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Home Care Vs. Assisted Living: What is the Best Choice?
At-home care options for seniors living at home, and signs that suggest assisted living might be the better choice. Everyone wants to live life on their own terms, and each has a desire for independence that never goes away, no matter our age. Yet there often comes a time when an older adult requires more assistance in order to stay safe and healthy.
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Lifestyle Options in Senior Living Communities
Senior living communities today offer a range of senior living care options, and it’s important to have a good understanding of each so you can make a good decision of what works best for you, or for a loved one. Your need might be immediate, or you might be just beginning your research into what...
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Senior Living Communities Today: Not What They Once Were
If the words “senior living communities” bring to mind a gloomy nursing home, you’re due for a change of perception—and some very good news! Today’s senior living communities are vibrant, comfortable, and inspiring settings where older adults can lead active and rewarding lives, free from everyday worries or responsibilities. Many factors have brought about these...
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Help Deciding What’s Important for You in a Senior Living Community
Defining the senior’s wants and needs in a senior living community is important in order to make the right choice. There are several factors to consider when determining just what you are looking for and what matters most to you.
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Advantages of Moving into a Senior Living Community During the Holidays
The holidays are a time to celebrate, reflect, and prepare for the New Year. But for some older adults, the holidays can bring back memories of lost loved ones and family traditions that have faded over the years, taking some of the joy out of the season. It’s a bittersweet time—but actually can be a...
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8 Reasons Why Community Living for Seniors is the Right Option
The freedom of choice that community living for seniors can provide is a perfect match for the modern retiree. That’s because so many of the elements of a happy lifestyle that appeal to these individuals —flexibility, serenity, security, respect—are the pillars of carefree senior living. Here, you are free to make your own choices each...
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How to Compare Senior Living Communities
Now that you’ve decided that it’s time to move to senior living, you may be wondering what’s next.
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5 Ways You Can Stay Independent in Assisted Living
Loss of independence is one of the most common aging fears, which makes it understandable that it’s top-of-mind as you or your loved one consider assisted living. With the word “assisted” in the name of this senior living option, most people imagine that independence is the last thing they’ll find. That’s actually not the case...
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Assisted Living: The Perfect Blend of Independence and Support
Each individual has their own unique preferences, personal stories, and capabilities, and as such, there is no one-size fits all program in today’s assisted living communities. Perhaps your loved one could use an extra hand with daily activities like housekeeping and laundry, or maybe they need assistance with bathing and dressing. Assisted living communities meet...
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How to Know When It’s Time for Assisted Living
In a unique reversal of roles, adult children often feel the responsibility for making sure their parents are well cared for as they grow older. We all want what is best for our family elders, from a safe place to call home to a lifestyle that gives the senior freedom to enjoy themselves. Sometimes that means...
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