A M Residential Care Home

    1000 Balboa Ave, Burlingame, CA 94010
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care

    Friendly attentive staff, clean facility

    I toured several homes and chose this one - I'm very pleased. The staff (Danny and others) are articulate, friendly and genuinely go beyond caregiving; residents are happy and treated like family with attentive, around-the-clock care. The facility is spacious, extremely clean and well-appointed with a terrific patio and dining area, tasty healthy meals, two friendly house dogs, easy freeway access and ample parking - a very good, affordable choice I happily recommend.

    Current/former resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Housekeeping and linen services

    Memory care community services

    • Mild cognitive impairment
    • Specialized memory care programming

    Common areas

    • Dining room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.83·(6)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      4.8
    • Staff

      4.4
    • Meals

      4.0
    • Amenities

      4.5
    • Value

      5.0

    Pros

    • Clean, odor-free environment
    • Spacious, well-appointed common areas
    • Attractive outdoor patio
    • Well-appointed private resident rooms with personalization
    • Friendly on-site companion animals
    • Attentive, compassionate caregiving staff
    • Knowledgeable, articulate staff
    • Coordinated care with hospice and medical providers
    • Tasty, healthy meals
    • Convenient location with ample parking
    • Affordable pricing

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels and high staff turnover
    • Variability in staff engagement and responsiveness
    • Aging physical plant with bathrooms needing updates
    • Inconsistent management follow-through and communication
    • Inconsistent meal quality and satisfaction

    Summary of reviews

    A M Residential Care Home presents as a small, well-maintained residence with consistent praise for cleanliness, spacious common areas, and attractive outdoor space. Multiple accounts highlight tidy, well-appointed private rooms where residents can personalize their living area, and the property is described as being located in a pleasant neighborhood with ample parking and easy freeway access. The environment is often characterized as orderly and odor-free, and on-site companion animals add a home-like touch.

    Care quality is generally described positively. Reviewers emphasize attentive, compassionate caregiving and round-the-clock attention for residents who need daily support. Staff members are frequently called articulate and knowledgeable, and the home has been noted to coordinate effectively with hospice and other medical providers when needed. Families describe a familial atmosphere in which staff sometimes go beyond baseline expectations to assist residents.

    Dining receives mixed but often favorable comments: several descriptions reference tasty, healthy meals and an appealing dining room, while a minority of accounts express dissatisfaction with food on occasion. Activity programming is not heavily described in the available summaries; the tenor of comments suggests a focus on personalized daily care rather than a large formal activity schedule.

    Facility observations balance an aging infrastructure with strong upkeep. Reviewers indicate the building is older but well cared for; however, bathrooms and certain fixtures were singled out as needing modernization. Operational concerns center on staffing and management consistency. There are repeated indications of understaffing, turnover, and variability in staff engagement that can affect responsiveness and follow-through. A few comments describe promises that were not kept, suggesting areas for improvement in communication and expectation management.

    For prospective residents and families, the home’s strengths are its cleanliness, private rooms, compassionate staff, hospice coordination, and convenient location at a typically affordable price point. The primary operational risks to probe on a tour are current staffing levels and turnover, management communication practices, and planned capital updates for bathrooms and other aging components. Asking for recent staffing schedules, turnover metrics, sample menus, and examples of how the home handles care coordination and unmet commitments would help clarify whether the home’s positive attributes align with an individual resident’s needs.

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    Location

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    A M Residential Care Home is located at 1000 Balboa Ave, Burlingame, CA, 94010.

    About A M Residential Care Home

    A M Residential Care Home sits in a quiet Burlingame, California neighborhood, providing care for up to six residents in a cozy, well-maintained house where the staff really does keep things comfortable and safe and is always around if you need some help getting by. They handle several levels of support, including assisted living, memory care in a special, secure area set up just for that, and regular board and care for folks who need extra help with their daily routine. They've got skilled nurses and a team trained to help with everything from bathing, dressing, getting around with wheelchairs, using mechanical lifts for transferring out of bed, and giving medication on time, even if someone needs insulin shots, though they can't do complicated sliding scale therapy, but they still monitor blood sugar carefully, taking care of heart-healthy, low-fat, and low-sugar diets for meals.

