Seniors For Living

Let’s face it: moving is no picnic. Packing, unpacking, arranging, rearranging, uprooting – though adjusting to a new routine/location has its high points, it is still a wholly difficult and time-consuming process.

Some elders/families may choose home care ...

Independence is a major tenet of successful living in American society.

Few individuals, if any, want to be dependent on others for meeting basic daily needs, or even complex ones. While we may be happy to go on vacation and ...

Though a major life decision and intense process on its own, choosing a senior care community is just the beginning: a lifetime and household’s worth of stuff must now be transitioned into a much smaller space, and usually in ...

Bringing in home care, moving to independent living, or transitioning to assisted living are major life changes that require a number of preparations.

For a move, coordinating logistics is a big part of the process. Will a moving company be ...

At any age, the decision to move is comprised of many considerations and compromises: country vs. city? Low-maintenance townhouse vs. sprawling single-family home? Move for a job or to be closer to family & friends?

A recent article on the ...

Anticipating a transition to assisted living, either for you or a senior in your social/family circle? Recognize that this is a major adjustment – even if the individual making the move is transferring from an independent living apartment to an ...

Deep dish pizza, Navy Pier, Lake Shore Drive, the White Sox, Millennium Park, the Magnificent Mile – Chicagoland’s got all this and more. Why not consider an exciting retirement lifestyle in this historic city?

The Village at Victory Lakes, Lindenhurst
This CCRC is part of the Franciscan Communities family of senior living homes, which are sponsored by The Franciscan Sisters of Chicago. Located in Lindenhurst, just an hour outside of ...

When a senior living community lists Alzheimer’s care on their services roster, it is most often provided in an assisted living setting.

Until an afflicted individual reaches the later stages of the disease, those living with Alzheimer’s are ...

A senior living transition can be a complicated and involved process, which is why many family caregivers/individuals in need of services are seeking residential care options that allow for “aging-in-place.”

Some seniors/family caregivers choose to work with a home care agency, making arrangements to receive necessary services without relocating. On the whole, home care agencies provide a sliding scale of choices to meet the simplest needs to the ...

Transition. The word operates as both a noun and a verb. As a noun, it is defined as “a passage from one state, stage, subject, or place to another;” as an intransitive verb, it refers to the act of making a transition.

Life is comprised of transitions great and small, but the later years are certainly rife with them.

Getting an AARP membership, needing bifocals when reading the morning paper, ...