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Welcome to The RAL Room Assisted Living Podcast, your go-to resource for all things residential assisted living! Hosted by Charlie Cameron and Dr. Alex Schloe, we bring you expert insights, real-life success stories, and the strategies you need to thrive in the booming assisted living industry. Whether you're launching your own RAL business or seeking high-impact investment opportunities, join us as we ride the "Silver Tsunami" and revolutionize senior care together! Subscribe now for actionable tips, industry trends, and inspiring interviews with leading operators and investors.
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In this week’s episode of the RAL Room Podcast, Dr. Alex sits down with Pedro Luna — aerospace engineer turned senior living developer — who is building two 16-bed assisted living & memory care homes in Oklahoma. Pedro and his wife, a former caregiver, are on a mission to create better options for aging parents and families. Here’s what we cover: ✅ Why assisted living became personal for Pedro’s family ✅ How Oklahoma regulations shaped his move into ground-up development  ...
In this week’s episode of the RAL Room Podcast, Dr. Alex sits down with Jerry Vinci, founder & CEO of CCR Growth and host of the top-ranked From Leads to Leases podcast. Jerry has been helping senior living communities grow since 2014 — long before most people even knew what “senior living marketing” meant. 🏡📈 If you’ve ever wondered how to reliably generate move-ins, this is the episode for you. Here’s what we cover: ✅ The biggest mistakes small and mid-size operators make with mar...
In this week’s episode of the RAL Room Podcast, Dr. Alex Schloe breaks down the five most common chronic health conditions that lead seniors into assisted living — and what every operator needs to know to better support their residents. 🏡🩺 Here’s what we cover: ✅ Alzheimer’s & Dementia – why memory care training and secure environments matter 🧠 ✅ Parkinson’s Disease – managing tremors, fall risk, and precise medication timing ⏱️ ✅ Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) – spotting early ...
In this week’s episode of the RAL Room Podcast, Alex & Charlie sit down with Kaaren Hall, CEO of UDirect IRA Services and author of The Self-Directed IRA Handbook from BiggerPockets. 💰🔥 Here’s what we cover: ✅ How to tap into over $40 trillion in retirement accounts to fund your next RAL deal 💎 ✅ What a self-directed IRA is—and how investors use them for real estate 🏡 ✅ Rules & restrictions every capital raiser must know (and how to stay compliant) ⚖️ ✅ The new legislation th...
In this week’s episode of the RAL Room Podcast, Dr. Alex sits down with Sonya Paige Hall, a certified Assisted Living Core Trainer and Administrator based in Fort Myers, Florida. 🇺🇸✨ Here’s what we cover: ✅ The powerful story of how her grandfather’s tragic experience in care inspired her to change the industry ❤️ ✅ What it takes to become a certified RAL administrator in Florida 🏠 ✅ The most common mistakes new owners make—and how to avoid them ⚠️ ✅ Why understanding ...
In this week’s episode of the RAL Room Podcast, Dr. Alex sits down with Dr. Chloe Kilman and her husband Nick Blanchard, co-founders of Bloom Homes—to talk about their journey building Mississippi’s first 16-bed Memory Care Mansion. 🏡💐 Here’s what we cover: ✅ How a geriatric physician and an engineer teamed up to reimagine dementia care 👩⚕️👨🔧 ✅ Why they chose to build new instead of retrofitting an existing home 🏗️ ✅ What makes the Memory Care Mansion model so powerf...
In this week’s episode of the RAL Room Podcast, Charlie sits down with Marina Sky, a certified functional medicine practitioner and former corporate executive turned holistic wellness expert. 🌿💪 Here’s what we cover: ✅ What functional medicine really is—and how it’s transforming senior care 🩺 ✅ The surprising story of how Marina helped her mom avoid surgery through nutrition and gut healing 🙌 ✅ The most common chronic issues in assisted living (and natural ways to address them) 💪 ✅ S...
In this week’s episode of the RAL Room Podcast, Charlie sits down with Ken Moss, founder of The Home Well Group, who has over 22 years of experience, nine residential assisted living homes, and a thriving brokerage and consulting firm. 🏡🔥 Here’s what we cover: ✅ How Ken went from caring for his grandmother to owning nine RAL homes 👵➡️🏠 ✅ Creative financing strategies—including SBA 7(a) loans and seller financing 💵 ✅ Lessons learned from his first home (and the mistakes new o...
In this week’s solo episode of the RAL Room Podcast, Dr. Alex Schloe unpacks the real answers to the most common questions new RAL operators and investors ask. If you’re serious about getting started, this one’s for you. 🏡🔥 Here’s what we cover: ✅ How much it really costs to launch a residential assisted living home (renovation, ground-up build, or lease-to-operate) 💰 ✅ Licensing & regulations—what every state requires and how to navigate them with confidence 📝 ✅ Staffin...
