Assisted Living
Lakeshore Residential Care
1901 Third Avenue, Oakland, CA 94606 · Map
Licensed for 38 residents · GAFFAR ENTERPRISES, INC.
Lakeshore Residential Care is a state-licensed assisted living community in Oakland, California. It is licensed for 38 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
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What the public record shows
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License
Active, 38 residents
RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY 015601408, licensed since Dec 1, 2008. Licensee GAFFAR ENTERPRISES, INC..
Nearest emergency room
0.9 miles
Highland Hospital, rated 1 of 5 stars by CMS.
Side by side with nearby communities
The 4 nearest communities that offer assisted living, by straight-line distance. Prices are starting prices each community publishes; we never show estimates.
| Community | Distance | Licensed capacity | Published starting price | License | Inspection citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Residential Care this community | 38 | Not published | Active | 3 Type A, 10 Type B | |
| House of Psalms Assisted Living for Seniors | 0.4 mi | 23 | Not published | Active | 0 Type A, 0 Type B |
| Ivy Park at Lake Merritt | 0.7 mi | 70 | Not published | Active | 0 Type A, 0 Type B |
| Grand Lake Vista | 0.8 mi | 15 | Not published | Active | 0 Type A, 0 Type B |
| Lake Park Senior Living | 0.8 mi | 275 | Not published | Active | 0 Type A, 21 Type B |
State inspection record3 Type A, 10 Type B
- Last state visit
- April 23, 2026
- State visits since December 30, 2021
- 18 (including 5 inspections, 11 complaints investigated)
- Type A citations
- 3 immediate risk
- Type B citations
- 10 potential risk if not corrected
- Complaint allegations investigated
- 29: 3 substantiated, 26 not substantiated
- License active since 2008
Citations (14), newest first
- 87470(a)(1)(A)(B) (plan of correction due April 27, 2026): Infection Control Requirements. The community must follow infection control practices, such as hand hygiene by all staff and volunteers.
- 87465(h)(5) (plan of correction due April 16, 2026): Incidental Medical and Dental Care Services. Centrally stored medicines must be locked up, kept in their original labeled containers, and tracked in a written record.
- 87309(a)(b) (plan of correction due April 16, 2026): Storage Space and Access. Cleaning products, poisons, knives, matches, tools and other dangerous items must be kept in locked storage and not left unattended.
- 87468.1(a)(6) (plan of correction due March 10, 2026): Personal Rights of Residents in All Facilities. Lists the basic rights of every resident, including dignity, safe and comfortable accommodations, and freedom from punishment, humiliation and abuse.
- 1569.625(b)(2) (plan of correction due January 6, 2026): Direct Care Staff Training. Training requirements for staff who help residents with personal daily activities.
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- 87467(a)(3) (plan of correction due January 6, 2026): Resident Participation in Decisionmaking. Before or within two weeks of move-in, the community must meet with the resident and family to write down the care the resident will get and their preferences.
- 1569.605 (plan of correction due December 31, 2025): Liability Insurance. The community must carry liability insurance of at least $1 million per occurrence and $3 million per year for injuries to residents and guests.
- 87303(a) (plan of correction due December 31, 2025): Maintenance and Operation. The building must be kept clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair.
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- 87355(e) (plan of correction due December 31, 2025): Criminal Record Clearance. Staff, volunteers and others who need a background check must have a criminal record clearance or exemption before they work, live or volunteer in the community.
- 87303(a) (plan of correction due May 14, 2025): Maintenance and Operation. The building must be kept clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair.
- 87465(g) (plan of correction due May 1, 2025): Incidental Medical and Dental Care Services. The community must call 911 right away when an injury or other emergency threatens a resident's health.
- 87217 (plan of correction due December 17, 2024): Safeguards for Resident Cash, Personal Property, and Valuables. Rules for protecting residents' money, belongings and valuables that the community handles.
- 87216(d) (plan of correction due March 18, 2022): Bonding. A community that holds residents' money must have a surety bond on file with the state.
- 87216(a) (plan of correction due March 15, 2022): Bonding. A community that holds residents' money must have a surety bond on file with the state.
Plain meanings are our short reading of the rule cited, from the state’s regulation text. The state’s report says what happened.
