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La Dolce Living- Our Mission | Core Values | Commitment
Our Mission and Promise to You Print E-mail

Co-founded by a doctor with over 40 years experience in the medical field, La Dolce Living is the most trusted and comprehensive online directory of senior care homes in California, Florida, Arizona and the rest of the United States. We also help seniors and their families find FREE and RELIABLE information from senior housing care such as assisted living and nursing homes, alzheimer's care, in-home care, articles and tips, health information, senior discounts and services, a senior online community, plus more...


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Our passion and commitment is to help seniors and families find the best quality, affordable care on the planet for themselves or their loved ones.








OUR PROMISE TO YOU
MESSAGE FROM THE FOUNDER & CEO
COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY
CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP


Our Promise to You


OUR PROMISE is to provide you with reliable information made simple and secure. La Dolce Living connects you seamlessly with the information, services and people that you are looking for. With an online interactive experience and our Caring Online Community, we will ensure all of your questions are answered thoroughly and quickly. Also, we truly understand and respect how important your personal information is to you. We have a very strict Privacy Policy and we will never give out your personal information to anyone or any 3rd party or send you “spam” messages.

Best of all, the information is absolutely FREE to our seniors and families.

Making the Search Simple and SweetTM


 

MESSAGE FROM THE FOUNDER & CEO

People have always approached me and said numerous times that they do not know where to go to find the best senior care information for themselves or their loved one. They do not know who they can trust, what are the best options, or where they can go so all of the information is easy to understand.

We created La Dolce Living for the primary purpose of addressing these concerns and giving you the best solutions available anywhere. Our foundation and core values ensure that we not only give you THE BEST information, but we provide it in the simplest manner possible.

We always Listen and thrive to constantly improve. This is your Website. Please give us any feedback in the "Contact Us Anytime" Section so that we may enhance your experience every time. Also, please let your family and friends know about us in the "Tell a Friend" Link found at the top of every page. We have a very strict Privacy Policy and no one will EVER be "spammed" with email.

Truly,

Erwin T. Allado, CEO


COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY

Giving back to others in need has always been a priority in not only La Dolce Living’s principles, but one of the key foundations in our lives. As part of our commitment to the community, La Dolce Living will donate a portion of its proceeds on every transaction to the La Dolce Living Non Profit Organization that will change the lives of our community. More details to come...



CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP

La Dolce Living strategically partners with certain organizations not only for networking purposes, but these groups also set the highest standards that we must comply with.


Better Business Bureau (BBB)

American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA)

Assisted Living Federations of America (ALFA)

TRUSTe

 
Your La Dolce Living Team Print E-mail

La Dolce Living was founded by caring individuals where family always mattered to them the most. Each founder always regarded family as one of the core principles in their upbringing. With the growing need for senior information and care, they now have a great opportunity to use their talents to passionately give back to the community.


Erwin T. Allado- Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
Guy Bartoli- Chief Technology Officer
Catharine D. Allado- Chief Operations Officer & Co-Founder


"Welcome to the La Dolce Living Family! We took part of this rapidly growing senior care industry to make a difference in the lives of our visitors as well as our valued clients. With our team's extensive expertise in computer technology and the medical field, one of our goals has always been to make technology advanced, yet simple and easy to use. Most importantly, we want to make it affordable and accessible for everyone and to help those that don't know where to go for senior care information.

We've always done business ethically and keeping to our 'Word' and commitment to you. Your La Dolce Living Team takes great pride in what we do and will always commit ourselves to the relentless pursuit of improving our services for you.

Thank you again for visiting and please don't forget to let your friends and loved ones know how we can help them.

We use the word 'Family' because we always take care of you."

Best Regards,

Erwin T. Allado, CEO



Erwin T. Allado – Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder

Erwin has been a corporate executive and entrepreneur with a proven track record building Internet companies and growing customer-service and product-related corporations. It all began in college when Erwin was Founding Father of a community service-based fraternity where he was elected the 1st Chapter President for a 2-year term. After college, Erwin joined PeopleSupport, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSPT), a California-based leading provider of customer care and business process outsourcing (BPO). He was promoted to Operations Supervisor after 3 weeks on the job and was later sent overseas to build-out PeopleSupport’s global operation.

