Year-End Review: myLifeSite’s Top Senior Living Blog Posts for 2024
As we step into 2025, the senior living industry continues to evolve, bringing new insights, trends, and stories that are shaping the way we approach aging and retirement. Let’s take a look at myLifeSite’s top senior living blog posts of 2024 — highlighting the most useful and thought-provoking topics we covered for older adults, their [...]
Tips on Providing Emotional Support to Older Adults During the Holidays
The holiday season is a time of joy, celebration, and connection for many. However, for some older adults, the holidays can also bring about a wide range of emotions. Feelings of nostalgia, grief, joy, loneliness, or even stress can surface as people reflect on past holidays or acclimate to recent changes in their living arrangements, [...]
Home- and Community-Based Services: An Increasingly Popular Care Option
We often write about the goal of many older adults to remain in their current homes as they age, sometimes referred to as aging in place. We also discuss the hurdles sometimes faced by those who either make this senior living decision or lack the resources to consider alternate options: availability of paid or unpaid [...]
How Do I Know If a Retirement Community Is Safe?
As people consider various retirement community options, they typically have questions about things like services, amenities, and pricing. And it’s understandable since these factors will impact your day-to-day life should you decide to move there. But there’s another important question that should also be near the top of your list: How do I know if [...]
Gifting Assets Can Create Five-Year Lookback Period Issues
Today is Giving Tuesday, a global movement celebrating generosity, observed on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving. Many older adults use the holiday season as an opportunity to give away some of their cash or other valuable assets to loved ones or charitable causes. And while these gifts are no-doubt appreciated by their recipients, there are reasons [...]
Do Retirement Communities Allow Pets? A Look At Senior Living Pet Policies
Retirement communities are a popular choice for older adults who are looking for a comfortable, low-maintenance, and supportive environment. But for animal lovers who are considering making a senior living move to one of these communities, a common question is: Do retirement communities allow pets? If you have a beloved pet, it is important to [...]