Elevating Senior Living with Compassionate Leadership

Best-in-class senior care led by Mary Ellen Frango, CDP. Fostering excellence, engagement, and satisfaction in every community.

Available for personalized consultations and full-time executive senior living roles. 
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Senior Living Executive | Operations Leader | Memory Care Specialist

Mary Ellen Frango is a proven executive leader recognized for driving occupancy growth, strengthening financial performance, elevating resident satisfaction, and building high-performing teams. Her leadership spans assisted living, memory care, rehabilitation, and continuing care communities, with expertise in operations, sales, marketing, regulatory compliance, and associate engagement.

"I'm committed to ensuring residents and their families feel they're a part of my own family. This isn't just business for me; it's personal. It's my passion and my privilege."

--Mary Ellen Frango

Making a Difference with Joy

Purposeful leadership. Heartfelt care.

  • Executive Director with a track record of achieving and maintaining full occupancy, including a 100% census and waitlist in a memory care community.

  • Increased community revenue by more than 20% while reducing agency staffing costs by over 50%.

  • Led communities recognized for excellence in senior care, including U.S. News & World Report Best Assisted Living honors and Purple Flag-accredited memory care programs.

  • Experienced in overseeing all facets of community operations, including health services, dining, maintenance, life enrichment, sales, and business administration.

  • Skilled at building strong relationships with residents, families, associates, referral partners, and healthcare professionals.

  • Certified Dementia Practitioner (CDP) with deep expertise in memory care, resident advocacy, and person-centered care.

Expertise Meets Empathy

Senior Living Operations • Executive Leadership • Memory Care • Occupancy Growth • Financial Management • Team Development • Regulatory Compliance • Sales & Marketing • Resident & Family Satisfaction • Strategic Planning • Community Relations • Associate Engagement

In the News: The Leadership Principles Driving Senior Living Success

Executive Director Mary Ellen Frango shares insights on occupancy growth, memory care excellence, team engagement and delivering exceptional resident experiences.

What Residents and Families Say

Hear from those who have experienced Mary Ellen's exceptional care and service.
Suzanne H.

"Mary Ellen is literally hands on, always acts in my father's best interest, and is very responsive to my many questions."
Alan L.

"Mary Ellen Frango is dedicated, extraordinarily hard working and amazingly responsive."
Andre D.

"Mary Ellen is the best Executive Director. Our family member with severe Dementia was exceptionally taken care of and with dignity. We searched for months and my family is just so grateful for meeting Mary Ellen."

Get Expert Guidance for One of Life’s Most
Important Decisions

Finding the right senior living community for yourself or a loved one can feel overwhelming. With over a decade of experience as a senior living executive and leader, Mary Ellen Frango provides knowledgeable, personalized consultations to help families understand their options, evaluate communities and make confident, informed decisions. 

Contact Mary Ellen

Experience exceptional senior living. Contact Mary Ellen Frango at 914-588-3402 or email frangofam@aol.com.
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