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A and M Board&Care, Innovative Assis.Home for Elder
Small home·Licensed for 6·Union City, California
- Care approvals on fileWheelchair · HospiceState licensing record · September 13, 2026
- Estimated starting rate$3,400 a monthCovelight estimate · likely $2,800–$4,200
- Home sizeLicensed for 6Small care home · a licensed care home (RCFE)
- Ways to payAsk the homeMedi-Cal ALW participation not on file
- Last state visitSeptember 25, 2025CDSS inspection record
A and M Board&Care, Innovative Assis.Home for Elder is a small care home in Union City — a licensed residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE), the licence category behind “assisted living” and “board and care.” It is licensed for 6 residents since 2008. Dementia care and bedridden care are not on file.
Built from CDSS public records · September 13, 2026. Every fact below names its source and date.
Quick answers and the state record
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Quick answers about A and M Board&Care, Innovative Assis.Home for Elder
Is A and M Board&Care, Innovative Assis.Home for Elder licensed?
The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
How many residents is A and M Board&Care, Innovative Assis.Home for Elder licensed for?
6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
Has A and M Board&Care, Innovative Assis.Home for Elder been cited?
0 Type A and 0 Type B citations since 2008, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026. Those records count 4 state visits over the same years.
Is A and M Board&Care, Innovative Assis.Home for Elder still open?
This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026.
What does A and M Board&Care, Innovative Assis.Home for Elder cost?
$3,400 a month to start is a Covelight estimate, likely $2,800–$4,200. This home’s own rate is not on file. Ask: “What is the all-in monthly rate, and what would push it higher?”
Covelight’s estimate starts from the rates 9 small homes and similar homes within 5 miles publish, then adjusts for this home’s size, state care approvals, Medi-Cal waiver participation, years licensed and the area’s prices. In testing, the likely range held the real rate for 6 in 10 homes. This home’s own rate is not on file.
Among 34 other homes of a similar licensed size across Alameda County that publish a starting rate, the middle half runs $3,000 to $5,735 a month, and the middle figure is $4,500 (n = 34 other homes publishing a starting rate).
Each of those is a home’s own published figure, gathered on its own date in September 2026 — not an average of ours, and not a survey. Similar size means small and mid-size homes counted together, and large communities counted on their own, because they are different markets.
A home outside the band is not overcharging or underpricing: a starting rate covers different things in different homes, which is the first thing to ask about.
The price is made in the phone call. Nothing here is a quote, an offer or a discount.
A starting rate is the room and the base care. California homes commonly bill care levels, medication management, supplies, transport and a second person in the room as extras. Many also charge a one-time fee at move-in. Ask for that list in writing before anything is signed.
Only prices a home put out itself count here: its own website, a listing it supplied, or a price a listing site says the home confirmed. Prices a site shows without saying where they came from are left out.
Does A and M Board&Care, Innovative Assis.Home for Elder take Medi-Cal?
On Medi-Cal’s Assisted Living Waiver: this home is not on the DHCS participation list dated September 23, 2026. Ask the program about current options. The waiver pays for care services, not room and board.
Who holds the license?
The license is held by Erolin, Maria Linda, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
Is there a hospital nearby?
St Rose Hospital is 2.9 miles away in a straight line, per the CDPH licensed-hospital list dated September 16, 2026. See licensed care homes near it.
Can A and M Board&Care, Innovative Assis.Home for Elder keep a resident on hospice?
Hospice care is approved on this license, covering up to 2 residents, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
A and M Board&Care, Innovative Assis.Home for Elder license and inspection record
- Name on the license: “A AND M BOARD&CARE,INNOVATIVE ASSIS.HOME FOR ELDER”, per the CDSS roster as of May 25, 2025.
- License #15601400. The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- Licensed for 6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- Licensed to Erolin, Maria Linda, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- First licensed in 2008, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- 4 state inspection visits since 2008, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- 0 Type A and 0 Type B citations on file since 2008, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026. The same records count 4 state visits in that period.
- 0 complaints and 0 substantiated allegations on file since 2008, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- The most recent state visit on file is September 25, 2025, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
California writes these definitions for every licensed home, not for this one. CDSS citation definitions (PDF) ↗
Can they support the care needed?
California licenses a home for specific kinds of care. The state’s record lists what this home is approved for; the home’s own answers fill in what changes as needs change.
- Wheelchair / non-ambulatoryApproved · covers up to 6 residents
- Dementia / memory careNot on file · ask the home
- Hospice careApproved · covers up to 2 residents
- BedriddenNot on file · ask the home
State licensing record · September 13, 2026. An approval may cover specific rooms or residents; it does not establish an opening.
