What Is Long-Term Care Insurance and How Can It Benefit Your Senior Mom?

According to the 2017 Genworth Cost of Care Survey, a private, one-bedroom, single occupant unit in an assisted living community costs a national average $45,000 per year. This cost includes 24-hour help as well as other amenities, such as meals, housekeeping, and medication assistance. In Alabama, the average annual cost of assisted living is much … Read more

What Are the Benefits of Moving into Assisted Living Early?

Assisted living is senior care that offers assistance to seniors who live independently but might need some extra help with tasks of daily living. Residents live in individual units and have shared gathering spaces. Assisted living communities offer services such as housekeeping, meals, transportation, and some health care help to residents. Additional Help Means More … Read more

The Cost of Assisted Living: What Am I Paying for and Why?

If you have started to look into assisted living as a possibility for your senior loved one, you may be wondering about cost and what you will be paying for, should you find the right assisted living community. While many independent seniors choose between home care and assisted living, the breakdown of cost and the … Read more