Complaints with substantiated allegations (date the finding was approved)
- May 14, 2025: 2 substantiated, 2 unsubstantiated, 1 Type A citation, 1 Type B citation
- December 23, 2024: 1 substantiated, 7 unsubstantiated, 1 Type B citation
Complaints with no substantiated allegation (9)
- August 25, 2026: 3 unsubstantiated
- September 17, 2025: 1 unsubstantiated
- July 16, 2025: 1 unsubstantiated
- October 1, 2024: 2 unsubstantiated, 1 unfounded
- October 1, 2024: 1 unsubstantiated
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- March 7, 2024: 1 unsubstantiated
- October 17, 2022: 2 unsubstantiated
- October 17, 2022: 1 unsubstantiated
- March 22, 2022: 3 unsubstantiated, 1 unfounded
Every state visit (24)
- April 23, 2026: Complaint visit
- April 15, 2026: Other visit
- March 3, 2026: Other visit
- December 23, 2025: Inspection
- September 5, 2025: Complaint visit
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- July 10, 2025: Other visit
- June 5, 2025: Complaint visit
- April 30, 2025: Complaint visit (2)
- December 17, 2024: Inspection
- December 17, 2024: Complaint visit (2)
- July 5, 2024: Complaint visit (2)
- June 19, 2024: Complaint visit
- February 14, 2024: Complaint visit
- December 14, 2023: Inspection
- December 14, 2022: Inspection
- October 4, 2022: Complaint visit
- September 14, 2022: Complaint visit
- March 15, 2022: Other visit
- March 15, 2022: Complaint visit (2)
- December 30, 2021: Inspection
Read every report on the state’s site →
What these terms mean
Type A citations are for “the most serious type of violations in which there is an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of those in care,” and are issued “even if the violation is corrected on the spot.”
Type B citations are for “a violation that, if not corrected, may [pose] an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of clients,” such as faulty medical record keeping or staff training.
CCLD: “There is no difference between an inconclusive and an unsubstantiated complaint allegation. Both terms mean that there was no preponderance of evidence to prove that an alleged violation occurred.” Allegations CCLD finds unfounded are also not substantiated.
This community is licensed for 38 residents; larger communities are visited and complained about more often, so read counts with size in mind. Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing, data as of September 28, 2026, covering the five years of records the state publishes. The state’s advice: “Never rely on this information alone to make a decision about a facility. Always visit facilities in person.”
License and ownershipActive license, licensee GAFFAR ENTERPRISES, INC.
- License type
- RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY
- License number
- 015601408
- License status
- Active
- Licensed since
- 2008-12-01
- Licensed capacity
- 38
- Licensee
- GAFFAR ENTERPRISES, INC.
- County
- Alameda County
- Administrator
- Gaffar Syed
Source: California state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Administrator name from public records we reviewed, as of Oct 12, 2026.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsOn the California list of Medicaid providers (2026)
On the California list of Medicaid providers. Listed as LAKESHORE RESIDENTIAL CARE under Assisted Living Waiver (ALW). (state list, as of Mar 3, 2026)
Being on the list means the community has taken part in the program. Ask whether it has a Medicaid opening now, and how many residents it serves on Medicaid.
How Medicaid pays for care in California
- Assisted Living Waiver (ALW). Medi-Cal can pay for assisted living care services through the Assisted Living Waiver, but only in 15 counties, only for people who need nursing home level care, and there is a waitlist. The resident still pays room and board. (state page)
- Waitlist. The Assisted Living Waiver has a waitlist. DHCS reported 18,365 people on it in December 2025. (source)
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 0.9 mi, nursing home 0.4 mi, pharmacy 0.1 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Highland Hospital, Oakland. 0.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Bay Area Healthcare Center, Oakland. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Asian Network Pacific Home Care, Inc, Oakland. 0.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Mỹ Lan Pharmacy. 0.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 94606 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Shc Oakland Waterfront, Oakland, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Rai-Oakland Home Program, Oakland, 1.5 miles away, straight line
Rai Piedmont, Oakland, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 29 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 94606.
Asian Network Hospice, Inc, office in Oakland, 0.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Sutter Care At Home, office in Alameda, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Hospice-Oakland, office in Oakland, 2.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Alameda Health System, Oakland. 0.9 miles away, straight line. 2 geriatric medicine doctors listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk relatively high; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: inland flooding relatively high, coastal flooding relatively low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively high. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- The state recorded a finding in May 2025. What was it, and how was it fixed?
- What does the base rate include, and when did rates last go up?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
- How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
- How long have the executive director and the head of care been here?
- Who gives medications, and what training do they have?
- For what reasons can a resident be asked to leave?
- Is the apartment held during a hospital stay, and at what cost?
What we checked13 public sources we searched, with dates
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing inspection records | Sep 28, 2026 | See above |
| California Medicaid provider list | Mar 3, 2026 | See above |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | No plain statements of services found |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Lakeshore Residential Care provide?
Lakeshore Residential Care is licensed by the state of California for assisted living in Oakland, California. Its licensed capacity is 38 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Lakeshore Residential Care?
No. We publish state licensing details for Lakeshore Residential Care but no score, rating, or ranking. Only communities on the Top Communities list or with a Senior Living Alliance Excellence Award, both based on phone-verified resident and family interviews, are ranked.
How much does Lakeshore Residential Care cost?
Assisted Living in California typically starts at $3,800 to $6,100 a month. Based on 267 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. Lakeshore Residential Care does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Lakeshore Residential Care?
Use Lakeshore Residential Care's website, lakeshoreseniors.com, or visit at 1901 Third Avenue, Oakland, CA 94606.
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