Archive for the ‘SENIOR LIVING’

  • Retirement Communities: Critical Questions You Should Ask Before You Buy
    Purchasing A Home in A Retirement Community By Karl Edmunds :: Too many seniors regret rushing into their first purchase in a retirement community. Some retirement communities are staffed with highly effective sales people whose stated objective is to get a decision or financial deposit quickly, if not on the first visit. And they know just the buttons to push ...
  • The Senior Retirement Dilemma…Now What?
    Senior Retirement Planning by Karl Edmunds :: For many seniors, the door to retirement is not all it is cracked up to be. Some have lots of time but no money and can’t figure out what to do. Others have money but can’t get out of the work mode and claim no time to relax and look at alternative activities. What drives most of the uncertainty is the unrelenting fear ...
  • New Hybrid Long Term Care Insurance Programs are Better Solutions for Seniors
    Long Term Care Insurance :: by Julian Lind :: As Baby Boomers get older, healthcare becomes more of an issue. Today, a growing number of people have been thrust in the position of caring for aging seniors or loved ones. If you are fifty-five years or older, chances are you have considered some sort of Long Term Care (LTC) insurance. With approximately 30% of people ...
  • Finding a Provider: a Brief Overview of Senior Homecare
    In Home Care for Seniors by Gill Gilbert :: Before starting Gilbert Guide, I was unaware of the issues that come with finding an in-home caregiver. As it turns out, I wasn’t alone. A lot of people think that you just open the phone book, pick up the phone, say what you want, and the senior home care provider just shows up. If you’re unhappy, the company replaces ...
  • Modern Senior Apartments Don’t Seem so Senior- the New Look of Senior Apartments
    Modern Senior Apartments by Melissa Peteman As we all know, Baby Boomers are the new seniors. According to research, by 2030, the amount of Americans over the age of 65 will more than double, from just over 30 million to more than 70 million—and represent more than 20 percent of the population. For that reason, new senior apartments are on the minds of builders- but ...
  • Aging Parents Don’t Need Fixers…They Need Listeners
    by Karl Edmunds Finding myself in the Boomers category has brought me some interesting insights.  In the process of caring for my own aging parents, I have noticed my initial inclination to want to fix them, to remind them, to give answers and solutions and ultimately to transform their behavior to align with my own expectations. This arrogance is born out of my ...
  • How to Make Effective Decisions about Assisted Living
    Assisted Living - A New Life by Karl Edmunds As many of us engage the aging process, we move through it with little or no thought until, we or our loved ones, hit our senior years. Then, playing the aging game can surprise us with all kinds of issues that may spring up suddenly and without warning. One of those subtle surprises occurs when you or an aging parents or relative ...
  • Hunting for florida assisted living and nursing homes
    Assisted Living Choices by Alice Brooks When you hear about Florida assisted living and Florida nursing homes being described as distinct from each other, you would wonder how they differ from each other. This is one of the common questions that a lot of people would want to know the answer to before finally deciding where to place an elderly family member or a loved one. ...
  • The Benefits of Assisted Living and Home Care
    Assisted Living Assisted living communities accommodate a large percentage of the elderly population. Similar to individual residences, these communities provide various accommodations for those who need specialized assistance when it comes to Activities of Daily Living.  There are six basic activities generally classified as Activities of Daily Living, also known as ...
  • Medicaid for Nursing Home Care in Florida
    Residential & Nursing Home Living If you are interested in obtaining Medicaid for nursing home care in Florida, you are in the right place. It is also important to know that you can have substantial assets and still legally qualify for Medicaid. The cost of nursing home care has grown considerably in most of the USA. Florida is no exception. Roughly, the average cost ...
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