New trends in senior living are making housing that is exclusive to the elderly a lot more attractive. For example, many senior living and care centers are incorporating things that we don’t always associate with senior living … [Read more...]
The Best Place to Retire? It’s Subjective.
It’s one of the big questions that new retirees ask themselves: where should I live after I retire? There are a lot of websites and articles out there designed to answer this question, but really, it’s a very subjective one. … [Read more...]
Some Good News on the Senior Living Front
The housing situation all across the country has been chaotic the last few years. When it comes to senior housing, things are even more so. The limited amount of housing out there, coupled with the fixed salaries that most seniors deal with … [Read more...]
Most Popular Type of Senior Care?
According to a survey conducted by the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies, the most popular type of senior care for middle America is currently assisted living. It edged out in-home care and nursing homes when it came to … [Read more...]
Integrating Senior Living into the Public
People are social by nature. If there was ever any doubt about this, it was made clear during the pandemic. While people isolated themselves, we saw a huge rise in mental health issues go along with it. Even the most introverted of us are … [Read more...]
What to Look For When Touring a Care Facility
If you have a loved one that is thinking about moving to a care facility, there are probably a lot of things going through your mind. For example, how do I know which facility is going to be the right one? Depending on where you live, you … [Read more...]
Major Trends in Senior Living
The demand for senior living options keeps going up. And because of this, there are watchdog organizations and other professional services that are tracking how senior care professionals can best help to meet this growing … [Read more...]
What’s Popular in Senior Living Right Now?
According to a recently conducted study, the popularity of assisted living is growing rapidly in the world of senior care. One of the biggest reasons why this is happening is because of money. One estimate puts the median cost … [Read more...]
Exploring Options for Senior Living
When it comes to senior living, we have a tendency to think in narrow terms. For most people, the first thing that comes to mind is a nursing home. And while nursing homes are certainly an important component of senior living, there are far … [Read more...]
Senior Housing Doesn’t Need to Be Boring
One of the amazing things that we have seen in the past several years is a renewed focus on ensuring that senior citizens have more than just the basics when it comes to senior housing. This was happening long before the COVID-19 pandemic … [Read more...]
Seniors and the Housing Crisis
You may have noticed that housing prices all across the U.S. have skyrocketed. This is not a good time to be desperately looking for a new place to live, even if you are a renter in some parts of the country. Prices have gone up so high … [Read more...]
Why Funding Delays Impact Senior Living
Across the country, it is a well known fact that more and more senior care resources are needed. But the wheels of change turn slowly, especially when government or public funding is part of the equation. Although there’s a vast need, it … [Read more...]