Pricing ranges from
    $2,165 – 5,250/month

    Citrus Place

    7898 California Ave, Riverside, CA 92504
    • Independent Living
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care

    Moved mom here; highly recommend

    I moved my mom into Citrus Place and am very pleased - the staff are friendly and knowledgeable (especially Janet) and the kitchen team (chef Juanita) serves flavorful, well-presented meals made with fresh ingredients. The community is clean, bright, pet-friendly, offers generous rooms and lots of activities, and the caring, well-managed team gives our family real peace of mind; I highly recommend it.

    Loved one of resident
    Aug 2026

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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
    • Hospice waiver
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Memory care community services

    • Dementia waiver
    • Mild cognitive impairment
    • Specialized memory care programming

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (medical)
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.69·(121)

    Overall rating

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

      4.4
    • Staff

      4.6
    • Meals

      4.2
    • Amenities

      4.3
    • Value

      3.7

    Pros

    • Compassionate, attentive caregiving staff
    • Responsive administrative and family communication
    • Engaging, varied daily activities and events
    • Restaurant-style dining environment and culinary team
    • Apartment-style, spacious and modern rooms
    • Well-maintained grounds and attractive courtyards
    • Pet-friendly accommodations
    • Dedicated memory-care building and continuum of care
    • Housekeeping and room-cleaning services
    • On-site med-tech and pharmacy coordination
    • Transportation and recreational amenities (pools, outings)
    • Warm, community-oriented social atmosphere
    • Supportive move-in and transition assistance

    Cons

    • Slow maintenance response and facility-upkeep gaps
    • Inconsistent meal quality and freshness
    • Variable staffing levels and coverage, especially nights and dining
    • Gaps in clinical documentation and medication-management processes
    • Intermittent housekeeping and unit-cleanliness inconsistencies
    • Leadership turnover and uneven administrative accountability
    • Safety and incident-response protocol weaknesses
    • High cost and affordability limitations
    • Sales and marketing pressure during the tour process
    • Weak new-resident orientation and move-in coordination

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews describe a community with a strong focus on personalized, compassionate caregiving and an active social environment. Many families praise the staff’s warmth, responsiveness, and ability to ease transitions from home or hospital into the community. The property is repeatedly described as modern, apartment-style, and well landscaped, with amenities such as pools, courtyards, and pet-friendly policies that support an engaged, residential lifestyle.

    Care and staffing: Caregiving staff are frequently described as kind, attentive, and communicative with families. There is a visible continuum of services, including memory-care-specific programming and on-site med-tech/pharmacy coordination. At the same time, reviewers indicate inconsistent staffing coverage in certain areas — notably night shifts, dining-room support, and some direct-care tasks — which can lead to delays in routine assistance. There are also comments about gaps in medication documentation and questions about clinical licensing in isolated cases; these suggest the need for prospective families to confirm staff credentials and medication-management processes during a tour.

    Dining and nutrition: The dining program receives mixed but generally positive feedback. Many reviewers highlight an upscale, restaurant-style dining room, a dedicated culinary team, and frequent praise for specific kitchen staff. However, there are repeated concerns about inconsistent food freshness and variety, with some accounts of packaged or reheated items and uneven meal quality in certain units (including memory care). Prospective residents who place a high priority on consistent culinary quality should sample meals and ask about kitchen practices and menu planning for different levels of care.

    Activities and community life: Activity programming is a clear strength. Reviewers note an active schedule (bingo, exercise, social gatherings), an engaged activities director, and many opportunities for residents to socialize and form friendships. This contributes to a strong sense of community and improved quality of life for residents who are socially oriented.

    Facilities and maintenance: The facility’s appearance and layout are frequently praised: light, spacious apartments, tasteful decor, and clean common areas. Nevertheless, multiple reviews point to slow maintenance response for unit-level repairs and occasional housekeeping inconsistencies. Examples cited include delayed repairs and cosmetic maintenance issues; these suggest an unevenness in day-to-day property upkeep rather than pervasive neglect. Prospective tenants should ask about maintenance response times and preventive-maintenance protocols.

    Management and operations: Administrative communication is often described as helpful and problem-solving, and many families report a smooth move-in process and good coordination with outside providers (including hospice). Counterbalancing this, reviewers also describe leadership turnover, instances of sales pressure during tours, occasional paperwork and orientation confusion, and at least one described safety-related incident that raised questions about incident response and equipment handling. These patterns point to areas where managerial consistency and clearer operational protocols could improve family confidence.

