The
Methodology.
Every facility is scored using the same public, transparent rubric. We publish it here so families, advocates, and the facilities themselves can audit our audit.
Where the numbers come from.
CDSS Facility Search
California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division — the official register of every licensed RCFE in the state. Updated nightly in production. We pull license numbers, capacities, addresses, and the full inspection & complaint file for each facility.
ccld.dss.ca.gov · PUBLIC RECORD
CANHR
California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform — a nonprofit that tracks resident-rights complaints independently of the state. We cross-check our reading of severity against their classifications, especially on substantiated complaint outcomes.
canhr.org · NONPROFIT
Facility-published ranges
We collect price ranges from each facility’s own pricing page and from publicly posted Medi-Cal Assisted Living Waiver capitation data. We never quote a facility a price — we quote them their price. Ranges shown are monthly all-inclusive.
FACILITY DISCLOSURE · DEMO
We do not use lead-share data.
We do not buy data from referral aggregators, we do not embed their tracking pixels, and we do not exchange data with any commercial senior-living lead-broker. Our entire data pipeline is public records plus facility disclosure.
THE WEDGE · POLICY
A rubric you can re-run yourself.
score = 100
− 25 × type_a_count_24mo
− 8 × type_b_count_24mo
− 10 × substantiated_complaint_count_24mo
− 4 × open_complaint_count
+ 5 if no_citations_24mo
+ 5 additional if no_citations_36mo
score = max(10, min(100, score))
Every facility’s score is recalculated nightly. If a citation comes off the rolling 24-month window, the score adjusts — we don’t punish facilities for old issues forever. If a new one lands, the score adjusts the next morning.
90–100 — Verified Clean
No Type A or B citations in 24 months. Eligible for the public “Verified Clean” badge.
80–89 — Strong
Minor Type B history, no Type A. Common for well-run mid-size facilities.
60–79 — Watch
Multiple Type B or substantiated complaints. Tour and ask hard questions.
Under 60 — Caution / Severe
Type A citation, repeat substantiated complaints, or active enforcement. We display the score in red and recommend you read the citation file carefully.
The promises — in writing.
No lead-share. Ever.
We will never sell, exchange, or pass your contact information to a facility, a broker, a placement agent, or any third party. This is not negotiable. It is the entire reason this site exists.
No paid rankings.
A facility cannot pay to rank higher. They cannot pay to suppress a citation. They cannot pay to remove a complaint. Our rankings are computed from public data alone.
One opt-in badge, audited.
Facilities with zero Type A citations in 24 months may pay a flat fee to display the “Verified Clean” badge. The badge is only available to facilities that already qualify on score. We re-verify annually. If they slip, the badge comes off.
Sources, every time.
Every citation we show links to the underlying CDSS record. If we’re wrong, you can see what we read — and tell us.
If we got it wrong, tell us.
If a citation listed here has been overturned, dismissed, or amended — or if our scoring transcribed a license number incorrectly — write to corrections@alumniyat.com with the facility name, license number, and the CDSS document reference. We respond within five business days and post the change to our public correction log.
If you’re a family member who wants to add lived-experience context to a facility page, that’s a separate review system on the roadmap; for now please write to hello@alumniyat.com.
We work for readers, not for facilities.
Always.
SIGNED · OMAR ABU ASSAF · ALUMNIYAT