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We created this website to help you avoid some of the stresses we experienced during a crisis situation while caring for our grandmother. We faced urgent decisions regarding her care, but we didn’t know where to find the information to make smart choices. Our goal is to provide a starting point to help you find information, services and other resources in your search for senior care. Our hope is that this site can provide you with a first step to finding reliable care for your loved one.

Latest Blog Posts

  • Seniors more comfortable planning funerals than care March 18, 2018
  • Protecting our elders March 18, 2018
  • How to Care for Loved Ones from Miles Away March 18, 2018
  • Care for an elderly relative must include planning for natural disasters March 15, 2018
  • Census Bureau reports seniors will soon outnumber kids March 15, 2018
  • Using a Supplemental Needs Trust for the Benefit of a Disabled Person March 15, 2018

Useful National Links

  • National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
  • National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center
  • National Respite Locator
  • NIH Senior Health
  • Social Security Administration
  • Alzheimer’s Association

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