That assisted living placement service cost me $2,500 and a lot of headaches

I hired a local placement agency to find a spot for my dad near Phoenix, and they pushed this one facility that looked fine online but was a mess in person. After I paid them and toured it, the staff was rude and the place smelled off, so we backed out. Anybody else get burned by those middleman services?

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thea6025d ago

See, I actually had the opposite experience with one of those services here in Scottsdale. They charged me $1,800 to find a spot for my mom and toured maybe 5 or 6 places with me before we settled on one that's actually been great. The woman I worked with knew the manager at the facility and got us a discount on the first month (which almost covered the fee, honestly). I get that it's a gamble though, some of those agencies probably just take a list and don't do any real vetting.

ward.anna5d ago

Yeah that's basically how it went for me too @thea602. Worth it in the end.

jake7475d ago

and honestly @ward.anna thats the thing, if you get a good agency with actual connections it can pay off. i always tell people to ask if they have someone on staff who has worked in senior care before. those are the ones who know the managers and can pull strings. the ones who just hand you a list are basically useless and not worth a dime. if they cant give you a specific example of a deal they got for someone else, walk away.