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title: Aging Wisely | Highgate Senior Living Blog  | About Highgate Senior Living (8)
description: About Highgate Senior Living | 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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October 9, 2017    [Highgate Senior Living](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/author/highgate-senior-living)

[Assisted Living Resources](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/topic/assisted-living-resources), [About Highgate Senior Living](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/topic/about-highgate-senior-living)

## [Senior Living 101: Which Type of Housing Is Best?](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/senior-living-101-which-type-of-housing-is-best)

When your mom’s doctor suggests you start considering senior living options, it’s easy to get confused. Senior living is a broad term that includes everything from....

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August 28, 2017    [Highgate Senior Living](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/author/highgate-senior-living)

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## [Couples Care](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/couples-care-unique-programs-for-couples-offered-at-highgates-assisted-living-facilities)

Couples can consider assisted living facilities for many different reasons. Perhaps your dad has a dementia diagnosis and your mom is looking for a little additional....

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August 16, 2017    [Highgate Senior Living](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/author/highgate-senior-living)

[Assisted Living Resources](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/topic/assisted-living-resources), [About Highgate Senior Living](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/topic/about-highgate-senior-living)

## [Keeping It Fresh](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/dining-at-highgate)

You can smell it when you walk into a Highgate kitchen. You can see it, too. All the sights, sounds, and smells of a working, restaurant kitchen. Food made from scratch....

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August 1, 2017    [Highgate Senior Living](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/author/highgate-senior-living)

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## [Everyday Adventures in Highgate Assisted Living Facilities](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/everyday-adventures-in-highgate-assisted-living-facilities-corp)

Ziplining, hot air balloon rides, and a trip to Yellowstone National Park. Likely not your first thoughts when you think of activities in an assisted living facility.....

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July 14, 2017    [Highgate Senior Living](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/author/highgate-senior-living)

[About Highgate Senior Living](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/topic/about-highgate-senior-living), [Memory Care Resources](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/topic/memory-care-resources)

## [Highgate at Billings Memory Care Facility Improves Quality of Life for Memory Care Residents](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/highgate-at-billings-memory-care-facility-improves-quality-of-life-for-memory-care-residents)

Finding assisted living for a parent or loved one is an emotional experience in its self. It may have been an option you’ve avoided for fear that you won’t find a....

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June 26, 2017    [Highgate Senior Living](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/author/highgate-senior-living)

[Assisted Living Resources](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/topic/assisted-living-resources), [About Highgate Senior Living](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/topic/about-highgate-senior-living), [Memory Loss Resources](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/topic/memory-loss-resources)

## [Dehydration, Depression and Diabetes](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/dehydration-depression-and-diabetes-3-highgate-assisted-living-facilities-fit-tips)

Proper nutrition can be difficult to accomplish as we age. Our taste buds, as well as our sense of smell change. Medications can cause upset stomach and appetite loss.....

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February 8, 2016    [Highgate Senior Living](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/author/highgate-senior-living)

[About Highgate Senior Living](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/topic/about-highgate-senior-living), [Senior Living Resources](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/topic/senior-living-resources)

## [Holistic Health and Healing at Highgate Senior Living](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/aging-wisely-article/seniors-holistic-healing)

The basis of American medicine is diagnosis and treatment. The basis of holistic healing is prevention and cure. We at Highgate happen to believe in both traditional....

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