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J&L Management Group

Built for the people
who live and work there.

We help owners and operators in senior living and hospitality plan, open, and run places that feel considered — from the first market study to the daily operating rhythm.

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What we do

A management group
for two complicated industries.

J&L Management Group works alongside owners, investors, developers, and operating teams across senior living and hospitality — translating strategy into the everyday details that residents, guests, and staff actually feel.

We’ve spent careers inside both industries, which is why we don’t hand off slide decks and walk away. We help shape the concept, hire the leadership, set the operating standards, and stay close enough to adjust them when reality shows up.

The result is steadier operations, sharper financial performance, and properties that look and behave like one coherent idea instead of a collection of compromises.

  1. Value 01

    Compassion

    Decisions tested against the experience of residents, guests, and the teams who care for them.

  2. Value 02

    Integrity

    Direct counsel and clear numbers — even when the right answer isn’t the convenient one.

  3. Value 03

    Respect

    For the operators we partner with, the staff we train, and the legacies of the communities we touch.

  4. Value 04

    Meaningful Purpose

    Work that improves real places — not advice optimized to look good in a deck.

Two practices,
one operating philosophy.

Senior living and hospitality share more than they don’t. Both live or die by how a place feels at 7 a.m. on a Tuesday — and by how disciplined the math behind it is.

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Practice 01 — Senior Living

Communities that people choose
and choose to stay in.

We work with senior living owners and operators across the continuum — independent living, assisted living, and memory care — from feasibility through stabilized operations. The aim is steady occupancy, durable margins, and a culture residents recommend to their friends.

  • Market & feasibility analysis
  • Financial planning & underwriting
  • Facility design consultation
  • Regulatory & compliance readiness
  • Staff training & culture
  • Operations & management
  • Business strategy
  • Pre-opening & lease-up
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Practice 02 — Hospitality

Properties that perform
without losing their character.

For independent hotels and small portfolios, we sharpen the fundamentals — revenue management, service standards, operating efficiency — without grinding away the qualities that made the property worth investing in to begin with.

  • Revenue management
  • Marketing & positioning
  • Guest experience design
  • Service training & standards
  • Operational efficiency reviews
  • Technology & PMS strategy
  • Cost & labor optimization
  • Performance turnarounds
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How we work,
from first call to steady state.

Every engagement is shaped to the asset and the team — but the shape of the work tends to follow four stages.

  1. 01

    Listen & diagnose

    We start on site. Walk the property, sit with the leadership, read the financials, and surface what’s actually limiting the asset.

  2. 02

    Set the plan

    Market view, financial model, operating standards, and the handful of moves that will matter most over the next twelve months.

  3. 03

    Build & train

    We help hire and train the leadership, install the operating rhythm, and put the systems in place so the plan is something the team can run.

  4. 04

    Stay close

    Monthly reviews, on-site cadence, and an open line for the problems that don’t fit on a dashboard. Adjust as the property matures.

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If you operate a community or property, we should talk.

Whether you’re planning a new development, repositioning an asset, or trying to get an existing operation onto firmer ground, start with a conversation.

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J&L Management Group founders Jason and Lora Rodriguez
About Us

A family-led company
built through service, operations, and care.

Jason L. Rodriguez, CEO and Managing Partner of Operations at J&L Management Group LLC, met his future wife and partner, Lora M. Watson, shortly after completing his time with the U.S. Army in 2003. Recognizing their shared vision and passion for entrepreneurship, they married in May 2004 and went on to establish J&L Management Group LLC in Northeast Ohio in 2007.

Today, while operating throughout a majority of the states, J&L has set its base of operations in the heart of Florida’s Space Coast on Merritt Island. The company specializes in hospitality and senior living, offering operational protocols, staff training, business plans, start-up consultation services, and other tailored solutions that help businesses succeed in these sectors.

Being proactive is the only approach to true success. Being reactive means failure in proper planning.

J. L. Rodriguez
CEO / Managing Partner of Operations

Jason L. Rodriguez

Mr. Rodriguez’s extensive experience and successful track record in the senior living and hospitality industries make him a highly respected senior consultant and CEO at J&L Management Group LLC. With a career spanning more than 20 years in the healthcare field, he has demonstrated a strong commitment to serving others, a value instilled during his time in the U.S. Army.

CFO / Managing Partner of Administration

Lora Rodriguez

Lora M. Rodriguez is a highly experienced business consultant with a strong background in Education, Managing, and Healthcare spanning more than 20 years and is a multi-state Licensed Administrator for AL/IL/ and MC communities. She has received formal training through ETI College and Kent State University.

Her expertise includes logical problem-solving, operational and staffing structure, labor cost efficiency, training policy and procedure design, staffing retention, and recruitment. Lora’s dedication, volunteer work, and passion for service remain integral to the core beliefs that drive J&L Management Group.

Contact

Start a conversation
with J&L Management Group.

Tell us about the community or property you’re thinking about. We’ll read the situation honestly and let you know whether and how we can help.

Every engagement begins with a no-cost conversation — usually an hour, often on site — to understand the asset, the team, and the question you’re trying to answer.