Read the state’s own wording
AGE RANGE 60 AND OVER. ALL MAY BE NON-AMBULATORY. LICENSE SUBJECT TO TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF HOSPICE WAIVER FOR TWO (2) RESIDENTS.
935 - ELDERLY
CDSS record, verbatim · September 13, 2026
As needs change
- Staying through hospice
Hospice waiver on file · covers up to 2 — care may continue at the end of life
Ask: “If hospice is needed, can care continue here until the end?”
State licensing record · September 13, 2026
4 more questions to ask the home
- Two-person transfers or a lift
Not on file
Ask: “If two people or a lift are needed to transfer, can the person stay?”
- Someone awake overnight
Not on file
Ask: “Who is awake overnight, and how do residents ask for help?”
- Medicines
Not on file
Ask: “Who manages the medicines, and what happens when a dose is missed?”
- If memory loss develops
Dementia-care designation not on file
Ask: “If memory loss develops, what would change — and when would a move be needed?”
What it costs here
Covelight estimate
$3,400a month to start
Likely $2,800–$4,200
From 9 nearby homes that publish rates · this home’s rate is not on file
Likely monthly total
$3,400a month
Likely $2,800–$4,400
With a shared room and basic help.
An estimate for planning, not a quote. The price is made in the phone call.
See the full cost breakdownRoom, care and fees · how people pay · how this estimate works
Memory care is not priced here: a dementia-care designation is not on file for this home. Ask the home.
Starting monthly rate$3,400likely $2,800–$4,200
Covelight’s estimate starts from the rates 9 small homes and similar homes within 5 miles publish, then adjusts for this home’s size, state care approvals, Medi-Cal waiver participation, years licensed and the area’s prices. In testing, the likely range held the real rate for 6 in 10 homes. This home’s own rate is not on file.
Basic help with daily careUsually includedup to $600
Basic help is usually part of the starting rate. Homes that price care by level start around $600 a month (45 California homes publish a care-level range, seen in September 2026).
One-time move-in fee$2,000one time · likely $0–$4,000
Homes that list a one-time entry or community fee charge a median of $2,000 (134 California listings; middle half $1,000–$4,000). Many homes list none — ask.
- Likely monthly totalLikely $2,800–$4,400
- $3,400
- First monthWith a one-time move-in fee · likely $3,300–$7,650
- $5,400
How people payPrivate pay, Medi-Cal waiver, SSI/SSP, veterans, insurance
- Private payMost residents pay from savings, a home sale or family help. Ask for the rate and what it includes in writing.
- Medi-Cal Assisted Living WaiverThis home is not on the DHCS participation list dated September 23, 2026. Ask the program about current options. The waiver pays for care services, not room and board.
- SSI/SSPCalifornia’s 2026 standard is $1,626.07 a month; $1,444.07 of it goes to the home and $182 stays with the resident. Whether this home accepts it is not on file — ask.
- VeteransVA Aid & Attendance can add to a veteran’s or surviving spouse’s pension. Ask whether residents here have used it.
- Long-term care insuranceMost policies pay for licensed care homes. Ask what paperwork the home provides for claims.
- MedicareDoes not pay for room and board in a care home. It can still cover hospice or home-health visits inside one.
Avoid surprises on the billWhat changes the price, and what to ask
- The care level
Some homes charge one all-inclusive rate. Others add levels or points as needs grow. Ask how the level is set, who decides, and what the next level costs.
- What is billed separately
Medication management, incontinence supplies, transportation and a second person in the room are often extra. Ask for the list in writing.
- Move-in costs
A one-time community fee or deposit is common. Ask what it covers and whether any of it comes back if the stay is short.
- Increases
California requires at least 90 days’ written notice, with reasons, before a rate rises (Health & Safety Code §1569.655). A change in the resident’s care level is the section’s own exception and can be billed sooner.
- What is the full monthly cost for the room and care we need, and what does it include?
- What would the next care level cost, and who decides when it changes?
- What is billed separately, and is there a one-time fee or deposit at move-in?
- Is any private-pay period required before another payment program can begin?
How this estimate worksWithin 25% for 7 in 10 homes in testing
Covelight’s estimate starts from the rates 9 small homes and similar homes within 5 miles publish, then adjusts for this home’s size, state care approvals, Medi-Cal waiver participation, years licensed and the area’s prices. In testing, the likely range held the real rate for 6 in 10 homes. This home’s own rate is not on file.
9 homes like this within 5 miles publish starting rates mostly between $2,500–$4,550.
- Only prices a home put out itself count: its own website, a listing it supplied, or a price Seniorly says the home confirmed. Prices a listing site shows without saying where they came from are left out.
