Everything You Need To Generate, Nurture and Close Leads For Your Senior Living Communities

For nearly two decades, Nick and Michael have been deeply invested in identifying and perfecting the formula for increasing senior living occupancy. By integrating data-driven insights with a compassionate marketing strategy, they’ve consistently helped senior living operators exceed their occupancy goals and create thriving communities.

Nick Skislak and Michael J. Taylor II
Nick Skislak, CEO
Michael J. Taylor II, CCO

"The senior housing market is changing and so are the target customers. The best strategy not only incorporates deep, timely, geocentric insights, but also is nimble enough to pivot as often as the marketplace calls for it."
-Nick Skislak, Owner/President of SSDM

16%

Lower Avg Cost Per Lead*

264%

Lower Avg Cost Per Deposit**

Senior Living Guide To Optimizing Sales & Marketing Outcomes

This comprehensive guide dives deep into how sales and marketing misalignment is costing you occupancy. Discover actionable insights to ensure your teams are working together seamlessly to achieve the best possible outcomes. You’ll find practical tools, key performance indicators (KPIs), and real-world examples to help you:

  • Discover the importance of addressing both "Placement-Focused" and "Planning-Focused" prospects with customized lead-nurturing strategies that meet their specific needs.
  • Understand the key metrics that matter most for your marketing team and how sales teams can leverage this data to close more deals.
  • Discover the importance of addressing both “Placement-Focused” and “Planning-Focused” prospects with customized lead-nurturing strategies that meet their specific needs.
  • Explore proven approaches for creating compelling content that engages potential residents and their families at every stage of their journey.

In this guide, you’ll gain valuable insights on optimizing your sales funnel, increasing collaboration between teams, to ultimately drive higher occupancy and revenue for your senior living community. Download your free guide today to start improving your occupancy strategy and boosting your growth!

A Stagnant Occupancy Rate Is Hurting Your Business

Does This Sound Like You?

Low occupancy, low conversion rates and lead volumes that aren’t big enough to move the needle.

  • Do you feel like you've tried 'lead gen' before with no results?
  • Does it seem like there are no solutions that actually deliver?
  • Are you frustrated about the money you are already investing?
  • When it comes down to it, do you attempt to do it all on your own?

We're A Team Of Marketers Passionate About Seniors

We're a group of highly experienced marketers focused on performance and measurable outcomes. We want to help tackle senior loneliness and challenge today’s misconceptions about living options, while also helping your communities thrive. Our dedicated team is committed to enriching the lives of seniors and highlighting the exceptional efforts of senior communities.

16+

Years of marketing senior healthcare/living

120+

Senior living communities actively managed

90%

Of communities average occupancy above 90%

+28%

Improve our clients' lead gen by an average of 28%

+40%

Improved our clients' ROI by an average of 40%

Marketing Investment Calculator

SSDM has spent nearly two decades:

Identifying the variables that TRULY make a BIG DIFFERENCE in your marketing tool belt Testing and honing the approach to each phase in the senior purchase funnel Establishing guidelines, tests and other tools that help to verify, simplify and quantify marketing efforts and processes

Because we found that clients often struggled to identify the optimal lead-gen marketing spend for each senior community, we developed the tool below to help simplify this calculation. This tool will calculate the optimal investment amount for your organization based on the number of communities and units you have, and how many leads are required to ensure that occupancy rates remain at or above 90%.

With this investment and strategic partnership with SSDM, you will be able to generate and nurture more leads, close on more move-ins and improve occupancy rates - creating an even more vibrant and diverse community for your existing residents to enjoy.

Calculate Your Cost Per Lead

27
$369.91

Total Monthly Investment

$9,864.17

*3 Communities/100 Total Units Minimum
**Calculations are based on average occupancy length and monthly cost to arrive at an average lifetime customer value.
These numbers vary greatly for unique communities and operators.

For a custom calculation based on your unique community mix, schedule time with us or give us a call.

Proof is in the Pudding

Senior Living Marketing Vice President
Irina
"SSDM has been instrumental in our aggressive growth plans over the last decade. Their understanding of the senior housing sales funnel is second to none, and their strategic approach to marketing has significantly improved our outcomes in even the most challenging markets."
Senior Living Vice President
Garreth
"Working with SSDM has been a game-changer for our senior living communities. They didn’t just help us generate more leads—they focused on attracting the right leads. SSDM truly understands the senior housing industry and has been a valued partner for more than 8 years."
Senior Living Operator C-Suite
Ryan
"SSDM exceeded our expectations. Their strategy brought in high-quality leads and nurtured them throughout the decision-making process, which can be quite long in our industry. Their ability to convert web visitors has been great - we’ve seen our occupancy rates rise steadily and our CPL drop as a result."

