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December 28, 2018    Highgate Senior Living

Topic: Assisted Living Resources

5 Tips for Making the Most of Your Assisted Living Tour

Finding the right assisted living community for an aging parent, spouse, or other loved one can be an overwhelming responsibility.

Most people begin the process online,....

December 21, 2018    Highgate Senior Living

Topic: Caregiver & Family Resources

5 Tips for Helping Your Parents Downsize the Family Home

Ten years ago, Johanne Lebeau was confronted with the reality and the responsibility of relocating her father, who lived thousands of miles away, after he broke his hip.....

December 21, 2018    Highgate Senior Living

Topic: Caregiver & Family Resources

What Is a Senior Real Estate Specialist and Why Should You Use One?

At some point you, your siblings, or your parents might look around the four-bed, three-bath 3,000-square-foot house and wonder, Is it time to sell the family home?

In....

December 14, 2018    Highgate Senior Living

Topic: Caregiver & Family Resources

Two Must-have Powers of Attorney for Seniors

Everyone has different preferences when it comes to their medical care and financial priorities.

Most people agree that if they are ever unable to advocate for their....

December 7, 2018    Highgate Senior Living

Topic: Caregiver & Family Resources

3 Steps for a Successful Doctor’s Visit with Your Aging Loved One

Have you ever gone to the doctor’s office for an appointment and realized only after you left that you forgot to ask the doctor an important question that you wanted to....

December 7, 2018    Highgate Senior Living

Topic: Caregiver & Family Resources

5 Tips for Communicating with Your Parent’s Doctor

Discussing medical issues with your doctor — let alone your parent’s doctor — is much easier said than done.

Many people experience some amount of anxiety when they go....

November 30, 2018    Highgate Senior Living

Topic: Caregiver & Family Resources

How to Help Aging Parents When You Live Far Away

If you are providing care to an older parent who lives an hour or more away, you are one of roughly 7 million long-distance caregivers in the U.S.

Being a long-distance....

November 23, 2018    Highgate Senior Living

Topic: Assisted Living Resources

When Is the Right Time to Opt for Assisted Living Services?

A common question older adults ask is, “Why would I move out of my house?”

They equate living in their home with freedom, independence, and happiness because that is how....

November 23, 2018    Highgate Senior Living

Topic: Caregiver & Family Resources

3 Conversation Starters for Talking with Parents About Aging

Jeremy Glover spends a lot of time helping families navigate the move to assisted living. As Community Relations Coordinator at Highgate at Bozeman, he starts every....