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South Bay Rsidential Care Home
Small home·Licensed for 6·Torrance, California
- Care approvals on fileWheelchair · Dementia · HospiceState licensing record · September 13, 2026
- Estimated starting rate$5,550 a monthCovelight estimate · likely $4,550–$6,850
- Home sizeLicensed for 6Small care home · a licensed care home (RCFE)
- Ways to payAsk the homeMedi-Cal ALW participation not on file
- Last state visitMarch 27, 2026CDSS inspection record
South Bay Rsidential Care Home is a small care home in Torrance — a licensed residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE), the licence category behind “assisted living” and “board and care.” It is licensed for 6 residents. Bedridden care is not on file.
Built from CDSS public records · September 13, 2026. Every fact below names its source and date.
Quick answers and the state record
A citation does not make a home unsafe, and an empty file does not make a home good.
Quick answers about South Bay Rsidential Care Home
Is South Bay Rsidential Care Home licensed?
The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
How many residents is South Bay Rsidential Care Home licensed for?
6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
Has South Bay Rsidential Care Home been cited?
0 Type A and 0 Type B citations, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
Is South Bay Rsidential Care Home still open?
This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026.
What does South Bay Rsidential Care Home cost?
$5,550 a month to start is a Covelight estimate, likely $4,550–$6,850. This home’s own rate is not on file. Ask: “What is the all-in monthly rate, and what would push it higher?”
Covelight’s estimate starts from the rates 24 small homes within 2 miles publish, then adjusts for this home’s size, state care approvals, Medi-Cal waiver participation, years licensed and the area’s prices. In testing, the likely range held the real rate for 6 in 10 homes. This home’s own rate is not on file.
Among 39 other homes of a similar licensed size in Torrance that publish a starting rate, the middle half runs $4,500 to $5,875 a month, and the middle figure is $5,500 (n = 39 other homes publishing a starting rate).
Each of those is a home’s own published figure, gathered on its own date in September 2026 — not an average of ours, and not a survey. Similar size means small and mid-size homes counted together, and large communities counted on their own, because they are different markets.
A home outside the band is not overcharging or underpricing: a starting rate covers different things in different homes, which is the first thing to ask about.
The price is made in the phone call. Nothing here is a quote, an offer or a discount.
A starting rate is the room and the base care. California homes commonly bill care levels, medication management, supplies, transport and a second person in the room as extras. Many also charge a one-time fee at move-in. Ask for that list in writing before anything is signed.
Only prices a home put out itself count here: its own website, a listing it supplied, or a price a listing site says the home confirmed. Prices a site shows without saying where they came from are left out.
Does South Bay Rsidential Care Home take Medi-Cal?
On Medi-Cal’s Assisted Living Waiver: this home is not on the DHCS participation list dated September 23, 2026. Ask the program about current options. The waiver pays for care services, not room and board.
Who holds the license?
The license is held by Ad Dynamic Inc., per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026. See the homes licensed to Ad Dynamic Inc. — at least 2 on the state roster.
Is there a hospital nearby?
Torrance Memorial Medical Center is 1 mile away in a straight line, per the CDPH licensed-hospital list dated September 16, 2026. See licensed care homes near it.
Can South Bay Rsidential Care Home keep a resident on hospice?
Hospice care is approved on this license, covering up to 4 residents, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
South Bay Rsidential Care Home license and inspection record
- Name on the license: “SOUTH BAY RSIDENTIAL CARE HOME”, per the CDSS roster as of June 12, 2026.
- License #198320652. The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- Licensed for 6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- Licensed to Ad Dynamic Inc., per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- First licensed: the year is not on file — the roster carries no first-license date for it. Ask: “When did this license start?”
- 1 state inspection visit on file, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- 0 Type A and 0 Type B citations on file, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- 0 complaints and 0 substantiated allegations on file, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
- The most recent state visit on file is March 27, 2026, per CDSS records as of September 13, 2026.
California writes these definitions for every licensed home, not for this one. CDSS citation definitions (PDF) ↗
Can they support the care needed?
