The RAL Room Assisted Living Podcast

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How to Fund Assisted Living Through Medicaid, Government Contracts & Revenue Stacking with Evie Valportodesa

2026-10-2753:23

What if you could provide assisted living for underserved seniors and adults with disabilities while building a financially sustainable business? In this episode of the RAL Room Assisted Living Podcast, Dr. Alex Schloe sits down with Evie Valportodesa, founder of Heartwarming Living Solutions, to explore how assisted living operators can tap into government funding, Medicaid programs, and care contracts to serve populations that traditional private-pay models often leave behind. Evie shares h...

Palliative Care in Assisted Living: Supporting Residents, Families & Care Teams with Dan Fabrizi

2026-10-2046:31

What if assisted living operators could improve resident care, reduce unnecessary hospital visits, and give their staff more time to focus on what matters most? In this episode of the RAL Room Assisted Living Podcast, Dr. Alex Schloe sits down with Dan Fabrizi, Director of Provider Relations for The ROSE Program, to explore how palliative care can make a meaningful difference in residential assisted living. With 13 years of experience across the senior living industry, including serving as Se...

Why Assisted Living Is More Than Real Estate: Investing, Operations & Senior Housing with Gene James Ventura

2026-10-1342:51

In this episode of the RAL Room Assisted Living Podcast, Dr. Alex Schloe sits down with Gene James Ventura of Freedom Family Investments, a commercial real estate and senior housing investment professional with 30 years of experience. Gene shares why assisted living is fundamentally a people-first healthcare business, explaining how operational excellence, experienced leadership, quality of care, and careful due diligence can make or break an investment. Here's what we cover: ✅ Why assisted l...

How to Fill Your Assisted Living Home and Keep It Full with Tiffany Hill Allen

2026-10-0653:13

In this episode of the RAL Room Assisted Living Podcast, Dr. Alex Schloe sits down with Tiffany Hill Allen, a senior living marketing strategist with more than 25 years of sales and marketing experience. Tiffany shares practical strategies for increasing occupancy, building trust with families, developing referral relationships, differentiating your home, and creating a marketing engine that keeps beds filled. Here's what we cover: ✅ Why occupancy is the foundation of a successful assisted li...

6 Lessons From the RAL Room Virtual Summit That Could Change How You Build Your Assisted Living Business

2026-09-2926:20

In this episode of the RAL Room Assisted Living Podcast, Dr. Alex Schloe shares six of the biggest lessons he took away from the RAL Room's first Residential Assisted Living Virtual Summit. Featuring insights from lenders, licensing experts, experienced operators, and dementia-care educator Teepa Snow, Alex breaks down the practical ideas that can help you finance, license, operate, price, and grow a successful residential assisted living business. Here's what we cover: ✅ Why the money proble...

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