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Here’s a Review of the Skyrocketing Costs of Senior Housing Options
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This Year My Client’s Holiday Wish Came True
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After Hospital Discharge
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The Harsh Reality About Skilled Nursing Care And It’s Costs
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Preventable Tragedies Hurt the Most – That’s Why We Recommend Obtaining Early Expert Advice
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“To Celebrate Older Americans’ Month I’m Expanding My Business, Not Retiring.”
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A Simple Assessment May Solve Your Senior Living Problem
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April Is Autism Awareness Month
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Join Us For The Retire Wiser Summit
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Sometimes You Need to Let Go…For Your Loved One’s Sake and Yours
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CoVid Nursing Home Restrictions Present Special Challenges For Guardians
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enior Housing Alternatives Have New Parameters During The Pandemic
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Seniors with Depression, Parkinson’s, and Dementia Benefit from Dance Therapy
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Update Regarding CoVID and Nursing Homes In Illinois
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Please Appoint The Right Power Of Attorney When You Have All Your Faculties
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The Choice of a Senior Living Community Should be for the Benefit of the Senior, Not His/Her Children
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Some Senior Housing Placements Continue During the CoVID Pandemic
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Elder Care After CoVid
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CoVID19 and Nursing Homes In Illinois: My Comments To ABC Channel 7 Journalist John Garcia
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Planning Can Alleviate Stress Associated With Senior Care During A Pandemic
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Heed Signs Posted In Long Term Care Communities – Here’s What Happened To Me
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The Nightmare Before Christmas – Finding A Live-In Caregiver
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Root Tip Extraction on a 99-Year-Old Person with Dementia? Not on my watch… Read Further
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My Client Received Her Wish – She Went Home For The Holidays
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Caring Takes Patience: Helping Loved Ones With Dementia To Enjoy the Holidays
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Evergreen Memory Residents and I “Tapped” Into Some Fun During Dance Class
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When Your Loved One Enters Long-Term Care, It Will Be A Challenge To Maintain A Relationship With His/Her Personal Physician
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Does Your Loved One Need Medicaid to Support His or Her Long-Term Care? Here’s What You Need to Apply
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Placement in a Senior Living Community Is Not a Remedy for a Senior Who Falls
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When a Spouse Requires Care: How to Determine Your Senior Living Needs
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Catheter Care Can Be a Wee Bit of an Expense When Involved with an Assisted Living Placement
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Finding An Available Two-Bedroom Apartment In Assisted Living For Your Loved Ones Could Be A Challenge
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“Senior Bullying,” Is A Euphemism For An Age Old Problem
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Long-term Care Was The Most Important Insurance My Mother Had…Listen To The Experts
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A Gun May Not Be The Deadliest Weapon In Your Senior Loved One’s Home
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The next time a client says, ‘Religion isn’t important to my making a move,’ I won’t take it on faith!
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A Funeral Director Should Help Ease The Burden Of Losing A Loved One, Not The Opposite!
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Radio Interview WMRN 1410 AM Discusses Senior Housing, Non-medical Home Care and Trends For 2018
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Before You Take Your Loved One to a Holiday Party, Let Relatives Who Are Unaware of a Person With Dementia (PWD) Diagnosis Be Made Aware of It
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He Left It All To The Dogs!
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Without Andrea Donovan Senior Living Advisors, It May Be Too Easy To Make the Same Mistake Twice
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The Costs of Aging: Medicare’s Inflation Rate
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Should You Invest Money or Work Into Selling a Senior’s Property?
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Never Underestimate the Power of an Unlicensed Caregiver
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What Are The Consequences Of Your Untreated Hearing Loss?
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Discussions With Families Who Have A Member With Huntington’s Disease Proved To Be Enlightening
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Here Are Some Money Saving Tips For Seniors From The IRS
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Dance is Good Therapy at Any Age – Especially for Seniors
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A Child Faces Financial And Emotional Costs When Caring For An Elderly Parent. Is This You?
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Deportation Is in the News, But It Need Not Be a Temptation for Meeting Your Senior’s Needs!
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A Special Wish Came True for My Client and Me during the Holiday Season
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A Senior’s Power Of Attorney For Health Care Should Know His/Her Personal History And Medical Needs
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Sometimes You Have To Put The Voice of Reason Aside To Make A Senior’s Holiday Dream Come True
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Three Tips to Use This Holiday if You’re Trying to Convince a Senior to Move
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Senior advisors can help families navigate tough decisions and health-care issues By Jean Murphy Daily Herald Correspondent
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Using the Elements of Improv to Encourage a Senior to Move
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Assisted Living Communities That Do Not Offer The Skilled Nursing Level of Care Cannot Necessarily Care For Your Loved One Through The End Of Life
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Are Skilled Nursing Homes Becoming A Dying Breed?
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If Your Loved One Has Parkinson’s Disease, Here Are Some Advocacy Tips
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Active Senior Living Communities And Continuing Care Retirement Communities Seen As The Most Profitable For The Future
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Some Cost Estimates To Think About If You Want To Age In Place
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We All Can Help End Elder Abuse
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June Is Elder Abuse Awareness Month! If You Suspect Abuse You Need To Report It.
