Companies to co-develop and distribute telecare and remote monitoring offerings GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), announced today that it has entered into a distribution and technology collaboration agreement with Living Independently Group, Inc. a leading provider of telecare and passive monitoring systems used to assist in the care of seniors. GE […]
Category: Independent Living
Nationwide Senior Care Company Provides FREE Assistance for Families Seeking Elder Care Guidance for Aging Loved Ones A Place for Mom, the nation’s largest senior care referral service, is available to seniors seeking relocation options in areas hit by Hurricane Ike. The path of Hurricane Ike ripped through twelve states leaving hundreds of thousands without […]
AgeSong at Bayside Park, a 116,400 square-foot, 125-apartment community that will offer independent and assisted living apartments for senior adults breaks ground today in Emeryville, expanding AgeSong’s holistic approach to elder care in the East Bay. A five-story residence, AgeSong at Bayside Park sits on a corner site at 1440 40th Street (and Horton), within […]
LifeHouse Retirement Properties, Inc. (Pink Sheets:LHRP, the “Corporation” or “LifeHouse”) said today that on September 12, 2008, its Board of Directors authorized the sale of substantially all of its assets to a newly formed entity, LifeHouse Holdings, LLC (“Buyer”), an affiliate of Westport Capital Partners LLC. The directors have also recommended that LifeHouse’s shareholders approve […]
As the financial crisis continue forward for all of America, a growing concern is the rise of financial trouble for seniors as the value of not only their homes decline but also their retirement savings being eroded by either the stock market or the need to spend those funds more quickly for day to day […]
Rob and Jennifer Liebreich started SeniorDecision.com about one year ago with the goal of providing a comprehensive listing of home health care, independent living, retirement communities, assisted living, Alzheimer’s care, and nursing homes that provide peer to peer consumer ratings and reviews. The site provides an exhaustive listing of facilities throughout the United States that […]
A Senior Housing Daily reader recently contacted us looking for a reference for a firm that specialized in new construction senior housing architects that did projects on a smaller scale around his geographic location. We spoke with some of our contacts and put them in touch and this made us consider what we’d put into […]
Seniors that want a health lifestyle may want to head north to Canada to get access to taxpayer-funded outdoor gyms where they can do squats, chest presses and even tai chi as part of the ActNow program enacted this past year. These facilities will be spread out across provinces and will enlist local senior groups […]
A recent MarketWatch article discussed how to manage retirement risks that included: Inflation Outliving One’s Assets Loss of a spouse Declining Health Medical Expenses The only risk that is difficult to manage (if you really can) is inflation. No matter how old you are or where you live, the costs of living continue to rise. […]
More seniors are trying to stay at home, whether it’s an economic decision or an emotional decision, and trying to figure out how to use technology to make their stay at home more comfortable. Many people think that the use of technology for “aging services” is a costly indulgence. While the capital and upfront expenditures […]
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