A Loving Touch Care Home

    45 Meriam Dr, San Rafael, CA 94903
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care

    Compassionate clean dementia care home

    I placed my mom in this six-resident home and was relieved almost immediately. Staff gave loving, consistent, adept dementia care; she felt soothed, loved, and valued in her final years. The house is clean, comfortable, and easy to navigate (hardwood floors, cozy furnishings) with a gorgeous garden. Meals were exceptional - home-prepared, whole foods and healthy - and the cook is outstanding. Daily cleaning, weekly activities, regular optional family events, and attentive nursing (day 4 / night 1) made everyone feel safe and joyful. Private room $6,500 all-inclusive, shared $5,500; private pay only. I recommend this small, caring home.

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    Jul 2026

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    Reviews

    4.60·(5)

    Overall rating

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    • Care

      5.0
    • Staff

      5.0
    • Meals

      5.0
    • Amenities

      4.0
    • Value

      4.6

    Pros

    • Compassionate, individualized caregiving
    • Specialized dementia-care expertise
    • Fresh, home-cooked meals using whole-food ingredients
    • Small household size enabling personalized attention
    • Well-maintained garden and pleasant outdoor space
    • Comfortable, easy-to-navigate interior with hardwood floors
    • Regular housekeeping and generally tidy environment
    • Weekly activities and optional family events
    • All-inclusive private and shared room pricing
    • Visible daytime nursing presence across shifts

    Cons

    • Staff–family communication challenges due to accent differences
    • Reduced night-shift staffing levels
    • Limited on-site management presence
    • Overreliance on passive activities (television) at times
    • Pet-related noise and distraction
    • Private-pay-only financing model

    Summary of reviews

    A Loving Touch Care Home presents as a small, home-style assisted living option with a capacity of six residents and an emphasis on personalized, compassionate care. Review content emphasizes a warm atmosphere where residents felt soothed and valued; families describe staff as caring and gentle, and the household scale is frequently framed as allowing close attention. The provider lists a nursing presence across shifts (four day-shift nurses and one night-shift nurse) and offers all-inclusive private and shared room pricing ($6,500 private / $5,500 shared), which may suit families seeking predictable monthly costs and a small, residential setting.

    Clinical and memory-care strengths are a recurring theme. Reviewers highlight adept dementia care and staff familiarity with residents’ needs; several accounts describe comfort and improved well-being for relatives with cognitive impairment. That said, the staffing model shows relative concentration of personnel during daytime hours and a single night-shift nurse, which could affect response capacity overnight for residents with higher acuity.

    Dining and housekeeping are strong points. The home prepares meals onsite with an emphasis on whole-food ingredients and healthy, home-cooked fare; reviewers characterize the cook and the meals positively. Daily cleaning and a generally tidy environment are noted, and the interior features—comfortable furnishings and hardwood floors—are described as easy to navigate. Outdoor amenities include a well-kept garden that contributes to a pleasant setting.

    Programming and social life are mixed. The home offers weekly activities, some outings, and optional family events that families can attend. However, some observations suggest an uneven activity mix: residents are sometimes grouped around television programming, and families looking for a broader schedule of engagement or frequent offsite activities may find the offerings modest. Pets are present in the household and are part of the home atmosphere; while some find them comforting, others cite pet-related noise as a distraction.

    Management and communication patterns warrant consideration. Reviewers note occasions when the director or administrative presence was not visible, and there are consistent comments about language or accent differences that can create communication challenges between staff and families. These traits may affect family interactions about care details or administrative coordination. Finally, the facility operates on a private-pay-only basis, which is important for prospective residents to confirm in relation to their financial plans.

    Overall, A Loving Touch Care Home appears to be a small, relationship-driven option with notable strengths in dementia support, home-style dining, and a homelike physical environment. Prospective residents and families should weigh the benefits of close, personalized care and all-inclusive pricing against operational considerations such as night staffing levels, on-site management availability, language/communication comfort, and the private-pay financing requirement.

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    Location

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    A Loving Touch Care Home is located at 45 Meriam Dr, San Rafael, CA, 94903.