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Sometimes There May Be Only One Viable Senior Living Option for Your Loved One–And I Will Find It!
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Miracles Can Occur When You Choose A Senior Living Community With the Right Physical Therapists
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Before Your Loved One Moves Into a Senior Living Community, S/He Must Sample the Food.
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When Selecting a Senior Living Community for a Loved One, Please Take into Consideration Future Memory Issues
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If Your Senior Loved One Purchased Long Term Care Insurance, Please Check To See If The Policy Has An Inflation Guard Benefit
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When Touring Continuing Care Retirement Communities You Need to See All Levels of Care
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Urgent Senior Living Placements Can Be A Life Saver After The Holiday Season. Be Prepared For The Steps Involved With The Process.
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Steps to Help Convince Your Loved One Who Needs to Move
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What Was it Like Placing My Mother in Assisted Living?
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A Quick Note on Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR)/Practitioner Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Forms
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Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs) Are Not Your Grandma’s Nursing Home
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Senior Spirituality: Not To Be Ignored In The End Of Life Arena
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Organizing For Your Golden Years May Produce Platinum Results
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When Touring Continuing Care Retirement Communities You Need to See All Levels of Care
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Some Significant Changes Have Occurred Within The Non-medical Home Care Industry.
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Knowledge of Unusual Senior Living Options Can Solve Seniors’ Present and Future Needs
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The Key To Finding The Right Senior Living Community Might Be A Hobby
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When Placing Your Loved One in a Long-term Care Memory Unit, Ask What Is The Ratio of Caregivers to Residents for Both Day and Night
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If Your Loved One Has Donated His/Her Body to Science, Please Dissect the Associated Costs.
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If Your Loved One Is Taking an Experimental Drug, It May Limit Your Choice of Senior Living Communities
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A Second Opinion Never Hurts When Selecting A Senior Living Community
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Before You Rehab a Home for a Senior With a Disability, Think of These Scenarios and Commonsense Tips
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Sometimes Home Is Where The Elderly Loved One Needs To Stay
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Clients With Traumatic Brain Injuries Require Special Consideration When It Comes To Senior Housing Placements
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Three Tips To Use This Holiday If You Are Trying To Get A Senior To Move
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The 64,000 Dollar Question, Give or Take a Few Grand
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Friends and Family Members May Not Be the Best Sources for Credible Senior Living Information
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When It Comes To End Of Life issues, You Should Know These Facts About Hospice Care
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“Can My Loved One Bring a Pet When S/he Moves to a Senior Living Community?”
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Involving A Neutral Third Party May Help Convince A Senior To Move
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The Line Between Independent Living And Assisted Living Levels Of Care Is No Longer Distinct
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Unlicensed Caregiver Costs North Riverside Man The Opportunity To Stay Home
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Medicare Advantage Plans Are Not So Advantageous, Especially Now
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Tools For Assessing Continuing Care Retirement Communities
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Chicago Investigative Report On Assisted Living Neglect Addresses An “Old” Problem
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Do You Need To Convince A Senior To Move?
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Quebec Retirement Community Fire Raises Questions About Emergency Evacuations
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Senior Spirituality: Not To Be Ignored In The End Of Life Arena
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Protect Your Senior Loved One’s Skin Before And During The Next Polar Vortex
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Understanding The Potential Consequences Of Hiring An Unlicensed Non-Medical Home Caregiver
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Some Conservative Religious Communities May Not Honor Your Loved One’s Last Wishes
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The Top Three Holiday Senior Living Mistakes
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Recognizing The Signs Of Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease
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Don’t Ignore A Senior’s Signs Of A Heart Attack This Holiday
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Addendum: Without Comparison Shopping Excessive Dental Charges May Catch Seniors Off Guard
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Without Comparison Shopping Excessive Dental Costs May Catch Seniors Off Guard
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Do You Have An Elder Care Plan If One Parent Outlives The Other?
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Simplify The Steps – Make Your Next Move A Success Seminar
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Flexible Transportation Schedules May Be The “Key” That Convinces A Senior To Stop Driving
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Successful Transitions to Senior Living Seminar
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The Choice of A Senior Living Community Should Reflect A Loved One’s Preferences And Not Necessarily Yours
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Researching Senior Living Options Early Can Help Avoid An Emotional And Financial Crisis
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Denial and Lack Of Expertise With Senior Living Options Can Lead To Limited Choices
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There Is Help For Hoarders But No Cure
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Illinois Nursing Homes Get A Bad Grade According To A New Report
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Evolving Guidelines For Bed Rail Use In Nursing Homes Help To Prevent Accidents
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Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Can Occur As Quickly As The Change Of Seasons
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Protect Your Senior Loved One From The Next Chicago Heat Wave
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If Your Senior Loved One Has Idiosyncrasies, “Person Centered Care,” Is Your Best Bet
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Tribune Article Points Out Pitfalls Of Having A Neighbor Act As Your Power Of Attorney
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Medicare Advantage Plan Spoils Client’s Choice Of Nursing Homes
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Seniors With Depression, Parkinson’s, And Dementia Benefit From Dance Therapy
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Adult Day Care Fills An Important Void In Senior Living Options
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Tragedy Proves Seniors With Dementia Should Never Travel Alone
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The Switch From A 24-Hour Caregiver To Skilled Nursing May Be Tough On A Senior
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Geriatric Depression And Its Social Challenges
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Should Children Be Penalized For Not Visiting Parents Enough In A Long Term Care Community?
