ANITA'S COTTAGE
27736 SYCAMORE CREEK ROAD, Valencia CA 91354
5 bedsLatest official report Apr 7, 2026Licensed
Additional info
- Telephone
- (818) 667-8166
- Licensee
- ANITA'S COTTAGE, INC.
- Administrator
- GURULE, MARIO
- Contact
- GURULE, MARIO
- License first date
- Feb 21, 2023
- License effective date
- Feb 21, 2023
- District office
- WOODLAND HILLS S.RO · (818) 596-4334
- Regional office
- 31
- Clients served
- 935 - ELDERLY
Summary
The available records show 1 Type A and 4 Type B deficiencies for this facility.
- Most recent inspection
- Apr 7, 2026
- Most recent deficiency
- Oct 7, 2025
1 later report, on Apr 7, 2026, recorded no deficiencies, though the records do not say whether they were follow-ups.
What Type A and Type B mean
- Type A
- Violations of licensing requirements that, if not corrected, have a direct and immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of persons in care.
- Type B
- Violations of licensing requirements that, without correction, could become a risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of persons in care.
Both classifications are published by California CDSS and are shown as published. SeniorLivingFacts does not rename them or add a severity level of its own.
At a glance
Counts cover the five-year public record. Typical figures are the median for the 1,564 Los Angeles County facilities licensed for 6 or fewer beds.
In the available public five-year record, CCLD published 7 reports for this facility: 3 inspections, 2 complaint investigations, and 2 licensing or administrative records.
Those records contain 1 Type A and 4 Type B deficiencies.
0 deficiencies have explicit official correction or clearance evidence in the loaded records.
- Official inspections
- 3
- Recorded deficiencies
- 5
- Type A deficiencies
- 1
- Type B deficiencies
- 4
- Substantiated complaints
- 1
- Repeated topics
- 0
Fewer than the typical 4
1 in the last 12 months
More than the typical 1
1 in the last 12 months
Most this size have none
1 in the last 12 months
Most this size have none
0 in the last 12 months
Most this size have none
1 in the last 12 months
Last 36 months
Repeated topics
Topics cited in more than one report during the last 36 months. A repeat may show a pattern worth asking about. Each date opens its report below.
No topic repeats in the last 36 months
No deficiency topic appears in more than one report during that window. This does not establish that nothing repeated earlier in the five-year record, and it is not a statement about current conditions.
Official report history
All preserved reports from the most recent to the oldest, sortable by report type.
Allegations1 substantiated · 3 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded · 1 cited
Licensing and administrationType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 1569.655(a)
- Regulation authority
- HSC
What the official deficiency says
§1569.655 Increase in fee rates for elderly residents; 60 days’ written notice stating amount of and reasons for increase; application of section.(a) If a licensee of a residential care facility for the elderly increases the rates of fees for residents or makes increases in any of its rate structures for services ... notice to the residents or the residents’ representatives setting forth the amount of the increase and...reasons for the increase, including a description of the additional costs, except for an increase in the rate due to a change in the level of care of the resident. This requirement was not met, evidenced by, based on documentation reviewed and interviews, the Administrator did not give a proper notice rental increase to (R1's) POA nor did he not follow the facility’s admission policies, admission agreement, or procedures regarding annual rent increases.
Official plan of correction
Licensee shall review and revise facility procedures to ensure all future rate increases comply with Title 22 requirements, including providing residents with at least 60 days written notice and excluding any services already listed as part of the basic rate. Licensee shall submit proof of revised admission agreement templates and rent increase notification procedures to CCLD by 10/28/2025.
Deadline recorded: Oct 28, 2025. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Allegations0 substantiated · 2 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportStaffing, personnel, and trainingType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 1569.625(b)(2)
- Regulation authority
- HSC
What the official deficiency says
(2) In addition to paragraph (1), training requirements shall also include an additional 20 hours annually, eight hours of which shall be dementia care training, as required by subdivision (a) of Section 1569.626, and four hours of which shall be specific to postural supports, restricted health conditions, and hospice care, as required by subdivision (a) of Section 1569.696. This training shall be administered on the job, or in a classroom setting, or both, and may include online training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on today's inspection, both staff records reviewed, (2) files, did not have current/yearly training. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 03/10/2025 Plan of Correction
Fire safety and emergency preparednessType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 1569.696(a)
- Regulation authority
- HSC
What the official deficiency says
(a) All residential care facilities for the elderly shall provide training to direct care staff on postural supports, restricted conditions or health services, and hospice care as a component of the training requirements specified in Section 1569.625. The training shall include all of the following: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on today's inspection, both staff records reviewed, (2) files, did not have current/yearly training. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 03/10/2025 Plan of Correction
Fire safety and emergency preparednessType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 1569.69(a)
- Regulation authority
- HSC
What the official deficiency says
(a) Each residential care facility for the elderly licensed under this chapter shall ensure that each employee of the facility who assists residents with the self-administration of medications meets all of the following training requirements: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on today's inspection, both staff records reviewed, (2) files, did not have current medication training. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 03/10/2025 Plan of Correction
Fire safety and emergency preparednessType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 1569.69(d)
- Regulation authority
- HSC
What the official deficiency says
(d) Each residential care facility for the elderly that provides employee training under this section shall use the training material and the accompanying examination that are developed by, or in consultation with, a licensed nurse, pharmacist, or physician. The licensed residential care facility for the elderly shall maintain the following documentation for each medical consultant used to develop the training: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on today's inspection, both staff records reviewed, (2) files, did not have medication training. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 03/10/2025 Plan of Correction
Source and limits
California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division. Public facility history is described by the source as a five-year window. Older records and previous-licensee history may require a regional-office request. Type 741 RCFE-CCRCs, nursing homes, and other care settings are excluded from this page.
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