Family Connected Memory Care Boutique runs a small group of homes for people who need memory care, and these houses sit in Torrance and Solvang, California, serving up to five or six residents in each. These homes feel like regular family homes, bright and easy to move around in, with shared or private rooms you can furnish how you like, and there's always someone around to help. Certified care associates, trained for Alzheimer's, dementia, Parkinson's, traumatic brain injury, and medication management, keep a very close eye with a 1:2 caregiver-to-resident ratio, and a full-time licensed nurse and medical director oversee the health needs, so people can get help day and night. Food is made fresh with organic ingredients and custom menus, and there are shared meals, music, outings, pet therapy, and all sorts of simple activities like painting, baking, gardening, or sitting outside in the gardens and walking paths.
Family Connected Memory Care Boutique uses a program called Stimuli™, which looks at sensory engagement-music, touch, smell, art, and other activities like drum therapy or "live love art therapy" to help each resident feel connected, stay relaxed, and have a little fun together. The homes have built-in safety tools such as Wander Guard, motion monitors, emergency call systems, and alarms, to protect those who might wander or need urgent help. They take care of everything from housekeeping, laundry, bathing, hair, nails, and personal hygiene, and handle medications and daily exercises with a certified therapist. There's even a plan for end-of-life care and support for families living far away, so everyone stays in the loop with calls, emails, mixers, and monthly updates.
Lauren Mahakian, an elder care and dementia specialist, leads the team, and every care plan gets laid out with the resident's doctors and care team, with regular support groups for families who want to talk or learn more about dementia care. Family Connected Memory Care Boutique is licensed as a "personal care home" (license #198602982; another Torrance home is #198602082), and they've been running since 2018, welcoming adults living with Alzheimer's, dementia, Parkinson's, traumatic brain injuries, and related memory conditions. Meals, help with bathing, dressing, transferring, wheelchair access, and custom medication management all come standard, and there's never a point system or tiers to track, so all care is part of one monthly fee. Residents can join in creative classes, group meals, exercise, gardening, music, movie nights, and community shopping trips, and enjoy safety and comfort on cozy, easy-to-navigate grounds.
Family Connected Memory Care Boutique also supports the wider community, offering free dementia education groups, a call-in program, and even an Ostomy Supply Closet for uninsured people in southern California and Tijuana. This Ostomy group, led by volunteers, collects and provides donated supplies each month in Torrance to people who need them, with a simple form to fill out and a no-judgment approach to donations. Whether someone needs day-to-day help living with memory loss or is looking for a short-term solution, this group works to give each person the right mix of security, dignity, and comfort in small, home-like settings.