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Family Consensus Should Play A Part In The Selection Of A Long Term Care Option
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Location Should Never Be The Sole Criteria For Selecting A Long Term Care Community
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Understand Your Loved One’s Terms Of Permanent Admission At A Nursing Home
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Glenwood Gardens Incident Teaches A Lesson About Long Term Care Licensing
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Watch Your Senior Loved Ones’ Hospital Admissions, Discharges, and Re-admissions
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Patient Status Can Cause Controversy Under Medicare 30-day Readmission Rules
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Options Are Limited For Persons With Dementia Under 65
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Placement At The Wrong Level Of Care Causes The Senior To Suffer
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When Transitioning A Loved One To Long Term Care Be Cautious Of What You Promise
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When It Comes To Long Term Care Communities, Keep Your Expectations In Perspective
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Don’t Let Your Senior Loved Enter The Long-Term Care, “Black Hole.”
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Choose Your Senior Move Management Company With Discretion
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Geriatric Care Management Is Invaluable For Out Of State Children
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Alcoholic Dementia Presents Challenges At Any Age
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A Senior’s Power Of Attorney For Health Care Should Know His/Her Personal History And Medical Needs
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Internet Resources Aren’t Foolproof When Researching Senior Living options
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Differentiating Between Continuing Care Retirement Community Contracts
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Should You Keep Your Loved One At Home With Non-Medical Home Health Care or Place Him/Her In A LongTerm Care Community?
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Intermediate Care Is A Fit For Seniors Between Assisted Living And Skilled Nursing
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Senior Couples Wanting To Stay Together Present Special Living Challenges
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Quick Tips For Your Loved One’s Post-Medicare Placement
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Will My Loved One Lose His/Her Independence By Moving To A Long Term Care Community?
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Does Your Loved One Need A Nursing Home Bed If They Are Public Aid Pending?
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A Senior With Psychiatric Issues Will Present Special Placement Challenges
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A Trial Stay At A Long-Term Care Community Can Determine A “Fit” For A Senior
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Washington Post Article Reflects Bias About Assisted Living Communities
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Be Prepared To Act if You Suspect Elder Abuse
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Comparing Assisted Living Memory Care Requires An Expert Eye
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Choosing A Non-Medical Home Care Agency
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Who’s Watching Your Mother?
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Real Life Story – Veteran’s Benefits
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VA Aid and Attendance Benefit
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Real Life Story – Alzheimer’s and Medicaid
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Real Life Story – Avoid Over-Parenting your Parent
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Some High End Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC) Offer Glitz But Lack Basic Care Essentials.
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When Discussing Senior Living Options With a Parent, Don’t Force Him or Her to Take Your Suggestions
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Staffing Is Key to the Selection of a Long-Term Care Community
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Evaluating Nursing Home Quality
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Long Term Care Options
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Real Life Story – Activities for Loved Ones with Alzheimer’s
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Real Life Story – Finding Long Term Care that Offers the Medicaid Supportive Living Program
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Long Term Care – Let The Buyer Beware!
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Evaluating the Services and Prices of Assisted Living Programs
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Short-Term Rehabilitation Is Causing Long-Term Problems
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When a Loved One Is In Between Levels of Care, Let Him or Her Start at The Higher Level and Work Down From There
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Evaluating Financial Incentives Offered by Retirement Communities
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If Your Loved One is Bilingual, Keep this in Mind
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Real-Life Story: ‘If Your Loved One Has Alzheimer’s Disease, Don’t Let His/Her ‘Good Days’; Lead to Denial About Appropriate Care.’
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How can I convince my loved one who has dementia to move, especially if she or he refuses?
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Taking a walk-in tour of a senior community may have negative results.
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Before your loved one makes a final decision on a retirement/assisted living community, make certain he or she samples the food.
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Assess Care-Level Need and Financial Reality
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The Video! Senior Living Moments–Words to the Wise
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Research Your Loved One’s New Doctor At Their Long Term Care Community
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The Switch from Hospital to Nursing Home
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The 5-star Rating System for Nursing Homes Deserves a Rating of 1
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Varying Definitions of Assisted Living
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Long Term Care Options Should Match Long Term Financial Realities
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Does Medicaid Pay for Assisted Living?
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Your Retirement Vision–Does It Include Your Dreams?
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Delaying a Loved One’s Move to Long Term Care
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Reviewing the Services and Prices of Assisted Living Programs
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Does Medicaid Pay for Assisted Living?
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Choosing a Senior Community: Aesthetics vs. Quality of Care
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The VA Aid and Attendance Benefit Can Reduce Long Term Care Costs
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