Pricing ranges from
    $4,687 – 5,624/month

    La Costa Coastal Care

    3207 La Costa Ave, Carlsbad, CA, 92009
    5.0 · 7 reviews
    • Assisted living
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    5.0

    Compassionate attentive staff and facility

    I couldn't be happier with my mother's care - the staff (especially administrator Luka) are professional, compassionate, and attentive, providing thorough, dignified 24/7 care. The facility is immaculate, bright and homey (newly renovated rooms, garden/deck and spacious family areas) with excellent home-cooked meals. Communication is timely and transparent, families are involved, and I have complete peace of mind - I highly recommend it.

    Pricing

    $4,687+/moSemi-privateAssisted Living
    $5,624+/mo1 BedroomAssisted Living

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Coordination with health care providers
    • Medication management

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Transportation arrangement (medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    5.00 · 7 reviews

    Overall rating

    1. 5
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    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      5.0
    • Staff

      5.0
    • Meals

      5.0
    • Amenities

      5.0
    • Value

      5.0

    Pros

    • Well run facility
    • Clean, spotless, and immaculate environment
    • Newly renovated, beautiful facilities
    • Outdoor garden space and deck
    • Residents well groomed
    • Compassionate and gentle staff
    • Caring, attentive, and patient caregivers
    • Easy, efficient, and transparent communication
    • Administrator Luka noted for exceptional leadership
    • Family-run, family-like atmosphere
    • Homey, bright, airy, and welcoming environment
    • Thorough and proactive caregiving
    • Good medication management
    • Works closely with families and doctors
    • 24/7 care and safety
    • Large bedrooms and tasteful decor
    • Spacious family room with large television
    • Delicious home-cooked meals and snacks
    • Open for visits seven days a week
    • Activities such as movies/TV with family
    • Provides peace of mind for families
    • Highly recommended by multiple reviewers

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment: The reviews for La Costa Coastal Care are overwhelmingly positive. Multiple reviewers explicitly state they highly recommend the community, and common adjectives include caring, clean, well run, and welcoming. There is a strong pattern of praise for both the clinical/caregiving aspects and the physical environment, producing a consistently favorable impression across reviewers.

    Care quality and clinical management: Reviewers emphasize high-quality, dignified, and professional care. Descriptions such as compassionate, gentle, conscientious, and thorough are repeatedly used for caregivers and staff. Several summaries specifically note proactive caregiving and good medication management, and reviewers express confidence in the team-based approach to care. The presence of 24/7 care is highlighted, and families report feeling that all needs are met. Overall, the reviews portray a facility that is attentive to residents' medical and personal care needs and that coordinates well with families and physicians.

    Staff, administration, and communication: Staff behavior and management receive significant praise. Reviewers describe staff as caring, kind, patient, and professional. Communication is a recurring positive theme: comments refer to efficient, transparent, timely, and informed updates. The administrator Luka is singled out by multiple reviewers for exceptional leadership and strong communication, and the administrator is characterized as attentive and involved in care. Family-run and family-like descriptors indicate a warm culture with staff who treat residents and families personally, contributing to residents' dignity and families' peace of mind.

    Facilities, cleanliness, and atmosphere: The physical environment is consistently noted as newly renovated, bright, airy, and tastefully decorated. Reviews repeatedly mention the facility being spotless, immaculate, and welcoming. Specific amenities called out include large bedrooms, a spacious family room with a large television, garden space, and a deck. The atmosphere is described as homey rather than institutional, with residents well groomed and the environment promoting comfort and dignity.

    Dining, activities, and visitation: Dining is positively described as delicious home-cooked meals with snacks and smiling service. Activities mentioned in the summaries are more limited but include opportunities for movies/TV with family. The facility’s open visitation policy—open seven days a week—is noted and valued by families. These elements together reinforce reviewers’ sense that life at La Costa Coastal Care is engaging and family-friendly.

    Safety, recommendations, and overall impact: Safety and peace of mind are emphasized in multiple summaries, often tied to the combination of competent staff, cleanliness, and good communication. The reviews collectively suggest a strong level of trust among families in the facility’s ability to provide dignified and attentive care. Many reviewers point to being confident in the care provided and explicitly recommend the community.

