Founded and run by people who speak your language.
6Beds was founded by a seasoned ARF and RCFE operator — and is still run today by a board of six who've lived this industry, some still operating, some carrying 30+ years of hands-on experience into every decision.
Gina Wasdyke, MBA
Founder, 6Beds · 20+ Years Operating ARF & RCFE Homes
Gina didn't come from a law firm or a trade group. She came from running homes — navigating Title 22, payroll, staffing, and licensing herself, year after year. 6Beds exists because she lived the problem before she built the solution.
The Board
Ronald Simpson, MBA, PhD
Compliance Director · President, SoCal
Retired operator · still active in the industry through 6Beds
Bruce Winstead, Esq.
Director
George Kutnerian, MS, MBA
Senior Vice President of Public Policy & Legislation
Cyndy Minnery, RN, BSN
Education Director
Retired operator, 30+ years · now a leading expert witness in residential care
The only association with lobbyists at the Capitol.
Our Lobbyists, Robert Naylor and Roxanne Gould fight for every residential care home in California — whether they pay dues or not. 168 Prime Members fund it for all of us.
Robert W. Naylor
Former Assembly Republican Leader
Lobbyist since 1988. Stanford AB, Yale Law. Respected on both sides of the aisle.
Roxanne Gould
Gould Government Relations
25+ years in Sacramento. Testified directly on RCFE legislation.
A seat at every table that matters
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Written by Littler Mendelson
One lawsuit can take everything.
The Wage & Hour Guide for Residential Care Facilities reconciles California's strict labor law with Federal law — and was shared directly with the U.S. Department of Labor itself. No other association has this.
Tammy D. McCutchen
Former Administrator, U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division
Appointed by President George W. Bush. Ran the federal agency that enforces the FLSA nationwide — 1,400 employees, 250 offices, $160M budget. Principal architect of the 2004 federal overtime regulations. She wrote the federal rulebook. Now she's written yours.
6Beds is a non-profit. For 12 years we chose to keep advocacy, events, and resources free — because the mission mattered more than the money. 4,700+ operators joined us because of that choice.
But the work in front of us is bigger now. Residential care isn't a side issue — it's one of the state's real answers to a growing housing and care crisis. Meeting that moment takes more than good intentions. It takes funding.
The honest number
4,700+
The 6Beds Community
ARF and RCFE operators built over 12 years — across 40+ statewide events and webinars, participating, contributing, showing up. Never asked to pay.
Only 168 have made it official as Prime Members. Expanding what 6Beds can do for this industry starts with the 4,700+ who already believe in it.
Our preferred vendors fund the conferences, the Gala & Awards, and the events that bring this industry together — in exchange for a seat at the table, literally.