San Jose USA, CA
Assisted Living Placement
Nickell Melo
Oasis Senior Advisors
4.9
About Nickell
Beyond the resume
Nickell came to this work after a health scare with her mother - an 85-year-old entrepreneur still living and working in a small town in Idaho. That experience, combined with years of quietly organizing volunteer activities at every company she worked for, pushed her toward something more purposeful. She's been her own version of a connector her whole career. This is just the version that keeps her up at night for the right reasons.
Oasis Senior Advisors Greater San Jose provides senior living placement services to families across the Silicon Valley area, with a primary focus on the greater San Jose territory. Services are free to families; Nickell is compensated by the senior living communities she works with through the standard Oasis Senior Advisors franchise model.
She guides families through options including assisted living, memory care, independent living, residential care homes, and skilled nursing. The process begins with an assessment of the older adult's care needs, cognitive status, budget, lifestyle preferences, and family dynamics — then moves to matched recommendations and community referrals. Families can reach her by phone or text, typically within a few hours.
Nickell spent 35 years in tech — building partner networks, helping resellers succeed, connecting people to the right resources at the right time. When she left that world, she wasn't looking for a slower pace. She was looking for work that felt like it mattered. What she found in senior placement wasn't a career change so much as a redirect of the same core instincts: figure out what someone needs, find the right fit, and make sure they feel supported through the process.
That tech background shows up in how she thinks about families. She's comfortable with complexity, good at translating options into something manageable, and methodical in how she assesses a situation before making a recommendation. She looks at care needs, cognitive status, budget, lifestyle preferences, and family dynamics together — not in isolation — before identifying communities worth considering.
Licenses & Accreditation:
CSA Certified Senior Advisor
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
Personalized Senior Living Placement (No Cost to Families)
Assisted Living
Memory Care
Independent Living
Residential Care Homes
Skilled Nursing
Short-term respite options
Care needs assessment
Cognitive status assessment
Budget & long-term sustainability assessment
Lifestyle preferences assessment
Family dynamics assessment
