Carrollton, TX
Assisted Living Placement
Stephanie Valadez
Assisted Living Locators Flower Mound
Why tendercare trusts Stephanie
Vetted April 2026 · Verified Member5.0
About Stephanie
Beyond the resume
Stephanie is a Carrollton native and the daughter of immigrants who became a first-generation college graduate; a background that shaped her commitment to access, advocacy, and helping people navigate systems that weren't built with them in mind. Before launching Assisted Living Locators, she spent years leading workforce equity programs in DFW, including serving as Managing Director of Per Scholas Dallas, where her chapter was named a finalist for the Most Innovative Nonprofit award and received the inaugural Emerging Leaders in Philanthropy grant from Communities Foundation of Texas. Today, she continues her commitment by volunteering with Metrocrest Services and serving on the Advisory Board of the American Red Cross North Texas Region. She lives with her family in the community she serves.
Assisted Living Locators Flower Mound & Surrounding Denton County Areas offers a no-cost,
local senior living placement service to families in Flower Mound, Carrollton, Lewisville, Denton,
Frisco, Coppell, and surrounding communities across Denton County and the broader DFW
area. Stephanie helps families explore the full range of senior living options—including
independent living, assisted living, memory care, and residential care homes. She is the
consistent guide, leading them from initial assessment to curated community tours and essential
post-placement follow-up. The service is free to families.
The engagement process is designed to bring confidence and clarity. It begins with a structured
intake assessment covering crucial areas: care needs, cognition, mobility, finances, and location
preferences. To ensure quality, Stephanie personally visits every recommended
community—meeting staff, observing operations, and evaluating quality firsthand. She then
presents families with a curated shortlist of options they can choose from with confidence.
Post-placement support is hands-on: coordinating logistics, checking in on successful
integration, and remaining accessible throughout the transition.
Stephanie Valadez came to this work the way many people do, through her own family. She
grew up in the Carrollton area and has spent years navigating care decisions for her
grandparents, and now in the early stages for her parents. That experience didn't just inform her
empathy, it gave her a clear-eyed understanding of what families are actually up against when
they're trying to find care under pressure: the grief, the guilt, the fear of making the wrong call.
What sets her apart is how she handles the moments when families are most stuck. In complex
cases: Parkinson's, Alzheimer’s and Lewy body dementia, situations where a standard
community setting won't provide enough focus - she does the diagnostic work to understand
what's really needed, then leans on her network for second opinions before making a
recommendation. She won't rush a placement: even in urgent situations, she holds the line on a
realistic timeline, because the checks and balances matter.
Her background is unconventional for this field. Twenty years in HR, executive coaching, and
nonprofit leadership trained her to hear not just what families are asking for, but what they're not
saying. She also insists on staying true to her experience - referring medical and legal questions
to trusted partners rather than improvising - and she consistently gives families two solid options
rather than a single recommendation, so no one feels steered. Her goal, as she described
herself, is to serve as an outside advocate who gives families the space to prioritize their loved
one's dignity throughout the process.
Licenses & Accreditation:
Dementia Care Certified® (CDC®)
CPR/AED
Executive Coaching Certificate
tendercare Trusted Network member
Services
Education on living options
Compare costs of senior living
Find senior living options for needs & budget
Lease and contract navigation
Support during move transitions
Specialties
Senior living placement for active adult communities, independent living, assisted living, memory care, and residential assisted living
Senior care concierge and resource provider
Parkinson's
Lewy body dementia
Service Area
5.0
I had the pleasure of meeting Stephanie when she toured Our Cottage 20000 Fiddlers Green Frisco locations with her clients, and I was truly impressed. Stephanie is incredibly knowledgeable about senior living options and approaches each family with both professionalism and genuine care. She took the time to listen carefully, ask thoughtful questions, and guide the family through the decision-making process in a calm and reassuring way. What stood out most was her ability to balance compassion with clarity. She provided the family with excellent guidance, helping them understand their options while always keeping their loved one’s needs at the center of the conversation. Families navigating senior living decisions are fortunate to have Stephanie by their side. She is a dedicated and trustworthy Senior Living Locator, and I highly recommend working with her. Stephanie, we are looking forward of working with you more!
Yulia Burt
March 2026FAQs
It begins with a structured intake assessment covering care needs, cognition, mobility, finances, and location preferences. I personally visit every recommended community, meeting staff and evaluating quality firsthand, then present a curated shortlist of options. Stated areas of focus for Assisted Living Locators Flower Mound include Parkinson's and Lewy body dementia.
Yes. In complex cases like Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and Lewy body dementia, I do the diagnostic work to understand what's really needed and lean on my network for second opinions before making a recommendation. Assisted Living Locators Flower Mound brings 1+ years of experience to families in Flower Mound, TX.
Post-placement support is hands-on: I coordinate logistics, check in on successful integration, and remain accessible throughout the transition. Assisted Living Locators Flower Mound provides senior living placement and care advising for families in Flower Mound, TX. A new inquiry to Assisted Living Locators Flower Mound usually gets a reply within an hour.
Assisted Living Locators Flower Mound works with families in Flower Mound, TX and the surrounding area on senior living placement and care advising. A family just outside that footprint can still be matched with a nearer member of the tendercare Trusted Network.
Ongoing work is billed at an hourly rate. Costs are agreed with the team up front rather than after the fact, and finding Assisted Living Locators Flower Mound through tendercare adds nothing to the price.
Credentials on file for Assisted Living Locators Flower Mound include Dementia Care Certified® (CDC®), CPR/AED, and Executive Coaching Certificate. The practice has 1+ years in the field. Assisted Living Locators Flower Mound has completed background check verification through the tendercare Trusted Network vetting process. Stated areas of focus include Parkinson's and Lewy body dementia.
