Small board & care homeLicensed

You Are Why LLC

12535 Elvins St, Lakewood, CA 90715

  • Licensed for 6 residents
  • Serves residents with dementia
  • Hospice waiver

About You Are Why LLC

You Are Why LLC is a small, home-like residential care facility for the elderly in Lakewood, California, licensed by the California Department of Social Services to care for up to 6 residents. It has held its current license for 3 years. CDSS lists it as serving residents with dementia. It holds a hospice waiver, so residents can receive hospice care without moving.

Licensing & inspections

Official CDSS report
License status
Licensed
Facility number
198603667
Licensed capacity
6
Licensed since
May 16, 2023
Last state visit
May 5, 2026
Inspection visits
3
Recent routine and required inspections
Complaint visits
0
Visits to investigate complaints
Type A citations
0
Immediate risk to health, safety, or rights
Type B citations
0
Could become a risk if not corrected
Licensee:
You Are Why LLC
Administrator:
Palafox, Lorena
CDSS office:
MONTEREY PARK ASC
Serves:
RCFE / Dementia

State license notes: Age range 60 and over. Approved for 6 non-ambulatory in rooms 1,2, and 3. Approved for 2 hospice residents.

Data from CDSS Community Care Licensing, last checked November 3, 2026.

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