Category: Deciding
Weighing the Senior Living Care Options
With so many senior living care options, you can choose a lifestyle that brings new meaning and vitality to your life or the lives of those you love. Independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, and at-home care: At Heritage Communities, we can help connect you to the option that is right for you.
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Funding Sources for Senior Care and Housing
Future health care needs might seem far down the road. You might be enjoying sound health and savoring your independence currently. But unfortunately, needs can change without warning, both for you or for an older loved one. Only one-third of seniors have set aside enough money for their long-term care. By exploring every possible source for funding senior care, you will be prepared and have peace of mind.
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Is Senior Living the Right Decision?
“I’ll know it when I see it.” Maybe you’ve heard that expression before, or maybe you’ve even said it yourself when contemplating a major decision such as a new car, new home, engagement ring or even a new puppy. But sometimes your best strategy for getting what you really want is knowing what you are really looking for. When it comes to making the senior living decision, decide what you want and what you need. Here is a handy chart to help you decide.
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Senior Living Communities Today: Not What They Once Were
Everything changes over time, including older adults and what they want from retirement. Today’s seniors are a lively, involved, and discriminating group who aren’t interested in stereotypes from the past. That’s why senior living communities are offering more inspired choices than ever for fulfillment, fun, and longevity. Engaging, personalized, and focused on healthy aging: retirement...
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What to Observe When Visiting a Senior Living Community
Take time before visiting a senior living community to decide what matters most to you. Here are some suggestions on what to observe.
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Isolation in Seniors and Why Socialization Is So Important for Their Well-Being
Isolation in seniors is dangerous to their well-being. Find out why your loved one is withdrawing, and how the right environment makes it easy to get the benefits of socializing.
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Planning for a Successful Move to Senior Living
Planning a move to senior living? Here’s what to have in your “open first” boxes, as well as how to make moving day a breeze.
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Reputation vs. Convenience: Choosing the Best Senior Living Community
When looking for the best senior living community, be sure your criteria is about more than convenience. Learn more about what really matters.
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Tips for Having the Senior Living Conversation with Your Parents
It’s a moment many family caregivers eventually face: having the conversation with parents about moving to assisted living or memory care.
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Senior Living Options: When Your Spouse Needs Daily Assistance but You Don’t
Senior living options are necessary when you are doing your best to care for a spouse who really needs 24-hour attention or at least more assistance than you can provide. What seemed doable has now become a heavier burden than you can handle. Yet if your spouse moves to assisted living or memory care you...
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