California licenses a home for specific kinds of care. The state’s record lists what this home is approved for; the home’s own answers fill in what changes as needs change.
- Wheelchair / non-ambulatoryApproved · covers up to 5 residents
- Dementia / memory careApproved by the state
- Hospice careApproved · covers up to 4 residents
- BedriddenNot on file · ask the home
State licensing record · September 13, 2026. An approval may cover specific rooms or residents; it does not establish an opening.
Read the state’s own wording
AGE RANGE 60 AND OVER. APPROVED FOR SIX(6) RESIDENTS OF WHICH FIVE(5) MAY BE NON-AMBULATORY. ALL BEDROOMS APPROVED FOR NON-AMBULATORY RESIDENTS. WAIVER/GRANTED FOR HOSPICE CARE FOR FOUR(4).
983 - RCFE / DEMENTIA
CDSS record, verbatim · September 13, 2026
As needs change
- Staying through hospice
Hospice waiver on file · covers up to 4 — care may continue at the end of life
Ask: “If hospice is needed, can care continue here until the end?”
State licensing record · September 13, 2026
- If memory loss develops
Dementia-care designation on file
Ask: “Can we read the dementia care disclosure and discuss how daily support works?”
State licensing record · September 13, 2026
3 more questions to ask the home
- Two-person transfers or a lift
Not on file
Ask: “If two people or a lift are needed to transfer, can the person stay?”
- Someone awake overnight
Not on file
Ask: “Who is awake overnight, and how do residents ask for help?”
- Medicines
Not on file
Ask: “Who manages the medicines, and what happens when a dose is missed?”
What it costs here
Covelight estimate
$5,550a month to start
Likely $4,550–$6,850
From 24 nearby homes that publish rates · this home’s rate is not on file
Likely monthly total
$5,550a month
Likely $4,550–$7,000
With a shared room and basic help.
An estimate for planning, not a quote. The price is made in the phone call.
See the full cost breakdownRoom, care and fees · how people pay · how this estimate works
Starting monthly rate$5,550likely $4,550–$6,850
Covelight’s estimate starts from the rates 24 small homes within 2 miles publish, then adjusts for this home’s size, state care approvals, Medi-Cal waiver participation, years licensed and the area’s prices. In testing, the likely range held the real rate for 6 in 10 homes. This home’s own rate is not on file.
Basic help with daily careUsually includedup to $600
Basic help is usually part of the starting rate. Homes that price care by level start around $600 a month (45 California homes publish a care-level range, seen in September 2026).
One-time move-in fee$2,000one time · likely $0–$4,000
Homes that list a one-time entry or community fee charge a median of $2,000 (134 California listings; middle half $1,000–$4,000). Many homes list none — ask.
- Likely monthly totalLikely $4,550–$7,000
- $5,550
- First monthWith a one-time move-in fee · likely $5,300–$10,050
- $7,550
How people payPrivate pay, Medi-Cal waiver, SSI/SSP, veterans, insurance
- Private payMost residents pay from savings, a home sale or family help. Ask for the rate and what it includes in writing.
- Medi-Cal Assisted Living WaiverThis home is not on the DHCS participation list dated September 23, 2026. Ask the program about current options. The waiver pays for care services, not room and board.
- SSI/SSPCalifornia’s 2026 standard is $1,626.07 a month; $1,444.07 of it goes to the home and $182 stays with the resident. Whether this home accepts it is not on file — ask.
- VeteransVA Aid & Attendance can add to a veteran’s or surviving spouse’s pension. Ask whether residents here have used it.
- Long-term care insuranceMost policies pay for licensed care homes. Ask what paperwork the home provides for claims.
- MedicareDoes not pay for room and board in a care home. It can still cover hospice or home-health visits inside one.
Avoid surprises on the billWhat changes the price, and what to ask
- The care level
Some homes charge one all-inclusive rate. Others add levels or points as needs grow. Ask how the level is set, who decides, and what the next level costs.
- What is billed separately
Medication management, incontinence supplies, transportation and a second person in the room are often extra. Ask for the list in writing.
