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    $4,500/month
    AnonymousCurrent/former resident
    5.0

    Attentive staff, clean rooms, happy

    I live here in the San Ramon area and couldn't be happier. The staff are warm, caring, and treat me like family-attentive and helpful, providing high-quality care: clean rooms, no bedsores, and meals tailored to my preferences. I'm well-fed and very happy; I highly recommend this facility and am grateful for their help and wish them continued success.

    Pricing

    $4,500+/moSuiteAssisted Living

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

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

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

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

    Room

    • Housekeeping and linen services

    Common areas

    • Dining room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    5.00 · 4 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      4.5
    • Staff

      4.7
    • Meals

      4.0
    • Amenities

      5.0
    • Value

      5.0

    Pros

    • Friendly staff
    • Helpful staff
    • Warm, caring staff
    • Attentive staff
    • High-quality care
    • Residents treated like family
    • Resident happiness and well-being
    • Individualized meals tailored to preferences
    • Well-fed residents
    • No bed sores reported
    • Clean facility
    • Strong family recommendations
    • Reputation as best in the San Ramon area
    • Gratitude and positive outcomes from families

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment: The reviews of Penny's Guest Home are overwhelmingly positive. Multiple reviewers — including family members — emphasize strong satisfaction with the facility, consistently recommending it and describing it as one of the best options in the San Ramon area. There are repeated expressions of gratitude and well-wishes for the facility's continued success, indicating deep appreciation from families and a high perceived level of trust.

    Staff and care quality: The dominant theme across the reviews is the quality and demeanor of the staff. Descriptions such as friendly, warm, caring, helpful, and attentive appear repeatedly, and reviewers explicitly state that residents are treated like family. Care quality is repeatedly characterized as high: reviewers note ‘‘very good care,’’ ‘‘high quality care,’’ and attribute positive health outcomes (for example, the absence of bed sores) to the facility’s care. The language suggests reliable, personalized attention rather than just minimal caregiving.

    Health outcomes and personal attention: Several reviews highlight concrete health- and comfort-related outcomes: residents are well-fed, have no bed sores, and are generally happy. One reviewer specifically noted that meals were tailored to the resident’s preferences, which indicates attention to individualized needs and dietary preferences. That tailoring, coupled with statements about attentive staff, supports a picture of care that responds to personal needs rather than a one-size-fits-all approach.

    Facilities and cleanliness: Cleanliness is explicitly mentioned and coupled with the absence of bed sores and good nutrition to suggest an environment that supports resident health and hygiene. While reviewers do not go into detail about physical amenities or the building itself, the comments about cleanliness and well-being imply that the facility maintains appropriate standards for a comfortable, sanitary living environment.

    Family satisfaction and reputation: Multiple reviews come from family members who ‘‘highly recommend’’ the facility and express gratitude. This suggests strong family confidence in the staff and the services provided. The phrase ‘‘best in San Ramon area’’ recurs, indicating that in the local context Penny’s Guest Home has a positive reputation among reviewers.

    Gaps and limitations in the reviews: The reviews provided are uniformly positive and do not raise explicit concerns or negative points. There is limited information on certain domains: activities and social programming are not mentioned, so no conclusions can be drawn about recreational offerings, engagement activities, or therapy services. Management-level interactions (billing transparency, administrative responsiveness, or staffing consistency) are not specifically described. Similarly, details about staff-to-resident ratios, licensing, specialized medical services, or visiting policies are absent.

    Overall assessment: Based on the available reviews, Penny’s Guest Home demonstrates consistent strengths in attentive, family-like caregiving, individualized meal service, cleanliness, and positive health outcomes for residents (as evidenced by no bed sores and good nutrition). The facility enjoys strong family endorsements and a local reputation for quality. The primary caveat is the lack of information in the reviews about activities, administrative operations, and specialized services — absence of mention does not indicate problems, but those seeking a comprehensive evaluation should request additional details directly from the facility regarding programming, staffing levels, medical care capabilities, and policies.

