The Industry Today

The seniors’ housing deal factory that churned out record numbers over the past 3 years hasn’t shut down completely, but financing terms have become increasingly difficult as lenders and investors alike retool their expectations amid the credit crunch. Most of the deals that are going through today are getting re-priced downward, and sellers are starting to face that reality. On the other hand, with more discerning residents, longer life...

Residential elevators are indeed a practical addition in multi-level homes not only to help mobility challenged and aged family members to move from floor to floor, but also to carry groceries, laundry, and other loads. These elevators provide smooth vertical transportation. Installing residential elevators offer various advantages since these products:

• Increase the value of your home
• Add elegance and value to every level
• Increase your standard...

Green Houses provide an environment in which residents receive nursing support and clinical care without the care becoming the focus of their existence.

By altering facility sizes, interior designs, staffing patterns and methods of delivering skilled services, the Green House model provides greater health and lifestyle benefits compared to traditional nursing homes and assisted living communities.  Here's more:

A Green House is designed to look like a private...

A caregiver's role involves many emotions and striking a balance between these emotions is a challenge for the caregiver. However, if you separate the emotions from the tasks involved in care giving, much of the things like doing grocery shopping, or the laundry, paying the bills or handling the paperwork are pretty routine. Looking after your aging parents' household chores is not caring. It is the emotional support you can provide to them in their twilight years that makes the...

If you do not have enough money to buy stair lifts , do not worry as you can always opt for stair lift rental.

People do not need to stay confined at one place if the two legs given to them are working properly. But sometimes it so happens that due to some reason or the other the ability to walk is lost. You cannot move about freely and you cannot even go up and down the stairs as and when you require.

Losing the ability to walk is really painful. Most of the time, one needs...

One kind of aerial lifts for more mobility arechair lifts for stairs. Chair lifts for stairs may have many aspects and purposes depending on the user. These devices are normally used by people who find difficulties moving up and down flights of stairs.

Primarily stair chair lifts are designed for home use but they can be adapted for office or other facilities. It is previously called a stairway lift, stairway elevator, stair glide, chair lift, and stair chair. With these...

We all want to protect our loved ones from danger, but it's impossible to be with them every moment of the day. And unfortunate as it is, scam artists see your aging Mom or Dad as an easy target, knowing full well that elderly individuals are more likely to fall for their scams. Elder fraud often goes unreported, but it's estimated that over $40 billion is stolen from America's seniors every year (1), and, due to a lack of proper senior citizen fraud protection in place, this figure is...

Are you looking for a challenge or some meaning to put into your retirement? Why not consider the act of volunteering. Volunteerism is a great opportunity to get involved with your local community. After all, we could only go on so many vacations per year, and watching too much TV will eventually deteriorate our minds. Why not put your in-depth of experience and knowledge to use, there are thousands of organizations and groups from Nevada to New York city that offer community service...

Santa Barbara is one of those cities in California that senior citizens really enjoy living in because it is so beautiful and offers many options specifically for them. Even though only about 11% of California's population is older than 65, Santa Barbara has become one of the most sought after cities for seniors to retire to. As a state, California is growing in popularity with seniors all across the nation even though its senior citizen population is much lower than the national...

You put a lot of time and effort into finding a home for your older loved ones like parents and grandparents. You try to determine their needs, and you research different centers, trying to figure out which one is the best option for them. Senior citizens deserve to live a peaceful life after they retire, and every child wants their parents to live out their golden years in comfort. At 11% of the state's population, California's senior citizen number lower than most states. The national...