- Move-in costs
A one-time community fee or deposit is common. Ask what it covers and whether any of it comes back if the stay is short.
- Increases
California requires at least 90 days’ written notice, with reasons, before a rate rises (Health & Safety Code §1569.655). A change in the resident’s care level is the section’s own exception and can be billed sooner.
- What is the full monthly cost for the room and care we need, and what does it include?
- What would the next care level cost, and who decides when it changes?
- What is billed separately, and is there a one-time fee or deposit at move-in?
- Is any private-pay period required before another payment program can begin?
How this estimate worksWithin 25% for 7 in 10 homes in testing
Covelight’s estimate starts from the rates 24 small homes within 2 miles publish, then adjusts for this home’s size, state care approvals, Medi-Cal waiver participation, years licensed and the area’s prices. In testing, the likely range held the real rate for 6 in 10 homes. This home’s own rate is not on file.
24 homes like this within 2 miles publish starting rates mostly between $4,000–$5,500.
- Only prices a home put out itself count: its own website, a listing it supplied, or a price Seniorly says the home confirmed. Prices a listing site shows without saying where they came from are left out.
- Nearby homes are the nearest of the same size that publish a rate, widening from 3 to 40 miles until at least 8 do. The estimate starts from what they charge, then adjusts for this home’s size, state care approvals, Medi-Cal waiver participation, years licensed and the area’s prices.
- Room, care-level, second-person and move-in lines come from what California homes publish on listing sites. Memory care uses Covelight’s researched premium over assisted living.
- Totals add each line’s figure and combine the lines’ ranges as separate charges, because a home is rarely at the top, or the bottom, of every line at once.
- We tested this estimate on 1,546 California homes that publish their own starting rate. It was within 10% of the real rate for 3 in 10 homes and within 25% for 7 in 10; the likely range held the real rate for 6 in 10 (September 12, 2026).
- It cannot see this home’s specials, how it assesses care, or which rooms are open.
Show the 24 nearby homes behind this estimate
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- Sweet Care ManorTorrance · 0.3 mi · Small home$4,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
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- Global Elderly Care FacilityLomita · 1.8 mi · Small home$4,500Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
- Amalfi LivingTorrance · 1.9 mi · Small home$5,000Listed on Seniorly · assisted living shared bedroom · seen September 9, 2026
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Where it is
- 2460 W 229Th Place, Torrance, CA 90501Address from the public record · September 13, 2026. Confirm the entrance with the home before visiting.
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The state record
California inspects every licensed home and publishes what it found. Here are the dated documents and the state’s own words, beside what is typical for homes this size.
Since 2026, the state has filed 1 document for this home, and its records count 1 visit. The most recent is a facility evaluation report, dated March 27, 2026.
- On file since
- 2026
- State visits
- 1
- Most recent visit
- March 27, 2026
Beside homes the same size
- Type A citations0typical 0
- Type B citations0typical 0
- Substantiated allegations0typical 0
- Total complaints0typical 0
“Typical” is the statewide median across the 6,808 licensed small board-and-care homes (6 or fewer beds) in the state record — larger, longer-licensed homes accumulate more visits and reports, so compare like with like. One complaint can contain several allegations.
