good way,” he laughs. “Move to a community
or area that you enjoy. Many of my senior-aged clients are downsizing their lifestyles and
selling a home they’ve owned for 30 years.
They’re trading down in price range, want to be
in a good area and need to select a home that’s
a good investment for them. If your health is
good, and you’re reasonably active, you also
want an area with residents of a similar age
and situation – just like you, they’ve raised
their kids, have a lot of interests and a lot to talk
about, and can help each other.”
SENIOR HOUSING OPTIONS
According to Paying for Senior Care
( www.payingforseniorcare.com) private
senior care housing nationwide is approximately average $3,600 per month,
depending on the services and degree of
care offered by a facility. Many senior
care housing communities employ medically trained staff, provide housekeeping
and meal prepa-ration services, as well
as transportation for shopping, medical
visits, and social outings. HUD also notes
that as Baby Boomers approach their own
retirement years, the trend toward creating
active retirement communities where residents are active and involved will continue,
encouraging seniors to live at a level of
independence comfortable for them.
“The time to begin thinking about a retirement
community isn’t when you have to have it,”
advises Terry Martinez with Parmer Woods
Retirement & Assisted Living in Austin. “The
time to think about it is when you don’t need
it. There are not enough retirement communities to keep up with the demand, and you want
to be sure that you know your options and
what’s available beforehand.”
Martinez says that more than 60 percent of
her facility’s residents are not from Austin,
but have moved here when their adult children have decided to relocate to Central Texas.
The same can also be said of the Metroplex
and North Texas. Martinez also credits the
Internet as a source for families to learn more
about retirement communities, check on
specific programs and associated costs.
“When you’re trying to stay within a
particular price range, you want to match
your living requirements with services
offered,” she says. “If someone’s parents
are very independent and don’t need assis-
tance – they just want a meal plan, for
example – then the associated costs are
much less than for someone’s parents who
require more care.”
Remember, says Martinez, that Medicare
generally does not pay for long-term care,
only for services deemed medically necessary that are provided by a skilled facility
or home health care that meets certain
conditions. Medicaid will pay for certain
health services and nursing home care for
older people with low incomes and limited
assets. Optimally, the selected community
should have someone on staff familiar
with the requirements and criteria of both
programs.
Although our community is new, our
staff is highly experienced and very
well equipped to provide top-notch
care and life-style enriching assistance
for you or your loved ones.
Meet our Exceptional Team and you
will fall in love with our community!
TwinRiversAssistedLiving.com
Richardson TX 75081
972.979.4333
Facility ID 106770
Come in and tour our beautiful community while enjoying
coffee and muffins from our incredible on-site chefs.
Celebrate the
in your
new home