    About A Loving Touch Care Home

    A Loving Touch Care Home II, located at 45 Meriam Dr, San Rafael, CA, is a small family-style residential care home serving up to five seniors aged 60 and older, and folks often notice how the place always feels clean and bright, what with all those hardwood floors that're easy for wheelchairs or walkers. Folks looking for different options can find studio, private, and semi-private rooms, with prices for shared rooms around $5,500 and private ones about $6,500, and there's both short stays for respite care and longer-term living if you need it, and each room comes with things like wheelchair-accessible showers. The care home's known for memory care, especially for older adults with Alzheimer's or dementia, since they've got specialized memory programs in a separate, secure building and use safety wristbands that buzz an alarm if someone wanders, so you don't have to worry about a loved one slipping out. You'll see staff like Elvie, Sas, and Jolly, who people describe as patient, gentle, and joyful, and there are usually four nurses during the day so folks get help when they need it, whether it's a little extra help getting up, having a bath, taking medicine, or extra attention for diabetes, incontinence, or high medical needs.

    They do assisted living and independent living, as well as skilled nursing, so seniors can stay in the same place as needs change, whether folks can get around on their own, need a wheelchair, or require more complex care like wound help or two-person transfers with a lift. Seniors get three home-cooked meals a day made from whole foods, and staff try to match up meals with what each person likes or needs, which feels a lot like a family kitchen, plus there's daily cleaning and laundry help for everyone, so you won't have to do chores. Residents can bring their cats or dogs since they let pets live there, and the home includes indoor spots for relaxing and a garden out back where roses grow, so folks can feel the sun or watch the squirrels, or you can sit and chat if that's what you feel like. They've got social and activity programs every week and outings for anyone who wants to go along, visits to devotional services off site if that's important, and family events so relatives can join in, which helps people feel like part of a community even when they can't get out much.

    The home has high staffing levels compared to larger places, meaning residents get more personal attention, and the staff all speak Filipino as well as English, so communication's easy for those who know the language, though sometimes folks might have to be a little patient if there are language mix-ups. It's the kind of place that tries for a gentle, joyful atmosphere, with a focus on keeping things safe and comfortable, especially for folks who might be confused or have behavior that can be hard to manage. Residents find a home where independence is encouraged but help's always nearby-whether someone needs to get dressed, manage medicines, handle incontinence, or just have a friendly ear. There's parking for residents, free rides for medical appointments or errands, and smoke-free common areas, both indoors and out. For folks looking for a warm setting that feels like an actual home, with flexible care that changes as people change, A Loving Touch Care Home II offers a steady place to live, with companionship, gardens, regular meals, and ongoing support, right in the Corte Madera and San Rafael area.

    People often ask...

    A Loving Touch Care Home offers assisted living, memory care, and board and care.

    The full address for this community is 45 Meriam Dr, San Rafael, CA 94903.

    No, A Loving Touch 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 number216803246
    StatusLicensed
    Facility typeResidential Care Elderly
    Capacity6 residents
    LicenseeEDG HEALTHCARE OF CORTE MADERA, INC.
    EffectiveApril 2nd, 2010
    View the official license record

    Inspection Reports

    8

    Reports

    1

    Type A Citations

    0

    Type B Citations

    0

    Complaints

    6

    Years

    24 Mar 2026Inspection
    Found no deficiencies.
    13 Mar 2025Inspection
    Observed that operations were in good condition with proper safety features, documented records in order, and staff training up to date. No deficiencies were cited.
    05 Mar 2024Inspection
    Observed a clean, well-maintained setting with six residents (one on hospice and four with dementia); no deficiencies were cited.
    16 Feb 2023Inspection
    Observed no deficiencies cited; safety, infection control and care appeared in good order.
    11 Aug 2022Inspection
    Observed functioning door locks and alarms after follow-up on an AWOL incident with civil penalties. Noted three additional staff and ongoing resident activities.
    28 Jul 2022Inspection
    Investigated an incident in which a resident left the residence unassisted after a door was left ajar and the alarm did not reset. The resident was found nearby unharmed.
    • Type A1569.312(d)
    11 Mar 2022Inspection
    Found a clean, well-maintained residence with unobstructed exits, appropriate safety features, and infection control measures; no deficiencies were cited.
    21 Jan 2020Inspection
    Confirmed that the facility was clean, safe, and well-maintained, with appropriate resident care, medication management, and staff records, and no deficiencies were cited during the inspection.

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