Assisted Living Placement in Torrance

Hamssa LLC is a senior living placement agency, also called a referral agency, based in Torrance. It does not own or operate any care home, and nobody lives with us. The work is matching: Hamssa listens, narrows the field and stays beside you while you choose.

Hamssa holds an RCFE Administrator Certificate and has a background in palliative care, hospice care and home health. She has worked in senior care for more than a decade, and she knows many local homes and their owners. She refers families only to homes licensed by the State of California that she has toured herself, after checking each one’s licensing record for citations and complaints.

The decision stays with you and your parent. Hamssa does not give medical, legal or benefits advice. Skilled nursing facilities are a different kind of facility with a medical focus and their own rules, and they are not what this service covers.

In California, what families call assisted living and what they call board and care are the same license. The California Department of Social Services describes it as housing for people 60 and over with 24-hour non-medical care and supervision. The state's short name is RCFE, its license category for residential care homes serving older adults.

Every RCFE must provide the same basic services: care and supervision, three meals a day plus snacks, help with dressing, bathing and taking prescribed medications, regular observation of a resident's condition, and a planned activities program. What differs is the size and the feel. The state's consumer guide notes that some licensees care for six residents or fewer and others for more than a hundred.

The order below is the same for every family. How long each step takes depends on your parent's health, your schedule and which homes have an opening. A fuller walk-through is on the how it works page.

1. 1

   A conversation

   Hamssa asks about your parent's care needs, health conditions, preferences, lifestyle and monthly budget. Have the medication list and the name of the doctor handy if you can.

2. 2

   A short list

   She comes back with a small number of licensed homes that fit, and explains why each one is on the list. If a small home looks like the better match, she will say so. See board and care placement.

3. 3

   Tours together

   She schedules the tours and goes with you, so you have someone who knows what to ask about staffing, medications and the admission agreement.

4. 4

   Talking terms

   She helps you talk terms with the home you prefer, including what the monthly rate covers and what costs extra.

5. 5

   A check-in after the move

   Once your parent has moved, Hamssa checks in to hear how the first weeks are going.

Most people pay for assisted living themselves, according to the National Institute on Aging: savings, a pension or retirement fund, investment income, or money from selling a home. Medicare does not pay for assisted living or other long-term custodial care. Costs vary by home, room type and level of care, which is why Hamssa asks about a monthly budget in the first conversation. Our board and care cost guide explains what drives the price.

• Long-term care insurance: some policies cover part of the cost of an assisted living facility. Coverage depends on the policy, so call the insurer and ask what it pays, for how long, and what paperwork it needs.
• VA Aid and Attendance: a monthly payment added to a VA pension for people who receive that pension and qualify, for example because they need another person's help with bathing, feeding or dressing. The VA decides who qualifies.
• Medi-Cal Assisted Living Waiver: as of 2026 the waiver operates in 15 counties, including Los Angeles County. It is for people with full-scope Medi-Cal and no share of cost who need a nursing facility level of care. Participants pay room and board and Medi-Cal pays for care, only certain homes take part, and there is a waitlist with long waits. Read the Assisted Living Waiver guide.

You do not need a diagnosis, a move date or a firm budget to call. A first conversation is often enough to learn which kind of home makes sense and what to gather next. If memory loss is part of the picture, tell Hamssa at the start, because it changes which homes belong on the list. See memory care placement.

Call, text or WhatsApp 310-594-0694, email hamssallc@gmail.com, or use the contact page.