Solutions for Families & Consumers

Planning for Families

Families need to be involved, ask the right questions, and serve as advocates for utilizing Medicare benefits in nursing homes and restoring their loved ones so they can return to the community or lead more productive lives if they must remain in a facility. Resources for families include:

Aging in Place

Aging in Place refers to the choice made by elders to stay in their own homes. The model proposes that all medical services are delivered to the person’s home. Some families are not inclined to place their loved one in a nursing home until or if they absolutely have to, and many seniors are unwilling to move into senior housing. Read more...

  • Aging at Home - For a Lucky Few, a Wish Come True: New York Times, February 9, 2006.


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Aging in Place - Can We Afford It?

Growing old at home is often not a feasible or rational solution. A key factor in making this option work is changing the infrastructure of assisted living and nursing home facilities and organizing around the concept of restoring the elderly, so they could live more independently. Then, Aging in Place might have a future.
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