How I Work

How I work — and how I'm paid.

I think you should know exactly how this works before we start. No fine print, no surprises — here's the whole thing.

  • My help is free to you.

    A community pays me a fee only if your family chooses to move in. You never pay me — not for a call, not for a tour, not for the work after.

  • That fee doesn't drive my advice.

    I recommend the communities that fit your loved one — not the ones that would pay me most. If a place that's right for your family pays me less, that's still the recommendation.

  • My list isn't every community in Atlanta.

    It's the handful I've personally walked and would trust for your family. If I leave one out that you've heard about, I'll tell you what I know and why it isn't on my list.

  • You're never locked in.

    You can stop working with me anytime, for any reason. No contract on your side, no questions, no follow-up pressure.

Georgia recently passed a law requiring every senior-living placement agency to disclose these things to families. I'm glad — it's how I work anyway. What the law means for families →

How I'm different

The questions you should ask any senior placement advisor.

Not just me. Whoever you're considering, these are fair things to ask. Here's how I'd answer — and what a typical national referral service usually looks like.

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Who pays

Memory Care Connections

The community pays me; you never do — and I tell you up front.

Typical national service

Paid by communities, often without clear disclosure to the family.

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Your options

Memory Care Connections

The few I've personally walked that fit your loved one.

Typical national service

A long list, or only communities that pay to be in the network.

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Focus

Memory Care Connections

Memory care and Alzheimer's placement only.

Typical national service

All senior living. Generalist coverage.

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Local knowledge

Memory Care Connections

I've toured the North Atlanta communities I recommend.

Typical national service

National call center, often out of state.

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Who you work with

Memory Care Connections

Me, start to finish.

Typical national service

Whoever's assigned that day. Often a rotating bench.

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After the list

Memory Care Connections

I tour with you and stay after move-in.

Typical national service

A list, then a handoff.

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Your contact info

Memory Care Connections

Stays with me. I don't sell it or blast it out.

Typical national service

Shared across the network or sold to communities as a lead.

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Walking away

Memory Care Connections

Stop anytime, no pressure.

Typical national service

Varies. Read the fine print.

Questions before we start?

Ask me anything. I'd rather answer a hard question now than have you wonder later.

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