Senior Housing & Care Facilities

Nursing Homes

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Nursing Homes Explained: What They Are, What to Expect, How to Pay For One & How to Find One

What They Are Nursing homes or convalescent homes are also known as sk...

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What Is…Hospice and Hospice Care?

Hospice is a type of palliative care designed to support a patient thr...

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How to Choose a Senior Care Facility

As a geriatric care manager, I frequently visit long-term care facilit...

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Nursing Home Checklist: Touring

Not sure what to look for when touring a nursing home? Wish you had so...

Assisted Living & Alzheimer’s Care Communities

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Assisted Living Explained: What They Are, What to Expect, How to Pay For One & How to Find One

What They Are Assisted living is a general term used to describe resid...

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What Is…a Care Plan?

A care plan is based on a needs assessment that a professional adminis...

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How to Choose a Senior Care Facility

As a geriatric care manager, I frequently visit long-term care facilit...

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Step 1 of Finding the Right Assisted Living Facility: Touring Checklist

Not sure what to look for when touring an assisted living facility? Wi...

Adult Day Care Services

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Adult Day Care Explained: What It Is, What to Expect & How to Pay for It

What It Is Adult day care provides a safe and caring setting for adult...

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What Is…Respite Care?

Respite care is the temporary relief provided to a caregiver when some...

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Who Pays for What: Coverage-at-a-Glance

Searching for senior care can lead to many questions about which servi...

Senior Moving Solutions

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8 Tips for Hiring a Great Real Estate Agent

Recently I wrote an article entitled “How to Hire a Realtor Who ...

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Important Documents Checklist

What financial and legal documents do you and your elderly loved ones ...

Visiting Your Loved One

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Guidelines for a More Successful Visit: Visiting Your Elderly Loved One

I had the opportunity to observe family members as they visited with t...

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How to Talk to an Elder with Dementia Using Validation Therapy, Redirection & Other Techniques

If you have a loved one with Alzheimer’s or dementia, then you k...

Retirement & Life Care Communities

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What Is…Independent Living?

Independent living communities, also known as senior housing and senio...

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How to Choose a Senior Care Facility

As a geriatric care manager, I frequently visit long-term care facilit...

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Hospital Suitcase

The transition of going from a senior care facility or the home to a h...

LGBT Senior Housing

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How Will Today’s Gay Adoptions Change the Future for LGBT Seniors?

Could progressive adoption laws have positive outcomes for today’...

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Lesbian & Gay Retirement Communities

In 1969, the Stonewall Riots saw Manhattan’s West Village engulf...