- Nearby homes are the nearest of the same size that publish a rate, widening from 3 to 40 miles until at least 8 do. The estimate starts from what they charge, then adjusts for this home’s size, state care approvals, Medi-Cal waiver participation, years licensed and the area’s prices.
- Room, care-level, second-person and move-in lines come from what California homes publish on listing sites. Memory care uses Covelight’s researched premium over assisted living.
- Totals add each line’s figure and combine the lines’ ranges as separate charges, because a home is rarely at the top, or the bottom, of every line at once.
- We tested this estimate on 1,546 California homes that publish their own starting rate. It was within 10% of the real rate for 3 in 10 homes and within 25% for 7 in 10; the likely range held the real rate for 6 in 10 (September 12, 2026).
- It cannot see this home’s specials, how it assesses care, or which rooms are open.
Show the 9 nearby homes behind this estimate
- Mt. Zion Home for the ElderlyUnion City · 0.6 mi · Small home$4,500Listed on A Place for Mom · seen September 9, 2026
- Ageway Boarding Care #3Union City · 1.5 mi · Small home$4,500Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Common DestinyFremont · 1.6 mi · Small home$3,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living private room · seen September 9, 2026
- Galicia's Tulip Care Home #2Hayward · 2.0 mi · Small home$2,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- La Concepcion Residential Care HomeFremont · 3.0 mi · Small home$2,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Footprint Care HomeFremont · 4.1 mi · Small home$3,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Brookdale North FremontFremont · 4.4 mi · Mid-size home$5,735Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Arcadian Residential CommunityHayward · 4.5 mi · Mid-size home$3,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Scott VillaHayward · 4.8 mi · Mid-size home$5,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
Where it is
- 2480 Almaden Blvd., Union City, CA 94587Address from the public record · September 13, 2026. Confirm the entrance with the home before visiting.
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The state record
California inspects every licensed home and publishes what it found. Here are the dated documents and the state’s own words, beside what is typical for homes this size.
Since 2022, the state has filed 4 documents for this home, and its records count 4 visits since 2008. The most recent is a facility evaluation report, dated September 25, 2025.
- On file since
- 2022
- State visits
- 4
- Most recent visit
- September 25, 2025
Beside homes the same size
- Type A citations0typical 0
- Type B citations0typical 0
- Substantiated allegations0typical 0
- Total complaints0typical 0
“Typical” is the statewide median across the 6,808 licensed small board-and-care homes (6 or fewer beds) in the state record — larger, longer-licensed homes accumulate more visits and reports, so compare like with like. One complaint can contain several allegations. Counts cover this licence since 2008.
Year by year
The last 36 months — 3 of 4 documents
Sep 25, 2025Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
On 9/25/2025 at 10:45 am Licensing Program Analysts (LPA) K. Nguyen and P. Manalo arrived unannounced to conduct the 1-year annual requirement. LPA was greeted by care staff, Juan Pao Guintu and explained the purpose of the visit. LPAs spoke with Licensee Maria Linda Erolin and explained the purpose of the visit. Licensee arrived at 11:45 AM. LPAs with Licensee inspected the facility inside and out, including but not limited to resident rooms, bathrooms, living room, kitchen, dining area, and backyard. Hallways and passageways were observed free of obstruction. There was a sufficient supply of perishable and nonperishable foods. Towels, linen, and warm blankets were observed to be sufficient. Bathrooms and shower rooms have grab bars, a nonslip mat, and hygiene products. Smoke detectors and carbon monoxide were observed operational in the facility hallway. Hot water in the shared bathroom measured at 112.5°F. Fire extinguisher in the kitchen appears full and was last serviced on 07/07/2025. The first aid kit was observed to be complete. Emergency Drills was last conducted on 07/12/2025. LPA reviewed 3 resident files and 3 staff files. LPA reviewed the medication and log. Report continued to LIC809c... Continue from LIC809-C... Updated copies of the following documents were requested for facility file and are to be submitted to CCL by 10/02/2025: LIC 500 Personnel Report THE FOLLOWING DEFICIENCIES WERE OBSERVED DURING THE VISIT: LPAs observed medication left on the table in the staff breakroom and in the residents' room. LPAs observed fruit flies in the dining area, on the countertop, and on the walls. LPAs observed expired food in the refrigerator and spoiled/molded fruits in the basket. LPAs conducted a file review. S2 does not have TB on record LPAs conducted a file review. S2 does not have CPR on record LPAs conducted residents' files; 3 out of 3 do not have an updated assessment on record LPAs observed foul odor coming in Room # 2, hoyer lift in the living room, two hoyer lift in the backyard, flies all around the facility, fridge and freezer not clean, etc. Deficiency is cited from Title 22 California Code of Regulations and listed on 809D. A $250 civil penalty is assessed for repeat violation within 12 12-month period of section 87555(b). Failure to submit proof of corrections by the plan of correction due date may result in additional civil penalties. Exit interview conducted. Appeal Rights, LIC421FC Civil penalty assessment, LIC9098 Proof of Correction form and copy of this report provided. Exit interview conducted. Appeal Rights and a copy of this report are provided.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Sep 25, 2025
The state marks this report as 8 pages; the online copy we transcribed has 6. You can request the full file from the county licensing office.
