About Hamssa LLC
Hamssa Benrekia, Senior Placement Specialist
Hamssa Benrekia is the placement specialist behind Hamssa LLC, a senior living placement agency in Torrance, California. She worked in hospice, palliative care and home health from 2013 to 2024, has placed families since 2023, holds an RCFE Administrator Certificate, and helps South Bay families find licensed assisted living, board and care and memory care homes.
In her words
A note from Hamssa
“I am passionate about guiding families through the process of finding the right residence for the people they love. From 2013 to 2024 I worked in palliative care, hospice and home health, and I hold an RCFE Administrator Certificate, so I bring that knowledge to every family I work with.
My mission is to provide compassionate support and personal guidance to families in Torrance and beyond. Whether you are looking at assisted living, memory care or another kind of senior housing, I want you to feel informed and confident about the decision.
Your parent’s well-being and comfort come first. Call me, and we will start the conversation.”
Hamssa Benrekia
Experience
What she brings to your family’s search
Hospice and palliative care
From 2013 to 2024 she worked in hospice, palliative care and home health, with people who were seriously ill and with their families. She is used to hard conversations, and has helped families find a home for a relative on hospice.
Home health
She has seen care delivered in people’s own homes, which helps when a family is weighing staying at home against moving to a home with caregivers on hand.
RCFE Administrator Certificate
Issued through the California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division: the certificate California requires of the person who runs a licensed residential care facility for the elderly. It is renewed every two years with 40 hours of continuing education in regulations and dementia care.
Homes she has checked herself
She suggests only homes she has interviewed and toured in person. Before she does, she reads each home’s state licensing record: any citations or complaints, what they were about, and when. She refreshes that research every month.
A local’s knowledge of the homes
She is based in Torrance and knows many of the South Bay’s assisted living communities and board and care homes, and the people who run them. On a tour she can tell you about the owner and how the home has cared for other residents.
Known in the community
She has presented to the City of Torrance Commission on Aging. Her families come from hospital and hospice referrals, home care agencies and, often, word of mouth.
In practice
Two placements, in brief
A father on hospice care
A family needed a residential care home for their father, who was receiving hospice care, and they had very specific requirements. Hamssa found a home that met them, and he spent the last week of his life there. Afterward the family told her how grateful they were for the care the staff gave him.
Severe dementia on a tight budget
A daughter was looking for a home for her father, who was living with severe dementia and confusion after several stays in hospitals and nursing homes. Money was tight and the decision was hard for her. Hamssa stayed with the search for more than four months until they found a home that could care for him within what the family could afford.
Names, dates and identifying details are left out to protect the families’ privacy.
About the agency
Hamssa LLC is a placement agency, not a care home
Some online directories describe Hamssa LLC as an assisted living facility. It is not one. Nobody lives at the Torrance office, and Hamssa LLC does not provide care. It is a referral agency: it helps families choose among licensed homes that other people own and operate. Hamssa works alone, with no employees, so the person you first speak to is the person who tours with you.
The agency serves Torrance, Redondo Beach, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills Estates, San Pedro, Harbor City, Carson, Gardena and Long Beach. Its help is free for families: Hamssa is paid a referral fee by the home your parent moves into. How placement agencies are paid
- Phone, text, WhatsApp
- (310) 594-0694
- hamssallc@gmail.com
- Hours
- Mon to Fri 9 am to 5 pm, Sat and Sun 9 am to 2 pm; urgent calls until 9 pm
- Languages
- English, Arabic, Spanish
- Where you meet
- At the homes, on tour
- Mailing address
- 3655 Torrance Blvd, Ste 300, Torrance, CA 90503
“She followed his case from the hospital, to the skilled nursing facility, and finally to the long term care facility. The whole time she would meet with his case workers, nurses, doctors and check in on my father.”
“We were connected to Hamssa through social services at Kei-Ai nursing facility. She contacted us immediately and soon after our conversation, we were given several choices for boarding homes, good choices!”
No cost to families
Talk with Hamssa
Tell her what is happening and what your parent needs. She will explain the options near you, and you decide what happens next. There is no obligation.