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title: Aging Wisely | Highgate Senior Living Blog  | Assisted Living Resources (7)
description: Assisted Living Resources | Read our Aging Wisely blog for the latest information on Assisted Living, Memory Care, Financial Issues for Seniors, Holistic Health, and more.  (7)
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    - [Unique Holistic Approach](https://www.highgateseniorliving.com/why-highgate/unique-holistic-approach/)
    - [Purposeful Living](https://www.highgateseniorliving.com/why-highgate/purposeful-living/)
    - [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/)
    - [Nutritious, Delicious Food](https://www.highgateseniorliving.com/why-highgate/nutritious-delicious-food/)
- [Communities](https://www.highgateseniorliving.com/communities-page/)

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    - [Bellingham, WA](https://www.highgateseniorliving.com/communities/bellingham/)

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          - [Activity Plan](https://www.highgateseniorliving.com/?post_type=communities&p=10881)
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          - [Floor Plans](https://www.highgateseniorliving.com/communities/flagstaff/flagstaff-floor-plans/)
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    - [Great Falls, MT](https://www.highgateseniorliving.com/communities/great-falls/)

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    - [Prescott, AZ](https://www.highgateseniorliving.com/communities/prescott/)

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    - [Temecula, AZ](https://www.highgateseniorliving.com/communities/temecula/)

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    - [Vancouver, WA](https://www.highgateseniorliving.com/communities/vancouver/)

          - [Vancouver, WA](https://www.highgateseniorliving.com/communities/vancouver/)
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          - [Floor Plans](https://www.highgateseniorliving.com/communities/vancouver/vancouver-floor-plans/)
          - [Map & Directions](https://www.highgateseniorliving.com/communities/vancouver/vancouver-map-and-directions/)
    - [Wenatchee, WA](https://www.highgateseniorliving.com/communities/wenatchee/)

          - [Wenatchee, WA](https://www.highgateseniorliving.com/communities/wenatchee/)
          - [Overview](https://www.highgateseniorliving.com/communities/wenatchee/)
          - [Activity Plan](https://www.highgateseniorliving.com/communities/wenatchee/wenatchee-activity-plan/)
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    - [Yakima, WA](https://www.highgateseniorliving.com/communities/yakima/)

          - [Yakima, WA](https://www.highgateseniorliving.com/communities/yakima/)
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          - [Activity Plan](https://www.highgateseniorliving.com/communities/yakima/yakima-activity-plan/)
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    - [Memory Care](https://www.highgateseniorliving.com/living-options/memory-care/)
    - [Couples Care](https://www.highgateseniorliving.com/living-options/couples-care/)
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January 11, 2019    [Highgate Senior Living](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/author/highgate-senior-living)

[Assisted Living Resources](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/topic/assisted-living-resources)

## [Infographic: Timeline for Making the Move to Assisted Living Stress-free](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/timeline-for-making-the-move-to-assisted-living-stress-free)

Many older adults who are preparing to move to assisted living are also faced with the overwhelming task of organizing, cleaning, discarding and packing up decades of....

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January 4, 2019    [Highgate Senior Living](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/author/highgate-senior-living)

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## [How to Make Your Loved One's New Home Feel Like Home](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/how-to-make-your-loved-ones-new-home-feel-like-home)

Change is difficult for everyone, but moving when you are over 65 brings many more dramatic changes. Not only are seniors often coping with aging, but now they are also....

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January 4, 2019    [Highgate Senior Living](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/author/highgate-senior-living)

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## [How to Work with Highgate Team Members to Ease the Transition to Assisted Living](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/work-with-highgate-team-members-transition-to-assisted-living)

Although the move from one’s home to a new home at Highgate Senior Living is a life-changing one, it does not have to be fraught with stress and anxiety. Just ask Shelia....

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December 28, 2018    [Highgate Senior Living](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/author/highgate-senior-living)

[Assisted Living Resources](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/topic/assisted-living-resources)

## [Infographic: Questions to Ask When Researching an Assisted Living Community](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/questions-to-ask-when-researching-an-assisted-living)

Type “assisted living” into your Google search bar, and about 1.8 billion results pop up in less than 1 second. Finding the right community for your loved one might feel....

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December 28, 2018    [Highgate Senior Living](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/author/highgate-senior-living)

[Assisted Living Resources](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/topic/assisted-living-resources)

## [5 Tips for Making the Most of Your Assisted Living Tour](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/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](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/5-ways-to-research-assisted-living-facilities) online,....

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November 23, 2018    [Highgate Senior Living](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/author/highgate-senior-living)

[Assisted Living Resources](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/topic/assisted-living-resources)

## [When Is the Right Time to Opt for Assisted Living Services?](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/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....

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November 16, 2018    [Highgate Senior Living](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/author/highgate-senior-living)

[Assisted Living Resources](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/topic/assisted-living-resources)

## [5 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Wait to Check Out Assisted Living](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/5-reasons-why-you-shouldnt-wait-to-check-out-assisted-living)

There are signs that indicate it’s probably time to approach the subject of assisted living with your parents — social isolation, falls, forgotten medication, unsanitary....

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November 16, 2018    [Highgate Senior Living](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/author/highgate-senior-living)

[Assisted Living Resources](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/topic/assisted-living-resources), [Caregiver & Family Resources](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/topic/caregiver-family-resources)

## [What You Need to Know About Assisted Living Wait Lists](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-assisted-living-wait-lists)

When your loved one decides they’re interested in making the move to assisted living, or you’ve decided a change would be in their best interest, you want to help them....

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November 9, 2018    [Highgate Senior Living](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/author/highgate-senior-living)

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## [How Long Will It Take to Move My Parents into Assisted Living?](https://blog.highgateseniorliving.com/how-long-will-it-take-to-move-my-parents-into-assisted-living)

Jeremy Glover has been working in the senior living industry for nearly a decade, and it’s not as simple as this, he admits, but there are basically two ways someone....

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