Home Sweet Home Care

    7520 Van Buren St, Ventura, CA 93003
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care

    Well cared for welcoming home

    I felt safe and well cared for-the experienced, responsive staff and helpful owner accommodated requests quickly. The home is clean, comfortable and welcoming with a great layout (large sitting room, dining area and outdoor patio), and I enjoyed the meals.

    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
    • Coordination with health care providers
    • Medication management

    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

    Transportation

    • Transportation arrangement (medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.20·(5)

    Overall rating

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

      5.0
    • Staff

      4.0
    • Meals

      5.0
    • Amenities

      5.0
    • Value

      4.2

    Pros

    • Very clean facility
    • Warm, welcoming staff
    • Home-like environment
    • Well-designed layout
    • Large sitting room
    • Dedicated dining area
    • Outdoor patio
    • Safe environment
    • Excellent care
    • Responsive staff
    • Staff accommodate residents' needs
    • Helpful, easy-to-work-with owner
    • Experienced caregivers
    • Comfortable living spaces
    • Enjoyable meals

    Summary of reviews

    Overall sentiment: The reviews for Home Sweet Home Care are uniformly positive and emphasize a strong sense of safety, comfort, and personalized attention. Multiple reviewers highlight cleanliness and a home-like atmosphere, suggesting that the facility prioritizes both physical upkeep and an environment that feels welcoming rather than institutional. Safety and comfort are repeated themes, with statements that residents "felt safe," the environment is "safe and comfortable," and the layout supports those qualities.

    Care quality and staff: Care quality is described as excellent across the summaries. Reviewers note experienced caregivers and repeatedly mention that staff are responsive to requests and accommodate residents' needs. The recurring description of staff as "warm and welcoming" combined with comments about responsiveness indicates consistent, attentive caregiving and good day-to-day interactions between staff and residents. The owner is singled out as helpful and easy to work with, which reinforces an impression of accessible, engaged leadership and management.

    Facilities and amenities: The physical space receives specific praise. Reviewers cite a great layout, a large sitting room, a designated dining area, and an outdoor patio. These features contribute to the home-like feel and offer multiple communal spaces for socializing and relaxation. Cleanliness is emphasized as "very clean," which supports perceptions of good maintenance and hygiene standards. The combination of indoor common areas and outdoor space suggests residents have options for social activity and fresh air, enhancing overall livability.

    Dining and daily life: Meals are noted positively—"enjoyed meals" appears explicitly—indicating that dining is a favorable part of the resident experience. The presence of a dedicated dining area and positive comments about meals suggest that dining is both a social and satisfying aspect of life at the home. Beyond dining, reviewers highlight a "wonderful home environment," but they do not provide detailed descriptions of scheduled activities, therapeutic programs, or structured social programming.

    Management and responsiveness: The owner and management receive direct praise for being helpful and easy to work with. Combined with staff responsiveness, this points to a facility culture that is customer-focused and flexible in meeting family and resident needs. Reviewers’ mention that needs are accommodated implies individualized attention and willingness to adjust care or services based on requests.

    Notable patterns and limitations in the reviews: The dominant patterns are cleanliness, safety, a home-like physical environment, experienced and responsive staff, and enjoyable dining. There are no negative comments in the supplied summaries. However, the reviews do not address several topics that families often consider: pricing and contract clarity, staffing levels and turnover, response times in medical emergencies, availability of licensed nursing or specialized medical care, formal activity schedules, transportation services, or specific therapeutic offerings. Because those areas are not mentioned, they should be investigated further by prospective families if relevant to their needs.

    Bottom line: Based on the provided summaries, Home Sweet Home Care projects a consistently positive reputation for a clean, safe, comfortable, and well-managed small residential setting with caring and responsive staff, pleasant communal spaces including an outdoor patio, and enjoyable meals. The owner’s hands-on, helpful approach is a distinguishing strength. Prospective residents or families who prioritize a homelike atmosphere, personalized attention, and good daily care are likely to find this facility appealing. For decisions requiring deeper clinical support or detailed programmatic information (medical services, emergency protocols, activity programming, costs), additional direct inquiry or an in-person visit is recommended since those aspects are not covered in the available reviews.

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    Location

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    Home Sweet Home Care is located at 7520 Van Buren St, Ventura, CA, 93003.

