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Tips for Decorating Your Senior Living Apartment
Moving to a senior apartment typically means downsizing from a house or larger living space. Of course, the sacrifice in personal space is well worth it when you think about the many amenities a Life Plan Community offers and the amount of acreage you have right outside your apartment door – all of which is…
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What You Need to Know Before Moving into Independent Living
Older adults are choosing to move into retirement communities while they’re still healthy and active. It’s a lifestyle choice that allows them to take advantage of life-enriching amenities and services now, with access to a continuum of senior care before they need it. This is one of the best-kept secrets of senior living: You don’t…
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Geriatric Nursing Is Having a Resurgence. Here’s Why You Should Jump on the Bandwagon.
I worked nights in a senior living community as a CNA during nursing school. At the time, working the night shift at a long-term care facility didn’t feel as glamorous as my future labor and delivery nursing endeavors. But it ended up being one of the most rewarding milestones of my healthcare career thus far….
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How Life Care Helps Give Everyone Peace of Mind
Senior living is a fantastic way to spend retirement, because many communities provide access to an incredible lifestyle steps away from your front door. However, it’s important to plan for now and the future. Life Plan Communities with Life Care contracts provide a way for you to enjoy a custom-fit retirement complete with top-notch amenities…
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When to Transition a Parent From Assisted Living to Memory Care
Many seniors in the early stages of dementia can live an independent lifestyle in assisted living. However, because every person is different and symptoms can change from day to day, it’s difficult to know when to move from assisted living to memory care. Keep reading as we break down the differences between these two levels…
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Seasonal Depression in Seniors
When the weather turns cold, days grow shorter, holiday festivities end, or the sun isn’t shining as much as it does in warmer months, many people start to feel sad. It could be a case of the winter blues, but it might mean something else. Seasonal affective disorder is common in all ages and can…
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10 Books for Your Senior Book Club to Read This Winter
There’s nothing like cracking open a new book, spending a few hours turning the pages of a bestseller and socializing with your friends in a senior book club. If your group is always on the hunt for the next thriller, romance, historical novel and everything else in between, consider these 10 bestselling books that will…
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Your Guide to Rightsizing to a Senior Apartment
Rightsizing is a great mindset for older adults who are ready to move from a large house to a smaller home that better suits their retirement. It gives you the opportunity to enter your new chapter intending to create a lifestyle filled with meaning instead of physical objects. Learn what it means to rightsize your…
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The Advantages of Life Care for Seniors Preparing for the Future
You’ve spent most of your life working and taking care of your family. Now it’s time to enjoy the fruits of your labor with an incredible retirement. That’s why you deserve to retire with all the advantages of Life Care at a senior living community like Westminster. From predictability to peace of mind, see why…
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The 8 Undeniable Benefits of Moving to Residential Living
Are you ready to simplify your life and gain the freedom to do whatever you want? Then you need to experience the many benefits of independent living for seniors. Many older adults think these age-restricted, residential communities are merely for long-term care, when they actually open the door to a higher quality of life that…