Today on the RAL Room Podcast, Dr. Alex sits down with Johnny “Cashflow” Mazariegos and Ricardo Garcia, co-founders of Angels Haven Care in Southern California. These guys went from zero to five assisted living homes in just over a year 🚀—and they’re just getting started. Inside this episode, we dive into: ✅ Their journey from real estate & engineering to building a purpose-driven assisted living business 🏡 ✅ Why they walked away from transactional investments (Airbnb & mu...
Today on the RAL Room Podcast, Charlie sits down with Michele Magner, caregiver, dementia practitioner, and founder of Inspired Caring. This is a can’t-miss episode where we dive into: ✅ Michele’s journey from family caregiver to educator and life coach for assisted living families 👨👩👧👦 ✅ Why so many caregivers burn out—and how Inspired Caring helps break the cycle 💔➡️💡 ✅ The #1 struggle families face when moving a loved one into assisted living (hint: it’s guilt) ✅...
Today on the RAL Room Podcast, Dr. Alex sits down with Chuck Bongiovanni, Co-Founder & CEO of Majestic Residences and Founder of Care Patrol. This is a can’t-miss episode where we dive into: ✅ Chuck’s journey from social worker to building the largest franchise system for placement agents (Care Patrol) ✅ What it’s really like to sell your company to private equity 💼 ✅ Why he launched Majestic Residences during the pandemic—and how it’s grown to 19 homes (and counting) 🏡 ✅ The franchis...
In this week’s episode of the RAL Room Podcast, Alex & Charlie break down some of the biggest opportunities and wins happening right now in residential assisted living. 🏡🔥 Here’s what we cover: ✅ Texas A&M’s 14-acre senior living community – why universities are betting on senior housing 🎓➡️👴👵 ✅ NIC MAP data showing demand is skyrocketing while new development lags 📉 ✅ How this supply-demand mismatch is driving NOI, cap rate compression & long-term growth 📈 ✅ Huge wins fr...
In today’s episode, we sit down with Lindsay Daudistel, a nurse-turned-entrepreneur who built one of the fastest-growing residential assisted living companies in Ohio. Lindsay shares how she opened her first home in 2018 while raising a growing family (soon to be eight kids!), and scaled to nine thriving homes—with more on the way. Her story is driven by a powerful why: creating true freedom for her family and raising the bar for quality senior care after seeing her own grandmother neglected ...
In today’s episode of the RAL Room Podcast, we sit down with Scott Wells, CEO of Conversion Formula, who’s helped over 300 senior living communities boost occupancy with cutting-edge digital marketing. Scott breaks down why so many residential assisted living homes struggle to stay full — and how to fix it. From the common “if you build it, they will come” mindset to the pitfalls of relying solely on referral agencies, this episode is packed with practical strategies for generating leads that...
In today’s episode of the RAL Room Podcast, we sit down with Tom Hignite, an artist-turned-homebuilder who’s designed over 2,500 homes and brought his imagination and heart into the world of residential assisted living. Inspired by his father’s experience in care, Tom took a bold step: creating uniquely designed adult family homes in Wisconsin — complete with bird aviaries, in-home theaters, immersive screens, and intentional resident groupings to maximize quality of life. Inside the episode:...
In today’s episode of the RAL Room Podcast, we sit down with two incredible innovators who are reshaping the future of assisted living design — William Du and Kaicheng Zhuang, MIT-trained architectural designers who specialize in senior living spaces. They’ve helped operators across the country turn residential homes into beautiful, highly functional care environments — including Sally’s iconic care home in Sacramento — and they’re just getting started. Inside the episode: ✅ How they we...
In this episode of the RAL Room Podcast, we’re breaking down one of the most misunderstood but mission-critical parts of launching and running a residential assisted living home: insurance. And we’ve got the perfect guest — Jason Moody, Marine veteran and experienced insurance broker who specializes in assisted living and skilled nursing. Jason shares: ✅ The must-have insurance policies for every RAL operator ✅ The difference between general liability and professional liability (and why the ...
In this episode, we’re joined by Mackey Hughes, senior loan officer at Live Oak Bank—one of the country’s top SBA lenders, and a true champion of residential assisted living operators. 💰🏡 Mackey brings a rare mix of legal, financial, and field expertise to the world of senior housing. As part of Live Oak’s dedicated senior housing team, he’s helped build a nationwide lending platform that’s putting assisted living ownership within reach for everyday entrepreneurs. Tune in to hear: ✅ Why...
In today’s episode, we’re digging into one of the most misunderstood but powerful tools in real estate investing: Cost Segregation. And who better to guide us than Kim Lockridge, Executive VP of Engineered Tax Services and a pro who’s done thousands of studies—including many on assisted living homes. Kim breaks down: ✅ What cost segregation really is ✅ Why it’s a game-changer for RAL home owners ✅ How it turns $36K in depreciation into $300K+ in year one ✅ Why RALs are uniquely ...
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