What are the Odds of Needing Assisted Living?
Plan better for long-term care learning more about the odds of requiring assisted living and other long-term care services.
Can Moving to a Retirement Community Make You Healthier?
In an attempt to appeal to more members of the Baby Boomer generation, retirement communities are upping their game, providing a huge range of services and activities.
Paying for Senior Living- Know Your Options
Many seniors, or perhaps adult children doing research on behalf of a parent, often wonder whether one of these senior living options is affordable. To help answer this question, it is important to be aware of the various payment options available.
Community Connection is Key When Aging in Place
If you plan to retire at home (age in place), new information in a report from the Gerontological Society of America indicates that your connectedness to your community can have a meaningful impact on your health and well-being as you get older.
Choosing a CCRC: Which Contract Model is the Best?
By educating yourself about the different types of CCRCs and considering your unique situation, you can make an educated decision about the type of contract that is best for you.
Distinguishing Between Types of Senior Care Centers
Senior care centers and retirement communities are not all created equal. Although these two terms are often used interchangeably, there are some important distinctions to be made.
Calculating the Affordability of a CCRC (life plan community)
My experience in talking with prospective residents is that, from a financial perspective, the question is not so much about “can I afford it” as much as it is “to what extent can I afford it?” Many who are considering moving to a Continuing Care Retirement Community want a better understanding of what the financial impact to their estate could be based on a range of possible scenarios.
What is a Medicare-Certified Senior Care Center?
A source of confusion for seniors or families researching a senior care center is understanding the difference between a “Medicare-certified” facility and a “private-pay” facility.