    Notable patterns and guidance for families: The dominant positive themes are staff warmth, active programming, and attractive living spaces. The dominant concerns cluster around operational consistency — maintenance responsiveness, uniformity of dining quality across units, staffing coverage at certain times, and some administrative/process gaps. Families considering Citrus Place should prioritize an in-person dining sample, ask for response-time targets for maintenance and clinical questions, clarify staffing ratios for the level of care needed (including night coverage), and inquire about recent safety and incident-response improvements. Doing so will help determine whether the community’s strengths align with a prospective resident’s clinical and lifestyle priorities.

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    Location

    Map showing location of Citrus Place

    Citrus Place is located at 7898 California Ave, Riverside, CA, 92504.

    About Citrus Place

    Citrus Place sits in Riverside, California, and serves seniors since 1980, offering several types of living options such as independent living, assisted living, memory care, short-term stays, and skilled nursing, with apartments coming in studio, one-bedroom, or two-bedroom layouts and including private balconies or patios in many units, some studios welcoming pets and basic utilities like cable and climate control covered; the memory care area has private and shared suites for those needing extra support, and all residents get housekeeping, laundry, and maintenance handled. The building itself has features like a large courtyard with grass, a fountain, and a hot tub, plus various balconies with green awnings and walking paths for relaxing or visiting, while inside, there's a cozy common room with a fireplace, comfy seats, and a coffee bar, and a dining hall with high ceilings, wooden tables, and a mezzanine, as well as a separate cafe-style bistro. Meals come out restaurant-style with white tablecloths and patio views. Residents can use a pool, spa, putting green, bocce ball court, enclosed dog park, and a fitness center, and for activities, there's an art studio with bright lighting and easels, a movie theater with blue seats, popcorn, and classic posters, plus areas for cards, crafts, and gardening. Citrus Place provides care that matches each person's needs, with caregivers onsite round-the-clock and skilled nursing available, services supporting people living with dementia, and help with daily living when needed, all designed to help each person keep as much independence as possible, and the staff and care options are set up for changing needs over time. Tours let visitors see dining, daily life, and the range of programs and amenities, and the community remains pet-friendly, smoke-free, and easy to navigate, having earned notice for its memory care by U.S. News and World Report.

    About MBK Senior Living

    Citrus Place is managed by MBK Senior Living.

    Founded in 1990 and headquartered in Irvine, California, MBK Senior Living operates 38 communities across six western states. As a subsidiary of Fortune 500 company Mitsui & Co., MBK offers independent living, assisted living, and memory care services. Their Japanese-inspired philosophy centers on three core values: Ageless Exploration, Better Together, and Reason for Being.

    People often ask...

    Citrus Place offers competitive pricing, with rates starting at a cost of $2,165 per month.

    Citrus Place offers independent living, assisted living, and memory care.

    There are 28 photos of Citrus Place on Mirador.

    Yes, Citrus Place allows residents to age in place and adjust their level of care as needed.

    The full address for this community is 7898 California Ave, Riverside, CA 92504.

    No, Citrus Place does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

    Safety & Compliance

    In California, the Department of Social Services' Community Care Licensing Division licenses residential care facilities for the elderly, conducting inspections and investigating complaints.

    License number331880924
    StatusLicensed
    Facility typeResidential Care Elderly
    Capacity140 residents
    LicenseeRIVERSIDE MSL LLC ; MSL COMMUNITY MNAGEMENT LLC
    EffectiveNovember 17th, 2020
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    Inspection Reports

