Start, Grow, and Thrive with your Adult Family Home Business.
With over 36 years of AFH experience, 1,200+ residents served, and nearly 2000 clients & students certified, coached, and mentored, Joseph brings the clinical authority, business savvy, and personal mentorship you need to succeed in Washington's long-term care ecosystem.
Make Faster Progress, With Excellence.
Skip the Guesswork. No Costly Mistakes.
If you’re trying to start, fix, improve, or grow your adult family home… You already know how overwhelming it can feel. You don't have to figure all of this out alone. I help adult family home owners like you take the next right step, with clear guidance, pointed feedback, and proven strategies that work in the real world.
Zoom to AFH Success
Zoom meeting to get clarity on your project, define your best next best-steps and a get a clear action plan to fast-track your progress and results for maximum returns.
Get expert guidance to gracefully solve challenges with staff, clients, DSHS, business operations, or a difficult family members.
Discover strategies to improve your business, find more residents and fill beds faster, promote, and give tours that maximize move-ins.
Set up the right business structure and apply for an AFH license.
Whether you are an operator or investor, you’ll get the answers you're looking for.
AFH Licensing or Inspection Audit
Prepare for your DSHS inspection or get licensed - on your first attempt.
Comprehensive full on-site AFH audit of all systems and policies: Medication management, documentation, policies, and environment for compliance, ensuring a smooth licensing process.
With over a dozen new license inspections and 120+ annual inspections, we know what licensors look for, how they think, and how to ensure a smooth and successful DSHS audit.
You'll be ready to pass on your first attempt - Garanteed or your money back.
How To Start an AFH in Washington.
Start Your Adult Family Home The Right Way. Without Guesswork.
A clear, practical, real-world roadmap to go from idea → licensed → operational.
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What Others Have Said...
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I thoroughly enjoyed your marketing class! Your enthusiasm and practical, relevant ideas were inspiring and thought-provoking. Our advertising agency and paid referrals are extremely expensive and do not maximize our exposure or tools. I am reenergized and now looking at marketing very differently. Thank you, Joseph!
Melissa Halverson, RN
VP of Operations, Encore Communities












