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    $2,500/month

    Lotus Residential Care

    1738 Bobolink Ct, Hayward, CA, 94545
    2.0 · 4 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    1.0

    Tiny dirty rooms, unsafe care

    I moved my mom out of this facility - rooms are tiny, it's dirty and smells bad, meals are poor, and it's not close to stores or transportation. Staff are hard to communicate with (sometimes arguing with residents), there are no activities, care felt unsafe and unhelpful, and I do not recommend it.

    Pricing

    $2,500+/moSuiteAssisted Living

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Coordination with health care providers
    • Hospice waiver
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

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

    Room

    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Memory care community services

    • Dementia waiver
    • Mild cognitive impairment
    • Specialized memory care programming

    Transportation

    • Transportation arrangement (medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    2.00 · 4 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      1.0
    • Staff

      1.0
    • Meals

      1.0
    • Amenities

      2.0
    • Value

      2.0

    Cons

    • Unsanitary facility with bad odor
    • Poor dining / low-quality meals
    • Difficult staff communication
    • Staff arguing with residents
    • Unhelpful staff
    • Poor quality of care
    • Safety concerns / not safe
    • Residents not engaged in activities
    • No activities or programming
    • No transportation provided
    • Very small / cramped rooms
    • Not conveniently located / not close to stores
    • Families moved residents out
    • Not recommended by reviewers

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment in the provided review summaries is strongly negative, with recurring complaints about cleanliness, care quality, staff behavior, and lack of services. Multiple reviewers describe the facility as unclean with a persistent bad odor, and they explicitly call out safety and care deficiencies. Several reviews note that family members ultimately moved their loved ones to another location, indicating that issues were severe enough to require relocation.

    Care quality and safety are prominent concerns. Reviews explicitly describe "poor care" and that the facility is "not safe." These statements indicate problems with basic caregiving and resident protection. The fact that families moved relatives out and said they would not recommend the facility underscores the seriousness of these complaints and suggests systemic problems rather than isolated incidents.

    Staffing and communication problems are another major theme. Reviewers report difficult staff communication, unhelpful staff, and even staff arguing with residents. These issues affect both resident well-being and family trust. Conflictual interactions between staff and residents, along with unresponsiveness to families, point to poor training, low staff morale, or inadequate management oversight.

    Facility and accommodations receive repeated negative mentions. Reviews call out unclean conditions, bad odors, and very small rooms described as cramped. Together these observations paint a picture of physical spaces that are poorly maintained and not comfortable for residents. The facility's location and logistics are also criticized: reviewers note it is not close to stores and provides no transportation services, which limits residents' ability to shop or participate in community outings and places an extra burden on families.

    Dining and programming are inadequate according to the reviews. Multiple summaries say meals are bad or low quality, and a lack of activities or engagement for residents is emphasized (phrases like "no activities" and "residents not engaged in activities" recur). The absence of regular programming and transportation reduces opportunities for socialization and meaningful daily routines, contributing to resident isolation and family dissatisfaction.

    Taken together, the patterns in these reviews indicate a facility struggling across multiple fundamental areas: sanitation and upkeep, basic caregiving and resident safety, staff conduct and communication, dining quality, activity programming, and logistical support like transportation. Many complaints are interrelated — for example, poor staffing and management likely contribute to unclean conditions, insufficient activities, and negative staff-resident interactions. Reviewers' decisions to relocate loved ones and to not recommend the facility are strong signals that the issues are persistent and significant. Prospective families should approach with caution and seek up-to-date inspections, references, and firsthand visits before considering placement.

    Location

    Map showing location of Lotus Residential Care

    About Lotus Residential Care

    Lotus Residential Care sits in a quiet, beautifully landscaped Hayward neighborhood where up to six residents can live in a home-like setting, and it's a licensed Residential Care Elderly facility, so you have round-the-clock supervision and compassionate care. Folks get help with daily tasks like bathing, getting dressed, moving around-even if they're in a wheelchair or can't walk-and staff see to things like medication management and special dietary needs, like those for diabetes or allergies, and there's always support for non-ambulatory and incontinence care. The place feels peaceful, with furnished rooms residents can decorate with their own things, and common areas that are spacious and welcoming, along with a dining room that serves scheduled meals and offers all-day dining if someone wants it, and the outdoor spaces have gardens and quiet paths for walking or simply taking in fresh air. Since they offer dementia and memory care waivers, they're set up to help folks with Alzheimer's or cognitive challenges, and there's a secure environment to keep everyone safe while providing structured activities, cognitive exercises, and even movie nights and hobby groups, and the staff help coordinate healthcare visits, keep the rooms tidy, do laundry, handle dry cleaning, and can help Spanish-speaking residents as needed. Lotus Residential Care runs as a board and care home, where the staff, always trained and friendly, support residents with all kinds of personal care, transportation, and move-in help, and there's respite care for families needing a short-term stay, as well as hospice for those who need end-of-life comfort. Amenities here feel much like a private home, right down to the quiet, garden views and the sense of community, but you should know Medicare isn't accepted unless they've got special certification, so you'd want to check that first.

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