    29

    Reports

    3

    Type A Citations

    7

    Type B Citations

    21

    Complaints

    5

    Years

    10 Jun 2026Complaint
    Investigated the complaint and found no deficiencies.
    15 Apr 2026Complaint
    Investigated a complaint that a staff member hit a resident’s hand. Interviews and records showed the staff member contacted the resident’s hand and the incident was documented.
    • Type B87468.1(a)(1)
    15 Apr 2026Complaint
    Investigated allegations that staff did not provide medical aid, yelled at the resident, and confiscated the resident's dog.
    02 Apr 2026Complaint
    Investigated the allegation that staff did not observe residents for change in condition and found it unfounded because the referenced individuals were not residents at the site.
    02 Apr 2026Complaint
    Investigated the allegation that staff did not provide residents with activities. Interviews and records indicated activities and outings were offered and available.
    21 Nov 2025Inspection
    Found no deficiencies cited after on-site checks and records review.
    04 Mar 2025Complaint
    Investigated allegations that staff mismanaged a resident's medication, resulting in hospitalization. Review showed discrepancies between physician orders, the medication administration records, and dispensing practices.
    • Type B87465(a)(4)(a)
    12 Dec 2024Complaint
    Investigated an allegation that staff did not seek timely medical care for a resident. Found insufficient evidence to prove the allegation.
    03 Dec 2024Complaint
    Investigated allegations that a resident was left in soiled diapers for an extended period and that hygiene and grooming needs were not met, with changes in condition not communicated to the responsible party. Also found issues safeguarding personal belongings, including missing glasses, and incomplete personal property inventories.
    • Type A87464(f)(1)(f)
    • Type B87211(a)(D)
    • Type B87218(a)(1)
    03 Dec 2024Complaint
    Investigated allegations about medication management, including failure to refill a resident's medication and whether staff handling medications were qualified. Evidence indicated delays in refills and that staff had required training.
    • Type A87464(f)(4)
    03 Dec 2024Inspection
    Identified an incident in which a staff member covered a resident’s mouth and told them to 'Shut up,' raising concerns about humiliation and intimidation. The action posed an immediate health and safety risk.
    • Type A87468.1(a)(3)
    03 Dec 2024Complaint
    Investigated allegations that staff failed to supervise residents adequately, left a resident on the floor for an extended period, and did not administer medications as prescribed, while also noting staff verbal/physical altercations in view of residents; the process included interviews and records review and logged multiple resident falls and safety concerns.
    • Type B87468.1(a)
    23 Nov 2024Complaint
    Investigated allegations that staff were not sufficient in numbers, qualified, or competent, and that staff yelled at residents and discouraged reporting incidents. Interviews and records indicated staffing levels appeared adequate, staff denied yelling or discouraging reporting, and some residents could not respond.
    21 Nov 2024Complaint
    Investigated the allegation that staff did not prevent a resident from pushing another resident; found no evidence to prove the incident occurred and the allegation was unsubstantiated.
    21 Nov 2024Inspection
    Investigated amended findings for two complaint control numbers.
    21 Nov 2024Complaint
    Investigated a set of complaints alleging food safety issues, falsified documentation, failure to report incidents, crushing medications without orders, and inadequate resident reassessment; findings showed no evidence to support the allegations.
    20 Nov 2024Inspection
    Found no deficiencies cited; observed the place clean and well-maintained with functioning safety systems and secure medication storage. Noted that some records were not readily accessible in a single file, requiring time to locate documents.
    19 Nov 2024Complaint
    Investigated allegations of a ceiling leak in a resident's room and water in light switches causing electrical issues... records showed an ongoing leak since October 2021 and a new leak in December 2021.
    • Type B87303(a)
    • Type B87307(d)(2)
    19 Nov 2024Complaint
    Investigated the allegation that staff did not ensure the resident was adequately fed; records showed the resident received meals per a meal plan and staff provided meals with encouragement to dine in the dining room.
    19 Nov 2024Inspection
    Observed that a resident remained in their room during living room repairs, and relocation to another room was refused due to safety concerns.
    19 Nov 2024Complaint
    Investigated allegations that meals were not served in a timely manner and that food was overcooked, of poor quality, or not adequately available; findings did not confirm these concerns.
    14 Aug 2024Complaint
    Investigated a personal rights complaint and concluded the allegation was unfounded due to lack of jurisdiction.
    29 Dec 2023Inspection
    Observed infection control procedures and staff PPE use for residents with COVID-19; no deficiencies were cited.
    20 Jul 2023Complaint
    Investigated a complaint that residents were not kept at a comfortable temperature; observed a 74°F lobby temperature and that staff used fans and portable cooling to maintain comfort.
    23 Jun 2023Complaint
    Investigated the allegation that a fire drill had not been conducted; confirmed a drill occurred on 5/31/2023.
    12 Nov 2021Complaint
    Investigated the allegation that lack of care resulted in a resident's health decline and found the allegation unfounded.
    12 Nov 2021Inspection
    Observed infection control measures in place; no deficiencies cited.
    12 Nov 2021Inspection
    Conducted an unannounced visit to amend the finding of one allegation from a prior complaint.
    22 Oct 2021Complaint
    Investigated allegations that residents could not receive mail or packages, go out into the community, or participate in activities, and that grooming was not maintained; findings indicated the claims lacked sufficient evidence.

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