The most recent AARP Home and Community Preferences Study found that 80% of Americans age 65 and older would like to remain in their current home as they age. This is despite acknowledgement by a majority of respondents that their home may not meet all of their needs as they grow older. There’s no question [...]
Whether due to illness, surgery, or injury, a hospital stay can be a turning point for older adults and their families. While the focus is often on treatment and recovery inside the hospital, what happens after hospital discharge is just as critical. In fact, research shows that nearly 1 in 5 Medicare patients are readmitted [...]
If you’ve started exploring senior living options for yourself or a loved one, you’ve probably noticed something right away: the terminology can feel overwhelming. Terms like independent living, independent plus, active adult, rental retirement community, and continuing care retirement community (CCRC, also called a life plan community) are often used interchangeably, even though they can [...]
As more Americans reach retirement age, the number of senior living options continues to expand. Two of the most popular choices are independent living communities and active adult communities, also called 55+ communities. These two senior living options can seem similar at first glance. Both are age-restricted communities designed for older adults who want to [...]
When older adults begin exploring senior living options, they often focus on the obvious factors: cost, services, amenities, healthcare access, and location. These are definitely important considerations, but after many years of talking with prospective senior living residents and visiting retirement communities of every variety across the country, I’ve noted another factor that may be [...]
As people live longer and remain active well into retirement, many older adults are rethinking what they want from a retirement community. In the past, senior living options were often designed primarily around assistance with daily activities and/or medical care. Today, however, a growing number of communities are embracing a different philosophy, one that focuses [...]
Aging brings many changes, and for some people, mobility is one of the most noticeable. Whether it’s occasional unsteadiness, joint pain, or recovery from illness or injury, walking can become more challenging over time. Assistive walking devices such as canes, walkers, rollators are designed to help maintain independence, prevent falls, and improve quality of life. [...]
Deciding whether to move into a senior living community is often driven not just by housing needs but by deep emotional, financial, and practical concerns. Many older adults and their loved ones express a similar worry: “I know I qualify financially for this community, but what does that really look like? How might my estate [...]
For decades, older adults and families evaluating long-term care options have often faced a difficult reality: While many communities provide compassionate and clinically sound care, the traditional nursing home model has often felt “institutional” … more like a hospital than a home. Today, however, the senior living and care industry is in the midst of [...]
In senior living discourse today, the concept of “community” has become a popular buzzword. From marketing materials to industry conferences, we hear the term invoked as if its mere utterance guarantees residents’ wellbeing, satisfaction, and fulfillment in later life. But what does “community” truly mean, especially for older adults considering various senior living options, and [...]
