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Is a Senior Living Community the Right Choice for Your Aging Loved One?
Most of us know that a senior living community is for adults age 55 and older, and it’s designed to suit various lifestyle desires and care needs. Beyond that, it’s easy to get confused as to what...Read More -
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The Difference Between Care Types at Senior Living Communities
Considering the idea that your loved one may need a SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY can be an emotional process. Beyond this initial decision, the next choice of which senior living community is best can...Read More -
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What to Look for in a Senior Living Community
Deciding to look for a senior living community for your loved one may be a difficult choice to come to terms with. It also brings up a host of new concerns, especially about finding the right senior...Read More -
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What Are Different Ways to Pay for Senior Living?
Senior living communities offer maintenance-free living, easy access to health and wellness resources, as well as more opportunities for socialization with friendly neighbors and community staff...Read More -
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Planning Ahead: When to Start Looking into a Senior Living Community
Senior living communities have come a long way from the clinical view of senior care in the 1950s. Modern senior living communities are comfortable, vibrant communities that focus on empowering...Read More -
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Beat the Isolation Blues with Strategies to Prevent Senior Loneliness
Humans are social creatures who have spent most of our evolutionary history in small, mutually supportive communities. Isolation once meant you were in danger of lacking food or help when you needed...Read More -
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Is Mom [or Dad] Just Sad, or Is It Depression? 8 Signs to Look For
Sadness is an inevitable part of life. While it can be painful, it can also be a reminder of the joy we have had–such as when we grieve the fun we had with a departed friend, miss a grandchild who...Read More -
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12 Depression Prevention Strategies for Older Adults
Feeling “down” occasionally is normal. It happens to everyone from time to time. But if someone has these feelings that persist for weeks or months, it could mean they have depression.Read More -
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Freedom and Fun: The Independent Living Lifestyle
What have you always wanted to do? Write a novel? Start a vineyard? Sell the plants you’ve been growing for the past few decades? No matter who you are or what you’re into, the next phase of your...Read More
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The Insider’s Guide to Understanding Assisted Living Pricing
The short answer about assisted living costs is that they depend on many factors. We provide insights on all of the aspects of pricing in this new guide.Read More -
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4 Signs Your Parent Shouldn’t Be Home Alone and What to Do
Have you been worried about whether your aging parent is really doing okay living at home alone?Read More -
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My Parent Has Dementia: What Should I Do?
When your loved one receives a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or another type of dementia, you can feel a mix of emotions, all of them valid.Read More -
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5 Steps to Choosing the Right Senior Living Community Guide
Get guidance about choosing the right Senior Living community.Read More -
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Frequently Asked Questions: Memory Care
We’ve identified the top five most frequently asked questions about memory care to give you a start on your path to getting the answers you need about senior living.Read More -
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What is the Difference Between a Senior Living Community and a Senior Living Facility?
When it comes to senior living, many people use “community” and “facility” interchangeably—but they’re not the same thing.Read More