Advice
Making the First 30 Days in a New Community Easier
The move is the easy part. How families help a parent settle in, from the first week's visits to the moment they stop calling it "the facility".
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Senior living advice, guides and news for families
Advice
Skilled Nursing After a Hospital Stay: What to Expect
Discharge planners move fast. How a short-term rehab stay works, what Medicare pays for, and the questions to ask before you choose a facility.
Resources
The Senior Living Tour Checklist: 25 Questions to Ask
Print this before you visit. The questions that separate a polished tour from a community you would be happy to call home.
Resources
How to Pay for Senior Living: Medicare, Medicaid, Insurance and Veterans Benefits
Most families are surprised by what Medicare does not cover. A plain guide to the sources that actually pay for senior living, and the order to check them in.
Advice
How to Have the Conversation With a Parent Who Does Not Want to Move
The talk goes better when it is a series of small ones. What to say, what not to say, and how to keep your parent in charge of the decision.
Resources
What Is Memory Care? A Family’s Guide
Memory care is assisted living built around dementia: secured, staffed and structured differently. What it offers, what it costs and when it is the right move.
Advice
Eight Signs It May Be Time to Talk About Senior Living
Nobody wants to have the conversation too early. These are the changes families most often notice in the year before a move, and what each one usually means.
Resources
Assisted Living vs Independent Living: Which Is Right for Your Parent?
The two most common kinds of senior living sound similar and are not. Here is how to tell which one fits, and what happens when needs change.