The full record — 1 document
Mar 27, 2026Facility evaluation reportReport on file
Type of visit: Prelicensing
Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), Regina Cloyd, conducted an announced visit to the facility for purpose of a pre-licensing evaluation. An application was submitted to CCLD and received on 08/28/2025, for a change of ownership for a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly to serve residents age range 60 and over. The facility is approved for six (6) residents of which five (5) may be non-ambulatory. All bedrooms approved for non-ambulatory residents. Waiver/Granted for hospice care for four (4) residents. Structure: Facility is a four (4) bedroom and two and one-half (2 ½ ) bathrooms, single story house with an attached garage. There is an outdoor back patio with furniture. There are two ramps along the house. Bedrooms: All bedrooms are approved for non-ambulatory residents. Bedroom four (4) is currently set up as a shared room and bedroom two (2) is currently being used as a private room. Bedrooms one (1) and three (3) are private. All bedrooms have the appropriate number of beds, chairs, nightstands/dressers, and lamps in addition to overhead lighting. Continue to LIC809-C. Bathrooms: Both bathrooms have a working toilet, wash basin, and step-in shower. The common bathrooms will accommodate non-ambulatory residents in a wheelchair. There is a private bathroom in bedroom four (4) that is not being used. The half restroom is used by staff. Linens & Hygiene Supplies: Beds have the required linen/supplies which include, pillowcase, mattress pads, fitted sheet, blanket and bedspreads. Adequate supply of linen stored in the hallway closet. Emergency Phone Numbers, Exit Plan & Menu: The facility has a working landline. There are two fire extinguishers located in the kitchen and dining room area. Food Service: Dishes, cups and flatware are stored in the kitchen cupboards, inspected and in good repair. Knives, cutlery and other sharp kitchen utensils are stored in a locked drawer next to the microwave. Food supply adequately stored in the cabinets and refrigerator and consists of the following: canned goods, fruit, meat, and vegetables. Smoke Detectors & Carbon Monoxide Detector: Electrical & connected. Continue to LIC809-C. Appliances: Stove burners, oven, microwave, washer, and dryer is working. There is one refrigerator in the kitchen and in the garage. Each refrigerator has a measured temperature of at least 40 degrees Fahrenheit for appropriate food storage. Freezer is at (0) zero degrees Fahrenheit. The residence is equipped with central heat. Toxins: Locked/stored in laundry room. Water Temperature: Tested at 119 degrees Fahrenheit. Medications, First-Aid Kit & Book: A first aid kit has been inspected which has at least the following: thermometer, tweezers, scissors, antiseptic, bandages, gauze and first aid manual, which are stored in the laundry room, available for staff use but inaccessible to residents. Reading Material, Games, Equipment & Materials: The facility has board games, cards, books, and puzzles for the residents' use, commensurate with the plan of operation. Pool/Jacuzzi & Pets: None. Continue to LIC809-C. Fire clearance: Fire Clearance with the following special conditions: no special conditions. Pre-licensing Checklist: Completed by licensee and observed by the LPA. Component III: Conducted at the Pre-Licensing visit, information provided about how to operate the facility within substantial compliance. An exit interview was conducted, and a copy of this report has been furnished to the applicant. Accordingly, LPA will submit a copy of this facility evaluation report to the Central Applications Bureau (CAB) for review. If the applicant has questions regarding the status of the application, they have been instructed to communicate with the CAB Analyst assigned to their application.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Mar 27, 2026
What the state’s words mean
CDSS citation definitions (PDF) ↗ · CDSS complaint outcomes ↗
Life here
Rooms, meals, the rhythm of a day, faith and language, pets and house rules — as the home describes them. Tap any detail for its source and date; nothing here is graded.
The home has not described daily life anywhere we have reviewed yet — that is the case for most small homes, and it says nothing about the home. These questions fill in the picture; keep the ones that matter to you.
Before you call
Ask every home the same questions — the state’s record does not answer these. Keep the ones that matter and they travel with your saved homes.
- What is included in the monthly rate, and what costs extra?
- Who is awake overnight, and how do residents ask for help?
- Which rooms does the non-ambulatory approval cover, and what transfer support is provided?
- What could change whether someone can stay here?
- Can we see a bedroom and share a meal during a visit?
Other homes nearby
The nearest licensed homes in Los Angeles County, closest first. Every listed home appears on the same terms.
Golden City Home Care
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$4,000 a month to start · Listed by the home
Angelic Homecare
Torrance · Small home · 0.2 mi away
$5,550 a month to start · Covelight estimate
Brightwater Manor
Torrance · Small home · 0.3 mi away
$4,500 a month to start · Listed by the home
Sweet Care Manor
Torrance · Small home · 0.3 mi away
$4,000 a month to start · Listed by the home
Grandview Guest Home
Torrance · Small home · 0.4 mi away
$5,150 a month to start · Covelight estimate
Senior Manor Care III
Torrance · Small home · 0.4 mi away
$4,500 a month to start · Listed by the home