Planning for the Future

What to Expect After Downsizing Your Home & Moving to a CCRC

Life is a series of transitions. Just when you think you’ve settled into a routine or gotten used to a certain stage of life, you are thrown a curveball. ...

How to Make the Most of Your Senior Housing Tour

Do you agree with the phrase “seeing is believing”? In the case of deciding on senior housing for yourself or your parents, this cliché phrase might just be true. ...

Cost of Senior Living

Did you know you have a 68 percent chance of needing some form of long-term care after age 65? According to the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance, the number of people using paid, long-term care services in any setting (at home, assisted living, or skilled nursing facilities) will double from 13 million in 2000 to 27 million by 205...

How to Choose the Right CCRC for Your Needs

Choosing where to live is not a decision to take lightly – especially when it comes to choosing a continuing care retirement community. ...

The Role Location Plays When Choosing a Continuing Care Retirement Community

Location, location, location. For some seniors and their loved ones, it’s the most important factor when considering moving to a continuing care retirement community (CCRC)....

Clear the Clutter – Why You Should Downsize Your Home Now

There’s no denying that in the United States, people really love their “stuff.” The booming self-storage industry can certainly vouch for this! However, owning too many items can easily lead to a cluttered home, and studies show that clutter can have a negative impact on your health in a variety of ways. ...

What is a Continuing Care Retirement Community?

By definition alone, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) must offer various levels of senior housing and supportive services, including independent and assisted living options, skilled nursing care and memory support all one campus. ...

Five Myths About Staying in Your Home

Why do so many seniors miss out on great retirement living, deciding instead to remain in their homes? Age Wave, the nation’s foremost research company on the issues of aging, set out to answer that question in a landmark national study. ...