    Patterns and limitations in the reviews: The dominant pattern is uniformly positive commentary across staffing, management, facility condition, meals, and communication. There are no specific negative aspects or recurrent complaints mentioned in the supplied summaries. That said, the reviews focus mainly on day-to-day quality, interpersonal care, and the physical environment; they do not provide detail on pricing, availability, long-term outcomes, or specific clinical metrics beyond medication management. Those areas are therefore not represented in this dataset and would require additional sources for evaluation.

    Bottom line: La Costa Coastal Care is portrayed by reviewers as a clean, well-managed, family-run community with compassionate staff, excellent communication, appealing renovated facilities, good meals, and a welcoming atmosphere. Families repeatedly report feeling secure and satisfied with care, often highlighting the administrator’s involvement and the team’s professionalism. The lack of negative mentions in these summaries suggests high overall satisfaction among the reviewers whose experiences are represented here.

    Location

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    About La Costa Coastal Care

    La Costa Coastal Care is the latest addition to the residential care community in Carlsbad, offering a welcoming and supportive environment for elderly residents. Established in December 2019, the care home opened its doors to its first residents in a newly remodeled setting designed to offer both comfort and safety. Unlike larger institutional care centers, La Costa Coastal Care brings a home-like atmosphere where residents and their families can enjoy a calm and inviting space. The interior and exterior of the property reflect a thoughtful approach to senior living, with attention given to providing modern amenities in a cozy and accessible format.

    As a family-run Board & Care home, La Costa Coastal Care benefits from the hands-on involvement of its experienced staff and owner, ensuring that each resident feels valued and receives personalized attention. The staff are committed to fostering a community where happiness and wellness are prioritized, offering compassionate care tailored to the unique needs of every individual. The close-knit nature of the care team creates a warm environment where relationships can flourish and residents experience a true sense of belonging.

    With seven facilities located throughout Carlsbad, La Costa Coastal Care has become a trusted option for families seeking specialized support in a comfortable residential setting. The care home places a strong emphasis on creating a tranquil ambiance, allowing families peace of mind as they see their loved ones not only receive essential care but also enjoy life in a beautiful, well-maintained home. This approach helps maintain dignity and quality of life for residents while building trust with their families. The facility remains committed to upholding a high standard of care, reflected in its popularity and the satisfaction of those who call it home.

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    State of California Inspection Reports

