Steve Kuker is a Senior Housing Expert, Senior Care Expert, Franchisor, Radio Broadcaster, and Entrepreneur at Senior Care Consulting. He possess expertise in home care, healthcare, elder care, medicare, public speaking and 20 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "Steve serves families seeking care for aging parents. He's been "in their shoes" having helped a family member needing care. He understands the fears & struggles of an advocate seeking quality care. His clients benefit from his years of experience. He's demonstrated an objectivity to serving clients so they experience the peace of mind the comes. In summary, Steve's clients know they're honoring their parent because they've done their best to care for them." and "My family hired Steve (Senior Care Consulting) to help us locate a new facility for my father. He was already in a skilled nursing home in south Johnson County but looking ahead, we could see that he needed to be in a place that would eventually accept Medicaid. Steve's methods for clarifying our needs and desires in a facility are thorough and detailed. He uses his own process to identify up to 3 facilities that meet our family's criteria. Then we take a morning and visit all three with Steve. He led each visit. This allowed my sister and I to concentrate on the "intangibles" of the facility - considering "will this place be a good fit for Dad?" Steve asks questions and collects data that your average family may not think of. He normalizes the information so you can actually compare numbers and features. Then he writes up a thorough report that we can consult later (both electronic version and print version, neatly bound, easy to file!) Could I have done this on my own? Yes, probably. It likely would not have been as thorough as Steve's analysis, had I done it myself. I would have had to spend so much more time that Steve did, I'm sure. The time it saved me and my siblings makes it worth the expense. Another benefit that Steve offers is that he keeps up on the current trends in the facilities in the Kansas City area. He knows which facilities are getting better, and which ones may be slipping. He has a sense for the "culture" of the facility. It's difficult to understand these qualities from reading a website and from a single in-person visit. Our goal for our father was to find the place that will offer the best care and quality of life for the rest of his days. To my family, it is worth the expense to do it right the first time. "