    You'll find the place has a dining room, small library, garden, and outdoor space so folks can move around or sit and enjoy the sun. Staff members like nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and even podiatrists visit the home, so most medical needs get looked after, and everyone gets regular housekeeping, laundry, and help with medication, with daily activities and programs planned to keep your mind, body, and social life active. For those with dementia or Alzheimer's, the secure memory care wing comes with alarms and bracelets to protect against wandering, and the staff is trained to handle high-needs cases, including residents with behavior issues who need special attention and support around the clock.

    There's also respite care for families needing a break, and hospice care is available for folks who need end-of-life comfort, with flexibility in stays from a single day to three full months if that's what's needed. The home supplies three solid meals and snacks each day, with kosher and vegetarian choices if someone prefers, and they'll help arrange trips to the doctor, dentist, or barber, using their own transportation if needed, with some parking close by for family visits. Families are welcome to take part in their loved one's care, and everyone's encouraged to keep as much independence as possible, making their own choices about their routines and activities. A M Residential Care Home doesn't accept Medicare unless it's certified, but it does have nursing care, long-term stays, and short-term relief for caregivers, all with a good-natured staff focused on daily well-being.

    There's only one photo of the place, and the community itself is smaller, with both 6-bed and 12-bed houses tucked into peaceful blocks, each room set up for comfort and easy accessibility, even for people with serious mobility limits. Residents sometimes gather for community-sponsored events, enjoy devotional services off site for spiritual needs, and get help with incontinence or minor illnesses right at their bedside. The home can care for folks with mild cognitive trouble too, and the aim's always to keep things simple, friendly, and safe, so whether someone needs light help or full-time memory care, the staff stays ready and attentive, hoping to give both residents and their families some peace of mind.

    People often ask...

    A M Residential Care Home offers competitive pricing, with rates starting at a cost of $5,000 per month.

    A M Residential Care Home offers assisted living, memory care, and board and care.

    There are 1 photos of A M Residential Care Home on Mirador.

    The full address for this community is 1000 Balboa Ave, Burlingame, CA 94010.

    No, A M Residential Care Home does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

    Safety & Compliance

    In California, the Department of Social Services' Community Care Licensing Division licenses residential care facilities for the elderly, conducting inspections and investigating complaints.

    License number415601212
    StatusLicensed
    Facility typeResidential Care Elderly
    Capacity6 residents
    LicenseeALMACARE INC
    EffectiveFebruary 5th, 2026
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    Inspection Reports

    9

    Reports

    7

    Type A Citations

    1

    Type B Citations

    0

    Complaints

    3

    Years

    04 Feb 2026Inspection
    Concluded an unannounced prelicensing review with completion of prelicensing and a recommendation for immediate licensure after confirming centrally stored medication was adequate.
    06 Jan 2026Inspection
    Identified a medication without a physician's written order for a resident. A civil penalty was assessed for repeat violation.
    • Type A87465(e)
    06 Jan 2026Inspection
    Identified that one resident's medication lacked a physician's order during a follow-up check. The pre-licensing remains incomplete due to this deficiency.
    17 Dec 2025Inspection
    Observed sharps were not locked and accessible to residents. Some medications lacked written physician orders, and several medications were moved to weekly organizers for later shifts.
    • Type A87309(a)
    • Type A87465(e)
    • Type A87465(h)(5)
    17 Dec 2025Inspection
    Identified missing physician orders for several residents, medications pre-poured into weekly organizers, and sharps left unlocked during a pre-licensing visit.
    02 Dec 2025Inspection
    Identified licensing noncompliance during a licensing visit.
    02 Oct 2025Inspection
    Observed unlocked storage of sharps and incomplete criminal background clearance transfer for staff during an unannounced inspection.
    • Type A87309(a)
    • Type A87355(e)(3)
    22 Oct 2024Inspection
    Identified safety-related deficiencies, including improper use of the garage as a staff breakroom and postural support concerns involving bedrails.
    • Type A87608(a)(3)
    • Type B87307(a)
    08 Oct 2023Inspection
    Observed safety measures in place, including temperature control and secure medication storage; no deficiencies were cited.

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