The decision is one of the hardest you will ever make. Your spouse, parent or another loved one needs care that assisted living or home health care simply cannot provide. You need to choose a nursing home.

It’s a difficult and emotional task. The horror stories are well documented, and even in the best nursing homes the transition can be wrenching for the entire family.

Continuing care communities with apartments, dining facilities and a wide range of services have become popular because they offer independence. Here’s what you need to know and the questions you have to ask. By Liz Pulliam Weston Original article: http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/RetirementandWills/RetireInStyle/11keysToChoosingTheRightRetirementCommunity.aspx Most seniors say they would prefer to remain in their own homes as long as… Read More

By LESLEY ALDERMAN Published: March 12, 2010 Original article: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/13/health/13patient.html TWO years ago my father, then 83, became very ill. Until then, he had been living alone in a pleasant one-bedroom apartment on the Hudson River, an hour’s drive from my home in Brooklyn. After a couple of months in the hospital it became clear… Read More