Resources for Providers

• Technical Support Program
• Reference Guide to RCFE Administrator, Staff, and Volunteer Training Requirements
• Translations: Español | 中文 | Tagalog
• Reporting Requirements
• Reporting Instructions and Forms
• How to Become Licensed
• Administrator Certification
• Alzheimer’s Association
• Health and Safety Information
• Find Licensed Care (CCLD's Transparency Website)
• Centralized Complaints Launched
• Licensing Complaint Poster 
• 2015 Licensing Fees
• Delays in Receipt of Fingerprint Information

Laws and Regulations

• Dementia Care Information and Resources
• Evaluator Manual
• Dementia Care and Miscellaneous Regulation Changes - December 2024

California Code of Regulations Applicable to Adult Care (Courtesy Copy with Handbook)

• California Code of Regulations Applicable to Adult Care (Westlaw Official Electronic Version)

Senior Facility Types Licensed by The Department of Social Services (all to point to the Centralized Applications Page)

• Residential Care Facilities for the Chronically Ill
• Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFE)
• Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC)

Sites and Topics Related to Mental Health

• California Mental Health Planning Council (CMHPC)
• Stakeholder Recommendations for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorder Services
• Mental Health FAQs

Mental Health Forms—The Mental Health Treatment Licensing (MHTL) Bureau has moved to Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) effective July 1, 2013. The link below will redirect to their new page at DHCS.
http://www.dhcs.ca.gov/formsandpubs/forms/Pages/Mental_Health-Forms.aspx

Facility Facts

• Most Commonly Cited Deficiencies

Ombudsman and Advocacy Information and Links

• The California Department of Aging Ombudsman’s Office

Forms

• By Program (Alphabetically)
• Forms and Publications in Multi Languages

Provider Letters Currently the letters available on this page are only a small portion of those issued and distributed by CCLD. If you are unable to find the specific letter you are looking for among these documents, please check back often since we will regularly be adding new files to those already here. Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE)

Megan's Law Advisory

• Megan’s Law Advisory Letter to All Licensees(English)
• Megan’s Law Advisory Letter to All Licensees(Spanish)
• Megan’s Law Advisory Letter to All Licensees(Chinese)
• MyCCL Flyer Announcement CCLD Informational Releases (link to child page with same name)
• CCLD Self-Assessment Guides

To file a complaint of professional misconduct by a CCLD employee, please refer to the  CCLD Ethics Helpline

Emergency and Disaster Preparedness

• Emergency and Disaster Preparedness (Webinar August 24, 2024)