Optimum Care Home is an assisted living community in San Leandro, California. Assisted living provides help with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and medication management, so residents can receive support with routine personal care in a residential setting. With six beds, the home is a smaller community where staff and residents can get to know each other.
Activities include arts and crafts, group games, music therapy, gentle exercise, celebrations and events, and movie time. Residents have opportunities for creative projects, group recreation, music, movement, and entertainment. Optimum Therapies operates the home, which is suited to someone who prefers a smaller assisted living setting.
A smaller, more intimate setting that may offer a quieter environment and closer staff-resident interactions.
6Smaller home · May offer a more intimate, personalized care environment.
A newer community that may feature more recent facilities and programs. This is the number of years in operation under current management.
Occupancy lower than 85% suggests more openings may be available.
Based on 5 residents and 6 beds. Source: state licensing agency resident count
Higher than the California average: 76.5%Optimum Care Home is legally operated by Optimum Therapies Inc.
In California, the Department of Social Services (for assisted living facilities) and the Department of Public Health (for nursing homes) conduct inspections to ensure resident safety and regulatory compliance.
We don't have enough verified data to publish an inspection grade for this facility — a missing grade reflects what we've been able to verify, not the facility's quality.
This scorecard compares key inspection, citation, and complaint metrics at this facility against the California state average. Metrics rated ≥15% worse than average are highlighted in red; those ≥15% better are highlighted in green.
Citations
| This Facility | CA Average | vs. CA Avg |
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Total citations
Formal regulatory issues recorded by inspectors across all inspection types.
| 1 | 9.0 | This facility has 89% fewer total citations than a typical California assisted living residence (1 vs. CA avg 9).↓ 89% better |
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Serious citations (Type A)
Citations that pose an immediate risk to resident health or safety. Type A citations are the most serious and typically require prompt corrective action.
| 0 | 3.0 | This facility has 100% fewer serious citations (type a) than a typical California assisted living residence (0 vs. CA avg 3).↓ 100% better |
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Moderate citations (Type B)
Citations that do not pose an immediate risk but still represent a departure from required care or operational standards.
| 1 | 4.0 | This facility has 75% fewer moderate citations (type b) than a typical California assisted living residence (1 vs. CA avg 4).↓ 75% better |
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Citations per inspection
Average citations per inspection.
| 0.3 | 0.6 | This facility has 50% fewer citations per inspection than a typical California assisted living residence (0.3 vs. CA avg 0.6).↓ 50% better |
Inspections & Visits
| This Facility | CA Average | vs. CA Avg |
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Total inspections
Combined count of official scheduled inspections, complaint visits and other regulatory visits. California counts each evaluation report, so one trip can count twice when it serves two purposes.
| 3 | 19.0 | This facility has had 84% fewer total inspections than the California average (3 vs. CA avg 19). More inspections can mean more regulatory scrutiny rather than worse care.↓ 84% fewer |
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Complaint visits
On-site visits triggered by formal complaints filed by residents, families, or staff.
| 0 | 6.0 | This facility has had 100% fewer complaint visits than the California average (0 vs. CA avg 6). More inspections can mean more regulatory scrutiny rather than worse care.↓ 100% fewer |
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Other visits
Regulatory visits that are neither routine inspections nor complaint investigations — administrative check-ins, follow-up reviews, licensing-related visits.
| 2 | 4.0 | This facility has had 50% fewer other visits than the California average (2 vs. CA avg 4). More inspections can mean more regulatory scrutiny rather than worse care.↓ 50% fewer |
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Official inspections
Routine, scheduled inspections conducted by state regulators to evaluate whether the facility meets federal and state standards.
| 1 | 4.0 | This facility has had 75% fewer official inspections than the California average (1 vs. CA avg 4). More inspections can mean more regulatory scrutiny rather than worse care.↓ 75% fewer |
0.7 miles from city center
Estimated distance in miles from San Leandro's city center to Optimum Care Home's address, calculated via Google Maps.
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Info below is compiled from the CA Dept. of Social Services (CDSS), senior community websites & trusted data sources such as Walk Score & BBB.
Communities are listed from highest-ranked to lowest-ranked based on our methodology.
Care Types in This Table
AL (Assisted Living):
Housing with help for daily activities like bathing, dressing, and medication, without 24-hour skilled nursing.
MC (Memory Care):
Secured, specialized care for people living with Alzheimer's or dementia.
RC (Respite Care):
Short-term temporary care that gives family caregivers a break.
IL (Independent Living):
Community living with dining, activities, and transportation for active seniors who need little personal care.
HOS (Hospice Care):
Comfort-focused care for those with a terminal illness, prioritizing quality of life over treatment.
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City and state of the facility. Used for mapping and state-average comparisons.
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Licensed bed capacity (maximum allowed). Not the same as how many beds are currently filled.
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Indicates whether residents are allowed to have pets in the facility.
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Third-party neighborhood walkability score (0–100). Convenience/context metric, not a healthcare quality measure.
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Count of regulatory inspections in the reporting window. Higher volume can reflect more oversight visits, complaint-driven surveys, or routine licensure cycles.
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A complaint visit is an unannounced on-site visit by California's Community Care Licensing Division to investigate a complaint about the community, filed by a resident, a family member, staff or anyone else. A visit means a complaint was looked into, not that it was proven: the state may find it substantiated, inconclusive or unfounded. Fewer visits is better.
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Count of California state "Type A" citations — the state's most serious citation category (immediate or serious harm to residents), from California state inspection data.
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Number of years the company has been in operation.
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Reported or derived occupancy for the facility—typically how fully licensed capacity is utilized. Compare across peers in the same market.
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Name of the licensed owner, operator, or managing entity as filed with the state. Useful for grouping facilities under the same organization.
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Housing or bed configuration options (e.g. studio, shared), often from facility-reported amenities and licensing details.
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CA AVG
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CA AVG
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CA AVG
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CA AVG
11
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74.9%
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74.9%
CA AVG
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Rank
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Facility
99
CA AVG
74
Rank
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95
Facility
95
CA AVG
56
Rank
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Facility
34
CA AVG
6
Rank
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Facility
7
CA AVG
3
Rank
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21
CA AVG
11
Rank
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94.9%
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94.9%
CA AVG
76.5%
Rank
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Facility
40
CA AVG
74
Rank
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30
Facility
30
CA AVG
56
Rank
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Facility
5
CA AVG
6
Rank
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12
CA AVG
3
Rank
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29
CA AVG
11
Rank
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92.5%
Facility
92.5%
CA AVG
76.5%
Rank
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| Optimum Care Home | AL | San Leandro | 6 | No | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | 83.3% | Optimum Therapies Inc | - |
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Optimum Care Home is located in San Leandro, California.
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Optimum Care Home is legally operated by Optimum Therapies Inc.
Optimum Care Home's occupancy is 83.3%.
Optimum Care Home has been operating for approximately 1 year, based on available licensing and registration records.
No, Optimum Care Home has a no-pet policy.
Optimum Care Home has 6 beds.
Optimum Care Home has had 1 reported citation according to records from California Department of Social Services (CDSS).
Yes — there is 1 photo of Optimum Care Home in the photo gallery on this page.
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