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We hadn’t a clue where to begin the search for senior housing. We started with a geographic search on Google for senior housing and found dozens of websites- mostly advertisements or placement agencies offering to help us find the best options. Read More »
We hadn’t a clue where to begin the search for senior housing. We started with a geographic search on Google for senior housing and found dozens of websites- mostly advertisements or placement agencies offering to help us find the best options.
The following suggestions are designed to help senior housing providers easily and effectively maintain their reputation on the Internet. Read More »
The following suggestions are designed to help senior housing providers easily and effectively maintain their reputation on the Internet.
User reviews and ratings offer consumers and professionals a novel way to gather information on prospective senior housing options. However the rise of such content has many providers seeing a more ominous picture. Read More »
We are all busy people with active lives of our own. When the decision was made to put the folks’ house on the market and to use the proceeds to fund their rent in a retirement community, we wondered how we would downsize 3,000 square feet of lifelong possessions into a 750 square foot apartment. Read More »
We are all busy people with active lives of our own. When the decision was made to put the folks’ house on the market and to use the proceeds to fund their rent in a retirement community, we wondered how we would downsize 3,000 square feet of lifelong possessions into a 750 square foot apartment.
Online user reviews and ratings have been staples of service industries like restaurants and hotels for more than a decade. Research indicates that these reviews have an immense impact on the purchasing habits of Americans. Read More »
Online user reviews and ratings have been staples of service industries like restaurants and hotels for more than a decade. Research indicates that these reviews have an immense impact on the purchasing habits of Americans.
Welcome to Senior Housing Insights, a new blog which examines important issues facing older Americans and the senior housing industry. Read More »
Despite the fact that I have a nursing background and had worked in a nursing home early in my career, I had no knowledge about alternative options for assisted living or residential care home that cater to older Americans. Read More »
Despite the fact that I have a nursing background and had worked in a nursing home early in my career, I had no knowledge about alternative options for assisted living or residential care home that cater to older Americans.
It’s never easy to approach the discussion about the possibility of moving a loved one into senior housing. My own experience with my in-laws brought this issue much closer to home and lead to the development of a checklist to help others broach the conversation. Read More »
We are called the sandwich generation - 34 million Americans like me caring for dependent parents. Just when I thought our four kids in their 20’s had reached a desired level of social and financial independence, we find ourselves experiencing the unexpected calling to care for our parents with similar needs to those of our children when they were young. Read More »