At the age of 21, Erwin was the Department Head of Customer Service Operations and played an intricate role in growing the center from approximately 20 to 400 employees. One of the primary responsibilities included transitioning over 20 U.S. accounts (leading Fortune 500 Companies such as GE Capital, Expedia, Nokia, Network Solutions/VeriSign, EarthLink) to the Asia center and supporting its growth in becoming profitable in the 1st year of operation.

After his tenure at PeopleSupport, Erwin consulted directly for the CEO of Linksys (NASDAQ: CSCO) and was key in the build out of their customer care center in Asia. Erwin then returned to California where he switched careers in search of challenging himself and learning a completely different side of business. Erwin joined Beverly Hills Financial Group, a premier brokerage firm providing financing for major entertainment and sport celebrities. As Vice President, Erwin built his business from the ground up and achieved numerous accolades such as “Highest Gross Sales Revenue since 2000,” “Top Sales Producer” and “Hardest Worker” awards all in the same year.

Born in Southern California, Erwin holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Management Information Systems (MIS) from Loyola Marymount University. Erwin is married and is a proud father of 2 wonderful children. He is also a third-degree member of the Knights of Columbus, a global organization based on charity and service for others.

Erwin has always had a deep respect for elders and a devotion to always take care of them in appreciation of how they raised him. La Dolce Living is a perfect fit for Erwin as he brings forth his experience and passion to give back to the community including the less fortunate.

 

Guy Anthony Bartoli – Chief Technology Officer

Tony brings over 20 years of technical expertise to La Dolce Living including all aspects of web development implementation as well as corporate management experience. From major company web portals to intricate content management systems, Tony has designed systems that received world-wide utilization for data analysis. His work has been published by Intel and Microsoft and the most recent specialization has been in online content management for corporate government applications.

Prior to La Dolce Living, Tony created a technology consulting firm that provided website development for his numerous clients. Such services included resource identification, business and cost analysis, project management, deployment, web metrics reporting, security analysis and final testing. Before building his own firm, Tony also had a very successful career with Schlumberger Limited as Information Technology Manager. Working in the corporate office, he reported directly to Executive Management in their New York Headquarters. Tony was responsible for not only managing his internal IT Team, but project managed major redesigns and incremental upgrades for Schlumberger’s key websites, including creation of a corporate website portal for the Executive Team.

A native of Marina Del Rey in California, Tony attended college at the University of Southern California. Always prioritizing family, Tony always does anything to help his parents as they are one of the closest people in his life.

 

Catharine D. Allado – Chief Operations Officer & Co-Founder

Kate brings to the company experience in building start-up Companies and a background in customer service, health insurance, medical services, finance and billing. She started her career with Citibank providing banking and customer service. She then joined PeopleSupport and was instrumental in building the customer care center from ground up. She moved up quickly through the ranks where she was one of the heads of the Expedia, ProFlowers and other Major US accounts.

When Kate moved to Los Angeles, she worked for WellPoint Insurance (Blue Cross). She again moved up quickly being offered to assist the head of customer care Insurance team. Kate decided it was time to move on and started her own company which helped other businesses with Medical Management and Billing Services. After much success, she decided to join La Dolce Living due to its mission knowing she could bring to the table her talent and passion for helping elders.

Born in Metro Manila (Philippines), Kate attended Assumption College, an exclusive university well-known for educating many of the Philippines’ presidents and top officials. Kate holds a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in International Business.

Growing up close with her family, Kate has always made family #1. Although she is across the world from her family, she always makes it to a point to talk to her grandparents and parents more than twice a week. Kate’s passion and dedication for her family is definitely reflected in helping other families find what they are looking for.

 
La Dolce Living's Press & Media Print E-mail

Making A Difference in The Senior Care Industry- Passionate About Helping Seniors

La Dolce Living Teams Up With World-Renowned Neurologist To Help Stop Alzheimer's Disease- August 16, 2010- Orange County, California

La Dolce Living Helps A Famous World War II Veteran
- July 27, 2010- Orange County, California

La Dolce Living Launches New Generation Senior Care Website
- June 17, 2010- Orange County, California

La Dolce Living, Inc is now TRUSTe certified- February 3, 2009- Orange County, California

La Dolce Living, Inc releases Beta Version 2.0- December 24, 2008- Orange County, California

La Dolce Living, Inc. is now online!- May 22, 2008- Orange County, California


La Dolce Living Teams Up with World-Renowned Doctor To Stop Alzheimer's Disease

World-renowned neurologist and Alzheimer’s expert, who has treated such high profile individuals such as Pope John Paul II and the Dali Lama, teams up with a senior care resource website to spread the awareness on Alzheimer’s prevention.