    Location

    Map showing location of Penny's Guest Home

    About Penny's Guest Home

    Penny's Guest Home sits in San Ramon, California, with other locations in Concord and Pleasant Hill, and has been serving seniors since 1999, providing a calm setting for up to six residents at a time, because it's a board and care home that's state-licensed under California license # 75601514, offering single bedrooms, studios, communal living, and fully furnished rooms that are tidy and ready for settling in, where caregivers help with dressing, bathing, transfers, ambulation, medication, meals, and everyday tasks, while speech and occupational therapy come right to the home when needed. Residents can get help with Parkinson's care, memory care, respite care, skilled nursing, and hospice support, with a registered nurse on weekdays to look after health needs, and there's regular health monitoring along with 24-hour supervision, so families can feel at ease. The staff takes care of incontinence needs, arranges trays for bed-bound meals, and accommodates diabetes and other diets, while the on-site chef prepares meals and snacks, and personalized menus are easy for folks living with dementia.

    Outdoors, the gardens and patio areas are kept lovely and quiet, giving everyone a place to walk or just relax, and there are daily scheduled activities, chapel services, movie shows in the theater room, and small gatherings in the communal library or café area, if residents like a bit of company. Parking's available for family, and a concierge helps with things like medical appointments, move-in planning, bill paying, or even handling insurance claims and power of attorney, all aimed at making daily life less stressful for both the residents and their families. Housekeeping and laundry happen every day, with linens freshened and rooms cleaned, and there's WiFi, cable or satellite TV, a telephone in each room, and in-room emergency response systems, so help is always close by. For those who need medicine, the facility works with a pharmacy to order and store medications safely, and a health team gives reminders or manages medication directly. Penny's Guest Home also supports seniors in independent living, dementia and Alzheimer's care, temporary respite needs, and full nursing care, usually for people 60 or older, and builds personalized support based on what each person requires. The environment is warm, inviting, and designed for comfort, for those who want a smaller community with active support and healthcare staff always around, and the license means the home meets all California's standards for senior care.

    People often ask...

    State of California Inspection Reports

    13

    Inspections

    3

    Type A Citations

    0

    Type B Citations

    6

    Years of reports

    15 Jul 2025
    Found no deficiencies after an unannounced visit; safety measures were in place, medications and sharps were securely stored, records for residents and staff were reviewed, and detectors and fire equipment functioned properly.
    • § 9058
    30 May 2024
    Found no deficiencies after reviewing residents' records, staff records, and medications, and inspecting safety features. Observed a valid fire clearance for six non-ambulatory residents, functioning detectors, locked medications and sharps, and adequate food supplies in place.
    30 May 2024
    Conducted required annual inspection, no deficiencies found in safety, staffing, residents' records, medications, or facility conditions, all in compliance with regulations.
    10 Jan 2024
    Identified unlocked cleaning products under kitchen and bathroom sinks; updated copies of key administrative documents were requested by 1/19/2024.
    10 Jan 2024
    Investigated allegations of cockroaches; found no live roaches and one dead roach behind the kitchen oven display, with staff reporting regular pest control services; residents were unavailable to interview; the allegation is UNSUBSTANTIATED.
    10 Jan 2024
    Investigated an incident alleging a resident died in their sleep after a caregiver checked around 2:30 AM and found them unresponsive at 5:00 AM; death attributed to emphysema on the death certificate, with hypertension and lung disease noted. No deficiencies cited.
    10 Jan 2024
    Confirmed passing of a resident due to natural causes. No deficiencies found during visit.
    26 Jul 2022
    Identified a deficiency when unlocked liquid medication was found stored in the refrigerator. Observed adequate infection-control measures, including PPE, screening procedures, and hand hygiene supplies.
    26 Jul 2022
    Confirmed deficiency in storage of medication during inspection. Recommendations for document submission provided.
    • § 87309(a)
    16 Jul 2021
    Found no deficiencies after an unannounced infection control check; hand sanitizer, COVID-19 signage, and sinks stocked with soap and paper towels were in place, and temperature logs for residents, visitors, and staff were kept. PPE, food, and paper supplies were sufficient.
    16 Jul 2021
    LPAs conducted an inspection, observing good infection control practices, sufficient PPE and supplies, and appropriate documentation in place.
    15 Oct 2019
    Observed deficiencies in staff background clearances during inspection. Required corrective action.
    10 Oct 2019
    Inspection conducted on 10/10/19 showed facility clean, well maintained, adequate food supply, and appropriate temperature levels.
    • § 87705(f)(2)

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