Selling the house. Choosing the right level of care. Bringing help into the home. Most families work through these decisions with a different stranger for each one. I built my practice so you only have to tell your story once.
"Mano po" is how a Filipino child honors an elder — a hand pressed to the forehead in respect. It is the philosophy behind every service I offer.
— Julie Artus, RN · CRTS™ · SRES®
These are the signals I hear from families right before they call. If one or two sound familiar, that's reason enough to have a conversation — not to have a plan.
A parent is struggling with daily tasks — bathing, medication, or getting around safely.
The family home has become too large, too expensive, or too isolated to maintain safely.
A hospital stay just ended, and a discharge plan is due before anyone feels ready.
A spouse has passed, and the surviving parent isn't sure what comes next.
You live an hour away, or across the country, and need one local person you can actually trust.
Every provider you've called has sent a packet and gone silent, or never called back at all.
If any of this sounds familiar, let's talk before it becomes an emergency.
Start the ConversationMost senior transitions get handled in pieces — a realtor here, a facility tour there, a home care agency found through a Google search at 11pm. Each provider only sees their slice of the situation.
I built Bridge Realty Partners' senior real estate practice, Serenity Gardens Assisted Living, and Mano Po Home Care Agency to work as one connected path instead. Wherever your family enters, you're already in the right place.
As a Certified Relocation & Transition Specialist (CRTS™), a Seniors Real Estate Specialist® (SRES®), and a Registered Nurse, I look at a home sale the way a family actually experiences it — tangled up with a parent's health, a sibling's schedule, and a decision about where everyone lands next. You get a realtor who is trained specifically in the needs of clients 50+, and who already understands the rest of the story.
"Every listing becomes the start of the next conversation — whether that's Serenity Gardens, home care, or simply peace of mind."
| Level 1 (1BR) | $3,500 / month |
| Level 1 (2BR) | $3,700 / month |
| Level 2 | $4,300 / month |
| Level 3 | $4,700 / month |
| Second occupant | $1,650–$3,850 |
Effective April 1, 2026. Care levels are determined by ISP ADL scoring (0–30 point scale). Ask us for a personalized estimate.
Serenity Gardens is a 19-unit residential care apartment complex where clinical standards and genuine warmth are not a trade-off. Every resident is treated the way our Mano Po philosophy demands: as someone's grandparent, someone's reason for everything.
Mano Po Home Care Agency, LLC brings that same standard into your loved one's own home. For families who aren't ready for a facility, or who simply want their parent to stay in the house they raised a family in, our caregivers provide the support that keeps that possible safely.
"Care is not a transaction here. It is a privilege — the same one my grandparents gave me, given back."
I grew up in the mountains of the Philippines with no electricity, no running water — only the faith my grandparents poured into me. When I lost them at twelve, I was on my own.
I arrived in the United States in 2007 and never looked back. I earned my nursing license, built a real estate career, and eventually rolled the equity from a long-held investment property into the purchase of Serenity Gardens. That decision was an act of love — for the grandparents who raised me, and for every family now facing the transition I once faced alone.
Today I bring the clinical knowledge of a nurse, the leverage of a realtor, and the compassion of someone who has known deep loss to every family I work with. That is not a business model. It's a calling.
Start the Conversation with JulieThese are the topics I present to families, churches, and community groups across Northeast Wisconsin. Request any guide below and I'll send it directly, or ask about hosting a presentation for your organization.
The practical and emotional signs it may be time, and how to start the conversation with a parent.
A step-by-step approach to sorting, selling, and letting go of a lifelong family home.
An honest comparison to help your family choose the right level of support today, and next year.
The most common hazards in an older adult's home, and low-cost fixes that make the biggest difference.
The warning signs of exploitation, and how families can protect a parent's finances and dignity.
A plain-language look at private pay, long-term care insurance, and other ways families cover costs.
What families can expect, and how to communicate with compassion as memory changes.
How to keep a growing list of prescriptions safe, organized, and actually taken as directed.
Support for the parent who has lost a spouse, and the adult child guiding them through what's next.
Represent a church, senior center, or community group? Ask about hosting a free presentation.
Based in Gillett, Wisconsin, and serving families across five counties in Northeast Wisconsin.
Not sure if you're in the service area? Reach out anyway — if I can't help directly, I'll point you to someone who can.
This goes straight to Julie — not a call center, not a hand-off to a stranger. Expect a reply within one business day.
Thank you — I'll be in touch within one business day.
With gratitude, Julie.