Housing & care placement
Free guidance to help your family understand care settings, compare participating providers, and prepare for the next housing decision.
See free placement guidanceFor families
A guide for the care decision.
A plan for everything around it.
Get free senior-living placement guidance, then connect the housing and care decision with the home, belongings, and move. A practical place to begin when your family’s needs change.
A clear fee model
Placement guidance.
At no cost to your family.
Our senior-living placement guidance is free to families. Participating care providers pay us a placement referral fee when you move into their community.
The no-cost service covers placement guidance. Housing and care charges, real estate commissions, and third-party services are separate.
See how free placement worksStart with what matters
This is someone’s home.
And someone’s next chapter.
The right plan makes room for the older adult’s wishes, the family’s concerns, and the realities of timing. We begin by listening.
- You may be planning ahead for a future move.
- A change in care needs may be creating new decisions.
- The house or belongings may be holding up a transition.
- You may be helping a parent from another city.
The decisions we help connect
Care, the home, and everything in between.
How to pay for it
Organize the financial questions, understand how the home fits into the plan, and connect with qualified financial and benefits resources.
Plan the conversationThe house & belongings
Work through selling the home, downsizing, sorting belongings, estate-sale resources, and cleanout coordination.
See how we helpA connected transition
Connect the care decision, the home, the move, and the right professionals around a practical transition plan.
See the roadmapThe house & belongings
A practical plan for
a home full of memories.
Some families need to sell promptly. Others have time to prepare. The plan should fit your family’s timing and the condition of the home.
Kevin can help you consider the sale alongside the care transition, then coordinate the resources needed for the property and the move.
Discuss the home and timelinePieces we can help organize
- A home-sale plan and preparation priorities
- Sorting what to keep, share, sell, or donate
- Connections to downsizing and moving resources
- Estate-sale, donation, and cleanout resources
- Timing around the move into the chosen setting
Real estate services are provided by Kevin Donahue, REALTOR®, through eXp Realty LLC.
Paying for the transition
Bring the financial questions
into the plan early.
We help you organize the questions to ask, understand how a potential home sale fits the timeline, and connect with appropriate financial, legal, or benefits professionals.
Oregon resources for paying for careUseful questions to bring to your advisors
- What is the expected monthly cost and what does it include?
- How will move-in costs and the home-sale timeline align?
- Which benefits or insurance questions need specialist review?
- Who has authority to make property and financial decisions?
Eligibility, coverage, and legal or financial decisions are reviewed with the relevant qualified professionals.
Common starting questions
A few things families ask.
Do we need to know where our parent is moving before we call?
No. You can start while you’re still sorting through options. We can help organize the questions and connect you with care and housing resources. The older adult, family, and care team guide decisions about the appropriate setting.
What if the house is full of belongings?
That is a common part of a transition. We can help organize the sequence for sorting, downsizing, donations, estate-sale resources, and cleanout—then fit those tasks around the home and moving timeline.
Can we begin if our parent already lives in senior housing?
Yes. A move between care settings can bring a new set of timing, belongings, and housing questions. Tell Kevin what is changing and which pieces your family needs help coordinating.
Is a home sale required before we start?
No. You can begin with the housing and care decision. When a home sale is part of the plan, we discuss real estate representation and compensation separately.
What should we have ready for the first conversation?
A general location, the timing you’re working toward, and the decisions that feel most pressing are enough to begin. You do not need a complete plan.
How is placement guidance free?
Our senior-living placement guidance is free to families. Participating care providers pay us a placement referral fee when you move into their community. Housing and care charges, real estate commissions, and third-party services are separate. See how the placement service works.