Senior Placement Specialist Fee Structure
Transparent explanation of how senior placement specialists are compensated — for facilities, referral sources, and families who want to understand the business model.
This page explains the senior placement specialist compensation model transparently — for facilities who want to understand what they’re agreeing to, for referral sources who get asked about it, and for families who want to confirm that my services are genuinely free to them. The business model is simple; the question is understandable; this page answers it completely.
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Facilities Pay the Fee
The receiving facility pays the placement specialist fee at move-in. The standard arrangement is a fee equivalent to the community fee or one month’s base rent, paid once the resident has moved in and stayed for a defined period.
Families Pay Nothing
Families receive placement specialist services at no charge. This is the standard industry model and is disclosed to every family at the start of our engagement.
No Move-In, No Fee
The fee is contingency-based — I am paid only when a placement results in a move-in. Facilities pay nothing for referrals that don’t convert to residents.
How It Works
Family engages the specialist at no cost
The family is informed at the first conversation that placement specialist services are free to them — paid by facilities at move-in. This is standard industry practice and is disclosed upfront.
Facility agrees to the fee arrangement
Facilities that work with my referral network agree to pay a referral fee at move-in. The fee is negotiated between the specialist and the facility — typically one month’s base rent or the community fee equivalent.
Placement results in move-in
The fee is earned only when a family moves in. There is no upfront cost to facilities for receiving referrals. This makes the arrangement risk-free for facilities from a marketing spend perspective.
Fee is paid and disclosed
The fee is paid by the facility within an agreed timeframe after move-in. Disclosure to families is part of my standard practice, and many facilities include it in their residency agreement.
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