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Resident laundry done with care, returned the way it left.

Senior care laundry service for small assisted living, board-and-care, and residential care homes in San Jose and across the Bay Area. From $1.99/lb. $45 minimum per pickup. 24-48 hours. Pay per pickup, no contracts, no auto-renewal. Owner-operated out of Lucky Laundromat in San Jose - Sukhdeep drives the routes himself.

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Small residential care homes, board-and-care facilities, and assisted living operators - typically 6 to 30 residents - where the laundry runs hot and constant, where every shirt has a name on it, and where staff turnover means you can't always rely on the same hands washing the same residents' clothes. You don't need an industrial linen rental contract. You need a recurring pickup that gets the laundry back labeled, sorted, and on time.

We serve assisted living laundry pickups across the South Bay, Peninsula, and East Bay on recurring schedules sized to your resident count. Pricing starts at $1.99/lb recurring ($2.25/lb one-time), $45 minimum per pickup.

What we handle

Personal resident clothing

Returned sorted by resident when bagged separately, name labels followed

Bedsheets & pillowcases

Hot wash with sanitizing detergent

Blankets & lap throws

Care-label cycles to protect items residents are attached to

Towels & washcloths

Bath, hand, and personal towels

Dining & kitchen linens

Tablecloths, napkins, dish towels

Care-label handling

Line-dry or low-heat marked at the resident-bag level when you tell us once

Note: heavy incontinence intake is not part of our current service — see FAQ below for details.

How it works

  1. 1

    Set a recurring pickup schedule

    Most facilities want twice-weekly or three-times-weekly pickup. We'll size it from a first-week sample.

  2. 2

    Sort and bag by resident or by category

    Whatever your existing system is, we work with it. Bags marked by resident name come back sorted by resident. Bulk bedding bagged separately stays separate.

  3. 3

    Wash by category, hot when appropriate

    Personal clothing on care-label cycles to keep colors from running and prevent shrinkage on items residents are attached to. Bedding and towels on hot wash with sanitizing detergent.

  4. 4

    Return in 24 to 48 hours

    Folded, sorted, name-bagged. We text the facility manager 15 minutes before drop-off.

Senior care laundry — frequently asked

How do you handle name labels?
We follow them. If a shirt is labeled "Mrs. Patel - Room 4," it comes back in the Patel bag. If labels are faded, missing, or running, we'll flag the item rather than guess and risk getting it to the wrong resident.
What if items aren't labeled?
We wash them and return them in a separate "unlabeled" bag for the facility to sort. We won't assign them to a resident on a guess. The first month with a new client is usually when label gaps surface - Sukhdeep can recommend a labeling approach if you want one.
Do you handle incontinence-soiled items?
Not currently. We run sanitizing cycles and can handle lightly soiled bedding, but heavy incontinence intake needs specialized handling we're not set up for yet. If that's a regular part of your volume, we're not the right fit - and we'll tell you that on the first call rather than after the first pickup.
What about resident clothing that shouldn't go in the dryer?
Tell us once and we'll mark the resident's bag for line-dry or low-heat. Care-label items get care-label treatment. We'd rather slow a load down than shrink a sweater someone has had since 1987.
What happens if something is lost?
We'll find it or replace it. Bags stay separated through every step - intake, wash, return - and across our existing wash-and-fold work, lost-item incidents have been uncommon. Lost-and-found at our scale runs through Sukhdeep directly, not a call center.
Are you bonded and insured for facility access?
Licensed and insured. We can send a certificate of insurance on request before the first pickup if your facility requires one.
Can you accommodate same-day for an emergency volume?
Sometimes. If a resident has a sudden volume of soiled bedding, call - we'll work around the regular schedule when we can. Not a default offering.

Want resident laundry on a steady cadence with a real person who picks up the phone?

Get a price for your typical weekly volume and we'll start the first pickup this week. No contract.

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