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- Care approvals on fileHospiceState licensing record · September 27, 2026
- Estimated starting rate$4,500 a monthCovelight estimate · likely $3,650–$5,500
- Home sizeLicensed for 6Small care home · a licensed care home (RCFE)
- Ways to payAsk the homeMedi-Cal ALW participation not on file
- Last state visitAugust 7, 2025CDSS inspection record
Gavero's Care Home is a small care home in Tracy — 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 2010. Wheelchair and non-ambulatory care, dementia care and bedridden care are not on file.
Built from CDSS public records · September 27, 2026. Every fact below names its source and date.
Quick answers and the state record
A citation does not make a home unsafe, and an empty file does not make a home good.
Quick answers about Gavero's Care Home
Is Gavero's Care Home licensed?
The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
How many residents is Gavero's Care Home licensed for?
6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Has Gavero's Care Home been cited?
0 Type A and 0 Type B citations since 2010, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. Those records count 4 state visits over the same years.
Is Gavero's Care Home still open?
This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026.
What does Gavero's Care Home cost?
$4,500 a month to start is a Covelight estimate, likely $3,650–$5,500. 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 17 small homes and similar homes within 25 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.
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 Gavero's Care Home 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 Gavero, Edson & Jesusa, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Is there a hospital nearby?
Sutter Tracy Community Hospital is 0.9 miles away in a straight line, per the CDPH licensed-hospital list dated September 16, 2026. See licensed care homes near it.
Can Gavero's Care Home keep a resident on hospice?
Hospice care is approved on this license, covering up to 2 residents, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
Gavero's Care Home license and inspection record
- Name on the license: “GAVERO'S CARE HOME”, per the CDSS roster as of May 25, 2025.
- License #397004082. The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- Licensed for 6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- Licensed to Gavero, Edson & Jesusa, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- First licensed in 2010, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- 4 state inspection visits since 2010, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- 0 Type A and 0 Type B citations on file since 2010, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. The same records count 4 state visits in that period.
- 0 complaints and 0 substantiated allegations on file since 2010, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026.
- The most recent state visit on file is August 7, 2025, per CDSS records as of September 27, 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-ambulatoryNot on file · ask the home
- 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 27, 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. PLAN OF OPERATION IN FILE FOR DEMENTIA. APPROVED HOSPICE WAIVER FOR TWO.
935 - ELDERLY
CDSS record, verbatim · September 27, 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 27, 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
$4,500a month to start
Likely $3,650–$5,500
From 17 nearby homes that publish rates · this home’s rate is not on file
Likely monthly total
$4,500a month
Likely $3,650–$5,700
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$4,500likely $3,650–$5,500
Covelight’s estimate starts from the rates 17 small homes and similar homes within 25 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 $3,650–$5,700
- $4,500
- First monthWith a one-time move-in fee · likely $4,300–$8,850
- $6,500
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 17 small homes and similar homes within 25 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.
17 homes like this within 25 miles publish starting rates mostly between $2,950–$6,000.
- 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 17 nearby homes behind this estimate
- Diamond CareFrench Camp · 13 mi · Mid-size home$6,500Listed on Seniorly · memory care private room · seen September 9, 2026. We don’t have this home’s dementia-care disclosure. California requires a home that advertises dementia care to describe that care in writing when you ask.
- Hrs Care HomeLivermore · 17 mi · Small home$3,800Listed on Seniorly · assisted living · seen September 9, 2026
- Briones Family HomecareStockton · 17 mi · Small home$3,000Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Milan Villa Senior LivingLivermore · 19 mi · Mid-size home$5,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Tuscany Villa Senior LivingLivermore · 19 mi · Mid-size home$5,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Old Oak Golden VillaLivermore · 20 mi · Small home$6,000Listed on A Place for Mom · seen September 9, 2026
- Graceful Living at ModestoModesto · 21 mi · Small home$3,300Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Dutchollow Suites IModesto · 22 mi · Small home$3,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living private room · seen September 9, 2026
- Chianti JoyStockton · 23 mi · Small home$3,500Listed on Caring.com · seen September 9, 2026
- Oasis Guest HomeStockton · 23 mi · Small home$5,000Listed on A Place for Mom · seen September 9, 2026
- Buttons Elderly CareOakley · 24 mi · Small home$2,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living · seen September 9, 2026
- St. Stephen's HomeModesto · 24 mi · Small home$2,800Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Zannat Boarding CareAntioch · 24 mi · Small home$4,800Listed on A Place for Mom · seen September 9, 2026
- Sisters Assisted LivingModesto · 24 mi · Small home$3,000Listed on A Place for Mom · seen September 9, 2026
- Patterson CarehomePatterson · 24 mi · Small home$6,000Listed on Seniorly · seen September 9, 2026
- Malonzo EldercareModesto · 24 mi · Small home$6,000Listed on A Place for Mom · seen September 9, 2026
- Sunol Creek Memory CarePleasanton · 25 mi · Mid-size home$5,580Listed on Seniorly · memory care shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026. We don’t have this home’s dementia-care disclosure. California requires a home that advertises dementia care to describe that care in writing when you ask.
Where it is
- 334 Redwood Ave, Tracy, CA 95376Address from the public record · September 27, 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 2021, the state has filed 5 documents for this home, and its records count 4 visits since 2010. The most recent is a facility evaluation report, dated August 7, 2025.
- On file since
- 2021
- State visits
- 4
- Most recent visit
- August 7, 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 2010.
