Articles About Senior Citizens Housing

1. A Guide to Eldercare Options in Living Arrangements

   Article - A breakdown of available eldercare options and guidance to help you decide what kind of eldercare is right for your family member.

2. 10 Surprising Ways to Avoid Nursing Home Care

   Article - Most older adults would rather live out their lives in their own homes, rather than in a nursing home. Learn how that may be possible and affordable.

3. Why Senior Housing Is Such an Emotional Issue

   Article - Whether to age in place or move to a nursing home is an emotionally charged issue. Help make an older adult's housing decision easier.

4. Home Safety for the Person with Alzheimer's Disease

   Article - When caring for someone with Alzheimer's at home you are providing a chance for that person to remain in a familiar, comfortable environment where he can use his strengths and be encouraged to be as independent as possible for as long as possible. A safe, comfortable home can help a person with Alzheimer's feel more relaxed and less overwhelmed...

5. Planning a Move to Assisted Living or a Nursing Home

   Article - How to help someone make the move to assisted living or a nursing home. Avoid pitfalls and find the right situation.

6. How to Downsize

   Article - 8 steps for easing a parent's move into a retirement community or assisted living facility.

7. What You Need to Know Before You Start Searching for Your Parents' New Home

   Article - Looking for a new home for your parents? Arm yourself with essential info

8. Ask These 12 Interview Questions Now to Head Off Home-Share Trouble Later

   Article - Ask these 12 housemate interview questions now to prevent home share issues later. Housemate interview questions include "what's your definition of clean?"

9. Continuing Care Retirement Communities

   Article - This option is for people who want a range of services from independent living to nursing home care.

10. Nursing Homes

    Article - This option is for people who require continuous and ongoing nursing assistance or monitoring.

11. Making the Kitchen Safe and Convenient for Seniors

    Article - Learn how to make the kitchen safer for relatives in old age.

12. Making the Bathroom Safe and Convenient for Seniors

    Article - Many accidents happen in bathrooms, so check the safety of the bathroom that you will use for home care.

13. Making Outdoor Areas Safe and Convenient for Seniors

    Article - Learn how to make outdoor areas more safe for elderly relatives for protection from potential hazards, easy access and mobility.

14. Choosing the Right Assisted Living Facility

    Article - Learn the most important criteria for assessing whether an assisted living facility is right for an aging loved one.

15. What to Do if Things Go Wrong in an Assisted-Living Community

    Article - Common problems that may arise when an older adult moves to an assisted-living community, and tips for helping to address them.

16. How to Help an Older Adult Age in Place

    Article - Help older adults remain in their own homes by planning now for their transportation, household safety and maintenance, and financial and healthcare needs.

17. Who Should Move to a Continuing-care Community?

    Article - A continuing-care retirement community is a good option for people who value security. Knowing that no matter how their health changes down the line, their needs will be met and they won't have to move can bring great peace of mind. If the older adults in your care are becoming socially isolated as they...

18. Continuing-Care Community Contracts and Fees

    Article - What it costs. Continuing care is an expensive option. Payment systems vary quite a bit from one continuing-care community to another, and these systems can be complex. In most cases, older adults will pay a hefty entrance fee -- or, in some communities, they'll have to purchase the unit they move in to -- and then pay a monthly fee after that...

19. How to Choose the Right Continuing-Care Retirement Community

    Article - When choosing a continuing-care retirement community or helping the person you're caring for find one:

20. What to Do if Things Go Wrong in a Continuing-Care Retirement Community

    Article - Common problems that may arise when an aging friend or relative moves to a continuing-care retirement community, and tips for helping to address them.

21. Understanding Senior Housing Options

    Article - Senior housing includes aging in place, continuing-care and independent-living communities, and assisted living -- whatever housing an older adult seeks.

22. 7 Design Secrets for a House You Can Live in Forever

    Article - Well-designed homes are safe and accessible for multiple residents, both now and at other stages of life. Learn the basics of universal design.

23. A Caregiver's Guide to Assisted Living Facilities

    Article - Assisted living facilities vary in costs and offerings. Find assisted living facilities in every state in the U.S., plus the District of Columbia.

24. A Step-by-Step Guide to Organizing an Older Relative's Move

    Article - Moving an older relative from his family home to a new -- and usually smaller -- residence is labor intensive for you and emotionally disruptive for him. Tempting though it may be, it's not a good idea to "surprise" a family member by sorting through his stuff when he's not around...

25. How to Tell if Someone With Alzheimer's Needs Assisted Living

    Article - How to tell if someone with Alzheimer's needs assisted living. These questions will help you decide.

26. How to Get the Help You Need to Care for Someone With Cancer

    Article - Comprehensive information on getting help when caring for someone with cancer. Related information is available in the cancer section of Caring.com.

27. Elderly Living Alone: How to Know When It's Time to Move

    Article - Here's how to decide whether it's time for an older family member to move and, if so, what options are best.

28. How to Sidestep Moving-Day Minefields

    Article - Guidelines to help you navigate the emotional and practical minefield of moving an older adult out of her home.

29. 8 Steps to Make Independent Living Work

    Article - Independent Living: Eight steps to help someone make independent living a reality.

30. A Step-by-Step Guide to Helping Older Adults Set Up a Home Share

    Article - How to find the right housemate for your older adults: Help them save money, stay in their home, and get support while keeping them safe.

31. Making Someone's Home Safer After a Stroke

    Article - Tips and resources for making someone's home safe after a stroke, whether he's partially paralyzed, in a wheelchair, or uses a walker.

32. Making a Bathroom Safer for a Stroke Survivor

    Article - A bathroom can be dangerous for someone who's had a stroke. Here's how to help a stroke survivor bathe, groom, and use the toilet safely.

33. Making a Bedroom Safer for a Stroke Survivor

    Article - How to make someone's bedroom safe and comfortable after a stroke. Plus, how to help him keep as much privacy and autonomy as possible.

34. Assisted Living Care Communities: How to Choose the Right One

    Article - Assisted Living: How to choose the right assisted living community for the person in your care

35. ECHO Backyard Cottages: An Innovative Solution for Senior Housing

    Article - Learn how backyard cottages and ECHO housing can be a great senior housing solution for elderly loved ones at Caring.com.

36. How Do Reverse Mortgages Work?

    Article - Reverse Mortgage: A Beginner's Guide. A free informative guide on reverse mortgages.

37. Choosing a Nursing Home

    Article - Learn how to select the right nursing home -- and what factors are most important in weighing the decision.

38. Should You Move an Aging Relative Into Your Home?

    Article - Whether to move a parent or other loved one into your home is a big decision with benefits and drawbacks. Is the move the best option for your family?

39. What Are Nursing Homes?

    Article - Nursing Homes: A free informative guide to help you decide what nursing home is best for the person in your care.

40. Aging in Place Communities Offer Independence and Support

    Article - Creative programs offer older adults new ways to get the services of a retirement community while remaining at home. Here are three popular models.

41. After Stroke Care: How to Know What's Needed

    Article - How to assess how much care and help a patient will need after a stroke.

42. Is a Home Share Right for the Person You're Caring For?

    Article - How to help someone determine whether sharing his home with a tenant who helps with housework (and cash flow) is the right housing alternative.