Seniors For Living

Long term care (home care, assisted living, nursing homes) is expensive. Most would not doubt or argue that point, but when it comes to the point of paying for long term care, confusion reigns.

As discussed in our recent #ElderCareChat ...

This article from Morningstar’s Christine Benz, the site’s director of personal finance, shares what she believes are the “40 must-know statistics about long term care.”

While most of the stats are related to nursing home care, the underlying message ...

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 ...