Assisted living

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Medicare Open Enrollment Starts October 15: Plans Change, Premiums Continue Steep Rise

Dear Readers: Medicare annual open enrollment begins Oct 15, 2026, for 2027 coverage. To guard against fraud, ignore the calls. Consider Medicare-related mail...

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11 Downsizing Tips for Seniors Who Are Moving to Assisted Living

For most seniors, moving from a long-time home into an assisted living facility is difficult. For some, it’s nearly paralyzing. In addition...

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Making an Assisted Living Apartment Feel Like Home

While change is difficult for people of all ages, deviating from the status quo seems to become even more taxing as we...

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Paying for Assisted Living: When Siblings Split Costs, What Is Fair?

There are many options for the care of our aging parents, but most of them are costly. There was a stretch of...

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How Involved Should Families Be When Elders Live in a Senior Living Facility?

Over the course of 15 years, five of my elderly loved ones lived, for various spans of time, in a nearby nursing...

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Encouraging Parents to Socialize After the Move to Senior Living

Moving to senior living is often a difficult transition for aging loved ones. Even elders who are on board with the decision...

What to Look for When Visiting an Elder in Senior Housing

So, you and your loved one have taken the plunge. You’ve put in the time and effort to research senior housing options,...

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Coping With the Decision to Put Your Parent in a Nursing Home

Guilt is one emotion that every family caregiver will experience at some point during their journey. When you take on responsibility for...

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How to Convince Your Parent Who Needs Help to Move to Assisted Living

Conventional wisdom says that we all want to stay in our own homes for as long as we can. That is likely...

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How often should I Visit Once They Move to Assisted Living?

Dear Carol: How often should I visit Mom in the nursing home when she first moves in? I heard some facilities limit...

Assisted living

Medicare Open Enrollment Starts October 15: Plans Change, Premiums Continue Steep Rise

11 Downsizing Tips for Seniors Who Are Moving to Assisted Living

Making an Assisted Living Apartment Feel Like Home

Paying for Assisted Living: When Siblings Split Costs, What Is Fair?

How Involved Should Families Be When Elders Live in a Senior Living Facility?

Encouraging Parents to Socialize After the Move to Senior Living

What to Look for When Visiting an Elder in Senior Housing

Coping With the Decision to Put Your Parent in a Nursing Home

How to Convince Your Parent Who Needs Help to Move to Assisted Living

How often should I Visit Once They Move to Assisted Living?

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