |
| Ashton Home | 0.8 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 0 Type A, 7 Type B |
| Jbm Residence Home | 0.8 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | No record |
| Forever Love Home Care | 0.9 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 1 Type A, 0 Type B |
| B & M Care for Elderly | 0.9 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 1 Type A, 0 Type B |
State inspection record0 Type A, 2 Type B
- Last state visit
- January 28, 2026
- State visits since January 27, 2022
- 13 (including 5 inspections, 5 complaints investigated)
- Type A citations
- 0 immediate risk
- Type B citations
- 2 potential risk if not corrected
- Complaint allegations investigated
- 14: 1 substantiated, 13 not substantiated
- No citations at the last inspection (January 2026)
- License active since 2010
Citations (2), newest first
- 87468.1(a)(1) (plan of correction due August 29, 2025): 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.
- 87208(a) (plan of correction due December 16, 2024): Plan of Operation. The community must keep a current written plan of operation describing its program and services, and run the community according to it.
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 2, 2025: 1 substantiated, 7 unsubstantiated, 1 Type B citation
Complaints with no substantiated allegation (4)
- September 2, 2026: 1 unsubstantiated
- August 28, 2025: 2 unsubstantiated
- December 23, 2022: 2 unsubstantiated
- April 8, 2022: 1 unsubstantiated
Every state visit (17)
- January 28, 2026: Inspection
- December 2, 2025: Other visit
- September 5, 2025: Complaint visit
- August 13, 2025: Complaint visit
- July 9, 2025: Other visit
Show all 16
- July 9, 2025: Complaint visit (2)
- June 6, 2025: Complaint visit
- May 28, 2025: Complaint visit
- April 14, 2025: Other visit
- December 16, 2024: Inspection
- February 27, 2024: Inspection
- December 14, 2022: Inspection
- December 14, 2022: Complaint visit
- March 18, 2022: Other visit
- March 18, 2022: Complaint visit
- January 27, 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 60 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 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
- License type
- RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY
- License number
- 197607726
- License status
- Active
- Licensed since
- 2010-01-07
- Licensed capacity
- 60
- Licensee
- CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
- County
- Los Angeles County
- Administrator
- Edina Lemus
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.
Federal and state programs
- State Veterans Home. Listed as a State Veterans Home (VETERANS HOME OF CALIFORNIA – LANCASTER) in the national directory that VA links to. Beds listed: RCFE: 60. State Veterans Homes are state-owned; VA surveys them each year and pays part of the cost of care for eligible veterans. (State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory), as of Dec 29, 2024)
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 2.0 mi, nursing home 1.8 mi, pharmacy 1.3 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Antelope Valley Hospital, Lancaster. 2.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Antelope Valley Care Center, Lancaster. 1.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Care & Support Home Health, Inc, Lancaster. 2.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walmart Pharmacy. 1.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 93536 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Dialysis Services Of Antelope Valley, Lancaster, 1.0 mile away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Antelope Valley Dialysis, Lancaster, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Davita Antelope Valley Home Training, Lancaster, 2.3 miles away, straight line - Hospice
- 173 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 93536.
Maximum Palliative Care And Hospice, Inc, office in Lancaster, 1.9 miles away, straight line
Anthem Hospice, office in Lancaster, 2.2 miles away, straight line
Bristol Hospice- Lancaster, office in Lancaster, 2.3 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- The Regents Of The University Of California, Valencia. 29.9 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; in FEMA's high-risk flood area (Zone AH)
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
- Zone AH: 1% annual chance shallow flooding, usually ponding, 1 to 3 feet deep (high risk). This is inside FEMA's Special Flood Hazard Area, where flood insurance is required for federally backed mortgages. Base flood elevation 2315 Feet NAVD88. (FEMA flood map)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Lancaster, CA, risk to homes is greater than 59% of communities in California and 89% 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: relatively high. By hazard: inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively high, tornado very low, heat wave very low, earthquake relatively 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?
- This address is in FEMA's high-risk flood area. Where do residents go in an evacuation, and how do you move them?
- 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?
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 |
| Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | No kitchen matched |
| 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 | See above |
| 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 William J. Pete Knight Veterans Home-Lancaster provide?
William J. Pete Knight Veterans Home-Lancaster is licensed by the state of California for assisted living in Lancaster, California. Its licensed capacity is 60 residents.
Does Lilisity rate William J. Pete Knight Veterans Home-Lancaster?
No. We publish state licensing details for William J. Pete Knight Veterans Home-Lancaster 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 William J. Pete Knight Veterans Home-Lancaster cost?
Assisted Living in Los Angeles County typically starts at $3,750 to $7,300 a month. Based on 42 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. William J. Pete Knight Veterans Home-Lancaster does not publish its prices.
How do I contact William J. Pete Knight Veterans Home-Lancaster?
Use William J. Pete Knight Veterans Home-Lancaster's website, calvet.ca.gov/vethomes/Lancaster.aspx, or visit at 45221 30th Street West, Lancaster, CA 93536.
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