TRUSTED CARE PLACEMENT EXPERTS
Compassionate guidance, clinical experience, and personalized support for families navigating care placement decisions.
BSN, RN, ANCC-CM
Marie Kalagayan, BSN, RN, ANCC-CM, is the Founder and Lead Placement Specialist of SCN Placement Experts. With nearly 18 years of healthcare experience since beginning her career in 2008, Marie has built a diverse background in acute care, post-acute care, case management, senior living, and care transitions. She is passionate about helping individuals and families navigate complex healthcare decisions with confidence, compassion, and personalized support.
As an ANCC Board Certified Case Manager, Marie has extensive experience partnering with hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, physicians, home health agencies, hospice providers, and senior living communities to coordinate safe, timely, and appropriate transitions of care. Her expertise includes discharge planning, senior living placement, care coordination, and connecting clients with resources such as private-pay communities, CalAIM Community Supports, and the Assisted Living Waiver (ALW) Program.
Marie founded SCN Placement Experts with the mission of simplifying the placement process while ensuring every client receives individualized guidance. She carefully evaluates each person’s medical needs, functional status, financial considerations, lifestyle preferences, and family goals to identify the most appropriate care setting.
Known for her responsiveness, professionalism, and strong network of healthcare and senior living partners throughout Southern California, Marie has become a trusted resource for hospitals, physicians, case managers, social workers, and families seeking expert placement assistance.
Her commitment is to provide compassionate advocacy, trusted guidance, and seamless care transitions that promote safety, dignity, and the highest possible quality of life for every client she serves.
Marie brings healthcare knowledge, case management experience, and compassionate guidance to every family she supports.
A strong clinical background that helps families make informed care placement decisions.
Experienced in coordinating care, communication, and successful healthcare transitions.
Supporting hospitals, healthcare providers, and families throughout Southern California.
Strong partnerships with hospitals, discharge planners, and licensed care communities.
At SCN Placement Experts, our team brings together healthcare coordination, residential care expertise, provider relationships, and hands-on transition support to make every placement as smooth and timely as possible.
We understand that transitioning a patient from the hospital to an Assisted Living Community, Memory Care Community, Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE), or Congregate Living Health Facility (CLHF) involves more than finding an available bed. It requires careful coordination, clear communication, and a trusted network of providers.
Our team works alongside hospitals, case managers, families, and care providers to help remove barriers, accelerate appropriate placements, and support safe, well-coordinated transitions.
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Our leadership team oversees SCN’s provider network, strategic partnerships, and transition operations. With a focus on accountability, responsiveness, and measurable outcomes, they ensure every partner receives consistent support from referral through placement.
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Our Transition Coordinators serve as the central point of contact throughout the placement process. They coordinate assessments, communicate with care communities and CLHF providers, support admission requirements, and keep hospital teams and families informed.
Their goal is simple: make the process easier for everyone involved while keeping the patient at the center of every decision.
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Our Provider Relations team develops and maintains relationships with qualified RCFEs, Assisted Living Communities, Memory Care Communities, and CLHFs.
Through ongoing outreach, coordination, and partnership support, they help create a responsive provider network capable of meeting needs from supportive residential care to more complex post-acute and skilled care environments.
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Behind every placement is a team managing the operational details that make the process work—from documentation and provider coordination to reimbursement administration, billing, reporting, and communication.
Their work allows clinical and case-management teams to spend less time navigating administrative barriers and more time focused on patient care.
Every member of SCN Placement Experts shares the same commitment: to simplify care transitions and help patients reach the appropriate level of care without unnecessary delays.
Through collaboration, responsiveness, and a strong network of RCFEs, assisted living communities, memory care providers, and CLHFs, we help hospitals, providers, patients, and families move forward with confidence.
Whether you’re planning ahead or need immediate placement assistance, we’re here to guide you through every step with compassion, experience, and personalized support.
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