About us
A Trusted Local Guide for Your Family
A Senior Journey is a free, local senior placement service for the Tucson area, run by two advocates who tour with you in person and stay alongside you until the right decision is made.
Finding the right care for an aging loved one is one of the hardest, most overwhelming decisions a family ever faces, often made quickly, under stress, and without knowing where to start. A Senior Journey exists to make that moment more manageable.
Why We Do This
Amanda founded A Senior Journey to give families a trusted local guide through that decision, the kind of help she wished families had when they were left to sort through options alone. She has spent 20 years in senior placement here in Tucson, and she placed her own mother in assisted care, so she knows firsthand what families are feeling when they call. Today she and Kristine personally walk families through assisted living homes and communities across the Tucson metro, so no one has to face it by themselves.
Meet your advocates
Amanda and Kristine
Amanda
Senior Placement Advocate
Amanda has spent 20 years in senior placement in Tucson, with a healthcare background spanning physicians' offices, surgeons, hospice, and a role as sales director in an independent and assisted living community. She placed her own mother in assisted care, so she knows firsthand what that decision feels like, and she personally tours communities alongside Tucson-area families, only ever recommending state-licensed options in good standing. You will often find her at local health fairs and chamber of commerce events, or speaking in healthcare settings around the city. Amanda has four grown children and is a proud Nana to her four grandchildren.
Kristine
Senior Placement Advocate
Kristine holds a degree in Speech Communications and began her career as a certified nursing assistant in a continuum-of-care community in St. Paul, Minnesota, where she saw firsthand both the challenges seniors face and how fully they can live in the right supportive setting. She personally tours communities alongside Tucson-area families, listening first and bringing calm, practical guidance to every step. Helping seniors find fulfillment in their golden years has been her passion ever since.
How We Help
We listen first, then match you to state-licensed homes and communities that genuinely fit your loved one's needs and budget. We tour them with you in person, answer the questions you did not know to ask, and stay alongside you until you have made a confident choice.
Why Families Work With Us
- Experienced, compassionate placement advocates with 20 years of senior placement experience in Tucson
- Deep, current knowledge of Tucson-area communities and adult care homes, checked against state surveys
- Full-spectrum support, from the first conversation to follow-up after move-in day
- Referrals to trusted local services, including elder law attorneys and downsizing specialists
- No cost to your family from start to finish
What It Costs You
Our service is at no cost to your family. We are paid by the homes and communities we partner with, and that never changes who we recommend or the homework we do on your behalf. We only ever recommend state-licensed homes and communities in good standing.
What Families Say
Families have made A Senior Journey one of the most reviewed and highest rated senior placement agencies in Tucson, with a five star average on Google. Their words are the best picture of what working with us feels like, and you can read more of them on our testimonials page.
Recognized locally
Honored by the Oro Valley Chamber of Commerce, 2026.