    36

    Inspections

    1

    Type A Citations

    0

    Type B Citations

    6

    Years of reports

    25 Mar 2025
    Found no deficiencies and observed residents well cared for, with medications secured and records properly maintained. The environment was clean, safe, and in good repair, with functioning safety devices and adequately stocked supplies.
    • § 9058
    06 Feb 2025
    Found no deficiencies after an unannounced annual visit; six residents were in care, within licensed capacity for six non-ambulatory residents with a hospice waiver for six. Observed clean, safe conditions with required furnishings, medications stored securely, ample food supplies, working safety equipment (detectors, emergency lighting, extinguishers), and locked confidential records, with an exit interview conducted with the licensee.
    06 Nov 2024
    Found no deficiencies and noted the home was clean, safe, and well maintained, with proper food storage, locked medications, working safety features, and complete records.
    12 Mar 2024
    Identified insufficient information to support the allegation that neglect or lack of supervision resulted in sexual abuse of the resident.
    12 Mar 2024
    Found insufficient evidence to support the allegation of neglect resulting in sexual abuse of a resident.
    29 Feb 2024
    Reviewed the licensing file and staff/resident records, and conducted a brief tour of the home; due to time constraints, a follow-up visit on a subsequent day was needed, and no deficiencies were cited. An exit interview was conducted with the licensee.
    29 Feb 2024
    No deficiencies were cited during the visit. A return visit is needed to complete the inspection.
    09 Feb 2024
    Investigated the allegation that lack of supervision led to a resident leaving without permission; interviews and records showed functioning door alarms and regular staff checks, and the exit appeared premeditated by the resident. Found insufficient evidence to prove the supervision failure.
    09 Feb 2024
    Found no deficiencies; the site was clean, in good repair, with medications securely stored, safety equipment functioning, adequate food and supplies, and records containing required documents.
    09 Feb 2024
    Confirmed no deficiencies during the inspection.
    22 Nov 2023
    Found five residents were in care and the home was clean, safe, and in good repair. Found no deficiencies and all required records and safety measures were in order.
    22 Nov 2023
    Inspection identified no issues and the facility met all required regulations.
    16 Feb 2023
    Found licensing requirements met during a pre-licensing review of the premises; alarms were functional, hot water was 112°F, food storage was ample and secure, and the Component III portion was completed, with no deficiencies identified.
    16 Feb 2023
    Conducted inspection of all areas and components. No deficiencies identified.
    07 Oct 2022
    Confirmed applicant/administrator understood license type, resident population, and program description. Reviewed and confirmed understanding of qualifications, staffing and training, and program policies on restricted health conditions, abuse and incident reporting, food service, emergency procedures, activities, grievances, community resources, and required application documents.
    07 Oct 2022
    Confirmed compliance with California regulations during the inspection.
    27 Sept 2022
    Found infection control measures in place at the site, including central entry screening with temperature checks for staff, residents, and visitors, a visitor sign-in policy, signage promoting hand hygiene and cough/sneeze etiquette, staff wearing face coverings, readily available hand sanitizer and hand-washing stations, a designated visitation area, emergency contact information visible to staff, and ample cleaning supplies. Conducted an exit interview with the administrator; no deficiencies identified.
    27 Sept 2022
    Verified compliance with infection control practices during the visit. No deficiencies were cited.
    28 Jul 2022
    Found no evidence that nighttime assistance was lacking; staff were on site nightly to check on residents and assist as needed, and records showed no residents required overnight care at that time.
    28 Jul 2022
    Determined that the allegation of staff not providing nighttime assistance to residents was unfounded, as records and interviews indicated no residents required such care and adequate staff were present.
    23 Mar 2022
    Found no deficiencies during the unannounced one-year visit. Reviewed infection control measures and related protocols, with no issues observed.
    23 Mar 2022
    Conducted unannounced visit, observed residents, reviewed infection control protocols, no deficiencies found.
    10 Dec 2021
    Conducted an on-site visit to provide technical assistance and evaluate disinfection, screening protocols, and PPE use; an administrator was interviewed and a site walkthrough completed, followed by a debrief. No deficiencies were issued.
    10 Dec 2021
    Visited facility, evaluated disinfection protocols, conducted interview with Administrator, no deficiencies identified.
    24 Nov 2021
    Found during an unannounced one-year visit that staff had current criminal record clearances and infection-control measures were in place; no deficiencies were cited or observed.
    24 Nov 2021
    Conducted an unannounced visit, no deficiencies observed, all staff have current criminal record clearance.
    29 Sept 2021
    Found no deficiencies and noted that all staff had current background clearances; conducted inside and outside observations and reviewed infection-control measures, including disinfection, surveillance testing, screening, and PPE use.
    29 Sept 2021
    No deficiencies were found during the visit by licensing officials.
    12 Mar 2020
    Found no deficiencies observed during the visit; the home was clean, safe, and well maintained with adequate staff on duty and organized records. Two residents were on hospice, and hardwired smoke detectors, sprinklers, and carbon monoxide detectors were present, with proper storage for food and medications and accessible outdoor seating.
    06 May 2021
    Conducted an unannounced case management visit via video to review the COVID-19 mitigation plan and provide technical assistance. Met with the administrator, toured the home, and conducted an interview; no deficiencies were identified, and an exit interview was held.
    06 May 2021
    Confirmed no deficiencies during the visit and provided technical assistance regarding the COVID-19 mitigation plan.
    18 Mar 2021
    Reviewed the COVID-19 mitigation plan and conducted an unannounced case management visit via FaceTime to provide technical assistance. Toured and interviewed the administrator, and no deficiencies were issued.
    18 Mar 2021
    Visited and conducted a review of COVID-19 mitigation plan, no deficiencies identified.
    12 Mar 2020
    Confirmed substantial compliance with regulations during the one-year visit. Residents were observed to be well cared for in a clean and safe environment with all necessary amenities and services in place.
    22 Nov 2019
    Inspection found the facility to be in compliance with safety and administrative requirements for licensing.
    22 Oct 2019
    Confirmed successful completion of COMP II by the administrator during a telephone call with CAB analyst.

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