Melrose Villas provides assisted living and memory care in Los Angeles, CA. Assisted living supports residents with daily tasks while they maintain their own apartment, while memory care offers a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering. Having both care levels in one community may suit a resident whose needs grow over time without requiring a move to a different community.
The community has 68 beds. Pets are allowed, so a resident can continue living with a pet. There are several places to spend time on the property, including a movie room, bistro, walking path, community park and outdoor gardening spaces. A resident can relax indoors, meet others casually, walk outside or take part in gardening.
Activities are scheduled throughout the week. Daily fitness and wellness classes, arts and crafts sessions, movie nights, game nights, social clubs and discussion groups give residents different ways to stay occupied and connect with others. Planned group social outings and shopping trips offer opportunities to leave the community with others, while holiday and birthday celebrations mark shared occasions.
A smaller, more intimate setting that may offer a quieter environment and closer staff-resident interactions.
68Smaller home · May offer a more intimate, personalized care environment.
An established community with some operational experience and growing routines. This is the number of years in operation under current management.
Occupancy lower than 85% suggests more openings may be available.
Based on 53 residents and 68 beds. Source: state licensing agency resident count
Similar to the California average: 76.5%Melrose Villas is legally operated by Melrose Villas Inc.
In California, the Department of Social Services (for assisted living facilities) and the Department of Public Health (for nursing homes) conduct inspections to ensure resident safety and regulatory compliance.
This scorecard compares key inspection, citation, and complaint metrics at this facility against the California state average. Metrics rated ≥15% worse than average are highlighted in red; those ≥15% better are highlighted in green.
Citations
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Total citations
Formal regulatory issues recorded by inspectors across all inspection types.
| 17 | 10.0 | This facility has 70% more total citations than a typical California assisted living residence (17 vs. CA avg 10).↑ 70% worse |
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Serious citations (Type A)
Citations that pose an immediate risk to resident health or safety. Type A citations are the most serious and typically require prompt corrective action.
| 3 | 3.0 | This facility has serious citations (type a) in line with the California average (3 vs. CA avg 3).— At avg |
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Moderate citations (Type B)
Citations that do not pose an immediate risk but still represent a departure from required care or operational standards.
| 14 | 4.0 | This facility has 250% more moderate citations (type b) than a typical California assisted living residence (14 vs. CA avg 4).↑ 250% worse |
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Citations per inspection
Average citations per inspection.
| 0.4 | 0.7 | This facility has 43% fewer citations per inspection than a typical California assisted living residence (0.4 vs. CA avg 0.7).↓ 43% better |
Inspections & Visits
| This Facility | CA Average | vs. CA Avg |
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Total inspections
Combined count of official scheduled inspections, complaint visits and other regulatory visits. California counts each evaluation report, so one trip can count twice when it serves two purposes.
| 46 | 16.0 | This facility has had 188% more total inspections than the California average (46 vs. CA avg 16). More inspections can mean more regulatory scrutiny rather than worse care.↑ 188% more |
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Complaint visits
On-site visits triggered by formal complaints filed by residents, families, or staff.
| 35 | 13.0 | This facility has had 169% more complaint visits than the California average (35 vs. CA avg 13). More inspections can mean more regulatory scrutiny rather than worse care.↑ 169% more |
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Other visits
Regulatory visits that are neither routine inspections nor complaint investigations — administrative check-ins, follow-up reviews, licensing-related visits.
| 7 | 7.0 | This facility has other visits in line with the California average (7 vs. CA avg 7).— At avg |
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Official inspections
Routine, scheduled inspections conducted by state regulators to evaluate whether the facility meets federal and state standards.
| 4 | 4.0 | This facility has official inspections in line with the California average (4 vs. CA avg 4).— At avg |
6.5 miles from city center
Estimated distance in miles from Los Angeles's city center to Melrose Villas's address, calculated via Google Maps.
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Info below is compiled from the CA Dept. of Social Services (CDSS), senior community websites & trusted data sources such as Walk Score & BBB.
Communities are listed from highest-ranked to lowest-ranked based on our methodology.
Care Types in This Table
AL (Assisted Living):
Housing with help for daily activities like bathing, dressing, and medication, without 24-hour skilled nursing.
MC (Memory Care):
Secured, specialized care for people living with Alzheimer's or dementia.
RESC (Residential Care):
Personal care and daily-living support in a smaller, more intimate residential setting.
IL (Independent Living):
Community living with dining, activities, and transportation for active seniors who need little personal care.
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City and state of the facility. Used for mapping and state-average comparisons.
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Licensed bed capacity (maximum allowed). Not the same as how many beds are currently filled.
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Indicates whether residents are allowed to have pets in the facility.
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Third-party neighborhood walkability score (0–100). Convenience/context metric, not a healthcare quality measure.
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Count of regulatory inspections in the reporting window. Higher volume can reflect more oversight visits, complaint-driven surveys, or routine licensure cycles.
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A complaint visit is an unannounced on-site visit by California's Community Care Licensing Division to investigate a complaint about the community, filed by a resident, a family member, staff or anyone else. A visit means a complaint was looked into, not that it was proven: the state may find it substantiated, inconclusive or unfounded. Fewer visits is better.
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Count of California state "Type A" citations — the state's most serious citation category (immediate or serious harm to residents), from California state inspection data.
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Number of years the company has been in operation.
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Reported or derived occupancy for the facility—typically how fully licensed capacity is utilized. Compare across peers in the same market.
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Better Business Bureau grade for the operating company. Reflects complaint handling and business practices, not clinical care quality.
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Name of the licensed owner, operator, or managing entity as filed with the state. Useful for grouping facilities under the same organization.
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Housing or bed configuration options (e.g. studio, shared), often from facility-reported amenities and licensing details.
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CA AVG
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CA AVG
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CA AVG
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CA AVG
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CA AVG
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Melrose Villas is located in Los Angeles, California.
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Melrose Villas's occupancy is 77.9%.
Melrose Villas has been operating for approximately 8 years, based on available licensing and registration records.
No, Melrose Villas has a no-pet policy.
Melrose Villas has 68 beds.
Melrose Villas has had 17 reported citations according to records from California Department of Social Services (CDSS).
Yes — there are 4 photos of Melrose Villas in the photo gallery on this page.
Melrose Villas offers Assisted Living & Memory Care.
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