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Senior housing encompasses a variety of housing types that appeal to the elderly at different stages of their lives. It includes active adult or 55+ communities, assisted living, continuing care, retirement homes and nursing homes.

Articles About Senior Housing
  • Understanding Senior Housing Options
    Assess your elderly parent’s needs and make the best senior living or residential care choice: home care, assisted living, skilled nursing, independent living and continuing care retirement communities.
  • Will You Be Able to Sell Your Home?
    Most middle-aged boomers and older seniors have amassed a lot of equity in their homes. But in a depressed economy, will they get the home prices they expect when they sell--especially since they'll have a lot of competition when prices improve? Here's how to maximize your nest egg when you sell, and to find other ways to tap into your home equity.
  • Will You Be Able to Move Down to Another Home?
    Although most middle-aged boomers and older seniors will remodel their homes so that they can "age in place," eventually they will want to move to a smaller place such as an active adult community, assisted living, or some other form of senior housing. The problem: At least for smaller urban homes and apartments, there will be a lot of competition from the echo boomer generation.
  • Sell or Stay? The Coming Competition for Senior Housing
    Middle-aged boomers and their older parents will be looking for smaller homes and other types of living arrangements, including active adult, assisted living facilities and other types of senior housing as they get older. But they will be facing competition from a surprising source: their children and grandchildren.
  • How to Safely Make a Senior’s House Merry and Bright
    Safety is important when helping an elderly loved one decorate their house for the holidays. Holiday decorations can be a great addition to an elderly loved one's home. However, precautions should be taken to ensure that decorations are as safe as they are festive.
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