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10 Ways to Pay for Assisted Living

Are you wondering how to pay for assisted living? Read our tips on eight common ways that families pay for assisted living care.

Why Older Adults May Shower or Bathe Less Than You Think Necessary

Once establishing some level of comfort, try to find out what is behind this lack of personal hygiene, with the intent of helping, not blaming. You might try these steps...

Create a Safe Home Where You Can Age in Place

Many retirees aspire to be able to age in place and there may now be an alternate solution to either moving to a retirement home. Read on to find out more:

Getting a lift: Ride services help to get you where you want to go

Many older folks find themselves stranded in the gap between transportation and technology. They no longer drive, and they don’t have, or can’t use, a smartphone to order rides like their grandkids do on ridesharing services such as Uber and Lyft .

How to Find Free Rides for Seniors Who Live at Home

How to Find Free Rides for Seniors Who Live at Home. Help your parents stay active without busting your budget.

10 Ways to Beat the High Cost of Assisted Living

Are you aware of how you can help your loved ones afford the cost of assisted living without compromising care? Learn more.

Is It Indigestion or A Heart Attack?

The holiday season can sometimes lead to unhealthy behaviors. We indulge at holiday buffets, enjoy an extra cocktail, skip our regular exercise and stress about everything that needs to be done. Perhaps that’s why there’s an increase in heart-related deaths during the holiday season. After analyzing 25 years of data and 53-million U.S. death certificates, researchers discovered the correlation, with heart-breaking numbers peaking on Christmas, the…

When is the “Right” Time to Move your Loved One into Assisted Living

It might be the right time to move a parent into an assisted living community when health and safety needs are putting them at risk.

How to Talk to Your Parents About Assisted Living

When it is time to move parents into an assisted living community the conversation is not an easy one, the following tips can help ease this process.

Aging Parent? An Insider’s Guide to Assisted Living

I’ve been off the grid for 6 months as I served as Executive Director (ED)/Administrator for a brand new Memory Care Assisted Living facility in Indiana. We opened on Feb 8th and 4 weeks later, I found myself back in

Five questions to ask yourself when shopping for a senior living community.

Five questions to ask yourself when shopping for a senior living community. I am asked this question a lot: How do you choose a really good retirement community? Actually, when you’ve seen one ...

What to Know About Assisted Living

Assisted living provides a residential setting with personal care services, 24-hour supervision, assistance, activities and health care. Some communities are free-standing, while others are located near or integrated with well-staffed nursing homes or hospitals. Other times, you'll find assisted living in continuing care retirement communities or at independent housing complexesNationally, you'll find different levels of care in assisted living communities — some provide lighter care…

4 Expert Tips for Seniors Moving to Assisted Living

Moving to assisted living can be overwhelming for both you and your senior. To answer your top 4 questions, a senior living expert shares his insider tips.

10 Tips for Choosing the Best Senior Living Community for You

The Springs Living provides comfortable and caring senior living communities through Oregon and Montana.

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What to say when assisted living is best

This heart-to-heart is important; learn tips for discussing the options with your senior

Increased Assisted Living Costs Driving Seniors to Explore Long-Term Options

The nearly 1 million aging Americans who reside in assisted living facilities saw an overall 5% increase in average monthly costs last year, according to the 2012 American Association for Long-Term…