Caring Hearts And Powerful Results

Where Hustle and Heart Fuel Your Senior Living Growth

Our team combines decades of marketing expertise with a genuine passion for senior care. We’re not just here to help you fill vacancies—we’re here to make a difference in the lives of the residents and families you serve. Every campaign we create is powered by this dedication, resulting in real connections and powerful performance.

Nick Skislak Pearl’s Pal + Founder/President
Michael J. Taylor II Thelma’s Legacy + Creative Director/Partner
Tena Hermance Guardian Goddess + VP of Agency Experience
Courtney Bialek Oma’s Origin Keeper + Associate Creative Director
Rachel Cecilio Golden Years Guardian + Senior Project Manager
Grace Hall Grandparent Guru + Project Experience Coordinator
Marie Masakowski Wisdom Whisperer and Marketing Intern

Lead Gen

This includes everything you need to generate leads off the web. We will run search and display ads to the highest converting audience in your footprint and take them to custom landing pages that include multiple conversion points that will turn web visitors into leads.

Supports up to 3 communities, starting at

$5,000 / MO

Includes:

  • Targeted Ad Placement: Show up when people are actually looking for your solutions
  • Conversion focused Landing Pages: Specific to residents and their loved ones
  • Custom Dashboard: CRM, Phone and Form tracking

Lead Nurturing

This is for nurturing your web visitors and leads after the first conversation has gone cold. Here we will run automated emails, retargeting ads, social ads and direct mail to reignite the conversation. This is for senior living companies struggling with high lead volumes that are not converting.

Supports all communities

$3,500 / MO

Includes:

  • Email Marketing Automation: Emails go out automatically, not requiring any time from sales team.
  • Retargeting and Social Ads: Branded content that follows your audience after they visit your website and/or fill out a contact form.
  • Direct Mail: Automatically send direct mail to your qualified, yet unconverted visitors through location targeting.

Lead Closing

This is a 90 day program that turns your sales department into a finely tuned conversion machine. This complete sales program uses proven tactics and processes that strategically guide prospects through the sales pipeline.

3 month engagement

$32,000

Includes:

  • Sales Function Assessment: First understand where you are falling short in the sales process
  • Monthly Activity Tracker: Get everyone working from the same playbook. Track and act upon leading indicators that move the needle.
  • Speed To Lead & Follow Up: Implement the pre-proposal requirement checklist faster than ever before.

Receive Industry Insights

This exclusive content series delivers valuable insights on 12 different aspects of senior marketing. Several include free downloadable resources. The emails will be delivered to your inbox one time a week for the next 12 weeks.

Let's Explore How We Can Help Your Communities Thrive

Book A No-Pressure, Conversational Discovery Call With Nick And Mike

We mean it - No sales pitch here. Let’s get to know each other a little, and discover if we share similar passions. Ask us whatever you want to know.

Get Pre-Qualified

To ensure the best success for our future clients, we only work with those who are operating outside of the geographical footprint of our current clients. By filling out this form, we are able to determine how we can best service your communities.

If you’d like to speak with us rather than fill out a form, we always welcome a friendly conversation.

Talk with us today: (248) 629-9594

Step One
Complete the form. Please provide us with your contact information and a few details about your communities.

Step Two
Our team will be in contact with you in the next 4-8 hours to discuss how we can help.

Step Three
Get ready to maximize your growth marketing potential! We will work with you to chart the best path forward for your unique needs.

Get Pre-Qualified

To ensure the best success for our future clients, we only work with those who are operating outside of the geographical footprint of our current clients. By filling out this form, we are able to determine how we can best service your communities.

If you’d like to speak with us rather than fill out a form, we always welcome a friendly conversation.

Talk with us today: (248) 629-9594

Step One
Complete the form. Please provide us with your contact information and a few details about your communities.

Step Two
Our team will be in contact with you in the next 4-8 hours to discuss how we can help.

Step Three
Get ready to maximize your growth marketing potential! We will work with you to chart the best path forward for your unique needs.

Senior Living Guide to Optimizing Sales & Marketing Outcomes