Our digital course is structured to guide you through the process of creating a business plan for your private care home. Each module and lesson explains our choices and reasons for those choices in creating The Home at Baer Creek. The course also provides instruction on the processes we went through to make those choices, so that you are empowered to create your own home that is in alignment with who you are.

In our group coaching sessions, you can expect personalized guidance focused on your specific goals and challenges. We will work together to identify your strengths, develop actionable strategies, and provide ongoing support to help you stay accountable and motivated throughout your journey.

The digital course unfolds over three to four weeks. Rather than overload you with everything at once, the digital course modules become available about every three days. That way, you have enough time to do your own work in one area before advancing to the next.

Typically, our students engage in the coaching and community program for a year to support getting their home up and running and working through the first year of their new business. Most students continue to stay connected through the group coaching and community for life.

That's perfectly okay! And that's why our digital course and coaching program address multiple areas. From the uncertainty of transitioning from a W-2 employee to becoming an Entrepreneur, to creating a bona fide business plan, to creating your ideal strategy and brand, to budgeting and finance, to caring for your residents, to employees ... our digital course covers it all. The group coaching experience provides an opportunity to get feedback and guidance not only from us, but also others who've already achieved what you want.

Our model is simple ... but that doesn't mean it's easy. Our most successful and satisfied students are committed to the ElderCare Solutions Group ethos of Love, Honor, Integrity, and Family. If you're a heart-led caregiver yearning to make a difference in senior care, and through that service, provide a better life for yourself, your family, and your residents, a private, family-based care home could be a great option.

Here's the syllabus for the digital course.

Introduction

Course Overview – Tips and tricks for getting the most out of the digital course

The Business Plan – We give you our business plan that we used to create The Home at Baer Creek, and throughout the course, we walk you through how to adjust each area so that your plan aligns with your business

The Power of Purpose: Finding Your Why

Why Start with Why? – A brief summary of the value of starting with Why, along with a workbook to get started.

A Live Example – Watch as Melissa works one-on-one with Tina to support Tina in finding her why.

Trigger Devices – Find an every-day “thing” that will support you in coming back to your why when the going gets tough

Includes a workbook to help you in the process of finding your why.

Becoming and Entrepreneur: Managing Yourself

To Think is To Create – Ever wonder why something that’s so obvious to you … seems so hidden to someone else? Watch these videos, and you’ll understand why that is … and how to leverage it for everyone’s benefit.

The 24 Hour Schedule – What if you already had all the time you needed to accomplish everything you desire? In this lesson and workbook, you’ll find the hidden time you didn’t realize you already had.

Tricky Twins: Languaging for Success – The difference between success and failure, between happiness and frustration … shows up in our words.

Includes a workbook to help you find the time you already have, plus a bonus: Tricky Twins e-book from Coach Rebekka Jensen.

Strategy: How we’re different and why it matters

The State of Elder Care – You’ve heard all the statistics … but do you know what’s really going on?

How we’re different – This is the Secret Sauce of our appeal to our residents and their families. It’s incredibly simple … and not always easy.

Advantages of our approach – We do things differently than everyone else out there … and that brings enormous benefits for everyone involved.

BONUS: Industry research and newsletter detailing the boom in ageing-in-place.

Service Offering: The What and the How

Overview of a Multi-Generational Care Home – Get into the nitty-gritty of how The Home at Baer Creek runs day-to-day.

Resident Care: Curated Tutorials on Maneuvers (and other resources) – Links to the best-of-the-best resources for learning care maneuvers as well as all the things we use in our home to support our residents (and ourselves)

Toys & Tech – We sift through everything to give you the valuable tools so that you don’t waste time on the gimmicks.

Marketing & Sales: The Who and the When

Market Research – Discover where to do to gain insight into your geographic area and comparable pricing for similar services

Creating your NICHE – Learn how to leverage who you were created to be to set up a space that attracts your best residents

Building your Brand – Understand the effects of color, fonts, and logos … so that you can build a brand in alignment with who you are

Creating Community: Building Allies in Marketing – Hear how we leverage advertising and marketing at The Home at Baer Creek … and how you can leverage what you already have to fill your home before you open

Includes workbooks to help you with market research and in creating your NICHE, plus five (5) marketing templates ready for you to modify with your own brand! Tri-Fold Brochure, Business Card, Post Card, Value Comparison Worksheet, and Benefits of Our Home slick sheet.

BONUS: Opening Your Home checklist – The process we used to go from closing to grand opening in one week.

Real Estate: The Where

Anything will work… – … and not everything is ideal. And in this lesson, we walk through what to look for and be aware of when looking at a home.

Creating a Welcoming and Accountable Space – Find the balance between “You never get a second chance at a first impression” and “You can’t judge a book by its cover.”

Resources – Curated links to specific items we use at The Home at Baer Creek to support creating a welcoming and accountable space.

Finance & Recordkeeping

Finding the money for a home – 8 (and a couple more) strategies for finding the money for a home.

Client Records Management Systems – Our proprietary filing systems for residents and finances, including links to where you can purchase the specific items we use. We also walk through EVERY contract, addendum, waiver, and form we use at The Home at Baer Creek.

Budgeting & Financial Management – Whether you’re an expert or a novice when it comes to budgeting, you’ll have a working budget for your business with our spreadsheet.

Includes our proprietary budgeting Excel spreadsheet, plus every contract, addendum, disclaimer, waiver, and form that we use at The Home at Baer Creek. This is a complete “contracts and forms” package that by itself is worth $5,000!

Business Entities, Licenses, and Permits

Entity Types – Did you know there are options other than an LLC? And did you know that within the LLC entity type, there are four distinct sub-types … and each of those has different prices and benefits? This lesson will help you figure out which entity types and structures will support your business goals.

Licenses & Permits – Getting the answer you want – Learn by doing as we walk through our proprietary process for researching zoning, licenses, and permits at the county (or parish for Louisiana) and city/local level, and the strategies we use to get the answer we want.

Maintenance: Staying Complient with Meetings and Filings – Understand the value of regular meetings and leverage our templates to support you in managing your business day-to-day … and staying compliant year-to-year.

Includes templates for weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual management meetings and compliance filings.

Employees and Support

Good Support – Support comes in many forms, and you’ll hear all the different ways we leverage support at The Home at Baer Creek.

Recruiting, Interviewing, and Hiring – Watch live as we interview three potential candidates (who consented to being recorded) and see what our interview process looks like.

Includes a workbook to help you build your support plan, and one of our Indeed Job Ads as a sample for you to use.