Seniors For Living

One of the country’s largest senior living providers, Emeritus, is partnering with Dr. Marion Somers and the 3in4 Need More Association to promote planning ahead for long term care. Says Dr. Marion in a recent Emeritus news release, “Without ...

This news may not come as a surprise, but it is nonetheless troubling.

A perfect storm has been brewing in recent years: the exploding boomer and senior demographic, senior care costs steadily climbing, government (and even private) funds dwindling, and ...

There’s no denying it: the age wave or silver tsunami will hit. It’s a matter of when, and what destruction will be left in its wake. Affordable, accessible, high-quality long term care for today’s (and tomorrow’s) ...

We have mounting healthcare and energy expenses and a still-wavering economy to blame for a sharp rise in the cost of care for seniors, says a new MetLife report. Per this article in Bloomberg Business Week, long-term care expenses rose 5.6 ...

Long-term care providers and consumers across the nation are tuning in to a new AARP report, which includes a scorecard evaluating quality of care and services, according to a recent public policy news brief from ALFA (Assisted Living Federation of ...

“At least 70 percent of people over age 65 will require some long-term care services at some point in their lives.” – LongTermCare.gov

Those plan-ahead types may drive you crazy – or, you may consider yourselves one of those efficient elite. No matter ...

Moving to a new home is an adjustment that can be thrilling, terrifying, and tiring all at once. Besides the stress of packing, selling, buying and unpacking, relocating means you have to find a new dentist, doctor, school, bank, grocery ...

Abbreviations and acronyms abound in assisted living and other senior care settings, as we’ve learned from recent posts. But there are also a host of terms used widely in these venues that are not easily recognized by those outside ...

The LTC (long-term care) world is full of acronyms, and those who work in the industry use them almost subconsciously, often leaving listeners to scratch their heads as they attempt to process the information they’ve just received.

Earlier this ...

Assisted living and skilled nursing care have seen healthy increases thus far in 2011, while home care costs held steady, as per the results of a national survey conducted by Genworth Financial.

As reported by McKnight’s Long-Term Care News & Assisted Living, the study was comprised of data from 15,500 U.S. providers.  Today’s going rate for a semi-private nursing home room is $193 (up 5.7% since last year); the cost of ...