1177 S Palm Ave
Hemet, CA 92543
110 beds • Est. 2017 (8 years) • Accepts Medi-Cal (ALW) • Get directions
14 state citations (3 serious, 11 minor) and 8 verified complaints since 2021 across 47 inspections. Among the substantiated findings: in 2021, a resident fell and sustained extensive bruising including a facial hematoma requiring medical attention, and declined significantly in condition afterward. In 2022, investigators confirmed a separate fall incident in which only 1 caregiver was present for a resident requiring total assistance, with no additional fall mitigation measures in place beyond a call button the resident routinely removed. That same year, mold was confirmed in the facility's walk-in refrigerator, with evidence it had been present since at least January 2022. In 2023, a hot water outage affecting multiple resident rooms was substantiated, with inspectors finding the facility's corrective timeline unreasonable. More recent complaints from 2024 and 2025 covering allegations of inadequate staffing, billing irregularities, and care quality were investigated and found unsubstantiated.
Cottages at Hemet is a 110-bed assisted living community in Hemet, a retirement-friendly city in Riverside County's San Jacinto Valley. The community offers a more affordable option in the Inland Empire, with a cottage-style layout in a quieter desert-edge setting.
Cottage-cluster layout, not a hallway corridor
Six individual cottages, each with its own shared kitchen, living room, and activity space. Residents live in smaller neighborhood-scale clusters rather than a standard wing-and-corridor floor plan.
On-campus dog park, pets welcome
Pre-approved cats and dogs are allowed, with dedicated walking paths and a dog park on the grounds — uncommon at this price point.
Multiple care tracks on one address
Assisted Living, Memory Care, and Respite Care are all offered at this location, reducing the likelihood of a forced move if care needs escalate.
Facility-verified pricing from $2,495/month
Starting rate is confirmed by the facility — a lower-than-average verified entry point for licensed assisted living in Riverside County.
FYI Safety Score 5.2 — ask about recent citations
Below the 7.0 baseline. Ask specifically about CCLD citations from the past two years and what operational changes followed.
110-bed capacity inside a cottage-marketed community
At 110 licensed beds across six cottages, confirm how many residents share each cottage and what the staff-to-resident ratio is per unit.
Verify the Memory Care license before counting on it
Memory Care is marketed on the website — ask to see the active license type and confirm what dedicated dementia programming is in place before treating it as a guaranteed care pathway.
Pricing is estimated, please contact the facility to confirm.
1177 S Palm Ave, Hemet, CA 92543
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