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Housing options for seniors have exploded in recent years, ranging from aging in place -- something most seniors say they prefer -- to new senior communities such as "greenhouse" nursing homes and elder villages. Knowing your way around the options, exploring senior housing in your area, and understanding why housing is such an emotionally charged issue for seniors will help you help them make the best decision.
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A Guide to Eldercare Options in Living Arrangements
A breakdown of available eldercare options and guidance to help you decide what kind of eldercare is right for your family member.
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How to Downsize
8 steps for easing a parent's move into a retirement community or assisted living facility.
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Home Safety for the Person with Alzheimer's Disease
Creating Home Safety for Alzheimer's patients. Learn how Alzheimer's home safety is an important preparation for in home Alzheimer's care. Safety products for Alzheimer's
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Articles
- Planning a Move to Assisted Living or a Nursing Home
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- How to Know If It's Time to Move an Older Relative Out of the Family Home
- What You Need to Know Before You Start Searching for Your Parents' New Home
- Continuing Care Retirement Communities
- Nursing Homes
- Making the Kitchen Safe and Convenient for Seniors
- Making the Bathroom Safe and Convenient for Seniors
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Questions
- How can I get help with housing?
- How can I find a disability-ready house in my area?
- Can my mom try out an assisted-living home before she commits to it?
- Are there any housing options for chronic alcoholics?
- Should I take my 80-something parents with me to check out assisted living facilities for them or go alone?
- When should Mom move in to a nursing home?
- Should we put mom into a nursing home?
- When is it time for a nursing home?
- Should we try to move my mother-in-law to a new nursing home?
- How do I move her to assisted living?
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Community
- How do I find long term care for my husband whose mind is great but body is shot?
- Personal Care Home Or Skilled Nursing Facility?
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- Mom needs to go to a long-term care facility, but she refuses to go! What do I do?
- But I Don't Want Her To Live With Me.
- How can we get Mom to agree to move into an assisted living facility?
