A Place for Mom

A Place for Mom is a privately-held, for-profit senior care referral service based in Seattle, WA. The company provides resources about senior housing and elder care options to seniors and families in need. A Place for Mom employs eldercare advisors to help seniors and their families make informed decisions about their elder care options. These options include assisted living communities, Alzheimer’s care, nursing homes, respite care, retirement communities, residential care homes, home care, and hospice care. This personalized service is offered at no charge to families, as many of the nation’s care communities reimburse the company for its services. [http://www.crunchbase.com/company/aplaceformom] .

History

A Place for Mom was founded in July of 2000 by Pamala Temple, MHA, SLP and John Temple and Brian Trisler. Pamala spent over fifteen years in senior housing corporations at the executive level. During her career, Pamala met many families in need of a better way to search for elder care resources. Thus, A Place for Mom was formed by combining passion to help seniors with knowledge and experience of the senior housing industry. The company's founding principle is to provide personal and professional assistance to families in the search of elder care options.

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Services

The company provides families with one-on-one guidance during their search for senior housing options. Families are matched with the eldercare advisor closest to the geographic area in which the family is searching for care. The advisor completes a short assessment of the family's geographical, financial and clinical preferences and then gives the family a list of senior care providers that meet their needs [http://www.midlifesatrip.com/a-place-for-mom/] .

Eldercare advisors help seniors and their families make informed decisions about their elder care options. These options include assisted living communities, Alzheimer's care, nursing homes, respite care, retirement communities, residential care homes, home care, and hospice care. This personalized service is offered at no charge to families, as many of the nation's care communities reimburse the company for its services. [http://www.aplaceformom.com/about/]

The company's resource section includes videos about the different types of senior care options as well as articles on a number of topics [http://www.aplaceformom.com/senior-care-resources/] .

Awards and Recognition

In 2007, the company was 71st fastest growing out of 100 top companies in the healthcare industry by Inc 5000 [http://www.inc.com/inc5000/2007/company-profile.html?id=200712950] . Also in 2007, The company was listed number 239 in Entrepreneur Magazine's Hot 500 list [http://www.entrepreneur.com/Hot500/Details/239.html] .

In 2008, the company was 66th fastest growing out of 100 top companies in the healthcare industry by Inc 5000 [http://www.inc.com/inc5000/2008/company-profile.html?id=200815630] .

Related Links

[www.aplaceformom.com/] A Place for Mom website

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