Senior Care Records.

Palo Alto Commons

4075 el Camino Way, Palo Alto, CA, 94306

Residential care home for the elderly250 licensed beds1 citation on recordHospice waiver
6 more within 6 milesOpen in Maps
Has this facility been cited?

Yes. State records show 1 Type A citation against Palo Alto Commons in Palo Alto, California, arising from complaint investigations. Type A is the state's most serious category. Of 14 complaint allegations investigated, 1 was substantiated. State licensing has visited 30 times, most recently on 6/1/2026.

250licensed beds
1Type A citations, from complaints
0Type B citations, from complaints
1 / 14allegations substantiated
30visits on record
On the licence

What this home is licensed to accept

Limits the state set on the licence — not services the operator advertises.

Non-ambulatory · up to 250Bedridden · up to 20Hospice waiverAge 60 and over

AGE RANGE 60 AND OVER. APPROVED FOR 250 NON-AMBULATORY, OF WHICH 20 MAY BE BEDRIDDEN. HOSPICE WAIVER APPROVED FOR 30 RESIDENTS.

Inspection history

How often has the state visited, and what did it find?

California reports these categories separately. They are reproduced separately and never added together, because the state’s own headline figure counts complaint investigations only.

Complaint investigationsWhere the state's headline citation figure comes from8 visits · 1 A
Routine inspectionsScheduled licensing visits4 visits · no citations
Other visitsFollow-ups, incident visits and case management18 visits · 2 A
Complaints

What did complaint investigations find?

SubstantiatedInvestigators found the allegation to be true1
InconclusiveNot enough evidence either way0
UnsubstantiatedEvidence did not support the allegation12
UnfoundedDetermined not to have happened1
Nearby

Other licensed providers within six miles

Listed by distance. Nobody paid to appear here and the order is not for sale.

Contact

Ask Palo Alto Commons a question

Goes to this facility alone. We take no commission if you move in, so we have no reason to steer you anywhere.

What is needed

Goes to this facility only. We do not sell your details, and no other operator is copied in.

Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing — facility transparency record. Retrieved 2026-08-20. Facility number 435202819.
Figures reproduce the state’s own totals and are not re-aggregated. Methodology · Report a correction