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CCRC Vs Life Care – Which Contract is Right For You?

The burgeoning senior care market has introduced a slew of new concepts and terms that are easily confused. Many people believe, for example, that life care and continuing care communities are the same thing, and they use these terms interchangeably Continue reading

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Three Ways to Buy Long Term Care Without Paying Premiums Out of Your Pocket

Stop 100 people over 65 on the street and ask them if they will ever need to go to a nursing home and 99 will say, “No!” Folks tend to equate long term care insurance with nursing homes, but there are other aspects of long term care. Continue reading

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A Portable Alternative to Adult Day Care and Assisted Living

The quality of someone’s life is very important. If your quality of life is not worth living whether from illness or life situations, every day is difficult. The concept of Adult Day Care Centers and Assisted Living Facilities and CCRC’s are to create a healthy and happy quality of life as your body ages. Continue reading

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Caregiving – Role Reversal Between Parents and Children

Looking Back As children, many of us took for granted the countless hours of hard work our parents endured to ensure we grew into happy, healthy and respectable adults. By the time most people enter their early twenties it becomes very apparent how much time and dedication is needed to take care of another life almost 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Is there ever a time when you have the opportunity to show your parents just how much you appreciate everything they’ve done for you over the years Continue reading

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Death With Dignity and Hospice

One of the largest freedoms one can enact is their right to die with dignity. Continue reading

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Nursing Home Care and the Elderly – I Thought We Had a Contract

I thought we had a contract, reverse parenting so to speak. I look after you and you look after me when the time comes for reciprocation Continue reading

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