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While aging in place in the family home may work well for some, you owe it to yourself to consider every option. Renting instead of owning your residence may provide advantages for both your personal independence and your finances while protecting your ability to manage the costs of personal care as you age. Keep watching!
Should You Sell Your Home To Fund Senior Living?
When is the best time to sell your home with the intent of using the proceeds to transition to a no-maintenance senior living lifestyle? While you are truly the only person qualified to adequately address this question, many say the hot real estate market favors today’s sellers.
Six Strategies To Get A Parent To Consider Assisted Living
It’s probably true that few topics evoke such trepidation as “the talk” about assisted living with an aging parent. Even the way it tends to come up – at a sensitive moment in time – seems to set an emotional stage for pitting two competing wills.
Is Assisted Living Regulated in Florida?
On the heels of the Covid-19 pandemic, safety and security remains a top priority for older adults, caregivers and providers. But how can we make sure that assisted living facilities act in the best interests of their residents? In Florida, The Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) regulates long-term care facilities to ensure a standard level of care.
What is Form 1823 for Assisted Living?
If you are planning a move to assisted living in Florida, you’ve likely been asked to provide a Form 1823. Form 1823 is published by The Agency for Health Care Administration, the government entity that regulates assisted living communities.
The Purpose of Purpose-Built Memory Care Communities
An unavoidable fact of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia is their progressive nature, meaning those affected gradually become challenged by activities that were once routine.
The Building Blocks of Person-Directed Care
An unavoidable fact of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia is their progressive nature, meaning those affected gradually become challenged by activities that were once routine.
Assisted Living: Six Strategies To Get A Parent To Consider It
Few topics evoke such emotion as the talk about assisted living with an aging parent. For adult children, the urgency associated with assisted living is enhanced by a parent’s health difficulty with everyday activities or even a recent fall. For parents, their reluctance may stem from a fear of losing control of their lives.
Benefits Of Renting A Senior Living Apartment
While aging in place in the family home may work well for some, you owe it to yourself to consider every option. Renting instead of owning your residence may provide advantages for both your personal independence and your finances while protecting your ability to manage the costs of personal care as you age. Keep watching!
New Study Shows Positivity Slows Memory Loss
Attitude matters. A new study published in the Psychological Science journal adds more proof that people who tend to be positive, cheerful and enthusiastic experience less memory loss over time.
