Many people think assisted living and nursing homes are the same thing – a place where their aging parent or elderly loved one can go to get help – but there is a big difference between them.  They are different levels of care and meet different needs your loved one […]

A lot of people think their aging parent or elderly loved one would never move into a memory support assisted living community.  In fact, memory support assisted living communities are full of people who will never move there.  If you have this thought you aren’t alone – it’s very common.  […]

A popular care option as our loved ones age is a continuing care retirement community.  This is a living arrangement where someone can usually age in place without ever having to leave the community.  It is especially helpful to spouses who have different care needs but want to be together […]

If your aging parent or elderly loved one moves into an assisted living or nursing home you will be presented with an admission agreement.  An admission agreement outlines all of the rights and responsibilities for both your loved one and the community.  It’s very important that you review and understand […]

Care at home is expensive and sometimes people spend everything they have in an effort to remain home as long as possible.  Care options are limited when the money runs out.  If someone else can fund ongoing care then it is possible to stay in the house additional time.  But […]

I’ve talked in the past about how assisted living communities may (and often do) have a private pay requirement.  That’s an amount of money your loved one must pay from private funds before they can remain in the assisted living community as a Medicaid beneficiary.  Since most people begin receiving […]