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    Sue Pomerantz & the team at Concepts for Living are superb! I've known Sue in the networking arena…read morefor many years, so when it came time to place my mom in a board & care, I went straight to Sue. With her gentle guidance & TLC she found me the perfect home for mom. Sue did all the research & saved me a lot of time (I only looked at 2 places!). Sue listened very carefully to my description of mom's needs and selected the best properties for me to tour. When I walked into the home I chose, I felt the warm welcome of the owner and saw that the residents were very well cared for. Sue was always a phone call away when I had questions (and there were a lot), & she answered all of them with gentle kindness. I can't say enough about Sue's professionalism. She knows the industry extremely well & has a lot of resources. I highly recommend Concepts for Living without hesitation. Everyone on Sue's team is a pleasure to work with.

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