Get to Know Our Team at Options for Senior Living

Family Comes First, Always.

He has been a leader in developing and implementing a code of ethics and standards of best practice for the non-regulated senior living referral industry in Arizona. He is the Past President and Co-founder of the Professional Association of Senior Referral Specialists (PASRS), a group dedicated to these causes.

That passion has now expanded to a national platform with the formation of the National Placement and Referral Alliance (NPRA), established in 2017, to address many of the same issues nationwide. His role includes developing local chapters for the NPRA, with chapters now established in multiple markets outside of Phoenix, and creating the only industry-specific certification program in the nation for referral and placement specialists (CPRS).

His company, Options for Senior Living, was founded in 2003 to provide professional consultation and guidance services to families and professionals seeking assisted living and long-term care services for seniors. He has served over 4500 families in the past 23+ years, many of whom have had a loved one suffer from some form of dementia.

In 2021, Scott co-founded Senior Resource Connectors (SRC) with a colleague he had initially helped with resources for his mother in California, and later, when she moved to Arizona during the pandemic. He was overwhelmed by the number of choices, responsibilities, and his mother’s complex needs. After that, they formed Senior Resource Connectors together. SRC provides education, outreach, and resources primarily to the adult children of parents navigating the challenges of aging.

As a former educator with the Maricopa County Community Colleges, he continues his passion for teaching by speaking for the Desert Southwest Chapter of the Arizona Alzheimer’s Association, PASRS, and the Arizona Fiduciaries Association. He has presented at the national conference of the National Guardians Association. Additionally, he was the former co-host of a radio program called Planning Past 50, which addressed various life issues, including healthcare and financial planning for individuals in their 50s and older.

He has been featured on other local radio shows, speaking on various issues affecting seniors and older adults. He is a featured contributor to the book ‘Aging in Arizona,’ released in 2018. In 2016, Scott was invited to join the prestigious Health Care Committee at the Arizona Attorney General’s Office. This group is developing a comprehensive, statewide approach to address the most pressing issues facing Arizona’s aging population. He has been an avid reader and loves music and baseball, growing up in Ohio as a Cincinnati Reds fan and an Arizona Diamondbacks season ticket holder since 2002. Scott and his wife, Stacey, have been married since 2015. They have six children and three grandchildren; Scott’s children are married. Scott and Stacey reside in the East Valley, where they make their home and spend time with their family.

Scott has dedicated over 13 years to the unlicensed and largely unregulated placement and referral services industry, working to establish industry best practices, a national certification program, and trade association representation. Scott’s personal mission has been to leave the world better than the way he found it, and he is far from done.

She later moved into a Regional Sales Director role, which allowed her to gain insight into the operations of senior living communities across different states. She loved those years of seeing her families every day.

Her passion is to help. Her compassion and leadership inspire her in everything that she does. Her greatest asset is to create meaningful and trusted relationships.