How much has trying to figure it out alone already cost you?
Opening or growing a care business gets expensive fast when you don't know what you don't know.
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You've been trying to open an ALF for months or years — and you're not sure what's next.
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You bought or leased a property, then hit zoning, licensing, or installation problems — and you're still paying for it.
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You spent thousands on improvements before confirming the property would even work.
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You hired someone to help — then they went quiet, or this wasn't something they did every day.
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You've watched the videos, joined the groups, asked around — and ended up more confused, not less.
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You're in a partnership, or working with referral partners, without a clear agreement on money or roles.
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You're not sure which business model fits your finances and the life you actually want — or you're already operating and it's not there yet.
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You've carried this dream for years. You're ready to check it off.
You Don't Need More Random Information. You Need the Right Information, the Right Resources, and the Right People in the same room. That's what we're building at ALFCaregiverCon 2027.
Real EducationReal ImplementationLife Changing Connections
Who this is for
This Conference Is For You If…
You've dreamed about opening an ALF, group home, or care business — whether you haven't started yet or you're stuck in the middle of it.
You're opening or planning to open an ALF, group home, or care business in Florida, or you provide services to assisted living facilities and group homes across the state.
You're a caregiver exploring ownership and entrepreneurship in the care industry.
You're considering investing in senior care and need to understand the business first.
You already operate an ALF and want stronger compliance, occupancy, and staffing strategies.
You run a business that serves this industry — staffing, placement, home health, transportation.
If Any Of These Sound Like You, This Is Your Room.
Two Days, One Clear Path
Get clear. Build smarter. Move forward.
Day 1 — Build It Right
Clarity before costly mistakes
The foundation of a successful Assisted Living business — before you spend time, money, or energy in the wrong direction.
Outcome: Know What To Do, And What Not To Do.
Day 2 — Operate, Grow, Protect
Getting licensed isn't the finish line
Compliance, sales, marketing, occupancy, referrals, staffing, and the systems that carry a business forward.
Outcome: Leave With A Clearer Plan For What's Next.
Learn From People Who Work In This Industry Right Here In Florida
2027 Speakers & Industry Experts
Kimberly R. Smoak
AHCA Deputy Secretary, Division of Health Quality Assurance
Understand the compliance and survey standards your license actually depends on.
Andrew Rosenberg
Estate Planning & Elder Law Attorney, Rosenberg Law Firm
Understand the legal decisions that can protect — or create problems for — your care business.
Eddie Mohamed
Certified SBA Lender, President & CEO, Alliance Business Solution
Understand how acquisitions and funding actually get approved.
Robert Morestin
Managing Member, Horizon Mortgage Group
Helping you understand SBA, commercial, and conventional financing — and how to actually get your business funded.
Dr. Frantz Elijah Machoule
Accountant, Redemption Accounting Firm
Helping you understand the financial fundamentals that keep a small care business running long after opening day.
Melinda Twillie-Bryant
Founder, Twillie Bryant Creative
Helping you understand how to tell your story and build a brand families actually trust and choose.
Shayla N. Waldon, Esq.
Founder & Managing Attorney, The Waldon Law Firm, PLLC
Helping you understand the employment and business law decisions that protect you as you hire and grow.
Siomara Barboza
Mortgage Lender, CrossCountry Mortgage
Helping you understand how to actually finance the property your business depends on.
Amanda Babb
Owner & President, CarePatrol of Boca Raton & North Broward
Helping you understand how senior placement and referral relationships actually fill beds.
Karen S. Alba
Co-Founder & Executive Leader, JKARE
Helping you understand respiratory care and home medical equipment — and the partnerships that improve outcomes.
Carline Cadet François
Founder, Florida Assisted Living Consulting & Host, ALFCaregiverCon
Leading the extended sessions herself, drawing on her operational experience and the thousands of care entrepreneurs she's educated and helped license ALFs throughout the state of Florida.
Cristen Martinez, Esq.
Attorney & Owner, Martinez Law, P.A.
Helping you understand the real estate litigation issues that surface when you buy, lease or sell the property your business runs in.
Jennifer Lee Marcus, MIBA
Founder, LeeJS Biz Solutions & Regional Manager, LegalShield
Helping you understand the legal and identity protection a small care business should have in place long before it needs it.
Belitza Cadiz
REALTOR®, RE/MAX Realty Unlimited
Helping you understand the Tampa Bay property market, with more than a decade of local experience and a bilingual team behind her.
Nickie Nougaisse
Founder & CEO, Curls Dynasty
Helping you understand how a brand gets built from a kitchen table into a business customers seek out and trust.
Alexandra Silva Labarr
TEDx Speaker & Founder, TPN Community
Helping you understand how one room and one relationship at a time builds the network your business actually runs on.
Marline Paul
Founder, Enilram Creative Solutions
Helping you understand how to put technology and AI to work in your business without losing your own voice.
