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Carmelo Park offers assisted living and memory care in Monterey, CA. Assisted living includes help with bathing, dressing, and medication while residents maintain their own living spaces; Memory care provides a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering.
Both care levels are available in one community, which can suit a resident whose needs grow over time without requiring a move elsewhere. Carmelo Park has 40 beds, so it is a smaller community where staff and residents can get to know each other, with a professionally planned activities program providing structured opportunities for daily engagement; Songbird Care Homes Salinas operates the community.
A smaller, more intimate setting that may offer a quieter environment and closer staff-resident interactions.
40Smaller home · May offer a more intimate, personalized care environment.
A community with a solid operating history and experience delivering ongoing care. This is the number of years in operation under current management.
Occupancy lower than 85% suggests more openings may be available.
Based on 25 residents and 40 beds. Source: state licensing agency resident count
Lower than the California average: 74.8%Carmelo Park is legally operated by Songbird Care Homes Salinas LLC.
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
| This Facility | CA Average | vs. CA Avg |
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Total citations
Formal regulatory issues recorded by inspectors across all inspection types.
| 5 | 11.0 | This facility has 55% fewer total citations than a typical California assisted living residence (5 vs. CA avg 11).↓ 55% better |
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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.
| 4 | 3.0 | This facility has 33% more serious citations (type a) than a typical California assisted living residence (4 vs. CA avg 3).↑ 33% worse |
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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.
| 1 | 4.0 | This facility has 75% fewer moderate citations (type b) than a typical California assisted living residence (1 vs. CA avg 4).↓ 75% better |
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Citations per inspection
Average citations per inspection.
| 0.7 | 0.7 | This facility has citations per inspection in line with the California average (0.7 vs. CA avg 0.7).— At avg |
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.
| 7 | 16.0 | This facility has had 56% fewer total inspections than the California average (7 vs. CA avg 16). More inspections can mean more regulatory scrutiny rather than worse care.↓ 56% fewer |
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Complaint visits
On-site visits triggered by formal complaints filed by residents, families, or staff.
| 3 | 13.0 | This facility has had 77% fewer complaint visits than the California average (3 vs. CA avg 13). More inspections can mean more regulatory scrutiny rather than worse care.↓ 77% fewer |
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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.
| 0 | 7.0 | This facility has had 100% fewer other visits than the California average (0 vs. CA avg 7). More inspections can mean more regulatory scrutiny rather than worse care.↓ 100% fewer |
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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 |
0.4 miles from city center
Estimated distance in miles from Monterey's city center to Carmelo Park'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.
RC (Respite Care):
Short-term temporary care that gives family caregivers a break.
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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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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| The Park Lane | AL IL MC RC | Monterey | 160
Facility
160
CA AVG
93
Rank
#245 / 1,517 | Yes |
47
Facility
47
CA AVG
56
Rank
#926 / 1,408 | 37 | 24
Facility
24
CA AVG
13
Rank
#1,268 / 1,459 | 5
Facility
5
CA AVG
3
Rank
#1,177 / 1,505 | 29
Facility
29
CA AVG
12
Rank
#117 / 1,473 |
55.0%
Facility
55.0%
CA AVG
74.8%
Rank
#1,155 / 1,357 | Pac Monterey Inc, Gp Of P Mont LP And Park Lane Mgr LLC | Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed |
| Merrill Gardens at Monterey | AL IL MC | Monterey | 150
Facility
150
CA AVG
93
Rank
#295 / 1,517 | Yes |
53
Facility
53
CA AVG
56
Rank
#832 / 1,408 | 18 | 10
Facility
10
CA AVG
13
Rank
#951 / 1,459 | 2
Facility
2
CA AVG
3
Rank
#798 / 1,505 | 9
Facility
9
CA AVG
12
Rank
#669 / 1,473 |
86.7%
Facility
86.7%
CA AVG
74.8%
Rank
#328 / 1,357 | Merrill Gardens At Monterey And Merrill Gardens LLC | Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed |
| Ivy Park at Monterey | AL MC | Monterey | 112
Facility
112
CA AVG
93
Rank
#545 / 1,517 | Yes |
73
Facility
73
CA AVG
56
Rank
#423 / 1,408 | 21 | 14
Facility
14
CA AVG
13
Rank
#1,093 / 1,459 | 0
Facility
0
CA AVG
3
Rank
#1 / 1,505 | 2
Facility
2
CA AVG
12
Rank
#1,269 / 1,473 |
94.6%
Facility
94.6%
CA AVG
74.8%
Rank
#229 / 1,357 | Transformer Opco LLC And Oakmont Management Group LLC | Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed |
| Carmelo Park | AL MC | Monterey | 40 | No | - | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 62.5% | Songbird Care Homes Salinas LLC | - |
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Carmelo Park is located in Monterey, California.
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Carmelo Park is legally operated by Songbird Care Homes Salinas LLC.
Carmelo Park's occupancy is 62.5%.
Carmelo Park has been operating for approximately 11 years, based on available licensing and registration records.
No, Carmelo Park has a no-pet policy.
Carmelo Park has 40 beds.
Carmelo Park has had 5 reported citations according to records from California Department of Social Services (CDSS).
Carmelo Park offers Assisted Living & Memory Care.
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