    About Home Sweet Home Care

    Home Sweet Home Care sits at 7520 Van Buren St in Ventura, CA, offering a smaller, home-like senior care setting with only 6 beds, where folks can get help with daily living while keeping some independence, and, you know, sometimes people really want that peaceful, family feel you don't see in bigger buildings. The place covers assisted living, memory care, independent living, respite, adult day care, and hospice, plus access to skilled nursing and home care if needed-pretty flexible for such a small spot. The care team follows care plans built for each resident, helping with things like bathing, dressing, eating, mobility, toileting, and medication, while staff stays on-site 24 hours a day, so help's always right there when you need it, which can be a big relief for families. Home Sweet Home Care's got a physical therapist owner, and they've been at it since 2008, so they know what folks need, and especially for those dealing with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, dementia, or who have trouble walking, wheelchair users, people who spend more time in bed, and those needing frequent supervision, they'll find the rooms are wheelchair accessible, and there's always a hand ready if someone needs help moving or transferring from beds and chairs. Meals get prepared to suit different diets, including for diabetes or allergies, and it's easy to find a meal at any time of day. There are activity plans to help everyone stay active in mind and body, and people can pick which things they like best, whether it's movie nights, gardening, or walks around the grounds. You get help with laundry and housekeeping, and transportation's available for doctor visits, errands, or just getting around town. The focus lies in treating residents with dignity and compassion and seeing them as whole people, including their spiritual needs, and the single-family home setting means everyone can get to know each other-and that makes it a pretty comfortable place to settle into, especially for those who want steady help but not the feel of a big facility. Staff get training on residents' rights, and every plan changes as folks' needs change, so care is always a good fit. There's advice from a team familiar with other local senior living options, and the place works with the Senior Care Authority network, so families have someone to talk to about what's out there, whether it's at Home Sweet Home Care or another community in Ventura.

    People often ask...

    Home Sweet Home Care offers competitive pricing, with rates starting at a cost of $5,581 per month.

    Home Sweet Home Care offers assisted living, memory care, and board and care.

    There are 14 photos of Home Sweet Home Care on Mirador.

    The full address for this community is 7520 Van Buren St, Ventura, CA 93003.

    No, Home Sweet Home Care 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 number565850595
    StatusLicensed
    Facility typeResidential Care Elderly
    Capacity6 residents
    LicenseeVENTURA CARE HOMES LLC
    EffectiveApril 3rd, 2025
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    Inspection Reports

    18

    Reports

    17

    Type A Citations

    5

    Type B Citations

    7

    Complaints

    5

    Years

    01 Apr 2026Inspection
    Observed compliant resident and staff records, clean living areas, functioning safety devices, and adequate food supplies; no citations issued.
    01 Apr 2026Inspection
    Found compliance with applicable regulations and no deficiencies cited.
    29 Sept 2025Complaint
    Investigated allegations that staff mishandled a resident's medications and did not provide planned activities for a resident, and examined handling of a resident's personal belongings.
    • Type B87465(a)(1)
    03 Apr 2025Inspection
    Observed overall compliance with safety and care standards; no deficiencies were cited.
    14 Mar 2025Inspection
    Identified a new home with six private bedrooms and a dementia program planned; a fire clearance for six residents was approved and a Hospice Waiver requested.
    30 Jan 2025Inspection
    Verified COMP II completion, confirmed identities, and noted understanding of licensing requirements and applicable laws.
    09 Dec 2024Complaint
    Investigated allegations that staff forced residents to eat, forced wake/sleep times, were rough, or did not provide privacy. Found no evidence to support these claims after interviews and records review.
    07 Nov 2024Complaint
    Investigated multiple allegations about staff hygiene and food sanitation, room temperature for residents, arguing in front of residents, and residents' engagement in prescribed physical therapy. Findings indicated that these allegations were not substantiated due to lack of clear evidence.
    08 Apr 2024Inspection
    Observed that fire clearance for six residents was obtained and the space appeared prepared for change of ownership, with dementia care and hospice waivers pending.
    14 Dec 2023Complaint
    Investigated complaints about a resident's wounds, pain management, diaper changes, and comments; found insufficient evidence to prove the allegations.
    15 Sept 2023Inspection
    Found that a resident was given two medications without a physician's order, creating an immediate health risk.
    • Type A87465(a)(5)(A)
    17 Jul 2023Inspection
    Observed several health and safety deficiencies, including no bedridden fire clearance for a resident, items dangerous to residents left accessible, and a missing annual dementia-related reappraisal for a resident.
    • Type A87606(c)
    • Type A87705(f)(1)
    • Type A87203
    • Type A87202(a)
    • Type A1568.0822(c)
    • Type B87705(c)(5)
    • Type B87458
    10 Feb 2023Complaint
    Investigated a wandering incident in which a resident left the grounds unattended and walked across the street; video and interviews showed insufficient supervision by staff.
    • Type A87464(f)(1)
    • Type A87101(c)(3)
    • Type A1569.2(c)
    25 Oct 2022Inspection
    Identified unsecured medications and household cleaners (laundry detergent, room deodorizers, Lysol) left accessible, and flies observed throughout the premises, including in the kitchen and dining area.
    • Type A87705(f)(2)
    • Type B87555(b)(27)
    25 Oct 2022Complaint
    Identified concerns that staff did not supervise residents at night and did not assist with bathroom needs, leaving residents soiled, and that residents were not allowed to drink at night.
    • Type A87465(a)(2)
    • Type A87468.1(a)(1)
    24 Jun 2022Inspection
    Identified that medications and toxic substances were accessible to residents, posing immediate health risks.
    • Type A87465(h)(2)
    • Type A87705(f)(2)
    22 Apr 2021Complaint
    Identified unsafe storage of medications and hazardous items accessible to residents.
    • Type A87465(h)(2)
    • Type A87705(f)(1)
    • Type A87705(f)(2)
    22 Apr 2021Inspection
    Identified that the backyard gates were not self-closing, posing a safety risk for residents.
    • Type B87705

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