(PRWEB) August 16, 2010 -- La Dolce Living, a senior care website that helps seniors and families find the best senior housing option in the nation, and famous medical expert Dr. Vincent Fortanasce, M.D., team up to help spread the word that Alzheimer’s Disease can be prevented. Dr. Fortanasce is a world-renowned neurologist that treated patients such as Pope John Paul II and the Dali Lama. The famous Alzheimer’s doctor has made appearances on CNN, Dateline, 60 Minutes, the Today Show, and the Dr. Phil Show to name a few. Dr. Fortanasce is also a regular spokesperson for the California Medical Association at the Senate and Legislature assemblies.

"This is exciting time for Dr. Vincent Fortanasce and La Dolce Living as we spread the word that Alzheimer’s disease can be minimized and possibly prevented if we start with better lifestyle habits," says Erwin Allado, C.E.O. of La Dolce Living. "Imagine one of your aging loved ones is diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease and can't even remember who you are."

According to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, more than 26 million people worldwide were diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2006. The researchers also concluded that people who will be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s will quadruple by 2050 to more than 106 million people worldwide.

"In 1980, I diagnosed, on average, one patient a month with dementia; now in some weeks, I may diagnose 6-10 patients. It is a result of our sad lifestyle – sedentary, stressed sleepless, aging with a diet full of carbohydrates and transfats," said Dr. Fortanasce.

He also adds that "We can change our habits at any age and still have an impact on our brain’s fate. He especially wants parents to establish healthy habits for their children so they can live long, healthy lives."

For more information on Dr. Fortanasce's published works and for more senior care resources such as senior housing, caregiving, senior health related articles and senior care discussion forums, please contact Catharine D. Allado or visit www.ladolceliving.com

About La Dolce Living La Dolce Living was co-founded by a doctor with over 40 years in the medical field and Information Technology Executives. La Dolce Living’s free senior care website services enables Seniors and their Families find and compare the best assisted living, nursing homes, senior care homes and other senior housing facilities in California, Florida, Arizona and across the United States. Users can also read senior care articles by recognized industry professionals and join discussion forums with others going through the same senior care challenges. La Dolce Living is headquartered in Mission Viejo, California. For more information, please visit www.ladolceliving.com

Contact:
Kate Allado, Chief Operations Officer
La Dolce Living, Inc.
877.528.8420
www.ladolceliving.com


La Dolce Living Helps A Famous World War II Veteran

La Dolce Living, Inc., Senior Care company trusted by seniors, helped a World War II Veteran Hero move into an assisted living care home in Orange County, California.

Ladera Ranch, CA (PRWEB) July 27, 2010 La Dolce Living, Inc., a comprehensive online directory of licensed assisted living, nursing homes and other senior care facilities in California, Florida, Arizona and the rest of the United States, just placed a member of the original World War II “Band of Brothers” into one of the senior care facilities in their network. Fr. Leo Matz, now an 84 year old priest, is a historical figure and part of a famous WWII military division that fought bravely for the U.S.

“It’s not every day you get the privilege to help someone that had an impact on U.S. history,” says Erwin Allado, C.E.O. of La Dolce Living. “Not only do we help Seniors and their families find quality and affordable Senior Care, but it’s also a true blessing when you can take care of our veterans.”

Jane Thompson, Fr. Leo’s long time friend and caretaker said of La Dolce Living’s services, “I needed you to help me through this important and stressful time and you made this process very easy for me. We needed a service like this, and I praise you for having the knowledge and the desire to help mankind.”

Jane contacted La Dolce Living and they provided her with options based on Fr. Leo’s needs, preferred senior care facility location and budget. By entering the desired city or zip code, services, amenities and budget into the La Dolce Living website, seniors and their families can easily compare licensed senior care facilities in their area for free.

