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10 Resources Every Senior Should Know About

There are plenty of organizations that provide free or low-cost help with meals, transportation, housing, finances, and more.

10 Ways to Pay for Assisted Living

Are you wondering how to pay for assisted living? Read our tips on eight common ways that families pay for assisted living care.

Subpar assisted living facilities: What to do to ensure your loved ones don’t end up there

8News’ investigations continue to reveal that about a dozen assisted living facilities statewide are operating with subpar conditions.

Memory Care: Assisted Living & Long Term Care for Memory Loss

Memory care facilities provide long term care for memory loss patients. See tips for when assisted living is needed & how to pay for a residential care facility.

How to Find Free Rides for Seniors Who Live at Home

How to Find Free Rides for Seniors Who Live at Home. Help your parents stay active without busting your budget.

5 Ways to Stop Senior Citizen Scams

How can you protect a senior citizen you love against the growing scourge of elder fraud? Here are 5 tips from Consumer Reports.

When is it Time for Nursing Home Care?

It’s among the most difficult decisions families must make: when is it time to transition a loved one to nursing home care? There are many reasons to consider nursing home care. When your loved one is no longer able to perform the basic activities of self-care – even with assistance – nursing home care may... Read More

Is It Necessary to Trade Your Home for Nursing Home Care?

Your home may not be the only answer to paying for nursing home care.

When In-Home Care is the Superior Option to Nursing Homes

Just a generation or two ago, a nursing home was a common destination for our senior loved ones when they needed greater support than what family can provide.

Home Care or Nursing Home?

As people age, sooner or later, there comes a time when a new level of care is needed. Even individuals who have been very independent all their lives may require assistance after the onset of a disease like Alzheimer’s. When such a change in care becomes vital, a common decision to be taken is…

PLANNING AHEAD: Can you promise no nursing home care?

Families sometimes go to extreme lengths to prevent a loved one from moving to a nursing home. That might be based on a promise that it would never happen. How

Who really pays for nursing-home care?

Conventional wisdom holds that Medicare won’t pay for elder care, but that’s not exactly true.

Should you sell the family home if your parents go into nursing home care?

If your parents go into a nursing home, deciding what to do with the family home can be complicated at best. You don’t want an empty house sitting around, and perhaps you don’t want to deal with renters. What’s more, you may believe your folks need the income from the house sale to help pay…

Mistrust of nursing home care fuels Emergency Department transfers, study finds

From McKnight’s: A new analysis aims to better understand why frail skilled nursing facility residents are often transferred to emergency departments, despite the inherent dangers. A lack of …

Legal Ease: What is the Caregiver Child Exemption in regard to nursing home care

When facing the need for nursing home care, a common fear is the loss of the family home. Where a child has been living in the home with the parent and caring for the parent, the child may qualify …

Elder Abuse: Do You Worry About a Loved One's Nursing Home Care?

A recent attack of a patient by a nursing assistant at a Novi care center has shed light on the problem. What should you know about it?

Antipsychotic Misuse Rampant in Dementia Care Facilities

There are few conditions that make aging in place more difficult than dementia. As dementia progresses, living at home becomes increasingly dangerous. Without support from family, friends, and dementia care professionals, most seniors with dementia end up moving into nursing care facilities. But as reporting over the past several years has revealed, many nursing homes …

In-Home Care or Nursing Home?

When you need a little help: Alternatives to nursing home care

Have you started to experience challenges with living on your own? Do you need help with medical care or daily activities? A nursing home may seem like your only option. But there are good alternatives, including home care and assisted living.