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What Will Retirement Communities Look Like in the Future?

The following is an excerpt from the revised second edition of my bestselling book, “What’s the Deal with Retirement Communities?”, available on Amazon.com. Geared toward retirees-to-be and their adult children, the book is designed to be the first step in your senior living research process — providing answers in a simple and concise fashion. The [...]

By |2023-12-20T17:44:56-05:00July 24th, 2017|
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Senior Wellness Programs: Good for CCRC Residents & The Bottom Line

“Wellness” is a term that gets used a lot in senior living, and depending on the context, it can have many different meanings. But when it comes to continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs, also called live plan communities) and other types of senior living options, “wellness” usually refers to any service or amenity that contributes [...]

By |2024-08-22T09:06:50-04:00July 3rd, 2017|
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Close-up: The AARP Long-Term Services & Supports Scorecard

I’m always eager to share resources for people who are interested in learning more about the senior living industry and related topics like long-term care. That’s why I was excited to hear about the most recent version of the AARP Public Policy Institute’s Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) State Scorecard Report. Ranking LTSS by state [...]

By |2023-08-04T20:04:20-04:00June 29th, 2017|
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CCRC vs. Rental Retirement Community: What Are the Differences?

According to Pew Research Center, approximately 10,000 Baby Boomers turned 65 today, and about that same number will reach retirement age every day for the next decade. That’s a lot of retirees! And that’s one of the reasons the retirement living industry is booming in our country with more and more senior living communities opening [...]

By |2023-08-04T19:59:33-04:00June 26th, 2017|
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The Senior Loneliness Epidemic & Solutions to “Cure” It

Isolation is the “silent killer” affecting an estimated 8 million seniors in the U.S., but it is an epidemic that often goes unnoticed and untreated, according to a panel of experts who testified before the Senate Special Committee on Aging in April of this year. On average, 40 percent of seniors are impacted by the [...]

By |2023-11-05T13:42:45-05:00June 19th, 2017|
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How to Analyze the Quality of a CCRC Healthcare Center

There are countless benefits to living in a continuing care retirement community (CCRC, also called a life plan community)–from engaging and fun social opportunities to top-notch amenities and services–but one of the chief reasons for considering a move to a CCRC is the accessibility of healthcare services if and when you need them. A CCRC [...]

By |2023-09-26T14:56:43-04:00May 29th, 2017|
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Proposed Tax Change Could Be Costly for Older Americans

If you saw President Trump’s recently proposed tax plan, you may have been struck by several things. First, its brevity. The country’s current tax code is a monster at tens of thousands of pages long. The plan proposed by Trump was a mere one page. Talk about concise! There were aspects of the plan that [...]

By |2023-10-31T23:12:26-04:00May 22nd, 2017|
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The Number 1 Deciding Factor When Choosing a CCRC

The most important thing is to enjoy your life—to be happy—it's all that matters. ― Audrey Hepburn What makes you happy? It’s a broad question, and the answer is unique to each person. Maybe you’re an extrovert who loves spending time out and about with friends and meeting new people. Maybe it’s traveling…seeing the world and [...]

By |2023-11-02T22:01:42-04:00May 15th, 2017|
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Who Decides if a CCRC Resident Needs a Higher Level of Care?

Continuing care retirement communities, often referred to as CCRCs or “life plan communities,” provide residents who are living independently today with access to a full spectrum of care services that may be necessary in the future, including assisted living, memory care, and/or skilled nursing care. But this leads to a couple of questions from prospective [...]

By |2023-12-21T20:15:45-05:00May 11th, 2017|
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