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Residential homes are facilities that offer personal care and individual attention for older adults, people with disabilities and others whose limitations prevent them from living alone. Adult residential care homes generally provide a room, meals and supervision; and may specialize in specific needs such as Alzheimer's disease or developmental disabilities. These homes are often unlicensed.

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  1. THE STAFF
    By Dr. Marion Somers, Ph. D., Ask Dr. Marion
    Sound advice to your questions from Dr. Marion, Ph.D., Geriatric Care Manager
  2. What can I do from a distance?
    National Institute on Aging
    Many long-distance caregivers provide emotional support and occasional respite to a primary caregiver who is in the...
  3. Be In Charge of Your Aging
    Financial Planning Association
    Planning for changes will reduce stress and financial hardship.
  4. Fact Sheet - Protective Proceedings: Guardianships and Conservatorships
    Family Caregiver Alliance
  5. Choosing a Nursing Home
    By Suzanne Mintz, National Family Caregivers Association
    It seems virtually no one wants to go to a nursing home, and most caregivers do not want to institutionalize a loved one. But even though you may be committed to home care and have no intention of utilizing the servi…
  6. Discharge Planning Begins at the Time of Admission
    By Patricia L. Tomsko, M.D., National Family Caregivers Association
    Your loved one has just entered the hospital. It may be for a routine procedure or a serious complication of his/her chronic illness. In either case, you immediately begin to focus on how to make the hospital stay as…
  7. Brain Health - Issues to Address
    Alzheimer's Foundation of America
  8. The First Step: Discussing the Need for Long-Term Care
    By Attorney Joseph L. Matthews, Nolo
    An open discussion can secure the right kind of long term care at the right time.
  9. Moving Checklist
    This checklist helps identify all the tasks to be completed when moving a loved one.
  10. Steps for Finding Housing
    This checklist offers suggestions for finding and comparing various housing options.
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