Senior living design and amenities just keep getting better and better. What’s in store as engaged architectural and design firms look to the future preferences and needs of Baby Boomers?

From Power of Attorney for Health Care, to advanced directives, to wills and trusts, essential documents are needed for needed and preferred elder care.

In addition to looking at the typical aspects of senior living, there are some special factors to consider when evaluating memory care communities.

Evaluating assisted living communities takes some extra considerations that need to be looked at carefully.

The decision has been made. “We’re moving on out! No more lawn maintenance, no more worrying about the furnace, air conditioner, or hot water heater kicking the bucket, and no more cleaning all this extra space we don’t even use. We’re ready to move to an independent living community.”

As our population of elders grows, the effects of the 'silver tsunami' on families, healthcare, and finances are numerous. Families need to plan and prepare.

If you are around elderly loved ones regularly, you know that communicating with them is often difficult. Sometimes it feels impossible. A useful communication tool many of us need to be reminded of...or introduced to...is “active listening.”

Believe it or not, there are some families that perpetually skirt around necessary topics with their aging loved ones. Sound familiar?