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For families moving a parent into a small board-and-care home where there’s no dedicated transportation fleet, getting the senior to a doctor’s office for the California Physician’s Report can be an extra logistical step before move-in. Doctor2me physicians can go to the senior’s home for the Physician’s Report, so the medical requirement doesn’t require coordinating transportation during the busy transition period.

Madelaine Place, Inc. is a six-bed board-and-care home at 51 Doone Street in Thousand Oaks, California – in Ventura County’s Conejo Valley region. The community operates under CDSS license 565801132. The setting is a residential home in the 91360 ZIP code area of Thousand Oaks, with care for up to six seniors at a time, individualized care plans, and a specific clinical focus on diabetes management alongside the standard assisted living care package.

Madelaine Place 6-bed board-and-care home at 51 Doone Street in Thousand Oaks, Ventura County, California

Community Snapshot

Detail	Value
Address	51 Doone Street, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
County	Ventura
Licensed Capacity	6 residents
License Number	565801132 (CDSS)
Facility Type	Residential Care for the Elderly (RCFE) – Board-and-Care Home
Care Types	Assisted Living, Diabetes Care
Care Model	Individualized care plans, 24-hour staffing
Languages	English

A Six-Bed Board-and-Care Home on Doone Street

Madelaine Place is one of two licensed board-and-care homes on Doone Street – a quiet residential pocket of Thousand Oaks. Maica Place sits at 67 Doone Street, a short walk down the same street. The two homes share the same neighborhood character: residential, walkable, with park access and the suburban Conejo Valley setting that distinguishes Thousand Oaks from denser urban environments.

The board-and-care format places Madelaine Place in a different category from larger 30+ bed assisted living communities. With up to six residents at any time, the practical experience is closer to living in a household with a small number of others than to an institutional setting. Staff know each resident’s preferences, routines, and care needs in detail – information that’s harder to maintain in larger communities.

What Daily Life Looks Like Here

Madelaine Place provides the standard package of board-and-care services with several specific details:

Healthy meals prepared on-site
Laundry and housekeeping included in the daily care package
Personal care assistance with bathing, dressing, mobility, and other Activities of Daily Living
Medication management handled by trained staff
24-hour staffing so residents can request assistance whenever needed
Emergency call system in each apartment
On-call nursing available for clinical questions outside scheduled care
Individualized care plans that adjust as the resident’s needs change over time

The aging-in-place model means a resident who arrives needing limited support can stay as their care needs grow, rather than relocating to a different community as the disease progresses.

The Diabetes Care Specialty

One of Madelaine Place’s clinical strengths is diabetes care. For residents living with diabetes – a substantial subset of California seniors – the daily realities of managing the disease can be one of the more challenging aspects of senior care. The community’s diabetes management capabilities include:

Blood glucose monitoring on a schedule appropriate for each resident
Insulin administration as ordered by the resident’s physician
Dietary support for residents on diabetic diets
Close coordination with each resident’s physician to keep treatment plans current

For families considering placement for a parent with diabetes, especially one whose condition has been challenging to manage independently, the diabetes-specific care capability is worth noting. Many small board-and-care homes decline residents with insulin-dependent diabetes due to the clinical complexity; Madelaine Place explicitly accepts and manages these residents.

The Park, the Backyard, and the BBQ Area

Outdoor space is one of the underestimated factors in senior care quality. Madelaine Place’s own materials describe the home as being “near a park” with a “lovely backyard sitting area complete with a barbecue”. For residents who enjoy spending time outdoors – reading, having tea, or socializing in good weather – the combination of a backyard sitting area and park proximity provides options beyond what a strictly indoor environment offers.

The BBQ area in particular is unusual for a six-bed board-and-care home. Many small communities don’t have outdoor cooking infrastructure at all; having one means family visits can include outdoor meals during good weather, and the community can host occasional cookouts as part of social programming.

How Medical Transportation Helps Small Board-and-Care Residents

Small board-and-care homes like Madelaine Place don’t maintain transportation fleets the way larger communities do. For residents who need to get to medical appointments, specialist visits, dialysis, chemotherapy, or other recurring care, families typically coordinate transportation separately. MediZoom Transportation is a veteran-owned non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) service serving Thousand Oaks and the broader Ventura County, providing gurney, wheelchair, and ambulatory transport with door-through-door service. For Madelaine Place residents whose medical appointments are routine – weekly dialysis runs, monthly specialist follow-ups, regular lab work – a dedicated NEMT service handles the transportation piece so the home’s staff can focus on care at the residence.

The drivers are CPR/first-aid/AED certified, with background and drug screening, and the service accommodates a companion at no additional cost – useful when a family member wants to accompany the resident to an appointment.

How Hospice Coordination Works in the Conejo Valley

When a Madelaine Place resident’s health reaches a point where hospice care becomes appropriate, the small home format allows the resident to remain at the residence rather than relocate. The hospice agency’s clinical team (nurses, physicians, social workers, chaplains, home health aides) provides hospice care at the home, working alongside Madelaine Place staff.

Westlake Village Hospice, Inc. is a Medicare-certified hospice agency serving the Conejo Valley and broader Ventura County. The agency provides all four Medicare-mandated levels of hospice care: routine home visits, continuous home care during acute symptom crises, scheduled respite care, and general inpatient care for complex symptom management. For families navigating end-of-life decisions, having a Medicare-certified hospice partner familiar with the Conejo Valley region matters – the agency understands the local clinical and family-support landscape and coordinates routinely with small board-and-care homes like Madelaine Place.

How Routine Medical Care Is Coordinated

Like all California RCFEs, Madelaine Place doesn’t provide on-site physician care – residents retain their own physicians for primary care, specialty care, and other medical needs. For routine medical care that can be delivered in-home, Doctor2me’s network of physicians provides house calls across California, covering routine checkups, chronic condition management, medication reviews, and the pre-admission Physician’s Report California requires before move-in. For board-and-care residents who would otherwise need transportation to and from a clinic for routine visits, in-home physician care can substantially reduce the friction of ongoing primary care.

Visiting Madelaine Place

Madelaine Place is at 51 Doone Street in Thousand Oaks, California, in the Conejo Valley region of Ventura County. The 91360 ZIP code is residential, with park access nearby and the broader Conejo Valley medical infrastructure (Los Robles Hospital, Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital) within easy reach.

For tour scheduling, availability, and care assessments – particularly conversations about specific care needs like diabetes management, mobility support, or progressive cognitive change – families can contact Madelaine Place to arrange a visit and meet the staff.

Madelaine Place, Inc.