"Our philosophy has always been to refer seniors to assisted living communities, nursing homes, board and care homes and other senior housing facilities that we would actually place are own parents or relatives into. Our goal has always been to thoroughly inspect any senior care facility or senior community that we refer any family to. We also work closely with state agencies to ensure these senior care facilities are meeting licensing requirements,” says Kate Allado, COO & Co-Founder of La Dolce Living, Inc.

With the 65 and older American population doubling to an estimated 72 million in the next 20 years, the need for reliable and affordable senior care services increases significantly each year.

For more information on this release or to become a member of La Dolce Living’s Exclusive Network of Senior Care Providers, please contact Kate Allado or visit www.ladolceliving.com.


About La Dolce Living
La Dolce Living was co-founded by a doctor with over 40 years in the medical field and Information Technology Executives. La Dolce Living’s free website services enables Seniors and their Families find and compare quality, affordable licensed senior care homes and facilities in California, Florida, Arizona and across the United States. Users can also read articles by recognized industry professionals and join discussion forums with others going through the same senior care challenges. La Dolce Living has an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau and they are headquartered in Mission Viejo, California. For more information, visit www.ladolceliving.com.

Contact:
Kate Allado, Chief Operations Officer
La Dolce Living, Inc.
877.528.8420
www.ladolceliving.com


La Dolce Living Launches New Generation Senior Care Website

Affordable senior housing (http://www.ladolceliving.com) and other senior care resources from La Dolce Living, Inc. are highlighted on its new-generation website. Aimed at being a “one-stop website for senior care,” it will help seniors and families find quality and affordable senior housing options and resources for themselves or their aging loved ones.

Mission Viejo, CA (PRWEB) -- La Dolce Living Inc. has just launched a complete senior care (http://www.ladolceliving.com) website, including a listing of affordable senior housing options.

La Dolce Living®, meaning "Sweet Living" in Italian, has a free comprehensive online directory that has more than 28,000 licensed, senior care facilities throughout California, Florida, Arizona and the rest of the U.S.

La Dolce Living, Inc., co-founded by a doctor with over 40 years of medical field experience, lets seniors and families find and compare the best quality and affordable assisted living, nursing homes, Alzheimer's care, independent living, adult-day health care and other senior housing options throughout the U.S. Users are also able to read and comment on articles written by recognized industry professionals and participate in an online community forum with people going through similar challenges relating to senior care.

The inspiration for the website comes from its users, including a daughter in her mid-50s previously complaining about the lack of affordable senior care options and poor quality of "fresh" data for her mom, recalled Erwin T. Allado, CEO of La Dolce Living. Prior to forming the company, we would meet people left and right that did not know where to go for senior housing information. To this day, families are still not prepared to deal with their aging loved one emotionally and most especially financially.

"In the next 20 years, the senior population is doubling to 70 million, making seniors and Baby Boomers, the fastest and largest growing demographic on the Internet. With the ongoing caregiver shortage, the senior care industry will heavily depend on every senior care facility to provide care for the elderly. Our formula is simple. With everyone going through one of the hardest times in U.S. history, seniors and their families still need an easier way of finding more affordable senior care for themselves or their aging loved ones. We make that possible by helping every senior care facility get affordable, online visibility"says Catharine Allado, Chief Operations Officer at La Dolce Living.

During development, Google reported that La Dolce Living's website received over 350,000 page views from a total of 130 countries. "You guys did a fantastic job on your senior care website! I found it informative, helpful, and easy to navigate" said Bill Joseph, prior VP of the Long Term Care Division at PHP Healthcare Corporation.

La Dolce Living also provides placement services for seniors needing quality and affordable long-term care by matching them with quality and affordable senior care facilities, such as assisted living, Alzheimer's care, adult day care and more.

Added Erwin, "These are exciting times for us as we continue to expand quickly across the U.S. We want Seniors and their families to know that they are not alone during this emotional and important stage in their lives. La Dolce Living is committed to making senior care information reliable and easy to use, while providing the best senior housing options possible. In these difficult economic times, we want families to know that other senior care options exist and we are passionate in helping them with this very important decision."

La Dolce Living is certified with TRUSTe (the world's recognized organization for online privacy) and has an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau.

