Assisted Living, Memory Care and Board and Care Placement in Manhattan Beach

State licensing data from the California Department of Social Services shows, as of November 2026, two licensed residential care facilities for the elderly (RCFEs) at Manhattan Beach addresses. Both are small homes licensed for six residents each. The city has no large licensed assisted living or memory care community.

Six beds fill up, and a small home may not suit every need. So most Manhattan Beach searches include the cities to the south. The same state data counts 7 licensed RCFEs in Redondo Beach, including two large communities, and 90 in Torrance. Our pages on Redondo Beach and Torrance describe what families find there.

Hamssa starts with the area you ask for. If one of the two local homes may fit your parent and has an opening, she will say so. If not, she will explain which nearby homes may fit and why, and the choice stays with your family.

The city's General Plan Implementation Guide refers to Downtown, the North End and El Porto, Manhattan Village and Sepulveda Boulevard, and to the walk streets and The Strand that lead to the beach. A parent who has lived for decades on a walk street may find a move inland hard, so it helps to tour with that in mind.

• Board and care homes, licensed in California as RCFEs, are houses on residential streets, most licensed for six or fewer residents. Meals come from the home's kitchen and the same few caregivers are there every day. Ask about steps, bathrooms and who is awake at night.
• Larger assisted living and memory care communities offer more neighbors, activities and staff on site. Ask how care levels are priced and how memory care residents are kept safe from wandering.
• If memory loss is part of the picture, say so early. Memory care placement is a different search from general assisted living.
• Think about who will visit. A home ten minutes from a daughter may serve your mother better than one with an ocean view across the county.

Before or alongside a move, these public programs serve older adults in Manhattan Beach. None of them is part of Hamssa LLC.

Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach voted in 1955 to create a hospital district. South Bay Hospital opened around 1960 and closed in 1998, according to Beach Cities Health District. Today the large hospitals closest to Manhattan Beach are in Torrance: Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance and Torrance Memorial Medical Center. If a discharge date is coming, start with hospital discharge placement. Hamssa does not place people in skilled nursing facilities, which are a different kind of care.

The work starts with a conversation about your parent's care needs, health, habits and monthly budget. Hamssa refers families only to licensed homes she has toured and interviewed, and she checks each home's state licensing record for citations and complaints. Our guide shows how to check an RCFE license yourself.

She schedules the tours and goes on every one with you, helps you talk terms with the home you choose, and checks in after the move. Her placement help is free for families, and this page explains how that works. The home's monthly cost is separate and varies by home, room and level of care.

Hamssa works alone, so you deal with one person from the first call to the check-in after the move. She speaks English, Arabic and Spanish, and she meets families at the homes they tour, not at an office.

To begin, call, text or email Hamssa. Tell her where your parent is today, what help is needed, and when a decision has to be made.