Djemcy Limage
Co-Founder & President, Xplo Group
Helping you understand ALF permitting, construction and the build-out decisions that set your opening date.
Anchal Bahl
Administrator & Owner, Share Love & Care
Helping you understand how to run a 24-bed facility where the systems hold up and the culture still feels human.
Fabiola Estera
Senior Care Advocate & Business Development Consultant
Helping you understand how census actually grows — outreach, referral partnerships, and the contracts behind them.
Janette Flores
Realtor & Senior Care Connector, partnered with CarePatrol
Helping you understand the real estate side of residential ALF ownership, after 14 years in patient care herself.
Rene Otsheel
Founder & Administrator, Peaceful Beginnings Assisted Living Facility
Helping you understand what it really takes to open and run a small facility families trust with their parents.
One Room. One Industry. Florida Focused.
The assisted living industry continues to expand, with Florida positioned as a leading market.
The US assisted living industry is about $48 billion and is projected to nearly double by 2033.
By 2030, every Baby Boomer will be 65 or older.
America's top three retirement cities are all in Florida, and more retirement-age Americans move here each year than to any other state.
Success requires alignment between care, compliance, operations, and partnerships.
Choose How You Experience 2027
Attend as a Group and Save
Bring your team and grow together while saving on your investment.
Team of 3 — $1,500
Save $150 as a group
Team of 6 — $2,940
Save $360 as a group
Team of 10 — $4,800
Save $700 as a group
Your registration comes with more
Two Bonuses Included With Every Ticket
Bonus 1
30 days in the ALF Thriving Circle for $1
Direct access to Carline and the FALC community, training replays, and connections that don't end when the conference does.
Auto-continues at the regular monthly rate after 30 days, unless canceled.
Bonus 2
Free professional headshot
Every registered attendee can get a complimentary headshot on-site — for LinkedIn, your website, and marketing materials.
See 2026 attendee headshots in the video below.
The ALF CEO Mastermind — Private VIP Leadership Experience
A Private, Not-Recorded Day With Carline. Twenty Five Seats.
You'll leave the conference on Friday and Saturday with two days of strategy, compliance guidance, and connections. Day 3 is where you sit down and turn all of it into your own plan.
The room is a mix. Some are already open and operating. Others are still working toward their first facility. The day is built around where you actually are, not where someone assumes you should be.
A full day of direct access to Carline, in a room of only 25 owners and aspiring owners
A working day built around your facility, or the one you're working toward
Already open? Bring your numbers, your staffing, your survey readiness, and the decision you've been putting off
Not open yet? Bring your licensing path, your site, your budget, and your timeline, and leave knowing exactly what comes next
Bring your specific questions and get them answered in the room
Leave with a written plan of action you can start on Monday morning
A safe space to speak your mind. No cameras in that room, nothing is recorded
Access to our Core Training, the course that covers the Florida assisted living administrator state exam requirements
Your Mastermind seat also includes the full VIP Experience at the conference on January 29 and 30.
Reserve Your Mastermind SeatThey've been in the room before
Hear From Past Attendees
Two sold-out conferences
One Growing Community.
What began as a vision to bring the assisted living and caregiving community together has continued to grow — and both previous conferences sold out.
500+
Attendees
2
consecutive sellouts
25
mastermind seats, capped
The Companies Standing Behind This Year's Conference
2027 Sponsors & Partners
You'll meet them in the room — the legal, financial, construction and training partners Florida operators actually use.
Rosenberg Law Firm
Estate Planning & Elder Law
Planning documents, Medicaid guidance and probate help for your residents and their families.
Valere Health Institute
Nursing & Healthcare Education
ALF Core Training, CEUs and nursing programs for the staff your facility depends on.
Horizon Mortgage Group
Residential, Investor & SBA Financing
Financing for the property and the business, from first-time buyers to experienced investors.
Xplo Group LLC
General Contracting & ALF Permitting
New construction, remodeling and ALF permitting, from initial planning through project completion.
Soleado Real Estate Group
Senior Transitions & ALF Real Estate
Real estate expertise with healthcare insight, for seniors, families and ALF investors in South Florida.
RE/MAX Realty Unlimited
Tampa Bay Real Estate
Buying, selling and investing across the Tampa Bay area, with strong negotiation and market knowledge.
Medtech International Group
Red & Near-Infrared Light Therapy
SpaceTouch noninvasive light therapy devices that support comfort, recovery and everyday well-being for older adults and those who care for them.
Frequently Asked Questions
FAQs
Who should attend ALFCaregiverCon?
Do I need to already own an assisted living facility?
What is the ALF CEO Mastermind?
Should I purchase my ticket now?
Are group rates available?
What's the refund policy?
Do you accept payment by check?
What is the dress code for the event?
How can I become a sponsor or vendor?
Make your next move with more clarity than your last one.
Jan 29–30, 2027  · Palm Beach County Convention Center  · West Palm Beach, FL
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