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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.

Home Caregivers Near Valley Center: Grapefruit Affects Some Drugs

Home Caregivers Near Valley Center: Grapefruit Affects Some Drugs - caregiver information from A Servant's Heart In-Home Care

Why Consider A Mobility Scooter For Your Parent? |

A mobility scooter can offer your parent an easier and more fun way to spend the day outdoors. Enjoying the fresh air in a park or meeting friends or

Assisted Living vs. Memory Care

Assisted living vs. memory care. What's the difference and which one is right for you? Learn more about these senior housing options.

Is It Indigestion or A Heart Attack?

The holiday season can sometimes lead to unhealthy behaviors. We indulge at holiday buffets, enjoy an extra cocktail, skip our regular exercise and stress about everything that needs to be done. Perhaps that’s why there’s an increase in heart-related deaths during the holiday season. After analyzing 25 years of data and 53-million U.S. death certificates, researchers discovered the correlation, with heart-breaking numbers peaking on Christmas, the…

10 Helpful Apps for Senior Citizens

More and more older people are into technologies. If you a the beginner, these are the apps you should try.

Sleep and Aging: Why Can't We Stay Asleep As We Get Older?

In a National Sleep Foundation survey of adults aged 55 and older, one-third of people aged 55-64 and one quarter of people aged 65-84 reported that their sleep

Cozy Grove is like Animal Crossing, if it was haunted

Villagers dodge landslide after listening to their instincts

A group of Indian villagers managed to cheat death after they felt rumbling beneath them and avoided a landslide while travelling along a road in Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, in northern India

Moving to Assisted Living: 5 Ways to Know When It’s Needed

Moving to assisted living is a huge and heart-wrenching decision. Get 5 ways to know when it’s necessary for your older adult to move to assisted living.

Think your parent needs assisted living? Here's what to do

Concerned that your elderly parent needs assisted living? What to do if you notice concerns during holiday visits or worry about isolation.

Guest Blog: What is Assisted Living?

Assisted living is a long-term care facility that provides housing, support, health care, and most importantly, a sense of community to senior citizens. These facilities make it possible for the elderly to continue living on their own, with occasional assistance now and again. The benefits of

Five questions to ask yourself when shopping for a senior living community.

Five questions to ask yourself when shopping for a senior living community. I am asked this question a lot: How do you choose a really good retirement community? Actually, when you’ve seen one ...

10 Tips for Choosing the Best Senior Living Community for You

The Springs Living provides comfortable and caring senior living communities through Oregon and Montana.

4 Expert Tips for Seniors Moving to Assisted Living

Moving to assisted living can be overwhelming for both you and your senior. To answer your top 4 questions, a senior living expert shares his insider tips.

What to Know About Assisted Living

Assisted living provides a residential setting with personal care services, 24-hour supervision, assistance, activities and health care. Some communities are free-standing, while others are located near or integrated with well-staffed nursing homes or hospitals. Other times, you'll find assisted living in continuing care retirement communities or at independent housing complexesNationally, you'll find different levels of care in assisted living communities — some provide lighter care…

Benefits of Moving Into Assisted Living Early

Learn more about continuing senior care options for seniors and about the benefits of moving into assisted living early.