In her early days in the medical field, Angela Olea worked for a nurse registry. In doing so she was exposed to many different hospitals, nursing homes and situations. Such vast experiences put her on the fast track for learning. It exposed her to environments where she questioned methodologies and outcomes. One of the biggest questions she had was why aging patients had unnecessary hospital readmissions often dealing with the same issues again and again.
Angela is a true solution-oriented and strategic thinker. Her mind processes the why, what and how more quickly than most. When she sees a problem (often overlooked by others) she quickly begins to ask ‘why’, ‘what’ and ‘how’.
Why does this problem exist?
What effect is it having on the client, community or business?
How can I be the change that solves this problem?
Listen in to this episode of The Franchise Woman podcast, as Angela shares how answering these 3 vital questions led to her pioneering new industry!
Meet Angela Olea
Angela Olea is a highly passionate, innovative and accomplished business leader in the senior care industry. She is a respected authority on senior housing and care options, serving as a guest speaker at state and national aging conferences. Angela is also a visionary, founding the nation’s first senior placement franchise business.
A registered nurse, Angela initially launched Assisted Living Locators in response to seeing aging patients have unnecessary hospital readmissions and a lack of community support. In an effort to evoke positive change and ease of care transition for patients, she created a National Readmissions Prevention Specialized Program for community care providers to reduce hospital readmissions.
Today, as Chief Executive Officer of Assisted Living Locators, she has built the company into a nationally acclaimed premier placement and referral agency, matchmaking seniors with caring providers for over a decade.
Under her stewardship, Assisted Living Locators is setting the standard for care transition and has received top rankings in Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500®. The company is also included in the prestigious Inc. 5000 list of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. With 140 franchise office locations in 36 states and the District of Columbia, Assisted Living Locators is one of the largest senior placement and referral businesses in the U.S.
Passionate senior care advocate, pioneer in providing others an opportunity to join one of the hottest growing industries today and a leader determined to treat the elderly with the dignity they deserve – these are the goals Angela strives to achieve every day.
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