Senior Living, Simplified.
From finding the right senior living community to coordinating the transition and connecting you with trusted local resources, Altera is here to guide the way.
→ Guidance, Transitioning, and Placement at no cost to families.
Mother-daughter owned. Local guidance. In-person support. No cost to families.
Mother-daughter owned. Local guidance. In-person support. No cost to families.
One Place. Every Step.
Finding senior care shouldn't require twenty Google searches, twelve phone calls and a spreadsheet.
Altera brings senior living options, trusted professionals, transition resources and personalized guidance together in one place.
Find Senior Living
Assisted living, memory care, independent living and more
Placement Guidance
Help coordinating the details between decision and move-in
Trusted Resources
Local professionals for everything from elder law to moving.
Transition Support
Personalized help finding and comparing communities
Why Families Choose Altera
Because when it’s your family, it’s personal.
Altera is a mother-daughter owned and operated senior living advisory service built around one simple belief: families shouldn’t have to navigate one of life’s biggest transitions alone.
We know how overwhelming it can feel. The phone calls. The tours. The paperwork. The questions you don’t even know you should be asking. The pressure to make the right decision for someone you love.
That’s where we come in.
We don’t want to simply give you a list of communities and wish you luck. We show up. In person. We get to know your family, help you understand your options, coordinate the details, attend tours, communicate with communities and stay beside you through the transition.
Because you already have enough on your plate.
Let us carry some of it.
Rooted In Trust. Guided By Care.
01. YOU GET US.
A mother-daughter team, from start to finish.
No call centers. No being passed from person to person. You work directly with us, so the people who know your story are the same people helping you through it.
02. WE SHOW UP.
Because some things are better done side by side.
We're not here to guide you from behind a screen. We believe in being there in person whenever we can, from touring communities to navigating the important moments along the way.
03. WE TAKE IT OFF YOUR PLATE.
You already have enough to worry about.
Researching communities, making calls, coordinating tours, communicating with providers and keeping track of next steps can quickly become a full-time job. Let us handle the details so you can focus on your loved one.
04. WE FIND THE RIGHT FIT.
Not just the first available option.
We take time to understand the whole person: their care needs, personality, lifestyle, preferences, finances, location and what matters most to your family. Then we help you explore options that truly make sense.
05. WE’RE STILL HERE.
Move-in day isn’t where our relationship ends.
A successful transition is about more than getting the keys. We stay connected through the move and beyond, helping your family find resources, answers and support for whatever comes next.
Focus on being family. Let us take care of the rest.
A Note From Us, to Your Family
If you’re here, there’s a good chance something in your family is changing.
Maybe you’ve started to notice that Mom needs a little more help. Maybe Dad isn’t quite as safe at home anymore. Maybe a hospital or rehab stay suddenly turned into a conversation you weren’t prepared to have. Or maybe you simply know it’s time to start looking at what comes next.
We know this isn’t easy.
There can be so much emotion wrapped into finding a new home for someone you love. And we want you to hear this:
You didn’t fail them. You’re simply loving them enough to find the place where they can be safe, supported and cared for.
That’s exactly why we created Altera.
As a mother-daughter team, we wanted to create the kind of senior living guidance we would want for our own family: personal, local, compassionate and hands-on.
We don’t want to hand you a list of communities and leave you to figure out the rest. We want to sit down with you. Get to know your loved one. Make the phone calls. Research the options. Coordinate the tours. Show up in person. Ask the questions. Help with the details. And be someone you can call when the whole thing starts to feel like too much.
Because you should be able to spend this season being their daughter, son, spouse, granddaughter or friend — not their full-time senior living coordinator.
And when our senior living placement guidance can be provided at no cost to your family, we hope you'll let us help carry some of that weight.
Our goal with Altera is bigger than helping someone find a community.
We want to make a difference in the way families experience this transition.
We want your loved one to find a place where they can feel safe, cared for and at home. And we want you to walk away knowing you made a loving decision for someone who means the world to you.
You focus on being family.
We’ll help take care of the rest.
With love,
Lisa & Olivia
Mother-Daughter Founders, Altera Senior Advisors