Oct 8, 2024Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Case Management - Other
On 10/8/2024 at 10:0AM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) K. Nguyen arrived unannounced to conduct a 1 year annual requirement visit. LPA met with Care staff and explained the purpose of the visit and later Licensee, Maria Linda Erolin later arrived. When entering the facility LPA observed an individual (visitor) in the kitchen prepping food for residents. LPA interview S1, S2, and S3 stated the individual stay at the facility helping. LPA confirmed that the individual, and reviewing Guardian system the individual is not background clear. Civil penalty of $100 is being assessed. The deficiency was observed (see LIC 809D) and cited from the California Code of Regulations, Title 22. Failure to correct deficiency may result in civil penalties. Exit interview conducted. A copy of this report, civil penalty, and appeal rights provided.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Oct 8, 2024
From the deficiency page — Deficiency type: Type A · Section cited: CCR 87411(g)(3) · Plan of correction due date: Oct 8, 2024
Personnel Requirements - General. Request and be approved for a background, and criminal record exemption... This requirement is not met as evidence by: Based on record review, licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not having background, and criminal record which poses an immediate health and safety risk to the persons in care.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Oct 8, 2024
Plan of correction: Facility has agreed to obtain background and criminal record for any induvial that are assisting residents moving forward. Civil penalty of $100 is being assessed.
Oct 8, 2024Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
On 10/8/2024 at 10:30 am Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) K. Nguyen arrived unannounced to conduct 1-year annual requirement. LPA meet with was greeted by care staff, Teresita Dimain and explained the purpose of the visit. LPA spoke with Licensee Maria Linda Erolin and explained the purpose of the visit and arrived at 2pm. LPA with Licensee inspected the facility inside and out including but not limited to resident rooms, bathrooms, living room, kitchen, dining area and backyard. Hallways and passageways were observed free of obstruction. There was sufficient supply of perishable and non perishable foods. Towels, linen and warm blankets were observed sufficient. Bath/shower rooms have grab bars, non skid mat and hygiene products. Smoke detectors and carbon monoxide were observed operational. Fire extinguisher in the kitchen appears full and was last serviced on 1/29/24. First aid kit was observed complete. LPA reviewed 5 resident files and 6 staff files. LPA reviewed medication and log. Report continued on LIC809c... THE FOLLOWING DEFICIENCIES WERE OBSERVED DURING VISIT: · LPA observed medication left in the Ziplock bag on the couch, and mediation in resident room 1 is on the counter. · LPA observed hot water temperature measured at 140.2-degree Fahrenheit. · LPA observed multiples cockroach in the kitchen cabinet, countertop, and in the garage food pantry. · LPA observed expired food in the refrigerator and molded fruits in the basket. The following deficiencies were observed (see LIC 809D) and cited from the California Code of Regulations, Title 22 Failure to correct deficiencies by POC date may result in additional Civil Penalties. Exit interview conducted. Appeal Rights and a copy of this report provided.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Oct 8, 2024
What the state’s words mean
CDSS citation definitions (PDF) ↗ · CDSS complaint outcomes ↗
Life here
Rooms, meals, the rhythm of a day, faith and language, pets and house rules — as the home describes them. Tap any detail for its source and date; nothing here is graded.
The home has not described daily life anywhere we have reviewed yet — that is the case for most small homes, and it says nothing about the home. These questions fill in the picture; keep the ones that matter to you.
Before you call
Ask every home the same questions — the state’s record does not answer these. Keep the ones that matter and they travel with your saved homes.
- What is included in the monthly rate, and what costs extra?
- Who is awake overnight, and how do residents ask for help?
- Which rooms does the non-ambulatory approval cover, and what transfer support is provided?
- What could change whether someone can stay here?
- Can we see a bedroom and share a meal during a visit?
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Essentials Crest Lane Care Home
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Mt. Zion Home for the Elderly
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C & L Home for the Elderly
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$3,500 a month to start · Covelight estimate
Harmony Homes
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