Year by year
The last 36 months — 2 of 5 documents
Aug 7, 2025Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
On 08/07/2025, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Arielle Pascua arrived to the facility unannounced to conduct an annual visit. LPA was greeted by Facility Designated Representative, Jesusa Gavero and explained the purpose of the visit. There was one other staff members present at the facility, Charles Gavero. It was learned that the Facility Designated Administrator (FDA), was unable to come to the facility at this time. LPA continued the visit with FDR Gavero. This facility is licensed to serve and retain 6 residents who are 60 and over of which may be all non-ambulatory. This facility also holds a dementia plan on file. Current Census was 6. A brief interview with FDR Gavero was conducted. LPA reviewed 6 resident files were reviewed. 6 out of 6 resident files were complete and up to date. LPA reviewed 3 staff files were reviewed. 3 out 3 staff files were complete and up to date. The Facility Designated Administrator has a current administrator certificate #7005301740 and expires on 09/06/2026. A tour of the facility was conducted. There are currently two fire extinguishers located throughout the facility and have been serviced by Coast Fire Equipment on 04/23/2025. Smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors were present and in compliance. Last emergency safety drill was conducted with residents on 04/02/2025. The kitchen area was toured. LPA observed a sufficient seven days of non-perishable as well as two days worth of perishable food supplies in the main kitchen. LPA Pascua observed a locked centralized stored medication cabinet located in the kitchen. Along with Administrator, the LPA observed, reviewed, and compared resident medication with the medication dispensing logs. First Aid Kit was present and contained all of the required components. The exterior of the physical plant was toured with no hazards present. One exit gate was inspected and the perimeter fence was observed to be stable. The common areas were toured. Living room, dining area and all other areas intended for resident use were observed to be furnished and maintained in compliance at this time. Laundry area was toured. Laundry detergent, bleach, and all other cleaning supplies were observed to be locked and made inaccessible to the residents at this time. A tour of 4 resident rooms were conducted. Resident furniture was observed to be sufficient to meet resident needs at this time. A linen closet was located in the hallway and presented a sufficient amount of linen to adequately supply and meet the needs of the residents at this time. A tour of the bathrooms was conducted. Hot water temperature was measured. A tour of the garage was conducted. Additional storage for supplies and files were stored in cabinets. Additional perishable food supply was identified. The following forms and documents were requested to be updated and submitted into CCL. -LIC 308 -LIC 400 -LIC 500 -LIC 610e Based on the observations based during the visit, there are no deficiencies were observed or cited during this annual visit. An exit interview was conducted and a copy of this report was provided to the Facility at the end of this visit.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Aug 7, 2025
Aug 19, 2024Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Required - 1 Year
On 08/19/2024, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Arielle Pascua arrived to the facility unannounced to conduct an annual visit. LPA was greeted by Facility Designated Representative, Jesusa Gavero and explained the purpose of the visit. There was two other staff members present at the facility, Cynthia Sison and Joyce Victa. It was learned that the Facility Designated Administrator (FDA), was unable to come to the facility at this time. LPA continued the visit with FDR Gavero. This facility is licensed to serve and retain 6 residents who are 60 and over of which may be all non-ambulatory. This facility also holds a dementia plan on file. Current Census was 5. A brief interview with FDR Gavero was conducted. LPA reviewed 5 resident files were reviewed. 5 out of 5 resident files were complete and up to date. LPA reviewed 3 staff files were reviewed. 3 out 3 staff files were complete and up to date. The Facility Designated Administrator has a current administrator certificate #6017960740 and expires on 09/06/2024. A tour of the facility was conducted. There are currently two fire extinguishers located throughout the facility and have been serviced by Coast Fire Equipment on 03/10/2024. Smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors were present and in compliance. Last emergency safety drill was conducted with residents on 07/08/2024. The kitchen area was toured. LPA observed a sufficient seven days of non-perishable as well as two days worth of perishable food supplies in the main kitchen. LPA Pascua observed a locked centralized stored medication cabinet located in the kitchen. Along with Administrator, the LPA observed, reviewed, and compared resident medication with the medication dispensing logs. First Aid Kit was present and contained all of the required components. The exterior of the physical plant was toured with no hazards present. One exit gate was inspected and the perimeter fence was observed to be stable. The common areas were toured. Living room, dining area and all other areas intended for resident use were observed to be furnished and maintained in compliance at this time. Laundry area was toured. Laundry detergent, bleach, and all other cleaning supplies were observed to be locked and made inaccessible to the residents at this time. A tour of 3 resident rooms were conducted. Resident furniture was observed to be sufficient to meet resident needs at this time. A linen closet was located in the hallway and presented a sufficient amount of linen to adequately supply and meet the needs of the residents at this time. A tour of the bathrooms was conducted. Hot water temperature was measured. A tour of the garage was conducted. Additional storage for supplies and files were stored in cabinets. Additional perishable food supply was identified. The following forms and documents were requested to be updated and submitted into CCL. -LIC 308 -LIC 400 -LIC 500 -LIC 610e A technical violation is being provided for 87303(e)(3). Based on the observations based during the visit, there are no deficiencies were observed or cited during this annual visit. An exit interview was conducted and a copy of this report was provided to the Facility at the end of this visit.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Aug 19, 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?
- What could change whether someone can stay here?
- Can we see a bedroom and share a meal during a visit?
Other homes nearby
The nearest licensed homes in San Joaquin County, closest first. Every listed home appears on the same terms.
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$4,350 a month to start · Covelight estimate
Caring Hearts Elder Care
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$5,600 a month to start · Covelight estimate
Rm Ugale Care Home
Tracy · Small home · 1.0 mi away
$4,300 a month to start · Covelight estimate
Living Grace Assisted Living and Memory Care
Tracy · Large community · 1.1 mi away
$5,000 a month to start · Covelight estimate
Marbella Tracy
Tracy · Large community · 1.6 mi away
$2,950 a month to start · Listed by the home
Fruitful Humble Abode I
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$4,300 a month to start · Covelight estimate