Michelle Sayles BSN, RN, CPRS, CDP

Michelle Sayles is the founder of Gentle Hearts Living Solutions. A Certified Placement and Referral Specialist, she also holds a Bachelors of Science in Nursing degree from Arizona State University. She has been in the healthcare industry for over a decade specializing in hospice and palliative care, skilled nursing facilities, and hospitals. Michelle has excelled as a Clinical Resource Nurse, specifically for residential care communities. Her vast experience as a registered nurse gives her the ability to assess each client and their needs to help find their forever home. Michelle founded Gentle Hearts Living Solutions because she felt there was a need to help families and their elderly loved ones navigate through the maze of finding the perfect home or community.  Her passion and drive is to work extra hard for you, so you can focus on the care of your family. Most importantly, her goal is for you to be assured you have found the right place for your loved ones to call home. 

Mobile: 623 377 6897

Email: michelle@ghls.care

Nicholas Sayles is a co-founder of Gentle Hearts Living Solutions. A Registered Nurse and Senior Placement and Referral Specialist, he also holds designations as a REALTOR® and Seniors Real Estate Specialist®. Nicholas is originally from Prescott and has called Phoenix his home for the last 15 years where he has put down roots with his wife and two children. Before becoming a licensed real estate agent, Nicholas spent more than a decade in the healthcare profession as an RN. Nicholas continues to serve the community at a high level as both a nurse leader and as a real estate specialist. His passion is to assist seniors in their transition to finding a home to "Age in Place",  be it in a private residence or senior living community. His invaluable experience in the healthcare environment as an ER nurse and as a nursing director in the hospice industry has lent to a high level of customer service, a client centered state of mind, and an effective set of leadership skills.  

Mobile: 623 377 3881

Email: nicholas@ghls.care

Kari Wilkins is a Senior Placement and Referral Specialist with over two decades of experience in the medical field. Since 2008, Kari has been instrumental in the marketing and community education aspects of multiple different facets of the medical community.  As a marketing director and a director of business relations, Kari has a special gift for networking and a knack for relationship development that always benefits the clients and families that she helps. 

Kari has a heart for helping those in need having served the community in urgent cares, emergency rooms, skilled nursing facilities, multi-level care campuses and most recently in the hospice and palliative care industry. She always conducts herself with compassion and thrives on advocating on what is best for her clients. She has a love for the outdoors and can be found hiking some of the Phoenix areas wonderful mountain hikes with her family.

Mobile: 623 302 3871

Email: kari@ghls.care

Erica Martinez is a Senior Placement and Referral Specialist and Certified Dementia Practitioner. Originally from the suburbs of Chicago, where she graduated from Aurora University with a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Psychology. She relocated with her husband and daughters to Arizona in 2015 and currently reside in the west valley. Arizona is where she discovered the love and admiration of our most precious population - our seniors!  Erica has spent three years as a Sales Director in an beautiful assisted living & memory care community, where she learned the importance of the many dimensions of wellness that support our seniors and their overall health.  She has recently received the honor of becoming a Certified Dementia Practitioner (CDP), which allows her to support families and seniors through their journey and connect them with the best resources and care.  Erica has a heart for serving others and being an active and supportive community partner.

Mobile: 623 377 6078

Email: erica@ghls.care