Senior Housing & Care Facilities

Independent Living & Life Care Communities

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Senior Housing How-to Kits

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What Is...Independent Living?

What Is...Independent Living?Independent living communities, also known as senior housing and senio...

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Using Mediation to Manage Conflict in Long Term Care Facilities

Using Mediation to Manage Conflict in Long Term Care FacilitiesConflict in any location where human beings congregate is inevitable. ...

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Finding the Right Independent Living Community: A Touring Checklist

Touring independent living or active retirement facilities can seem da...

Nursing Homes

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Nursing Homes Explained: What They Are, What to Expect, How to Pay For One & How to Find One

Nursing Homes Explained: What They Are, What to Expect, How to Pay For One & How to Find OneWhat They Are Nursing homes or convalescent homes are also known as sk...

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What Is...Hospice and Hospice Care?

What Is...Hospice and Hospice Care?Hospice is a type of palliative care designed to support a patient thr...

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Using Mediation to Manage Conflict in Long Term Care Facilities

Using Mediation to Manage Conflict in Long Term Care FacilitiesConflict in any location where human beings congregate is inevitable. ...

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Nursing Home Checklist: Touring

Not sure what to look for when touring a nursing home? Wish you had so...

Assisted Living & Alzheimer's Care Communities

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Senior Housing How-to Kits

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What Is...a Care Plan?

What Is...a Care Plan?A care plan is based on a needs assessment that a professional adminis...

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Alzheimer's: Transitioning from Home to Assisted Living

Alzheimer's: Transitioning from Home to Assisted LivingThe names in this case study have been changed to protect confidential...

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Step 1 of Finding the Right Assisted Living Facility: Touring Checklist

Not sure what to look for when touring an assisted living facility? Wi...

Adult Day Care Services

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Adult Day Care Explained: What It Is, What to Expect & How to Pay for It

Adult Day Care Explained: What It Is, What to Expect & How to Pay for ItWhat It Is Adult day care provides a safe and caring setting for adult...

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What Is...Respite Care?

What Is...Respite Care?Respite care is the temporary relief provided to a caregiver when some...

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Who Pays for What: Coverage-at-a-Glance

Searching for senior care can lead to many questions about which servi...

Senior Moving Solutions

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Geriatric Fiblets: The Ethics of White Lies

Geriatric Fiblets: The Ethics of White LiesThe term “geriatric fiblet” was coined at the 2000 World A...

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Questions to Ask When Selecting a Move Manager

Questions to Ask When Selecting a Move ManagerEditor's Note: This information is reprinted courtesy of Moving Soluti...

Visiting Your Loved One

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Gilbert Guide Videos: Fun Activities for Those with Limited Mobility

For seniors with limited mobility or individuals recovering at home pa...

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Memory Card Games for Alzheimer’s & Dementia Patients

Memory Card Games for Alzheimer’s & Dementia PatientsMem.o.ry: 1. a: the power or process of reproducing or recalling what ...

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Recording the Family History: A Legacy Project Interview

Recording the Family History: A Legacy Project InterviewOne of the most powerful tools in the Legacy Project is the interviewi...

LGBT Senior Housing

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How Will Today’s Gay Adoptions Change the Future for LGBT Seniors?

How Will Today’s Gay Adoptions Change the Future for LGBT Seniors?Could progressive adoption laws have positive outcomes for today...

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Lesbian & Gay Retirement Communities

Lesbian & Gay Retirement CommunitiesIn 1969, the Stonewall Riots saw Manhattan’s West Village engulf...

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Using Mediation to Manage Conflict in Long Term Care Facilities

Using Mediation to Manage Conflict in Long Term Care FacilitiesConflict in any location where human beings congregate is inevitable. ...