We know that it can be tough, finding care for a loved one, or taking care of them yourself. So we offer our end users a blog with information on care giving, choosing a community, senior living and care news and just for fun!
Welcome to our new Concerns & Advice series. While in this series we will feature some of the New LifeStyles family, personal stories in senior living and give advice and suggestions on the topic. Join us next week for advice on loved ones and memory care. As someone who has…
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If you’re anything like me, one of the most frustrating things about entering the world of senior living & housing has to be the terminology. It can often be a daunting task to find the care services or housing you or your loved one needs, if you are unsure of…
If your doctor or caregiver has recently recommended for your loved one to be put on hospice care, you are probably wondering how your loved one can benefit from it. Often, hospice care can have a negative stigma, but in actuality can be a comfortable and peaceful service for seniors living in there…
Earlier this month the results of an initiative to rename and re-position the category name Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC) was announced during the LeadingAge Annual Meeting and EXPO in Boston. The “Project Name Storm” initiative led by LeadingAge and Mather Lifeways concluded the recommendation that owners and operators of CCRCs…
Nurturing leads is a time-consuming and complicated task, often without immediate success. In fact, it’s not unusual for a senior living sales representative to only touch a lead once and if the lead “isn’t ready” for the next step, the sales rep simply moves on to other leads that are….
Even though many of the people in your senior living community have probably had many years pass since their last working days, they probably still feel a strong connection to the industries they spent years serving and the titles and responsibilities they used to have. For some seniors, working represents usefulness and it…
Continuing care retirement communities, often referred to as CCRCs or life care communities, can be a great choice for retirees who live independently today but seek the peace of mind afforded by residing in a community that is equipped to provide long-term care services if needed in the future. However,…
For the average person it is often difficult to distinguish one retirement community from another. Almost all retirement communities cater to those who are still able to live fully or mostly independently. However, the differences become more evident beyond that point because many communities are not able to provide services…