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Independent Living, Active Adult, Housing with Services, Assisted Living. What's the Difference?!? by Lisa D. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 28 Oct 2008 9:47pm with services, and assisted living? It's easiest to distinguish assisted living, at least in Minnesota. On January 1st 2007 there was legislation enacted that said you must-at a minimum-provide the following services to call yourself assisted living: Two meals each day Housekeeping and laundry service available at least once a week Help in arranging Read on »

Inside Assisted Living Seeks Survey Participants by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted Thu 14 May 2009 4:31pm A blog titled "Inside Assisted Living" is looking for participants for a survey. If you have an interest in assisted living, please take a few minutes and go here to add your thoughts to the survey. Take a look around the site, while you are there. Read on »

Assisted Living and Nutrition by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted Thu 14 May 2009 4:31pm Inside Assisted Living is a site I' ll be referring to often. Ryan Malone has created a site, book and overall product that is not only informative and professional, but has heart. This particular article, on assisted living and nutrition, is important and I want to pass it along to all of you. From Inside Assisted Living: "As a resident Read on »

Assisted Living Regulations Improving by Anthony Cirillo Patient Expert

Posted Thu 14 Jan 2010 8:07am Guest Blog in Advance for Long Term Care Management regarding regulations around Assisted Living facilities. Read on »

Stepping Stones in Care Needs: Assisted Living Combines Help and Social Life by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted Thu 03 Jun 2010 12:00am Assisted living centers come in many sizes and provide varying services, though the central reason for their existence is to provide a place where people who need some help in their daily routines, but not the type of nursing care that nursing homes provide, can live. For many people, assisted living is a step they take before entering Read on »

How to Convince Your Parent to Move to Assisted Living by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted Thu 23 Sep 2010 12:00am to an assisted living center could be a very good – and positive option? Read more about helping parents see the good things about assisted living: Find care agencies to help your Read on »

Assisted Living Has Many Incarnations by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted Thu 14 May 2009 4:32pm Seattle Times columnist Liz Taylor answers a writer's question on the rules of nursing services in assisted living in "Cryptic eldercare rules mean family must ask the right questions," and in the process, gives an enlightening view of some types of elder care. Read on »

When is Assisted Living the Right Solution For Elder Care? by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted Thu 14 May 2009 4:31pm none of it. He was going to stay in his own home, in his own neighborhood. None of those new-fangled assisted living places where there’s no privacy. He liked his neighborhood where he’d lived for half a century. The trouble was, the neighborhood was no longer the same neighborhood. Read more about assisted living questions: Care agencies to help Read on »

Assisted Living Family Preparedness Report by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted Thu 14 May 2009 4:31pm Ryan Malone has now complete his report from a survey in assisted living preparedness. I mentioned the survey on this site awhile back, and some of you took part... Assisted Living Family Preparedness Report: Attitudes, Concerns and Beliefs About a Transition to Assisted Living, and to get more information, visit www.insideassistedliving.com. Read on »

Sizing Up The Market For Assisted Living: New Report from Harvard Medical School. by Mark Willaman (SeniorCareMarketer.com) Posted Mon 11 Jan 2010 9:52am or regulation. In this study we used primary data that we collected on county-level assisted living supply to gain a fuller understanding of this sector nationally. Reflecting their reliance on private resources, assisted living facilities are located disproportionately in areas with higher educational attainment, income, and housing wealth. As this sector Read on »