How Technology Is Reducing Long-Distance Caregiver Burden
Over the summer, I wrote about the challenges that can come with long-distance caregiving, defined as living more than an hour from the care recipient. While serving as a caregiver for a loved one under [...]
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Could Political Divisions Hurt the Senior Living Industry?
Recently I’ve observed more prospective residents of continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs, life plan communities) who are asking about the political affiliations of the resident population as part of the research process. And just this [...]
A Sense of Wellbeing Leads to a Longer Life: How CCRCs Can Help
Study after study has found that having a sense of happiness and a positive attitude is the key to wellbeing and living longer. A sunny outlook can help enhance your work performance, improve interpersonal relationships, [...]
Examining Key Figures on Long-Term Care Insurance
Last year, 350,000 Americans bought a long-term care insurance (LTCi) policy, and over 7 million people currently maintain a policy. This is a fairly low adoption rate given that there are over 80 million Americans [...]
Bon Appetit: CCRCs Opening Their Dining Facilities to the Public
I read an article this past week about several Pennsylvania retirement communities, including some continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs or life plan communities), that are opening up their dining facilities to the public. While non-residents [...]
Adult Children’s Differing Perspectives on Aging Parents’ CCRC Move
The decision to move to a continuing care retirement community (CCRC or life plan community) is rarely made in a vacuum. There are many people—in addition to the prospective resident—who can be impacted by the [...]
Christwood: A Profile of Innovative CCRC Design
Last week, I had the pleasure of visiting Christwood retirement community to speak at a marketing event. Christwood is a continuing care retirement community (CCRC, or life plan community) located about 45 minutes from New [...]