Planning for the Future

Moving Tips When Downsizing Your Home

Congratulations, you’ve come to the decision to downsize your home! That’s a big first step into a new chapter of your life. Whether you’re downsizing into a smaller house, apartment, condominium, or senior living community, you probably have many thoughts racing through your mind....

Independent Living Decision Guide

Sometimes independent living communities are misunderstood. Many people inaccurately assume that moving into a retirement community means giving up their independence and way of life, resorting to depending on others. “I’m too young for that,” they think. But the truth of the matter is that independent living for seniors is just that - indepe...

How to Choose the Right CCRC for Your Needs

Choosing where to live is not a decision to take lightly – especially when it comes to choosing a continuing care retirement community. If you’ve already come to the decision of moving to a retirement community, that’s great – half the work is done! Now it’s time to decide which senior living community is right for you....

Clear the Clutter – Why You Should Downsize Your Home Now

There’s no denying that in the United States, people really love their “stuff.” The booming self-storage industry can certainly vouch for this! However, owning too many items can easily lead to a cluttered home, and studies show that clutter can have a negative impact on your health in a variety of ways. ...

What is a Continuing Care Retirement Community?

By definition alone, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) must offer various levels of senior housing and supportive services, including independent and assisted living options, skilled nursing care and memory support all one campus. ...

Five Myths About Staying in Your Home

Why do so many seniors miss out on great retirement living, deciding instead to remain in their homes? Age Wave, the nation’s foremost research company on the issues of aging, set out to answer that question in a landmark national study. ...