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title: Aging Wisely | Highgate Senior Living Blog  | Highgate Senior Living (8)
description: Read our Aging Wisely blog for the latest information on Assisted Living, Memory Care, Financial Issues for Seniors, Holistic Health, and more.  (8)
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    - [Purposeful Living](https://www.highgateseniorliving.com/why-highgate/purposeful-living/)
    - [We Know Memory Care](https://www.highgateseniorliving.com/why-highgate/we-know-memory-care/)
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## [5 Tips for Talking to a Parent About Assisted Living for the First Time](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/5-tips-for-talking-to-a-parent-about-assisted-living-for-the-first-time)

Telling a parent you think it might be time to consider assisted living can be one of the scariest parts of the whole process. Regardless of how much time you’ve spent....

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## [What To Do If You Have Prediabetes](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/what-to-do-if-you-have-prediabetes)

Developing diabetes later in life can significantly change your lifestyle. Diabetes affects how you eat, what you eat, and how you stay fit. If you’ve heard the dreaded....

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November 4, 2022    [Highgate Senior Living](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/author/highgate-senior-living)

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## [Visiting an Assisted Living Community for the First Time](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/visiting-an-assisted-living-community-for-the-first-time)

There are approximately [28,900 assisted living communities](https://www.ahcancal.org/Assisted-Living/Facts-and-Figures/Pages/default.aspx) in the US, and more than [810,000 people](https://havenseniorinvestments.com/blog-post/2021-assisted-living-statistics/) reside in assisted living communities. Unless you work in long-term....

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October 13, 2022    [Highgate Senior Living](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/author/highgate-senior-living)

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## [How Long Will It Take to Find the Right Assisted Living Community for a Parent?](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/how-long-will-it-take-to-find-the-right-assisted-living-community-for-a-parent)

You may have noticed your mom isn’t attending her bible study or card club as frequently anymore, showing signs she is more socially withdrawn than the last time you saw....

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## [A Holistic Health Focus for Senior Living Providers on the Rise](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/a-holistic-health-focus-for-senior-living-providers-on-the-rise)

Care has always played an important role in senior living. However, recent trends in holistic health care have senior living communities reconsidering their “care-first”....

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## [You’re Never Too Old to Feel Young](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/youre-never-too-old-to-feel-young)

According to the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention](https://www.cdc.gov/), approximately 85% of older adults have at least one chronic health condition, and 60% have at least two....

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## [How Stress Affects Health & Wellness](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/how-stress-affects-health-and-wellness)

Stress is an inevitable part of life. According to research by the [American Institute of Stress](https://www.stress.org/daily-life#:~:text=Stress%20causes%2057%25%20of%20US,stress%20in%20the%20previous%20day.), stress causes 57% of US respondents to feel immobilized and 63% of US....

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August 12, 2022    [Highgate Senior Living](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/author/highgate-senior-living)

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## [The Rise of Mind-body Medicine & Holistic Therapy](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/the-rise-of-mind-body-medicine-holistic-therapy)

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