A Place for Mom, Inc., assists seniors and their families in making thoughtful, informed decisions about senior housing and services, from Alzheimer’s and dementia care to retirement communities and assisted living. The company, founded in 2000 in Seattle, has become the largest such service, assisting nearly 200,000 families throughout the United States each year. A Place for Mom, which works with a network of more than 18,000 senior-living providers, also promotes You’ve Got Leads!, a lead-management tool for the senior-housing sector.

Offering its services free of charge, A Place for Mom works with families at a difficult and emotional time, preventing wasted efforts and confusion over choices. “We spent a month trying to find options and resources. In one call, you guided us in the right direction and gave us all that we would need,” wrote one satisfied daughter. A Senior Living Advisor at A Place for Mom aids each family in its search by assessing medical, financial, geographic,

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Date Type Amount Investors Valuation
02/24/06 Series A 9.5M Battery Ventures Unknown

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