License and credentials
Licensed, insured and easy to verify
California requires home care agencies to be licensed and their caregivers to be background checked and registered. Here is our record, with the link to check it yourself.
Licensed Home Care Organization
License 314700059
Issued by the California Department of Social Services, Home Care Services Bureau. Licensed since June 19, 2026. No complaints or citations on record.
Verify this license on the CDSS website →On the record
- Business entity
- Strategic Athena LLC, doing business as Home Care by Athena
- License type
- Home Care Organization (HCO)
- License number
- 314700059
- Licensing agency
- California Department of Social Services, Home Care Services Bureau
- Record
- No complaints or citations on file
- Insurance
- Insured and bonded. Certificate available on request.
What the license means
What California requires of a licensed agency
- The agency passed a Department of Social Services application and review process
- Every caregiver has cleared a DOJ and FBI fingerprint background check
- Every caregiver is listed on the state Home Care Aide Registry
- Caregivers completed state-mandated training and TB screening
- The agency carries required insurance and is subject to state complaint investigation
Unlicensed caregivers and online marketplaces are not held to these standards. If an agency cannot show you its HCO number, ask why. See our hiring process.
How to verify
Check us in under a minute
- Open the CDSS facility record for license 314700059.
- Confirm the name (HOME CARE BY ATHENA), the status (Licensed) and the licensee (Strategic Athena LLC).
- Review the complaint and inspection history. Ours is clean.
The state record lists our original registration address. Our office is now at 919 Reserve Drive, Suite 125, Roseville, CA 95678.
Ready to talk it through?
A free in-home assessment is the first step. No obligation, and you will meet the person who writes the plan.