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Navigating the myriad details and nuances associated with senior living, particulary when it comes to continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs or ‘life plan communities’) can be overwhelming. Sometimes it is tough just to know where to start or what questions to ask.
The myLifeSite blog includes hundreds of articles on senior living, CCRCs, independent living, caregiving, retirement planning, and closely related topics. The articles are informative and unbiased, and you can find specific topics you are interested in using the keyword search tool.
What You’ll Find on myLifeSite Blog
Suppose you are researching several different retirement communities. One of them is an independent living community and the other two are continuing care retirement communities. How can you best compare them to one another. What are the trade-offs to consider? An article like this one might help: Avoid This Mistake When Comparing Retirement Communities.
Or, perhaps you would like an indepth and unbiased explanation of how various entry fee models work at continuing care retirement communities. In that case you may find an article like this one to be helpful: A Closer Look at Entry Fees.
Or, maybe you are interested in statistics about long-term care and how long people often need it. Here’s a helpful article on this topic: So I’ll Probably Need Long Term Care, But For How Long?
Thank you for checking out the myLifeSite Blog. We hope you’ll find what you are looking for as you considering your retirement living options.
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How the Decision to Have Children Relates to a CCRC Move
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This past week, I was honored to speak to a great group of residents and prospects at Freedom Pointe at The Villages, a beautiful continuing care… Read More
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Combatting the Invisible Epidemic of Substance Abuse Among Older Adults
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We see headlines all too often about the growing opioid epidemic in the U.S. and the skyrocketing number of fentanyl deaths. Recent data from the CDC… Read More
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Am I Healthy Enough to Move to a Life Plan Community?
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One of the questions we often hear at myLifeSite relates to the types of health conditions that might preclude someone from moving into a life plan… Read More
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Cost of Dementia Care Can Be an Overwhelming Financial Drain
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We often write about the staggering cost of long-term care. However, there is a subcategory of this type of care that can be particularly expensive for… Read More
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New Statistics Could Reshape the Meaning of Aging in Place
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As we have shared many times, the majority of Americans — 77% of people age 50+ — say they want to remain in their home for… Read More
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Survey Results: Top Reasons to Move to a Retirement Community
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In a recent blog post about our 2023 myLifeSite Consumer Survey results, we shared that lack of trust in the organization/staff (34.8%) and concerns about leaving… Read More
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Are You Wasting Money by Living in a Home That is Too Big?
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One common concern for many people considering a retirement community move is that it will be difficult to downsize their living space. This apprehension about downsizing… Read More
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Survey Results: Obstacles to a Retirement Community Move
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Last week, we talked about how vital it is for retirement communities — and indeed the senior living industry as a whole — to listen to… Read More
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The Voice of the Resident Should Be Heard by Retirement Communities
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We recently received an email from a myLifeSite user inquiring about how the resident advisory council of a continuing care retirement community (CCRC or life plan… Read More
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