This article provides general information for educational purposes and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
For an aging parent moving into a small board-and-care home, the practical advantage that often comes up later is the ability to receive medical care without leaving the home – even for routine exams. California’s pre-admission Physician’s Report is the first chance to set that pattern: Doctor2me physicians can handle the in-home pre-admission exam, and families can use the same in-home approach for ongoing care once the senior is living at Lovely Community Healthcare.
Lovely Community Healthcare is a six-bed assisted living board-and-care home at 52 West Norman Avenue in Thousand Oaks, California. The facility operates under CDSS license 565802441, with Lovely Community Healthcare, Inc. as the operator. The home has been operating since 2017 – close to eight years under the same ownership in the same neighborhood, in a residential pocket of Thousand Oaks that has become a cluster of small senior care homes.
Community Snapshot
| Detail | Value |
| Address | 52 West Norman Avenue, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 |
| County | Ventura |
| Licensed Capacity | 6 residents |
| License Number | 565802441 (CDSS) |
| Facility ID | CA_565802441 |
| Year Established | 2017 (close to 8 years of operation) |
| Operator | Lovely Community Healthcare, Inc. |
| Facility Type | Residential Care for the Elderly (RCFE) – Board-and-Care Home |
| Care Types | Assisted Living, Memory Care, Respite |
| Sister Facility | Lovely Community Healthcare 2 (0.1 mi away) |
| Room Options | Furnished private or shared rooms with basic furniture and storage |
| On-Site Medical Access | In-room doctor visits and on-call specialist access available |
| Care Hours | 24/7 ADL support and supervision |
| Phone | (805) 852-8770 |
A Six-Bed Home in a Cluster of Small Senior Care Houses
Lovely Community Healthcare’s location on West Norman Avenue isn’t an accident. This pocket of Thousand Oaks has become a small senior care neighborhood – several licensed board-and-care homes operating within walking distance of each other, including Georgian Oasis, Land of Enchantment Board and Care, Maica Place, Madelaine Place, and Lovely Community Healthcare’s own sister facility, Lovely Community Healthcare 2 – located just 0.1 miles away on the same block.
This clustering matters practically for two reasons. First, it signals that the area is zoned and built for residential care – not a single home on an otherwise commercial street. Second, the sister facility (Lovely Community Healthcare 2) provides operational continuity: if availability at this location is full, families have a same-operator alternative nearby. The closest medical convenience is Weight First at 0.2 miles, with the broader Thousand Oaks medical corridor (Los Robles Hospital, Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital) within a short drive.
The In-Room Doctor Visit Model
Most California board-and-care homes describe their medical care arrangements as “residents retain their own physicians” – which is technically true, but doesn’t address the harder question of how those physicians actually see the residents. Lovely Community Healthcare positions itself differently: in-room doctor visits and access to on-call specialists are part of the home’s service model.
For families thinking through senior care, this is a meaningful distinction. The board-and-care setting is appealing precisely because it’s home-like, calm, and stable. But when medical care requires the resident to physically travel to a clinic – increasingly difficult as mobility, cognition, and energy decline – the home-like setting can begin to feel isolating. The in-room doctor visit model resolves that tension: medical care comes to the senior, in the room the senior already lives in, with on-call specialist access for situations beyond routine primary care.
What Living in a Six-Bed Home Actually Looks Like
The daily care model includes:
- 24-hour supervision with staff present continuously, not just on call
- Assistance with all Activities of Daily Living – bathing, dressing, transfers, grooming, toileting, hygiene
- Medication management
- Mobility support for residents using walkers, canes, or wheelchairs
- Individualized care planning rather than standardized care levels
- Meals prepared on-site by household staff
The intimate scale reduces stress during the transition period – fewer faces to learn, fewer routines to navigate, fewer unfamiliar sounds at night. For residents adjusting from a longtime home, the home-like atmosphere is the closest thing to maintaining what they’re leaving.
How Care Is Coordinated for Residents Who Can’t Easily Travel
At Lovely Community Healthcare, Doctor2me physicians provide in-room visits for routine primary care, chronic condition management, medication reviews, and the pre-admission Physician’s Report California requires before move-in. For residents who need ongoing skilled nursing or therapy services that go beyond a primary care visit, Guardian Angel Home Health Agency, Inc. is a Medicare-certified home health agency based in Simi Valley that has been serving Ventura and Los Angeles counties since 2005. Their services cover skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech and language pathology, medical social work, home health aide support, and wound care – the kind of professional clinical follow-up that frequently follows hospitalization or surgery. Both services are delivered at the home, so residents don’t need to leave for the care.
Eight Years of Operation Under Lovely Community Healthcare, Inc.
The operator’s portfolio includes a sister facility, Lovely Community Healthcare 2, located 0.1 miles away on the same neighborhood block – useful for families considering placement now (in case of availability) and for the broader operational depth it suggests over a standalone single-home operation.
Visiting Lovely Community Healthcare
The Thousand Oaks location places residents within easy reach of Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center, Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital, The Oaks Mall, and the Conejo Valley’s natural beauty. The 91360 ZIP code area is established residential Thousand Oaks, appropriate for senior residential care. For tour scheduling, availability, and assessments, families can contact Lovely Community Healthcare directly at (805) 852-8770.
