Assisted Living Directory Blog

This has been a common subject of ours over the years – weeding out the good from the bad when it comes to assisted living, and choosing a facility. Like with buying a car or home, assisted living facilities often come with snazzy ads, glossy brochures, and slick sales people telling you and your loved ones everything you want to know.
It would be quite a mistake to take everything said or read about a facility as gospel, and having a good devil’s advocate with you (whether it is your own internal voice, or a friend or family member) will serve you well in the long run.
I thought about this subject again today as I was cleaning out old e-mails, and found one that I had flagged that had a link to a great article. The article is from Smartmoney.com and really dives in deep with discussing several of the things that facilities may not tell you when they are giving you the full-court press to sign on the dotted line – things like raising prices for no reason, or promising more than can be delivered.
I thought this article, even though it is an older article, is especially relevant at this time of year, as many families are seeing family members, and perhaps deciding on whether to put mom or dad into a facility.
Question everything – and get it in writing – that’s about the best advice we can give. You can read the full article here:

We are really excited to have teamed up with another great Senior Care service – Seniorliving.net – who operate mostly out of Virginia and Maryland at the moment, but they are soon expanding to other states, like Pennsylvania and Ohio.

They offer a great service to help families to place their loved ones into assisted living facilities and long term care.

The great thing about them is that they offer expert advice on choosing the right senior care community – and will help you sort through the difficult questions like Medicare, Medicaid, and even things like who offers the right type of memory care for you or your family member.   Their experts know the right questions to ask, and they are also aware of the most common mistakes and pitfalls a family can make when looking into assisted living.  These senior care experts can also help you put together a step-by-step moving guide to ensure a smooth transition into the new facility, and will even help you explore different funding options to help you pay for your care.

We invite you to give them a try below (remember, you must be a Virginia, DC or Maryland resident at the time of this writing to qualify for free help.