About La Dolce Living

La Dolce Living was co-founded by Dr. Milo Allado, M.D., a pathologist with over 40 years in the medical field and Erwin and Catharine Allado (husband and wife), prior executive level managers that have helped build very successful IT companies. La Dolce Living's free website services enables Seniors and their Families find and compare quality, affordable licensed senior care homes and facilities in California, Florida, Arizona and more. Users can also read articles by recognized industry professionals and join discussion forums with others going through the same senior care challenges. La Dolce Living is headquartered in Mission Viejo, California. For more information, visit www.ladolceliving.com


La Dolce Living, Inc is now TRUSTe certified

February 3, 2009- Orange County, California

La Dolce Living, Inc, the most trusted and comprehensive online service helping seniors, baby boomers and their families find FREE and RELIABLE information is now TRUSTe certified.

TRUSTe, the leading trustmark and recognized authority on privacy best practices on the Internet, today, has approved the privacy practices of www.ladolceliving.com. La Dolce Living, Inc. is now authorized to display the TRUSTe privacy seal on their website.

"La Dolce Living is highly committed to protect our users' personal information and privacy. We value and respect our users and members. Therefore, it is our priority to keep personal information secured," said Erwin T. Allado, CEO and Founder of La Dolce Living, Inc (www.ladolceliving.com).

About TRUSTe

TRUSTe helps millions of consumers identify trustworthy online organizations through its Web Privacy Seal, Email Privacy Seal and Trusted Download Programs. TRUSTe ensures online privacy and protects confidential user information on more than 2,400 Web sites and many of the most highly trafficked, including Yahoo, AOL, Microsoft, Disney, eBay, Intuit, and Facebook. Independent research shows that when a TRUSTe web seal is present, visitors and customers are more likely to share personal information, register at higher rates and spend more money. To learn more about internet privacy visit www.truste.com.

About La Dolce Living, Inc.

La Dolce Living is the most trusted and comprehensive online service helping seniors and families find FREE and RELIABLE information from senior housing care such as assisted living and nursing homes, in-home care, articles and tips, health information, senior discounts and services, a senior online community, plus more...

We Make Senior Care Simple and Sweet!

To learn more about La Dolce Living, Inc, visit www.ladolceliving.com

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La Dolce Living, Inc releases its Beta Version 2.0

December 24, 2008- Orange County, California


La Dolce Living, an Internet Firm based in Orange County, California, launched it's Beta Version 2.0 Website (www.ladolceliving.com) on Wednesday, December 24, 2008. The Internet Company, founded by Erwin and Catharine Allado, serves to help the Seniors, Baby Boomers and their families find reliable, trusted and easy information and services online in the quickest and simplest manner possible. The new 2.0 beta version was made to make the senior care facility search and registration easier and faster. It includes numerous new features that makes the senior care facility search Simple and Sweet!

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Grand Opening: Senior Care Website Built For Seniors

April 8, 2008- Orange County, California

La Dolce Living, an Internet Firm based in Orange County, California, launched it's Beta Version 1.0 Website (www.ladolceliving.com) on Tuesday, April 8, 2008. The Internet Company, founded by Erwin and Catharine Allado, serves to help the Senior and Baby Boomer community with trusted and reliable information online. Some of their products and services include:

1) Senior Living: Search a Nationwide listing for Licensed Facilities providing Assisted Living, Nursing Homes, Alzheimer's Care, Board and Care (plus In-Home Care). Take a virtual picture tour of the facility or find out about their specialized care, average cost per month, caregiver-to-resident ratio, average room size, mapping directions and much more.

2) Senior Articles & Tips: Senior Care, Health and Wellness, Travel, Online Safety, Finances, etc. Post comments or discuss them in the discussion forum.

3) Online Community: Where Seniors and their families can ask questions or even share experiences with others just like them.

According to the Executive Team at La Dolce Living, they are 100% committed to providing information that is reliable, easy to find and access, and that is trusted by the Senior and Baby Boomer community. Not only do they have a very strict Privacy Policy against sharing information with third parties and spamming, but their goal is to be known as the "One-Stop-Shop" for Seniors and their families.

For press or media relations, please click here to contact us and we will respond to you shortly.