Tommy DobczykOpportunity Zone Advisor, OZ Wizard · Director of Development | Certified Opportunity Zone Advisor

Senior Living Facility Costs: What's the REAL Overhead?

27 Jul 2026 · 1 min

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In this segment of the YouTube video, Tommy Dobczyk interviews a senior‑living operator (Speaker A) to clarify the financial and operational realities of a non‑medical, companion‑focused senior living community. The discussion reveals that the facility in question is a 115‑bed residence that does not provide medical care, but rather offers a community home setting. Tommy probes the operator about monthly income and overhead, emphasizing that staffing is a major cost driver: at least two Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) must be on duty around the clock for a senior‑care‑type operation, even though this particular community is classified as companion senior living. The exchange highlights the distinction between companion senior living and medical senior care, and underscores the importance of understanding staffing ratios and overhead when evaluating senior‑living business models.

there's no medical or anything like that.
But, Tamara, have you ever ran a senior living facility or do you have an operator for this?
Yeah.
What was your monthly income? What was your monthly overhead for staff on a senior facility?
Yeah. And that was a 115-bed senior living facility. So, yeah.
Well, again, the cost of 2— because you're going to need at least 2 CNAs to be there 24/7. Because if this is a senior care facility—
it's not a senior care, it's more of a companion senior living. It doesn't have any medic— this is just a community home for a senior.