# Home Sweet Home for the Elderly License #397002694 · Lathrop, San Joaquin County · Licensed for 6 — Small care home · a licensed care home (RCFE) Home Sweet Home for the Elderly is a small care home in Lathrop — 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 2006. Dementia care, hospice care and bedridden care are not on file. - Care approvals on file: Wheelchair — State licensing record · September 27, 2026 - Estimated starting rate: $3,550 a month — Covelight estimate · likely $2,900–$4,400 Full page: A citation does not make a home unsafe, and an empty file does not make a home good. ## Quick answers about Home Sweet Home for the Elderly ### Is Home Sweet Home for the Elderly licensed? The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ### How many residents is Home Sweet Home for the Elderly licensed for? 6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ### Has Home Sweet Home for the Elderly been cited? 1 Type A and 1 Type B citations since 2006, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. Those records count 9 state visits over the same years. ### Is Home Sweet Home for the Elderly still open? This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026. ### What does Home Sweet Home for the Elderly cost? $3,550 a month to start is a Covelight estimate, likely $2,900–$4,400. 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 13 small homes and similar homes within 24 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 Home Sweet Home for the Elderly 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 Suzara, Sarah Jane, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ### Is there a hospital nearby? Kaiser Foundation Hospital Manteca is 3 miles away in a straight line, per the CDPH licensed-hospital list dated September 16, 2026. [See licensed care homes near it.]() ### Can Home Sweet Home for the Elderly keep a resident on hospice? Not on file — the state’s record does not list hospice care on this license. Ask: “Can a resident stay here on hospice, and under what conditions?” ## Home Sweet Home for the Elderly license and inspection record - Name on the license: “HOME SWEET HOME FOR THE ELDERLY”, per the CDSS roster as of May 25, 2025. - License #397002694. 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 Suzara, Sarah Jane, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - First licensed in 2006, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - 9 state inspection visits since 2006, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - 1 Type A and 1 Type B citations on file since 2006, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. The same records count 9 state visits in that period. - 1 complaint and 2 substantiated allegations on file since 2006, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. One complaint can carry several allegations. - The most recent state visit on file is January 7, 2026, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - Type A citation: a violation that poses an immediate risk to health, safety or personal rights if it is not corrected - Type B citation: a violation that could become a risk if not corrected, or one involving records, resources or required services California writes these definitions for every licensed home, not for this one. [CDSS citation definitions (PDF)]() ## Sources - CDSS Community Care Licensing — status, capacity, license holder, the first-license year, citations, complaints and visits, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026: [See the state’s own record]() - CDSS licensing roster — the listing, as of September 28, 2026 - DHCS Assisted Living Waiver participant list, as of September 23, 2026: - CDPH licensed-hospital list, dated September 16, 2026