Compassionate Considerations for How to Move a Parent with Dementia to Assisted Living
According to the World Health Organization, there are approximately 10 million new diagnoses of dementia annually. This is a staggering statistic, but...
6 Ways to Ease the Transition to a New Living Situation for Seniors
Seniors — just like the rest of us — are creatures of habit. We all thrive on our routines, whether it’s our morning coffee with the news, a bedtime ritual, or spending time in the garden each day. Even the best new living situation for seniors disru...
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When to Move from Assisted Living to Nursing Home Care: Deciding Between Senior Living Options
Finding the right assistance can make a huge difference as we get older. Having someone drop off meals weekly, for example, can give a senior healthy ...
Understanding Assisted Living: Rental vs. Ownership (Pros and Cons)
This blog was published on March 14, 2016 and updated on January 8, 2020. More seniors than ever are choosing senior living communities. There are nea...
Understanding the Levels of Care in Assisted Living
This blog was published on February 19, 2016 and updated on December 26, 2019. The right assisted living community can make a big difference in a seni...
Independent Living vs. Continuing Care Retirement Communities
Today’s seniors are not content to spend their golden years quietly watching TV or knitting in a rocker. They want retirements filled with purpose, ad...
What You Need to Know About Estate Planning for Seniors
Nearly 60 percent of Americans have no will. Although older Americans are more likely to have wills, sometimes those wills are old, outdated, or incom...
Senior Living Today: What Consumers Are Saying
For decades, most older adults have said they wanted to age in place, remaining in their homes for as long as possible. One AARP survey found that abo...
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4 Things You May Have Wrong About Senior Living Communities
Seniors are just as diverse as any other demographic group, with different goals, different passions, and different concerns about the future. Yet as ...
Why Every Senior Should Consider a Senior Living Community
Growing older can be scary. After all, it’s something new and unfamiliar. Old age is also shrouded in secrecy, myth, and a hefty dose of stereotypes a...