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title: Aging Wisely | Highgate Senior Living Blog  (51)
description: Read our Aging Wisely blog for the latest information on Assisted Living, Memory Care, Financial Issues for Seniors, Holistic Health, and more.  (51)
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    - [We Know Memory Care](https://www.highgateseniorliving.com/why-highgate/we-know-memory-care/)
    - [Full Care For All](https://www.highgateseniorliving.com/why-highgate/full-care-for-all/)
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    - [Wenatchee, WA](https://www.highgateseniorliving.com/communities/wenatchee/)

          - [Wenatchee, WA](https://www.highgateseniorliving.com/communities/wenatchee/)
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    - [Yakima, WA](https://www.highgateseniorliving.com/communities/yakima/)

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## [4 Reasons to Consider a Memory Care Facility](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/4-reasons-to-consider-a-memory-care-facility)

Whether it’s nighttime wandering, confusion, repetitive questions, or incontinence, caregiving can be difficult, exhausting and emotionally draining. While caring for....

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November 7, 2016    [Highgate Senior Living](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/author/highgate-senior-living)

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## [Is it Dementia or Depression?](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/aging-wisely-article/is-it-dementia-or-depression)

An article published last year on the Mayo Clinic website asks the question, “Alzheimer’s or depression: Could it be both?” It’s possible because many of the early....

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October 27, 2016    [Highgate Senior Living](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/author/highgate-senior-living)

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## [The Emotions of Facing End of Life](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/aging-wisely-article/emotions-facing-end-life)

Improved life expectancies have delayed facing end of life issues into the upper 80s and even early 90s. However, there always comes a time when the reality of our....

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October 18, 2016    [Highgate Senior Living](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/author/highgate-senior-living)

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## [Why Exercise in the Park is So Important](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/aging-wisely-article/exercise-park-important)

Our Highgate Senior Living communities reside in cities, so we anticipate concerns from both seniors and their families about getting outside. Is outdoor activity....

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October 11, 2016    [Highgate Senior Living](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/author/highgate-senior-living)

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## [When Grief Becomes Depression](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/aging-wisely-article/grief-becomes-depression)

“Just as dying is an inevitable part of the cycle of life, bereavement is a necessary aspect of living,” says an article in *Psychology Today.[**\[1\]**](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/page/51#_edn1)* However, depression is....

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October 3, 2016    [Highgate Senior Living](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/author/highgate-senior-living)

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## [Seniors and Depression](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/aging-wisely-article/seniors-and-depression)

According to an article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), “Depression is one of the most common, disabling, and costly conditions....

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September 30, 2016    [Highgate Senior Living](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/author/highgate-senior-living)

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## [Financial Solutions for Transitioning into Senior Living](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/aging-wisely-article/financial-solutions-transitioning-senior-living)

At Highgate, we're committed to helping our residents in any way we can. This always includes helping families find the best solution for both current care needs and....

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September 30, 2016    [Highgate Senior Living](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/author/highgate-senior-living)

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## [Financial Solutions for Veterans](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/aging-wisely-article/financial-solutions-veterans)

Our commitment to helping our residents goes beyond providing a high quality of life and pleasant surroundings. It also embraces helping our residents afford their move....

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September 23, 2016    [Highgate Senior Living](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/author/highgate-senior-living)

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## [A Positive Approach to Memory Care](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/aging-wisely-article/positive-approach-memory-care)

For professionals working in memory care, there isn’t a lot of good news when it comes to finding a cure for dementia. However, we are finding new and better approaches....

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