Meet Our Team
A Graceful Transition
Families first. Guidance always. A team you can trust. Our experienced senior placement team guides families through every step of the decision-making process. We research senior living communities, review state licensing records, identify reported violations, and help families understand hospital and nursing home discharge options. We assist in finding appropriate assisted living or memory care housing, support difficult conversations with loved ones, and provide ongoing follow-up to ensure a smooth, successful transition for both residents and senior living communities.
LaVona Tomberlin
Founder & AGT CEO, Senior Housing Specialist / ORSAA Secretary
LaVona Tomberlin is the Founder and Senior Placement Specialist at A Graceful Transition. She brings over 36 years of experience in private and in-home senior care. LaVona specializes in assisted living, memory care, and elder care placement. She holds a Master’s degree in Psychology with a focus on Behavioral Health. Her work centers on advocacy, education, and ethical senior housing referrals.
LaVona helps families make confident, informed senior care decisions.
Certified Senior Referral Placement Specialist : Your one stop assisted living advisor to help you find a place for mom or dad — senior living advisor in Oregon.
Oregon DHS LTC Referral Services
DHS Registration # 1258
Trinity
AGT Senior Housing Placement and Transition Specialist.
Senior Housing Placement Specialist | Central Oregon & Oregon Coast
Trinity serves families seeking assisted living, memory care, and independent living throughout Oregon.
She brings more than 10 years of firsthand family caregiving experience.
Mentored by AGT Founder LaVona Tomberlin, she provides compassionate, knowledgeable guidance.
Trinity helps families explore funding options and avoid costly placement mistakes.
Her focus is finding safe, high-quality senior living communities that fit each family’s unique needs.
Her loyalty is always to the family—not the facility.
Mentored Senior Referral Placement Specialist : Your one stop assisted living advisor to help you find a place for mom or dad — senior living advisor in Bend, Oregon and beyond.
Jen Kem
AGT Senior Housing Placement and Transition Specialist / Websites /
Jennifer Kem is a Senior Housing Placement and Transition Specialist with AGT. She guides families through assisted living and memory care placement decisions. Jennifer focuses on personalized, no-pressure senior housing referrals. She helps families understand care levels, options, and next steps. Her approach emphasizes compassion, clarity, and informed choice.
Jennifer supports families through every stage of the senior living transition.
Certified Senior Referral Placement Specialist : Your one stop assisted living advisor to help you find a place for mom or dad — senior living advisor in North East Portland, Oregon.
Look up Jen’s Oregon DHS LTC Referral Services Certificate of Registration # 2384
Our Mission
A Graceful Transition – High-Quality Senior Care Referrals
Our Team & Our Mission
At A Graceful Transition, our mission is simple: to make the senior living journey easier. We help families take the guesswork out of finding the right senior care home by offering personal guidance, local resources, and ongoing support that promotes well-being and peace of mind.
Our team follows a clear, four-step process designed to support both families and their loved ones.
Our Four-Step Approach
1. Listen & Assess
We start by listening. After learning about your loved one’s needs, preferences, and goals, we provide clear education about appropriate senior care options.
2. Research & Discovery
We help families explore available resources and care settings that may meet current and future needs, using local knowledge and public information.
3. Guided Tours
We help families identify and visit selected senior care homes and guide them through the decision process with care and clarity.
4. Follow-Up Support
After a referral is made, we stay involved to support a smooth transition for your loved one and their new care community.
At A Graceful Transition, our focus is always on supporting informed decisions with compassion, respect, and local insight—so families feel confident moving forward.
A Graceful Transition – Senior Living in Portland Oregon
Commitment
LaVona’s commitment to her work in Portland and surrounding community as senior living advisor. This passion is not just about providing care, education on senior care but also about enriching the lives of the elderly and their families in our community. She believes that making a positive difference with her assisted living advisors, your life and in lives of your elderly loved one makes her work truly meaningful and worthwhile.
Education
Learn More from the Blogs curated by LaVona: Read articles from Placement Specialist LaVona Tomberlin to gain insights and support on elder care, family decision-making, geriatrics, memory care, in-home care, psychology, behavioral health, and senior placement as senior living advisor
Experience
AGT is comprised of experienced and caring individuals and business owners who are dedicated to providing the highest quality of care resources to our clients. We ensure that all of our AGT senior living advisor members are trained to provide the best possible care.
Contact Us
Send us a note or, see us in person!
We love our seniors and families we’ve placed. You want the best assisted living advisors or senior living advisor who also want the best for your loved ones. You found us.
Call or share our QR code with others to find a place for mom senior living in Portland, Oregon.
A Graceful Transition – Senior Living in Oregon
Hours
Mon 09:00 am – 05:00 pm
Tue 09:00 am – 05:00 pm
Wed 09:00 am – 05:00 pm
Thu 09:00 am – 05:00 pm
Fri 09:00 am – 05:00 pm
Sat Closed
Sun Closed
