Legato Living Residential Memory Care

What Legato Living Residential Memory Care does

Legato Living Residential Memory Care operates a franchise system of small-format residential homes purpose-built for individuals with dementia and other memory impairments. Each home typically houses 4-12 residents and delivers a bundled service mix including cognitive care, physical care, personal care, health care, respite and adult daycare, and (via partnership with Ascera Care Hospice) hospice care. The company is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, was founded in 1998, and is structured as a for-profit private entity with 11-50 employees at the corporate/franchisor level.

The franchise has scaled to 16+ operating homes spread across at least five U.S. states (Nebraska, Indiana, Arizona, Texas, and South Carolina), with additional units in development (e.g., the Brookshire home in Carmel, Indiana listed as "Coming Soon"). The multi-franchisee owner base includes the founder, Cole Bopes, and named operators such as Taylor Bopes, Andy Singh, Srijana Singh, Greg Zuger, Alicia Zuger, Ryan Heimbach, and Katie Heimbach. Leadership is anchored by CEO Erin Render, with Cole Bopes continuing as founder/co-owner.

Revenue is generated through recurring monthly fees paid by residents and their families for residential memory care, with the franchisor capturing franchise fees, initial franchise fees, and ongoing royalties from each operator. The business model depends on local owner-operators embedding the Legato Living brand and standardized operating playbook within their communities, driving referrals through family trust and word-of-mouth rather than technology-led marketing. No technology platform, AI/ML capability, or proprietary software product is disclosed in the available data.

Name

Legato Living Residential Memory Care

Legal name

Legato Living

Website

https://livinglegato.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Legato Living Residential Memory Care is a 1998-founded, Omaha-headquartered franchise of 16+ small-format (4-12 resident) residential memory care homes across five U.S. states, serving dementia patients and their families via recurring monthly fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Memory Care

NAICS

Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (623312)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Assisted Living with Memory Care (Mixed Campus) (HLADABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dementia Personal Care (ADLs) Support (HSABAEAB), Dementia & Alzheimer’s Respite Care (HSABAGAF), Alzheimer’s Specialized Care (Mid/Late-Stage) (HSABAEAC)

Keywords

• Residential memory care
• Dementia care services
• Assisted living homes
• Senior care services
• Respite and hospice care

Headquarters

HQ city

Omaha

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Memory Care Services: Recurring monthly revenue from providing residential memory care services to residents. Families pay for room, board, and personalized care services including cognitive care, physical assistance, personal care, and specialized dementia support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Legato Living provides residential memory care services in small, single-family home settings for individuals with dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Services include cognitive care, physical care, personal care, health care services, respite/adult daycare, and hospice care partnerships, delivered in intimate homes with high staff-to-resident ratios and home-cooked meals. The offering is delivered through a franchise network of independently owned homes across multiple U.S. states.

Product overview

Legato Living is a franchise network of residential memory care homes offering personalized care for individuals with dementia. The unified product consists of small, intimate single-family residential homes where residents maintain their lifestyle while receiving comprehensive support services including cognitive care, physical care, personal care, health care services, respite/adult daycare, and hospice care. The individual branded homes (Rockbrook, Indian Hills, Brookshire, Eastridge, Legacy, Five Fountains, Heartland Hills, and Old Town) are independently owned and operated franchise locations that share the Legato Living brand, care philosophy, and standardized service offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Memory Care Services
• Health Care Services
• Cognitive Care
• Physical Care
• Personal Care
• Respite & Adult Daycare
• Hospice Care
• Rockbrook Memory Care Home
• Indian Hills Memory Care Home
• Eastridge Memory Care Home
• Legacy Memory Care Home
• Five Fountains Memory Care Home
• Heartland Hills Memory Care Home
• Old Town Memory Care Home
• Brookshire Memory Care Home

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Ascera Care HospicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospice partnership delivering compassionate end-of-life support, focusing on comfort, dignity, and quality of life for residents and their families during challenging times. The hospice team works collaboratively with Legato staff to ensure residents receive comprehensive care.
• Home Health PartnershipscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with home health providers that offer rehabilitation programs to strengthen residents' physical care. These partnerships assist with mobility support and provide therapeutic services within the residential setting.
• Medical PartnershipscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical partnerships utilized to ensure residents receive personalized care through medical expertise and wellness programs, supporting the overall health and well-being of memory care residents.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Home Instead: Large franchised home care network serving seniors, including those with dementia. Comparable as a senior care franchise platform, though it delivers in-home personal care rather than residential memory care.
• ComForCare: Franchised provider of in-home personal care, including dementia care services. Comparable franchise structure and senior care focus, but service delivery is in-home rather than residential.

Direct peers

• Five Star Senior Living: Senior living operator with assisted living and memory care communities. Directly comparable in residential memory care, with overlapping geographies in the Midwest where Legato is densest.
• Sunrise Senior Living: Established senior living provider with dedicated memory care neighborhoods. Competes for the same resident population in many of Legato's metros, though at larger facility scale.
• Brookdale Senior Living: Largest U.S. senior living operator with significant memory care communities across the country. Comparable as a residential memory care provider, though at much larger institutional scale rather than the small-home model Legato uses.
• Belmont Village Senior Living: Operator of senior living communities with specialized memory care programs. Comparable in dementia-care focus and continuum-of-service approach, with stronger brand recognition in higher-end markets.
• Amada Senior Care: Franchised senior care provider with in-home and assisted living placement services, including dementia care. Comparable franchise-driven model and dementia care focus, though primarily non-residential.
• Atria Senior Living: National senior living operator offering assisted living and memory care communities. Directly comparable in core service category (memory care residential) but operates larger communities rather than small single-family homes.
• Silverado Senior Living: Memory care specialist operating dedicated dementia and Alzheimer's communities. Highly comparable as a category pure-play in residential memory care, differentiated by clinical specialization.

Emerging players

• Caring Senior Service: Franchised provider of non-medical in-home care services for seniors, including memory care. Comparable franchise model and target demographic, with overlapping but not identical service delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/legatolivingmemorycare
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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