The need to move a loved one into a nursing home or assisted living facility often comes suddenly — after a fall, a medical ...

We expect our loved ones to be able to enjoy their golden years retiring, working on passion projects or getting into new hobbies. "No one sits around and says, 'OK, I’m ready for a nursing home.' ...

Dawnielle Robinson-Walker is an observant and witty word nerd from Kansas City, Missouri. She’s served as an English instructor and written for Hallmark and various online health and women’s ...

Although 98% of seniors 65 and over have health insurance, close to four million have unpaid medical bills, according to 2023 data from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. That's because most ...

1. We're a short-term solution. Since 1981, when assisted-living homes first made their debut as a sort of midpoint between home and a nursing home, they've only grown in popularity. Meanwhile, as the ...

Housing is provided by assisted living facilities to aging individuals with varying degrees of independence. Some residents can manage their own hygiene while nurses oversee their medications, while ...

Kathleen Lynch Moncata learned the limitations of assisted living the hard way: through tragic personal experience. The elder law attorney’s mother-in-law, Rose Moncata, fell in the middle of the ...

The Maryland Heights, Mo., city council granted approval for six-custom-built assisted living homes that will house 58 seniors. Harmony’s Residential Assisted Living facilities are designed to provide ...