Assisted Living Directory Blog

I don’t think it would come as a surprise to most people who are familiar with the “Valley of the Sun” that Scottsdale, Arizona has a high percentage of seniors.  In fact, Scottsdale has 38,274 residents over the age of 65.  I am sure this number swells in the winter time, as the ‘sunbirds’ flock to warmer climes..

That is a very impressive number – one of the highest I have seen for any city.   I have spent a lot of time in the Scottsdale area, and it is most certainly senior friendly, and a nice place to live.   There is a lot of great shopping in the area, and many services geared towards seniors.   The weather is the biggest draw I think.  Never (well, almost never) will you need to get a shovel out for the snow.   Scottsdale is almost always sunny, and in the wintertime, temperatures are usually in the 70′s and 80′s.   Not bad!   So, we have finally created a page for Scottsdale assisted living.    Scottsdale has many assisted living facilities, and a number that cater to people with Alzheimer’s or memory/dementia issues.

Here is a great question submitted to a facility on our site.  I am posting it because it really represents the complex questions facilities may be asked from potential residents or families.

The question:

Do you accept patients that have a mental disability, receive Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare for payment?  I am the legal guardian of my mother and conservator as well.  She is 55 years in age and she just can not be left alone in her house for any length of time without having to go back into the hospital.  She is non-violent, but can be uncooperative in following her treatment plan.  She is currently receiving services from Comprehensive Mental Health Services.  I will not be able to pay any out of pocket expenses for an assisted living facility.  We need to place her immediately.