We Know A Place understands the Senior Care market is flush with choices. In fact, you may already be calling on some of these placement services as part of your overall strategy. If so please continue to do so. At We Know A Place, we realize that we are not the only solution. However, we do offer a great service that you can use along with your other marketing and placement strategies. So what makes us stand apart? There are many reasons why We Know A Place is special, but what really makes us shine is our sense of community. We are a local company based in Southern California and we only service the Southern California market. We realize that we can better serve our families as well as our Care Partners offering local expertises in the region we call home. We do not attempt to be all things to all people, but we rather stay focused on what we do best. That means providing great service, thorough advice, and great care recommendations for our families. As a We Know A Place Care Partner you will personally know the Senior Care Advisor assigned to your facility. You will also find that our staff is always friendly and easy to work with. Our goal is to help make your job easier. We are here to help.

Yes. Our advice is free for families and their loved ones. There are absolutely no service fees and our advice is always free. We can do this because we work with the care providers when placing your loved one with their company or facility. In return, We Know A Place receives a referral fee from the care provider. This gives We Know A Place a unique position, where we can recommend the best options for your ’s situation while saving you and your family the heartache of trying to find the best senior care options for your loved one.

Yes. We Know a Place only works with Care Partners that we have been pre-screened ourselves. This means each property has been visited and inspected by a We Know A Place employee. In addition, all Care Partners must have the proper Community Care License or Skilled Nursing License from the state of California. Before a family decides on a Care Partner we also check with the State Licensing Agency to make sure the license still remains in good standing. You only want the best for your loved one, and so do we.

Yes. From time to time, we may recommend a service or facility that may not be in our network. This may happen for many reasons, but the most common is because a family will not qualify for one of our networked care partners. In these cases we prefer to still help families potentially going through a difficult time, so we will refer them to a proper service outside our network.

Simple. We ask you! Shortly after contacting us, we will do a brief assessment of your loved ones situation. This includes medical conditions, local area preferred for care, monthly budget, and assistance needs. Although it is not an exact science, we can almost always provide you with a handful of care providers that equal a close match for your family.

If needed, yes we will. However, most of our Care Partners will be happy to give the tour of their facility. Before scheduling a tour, we will provide you a checklist of items to address when choosing a facility. This checklist will help you look for areas of possible concern. Remember we are here to help you make the best decision for your loved one and also stand ready to assist whenever the need arises.

We Know A Place, Inc. is a placement and referral service for assisted living facilities, in home care providers, and skilled nursing facilities. Our service is free for the families we help and we only recommend care providers within our network. All companies in our network our pre-screened and go through a small evaluation process. We provide more than just a referral service. Our mission is to match the right residents to the right care providers. Although the process is not a science it is thorough and we connect families and care providers based on the best interest of the elder. We frown on the “spray and pray” philosophy. You can feel confident that we do not just hand over leads to everybody in the network while crossing our fingers that you choose one of our providers. Our matches address your elders specific needs.

Most caregivers tend to turn to family, friends, neighbors, and other caregivers.  Sometimes, a community may provide support services. Churches and some other religious groups may offer assistance as well. Family is another good resource to offer assistance. Volunteers provide support too.  If you find yourself a bit overwhelmed serving as a caregiver, be certain to seek help from others.

There are many types of elderly care available today, including:

1. Assisted Living – a care facility that helps the elderly with their immediate needs, including food, wash, and other living necessities to further their quality of lifetime. Medicaid may not pay for assisted living. Be certain to question the costs, and just how the facility prefers to be paid. Most facilities are private pay, which just means, either you as the caregiver, or the elderly person, need to pay, on a monthly basis.

2. Skilled Nursing Facilities – Skilled nursing facilities offer 24-hour healthcare care in a nursing home atmosphere. Services include rehabilitation, healthcare services, medicine distribution, diet, labs, mental health, if needed, recreation, personal care and hygiene, and make supervision. Be sure to inquire about the licensing by the state where you, or the possible resident may live, and question meeting federal rules. Ask about their policies and procedures, requesting answers about how they manage reports and complaints associated to abuse, neglect, and other problems that may impact your decision. Be sure to question their policy about Medicaid, if this may be an issue. Some nursing home facilities don’t accept Medicaid residents.

3. Home Health Care – these agencies are assigned by a health facility, or under other recommendations, offering the capability to supervise and help the elderly individual. Among the services provided are: make, healthcare, and personal hygiene. Home health care advantages the elderly who are remaining in a familiar home setting, allowing a bit of independence and quality of lifetime.

4. Group Homes – For the elderly loved one doesn’t have limited skills, group homes are like a household house setting, allowing the elderly individual to have assistance when needed. Nursing services and other demands is fulfilled from healthcare services and agencies.

This could depend on a variety of things. Your loved one can be unable to manage routine tasks and can be at great risk when left alone. For personal reasons, you may not be capable to give a higher level of care for this person.  Should you feel overly stressed or physically cannot continue with the demands for caregiving, you might want to find information from a doctor or other health experts in your community.

You never do.

Most caregivers tend to turn to family, friends, neighbors, and other caregivers.  Sometimes, a community may provide support services. Churches and some other religious groups may offer assistance as well. Family is another good resource to offer assistance. Volunteers provide support too.  If you find yourself a bit overwhelmed serving as a caregiver, be certain to seek help from others.

You never do.

The Alzheimer’s Association recognizes seven stages of Alzheimer’s disease, they are:

1. No-Impairment
2. Very Mild Cognitive Decline
3. Mild Cognitive Decline
4. Moderate Cognitive Decline
5. Moderately Severe Cognitive Decline
6. Severe Cognitive Decline
7. Very Severe Cognitive Decline

It is very  crucial to understand that not everyone will encounter the same signs and symptoms in these stages or advance at the same rate.

Dementia is a general term for the loss of memory and other intellectual skills serious sufficient to interfere with daily life.   Alzheimer’s is the most common kind of dementia.  Alzheimer’s destroys mind cells causing issues with memory, thinking and behavior.  These issues become severe sufficient to impact work, life lengthy interests and online life.

Many Assisted Living Facilities, Skilled Nursing Facilities and Home Care providers often find it difficult to market their services. Trying to reach the right family at the right time can be virtually impossible. Let’s face it; your facility will not always be the answer that a particular family seeks. So how do you find the right families for YOUR FACILITY? Simple, become a Care Partner at We Know A Place. As a Care Partner in our network, you will receive pre-screened referrals that are qualified leads based on budget, ADL needs, medical needs, family dynamics, etc. In addition, you will be working directly with one of our Senior Care Advisors along with the family. You will always have somebody actively involved from We Know A Place.

If you would like to become a We Know A Place Care Partner, please fill out the form on this page. This will give us the basic information we need to get started. Once we receive your information, we will schedule a brief phone interview and discuss your company in addiational detail. Based on our initial phone conversation we may choose to send out a Senior Care Advisor to tour the property.

Also realize that we will research your facility license(s) with all appropriate state agencies. The entire process usually takes about 2 weeks to complete.

So what are you waiting for? Fill out the form or give us a call at 888-249-0707. We look forward to working with you.