Senior living options can be confusing. Let's break it down:

Active Living: A residential community designed for older adults who are generally independent and desire an active lifestyle with opportunities for social interaction and recreational activities. Commonly, these are apartment-style communities with robust amenities and accommodations.

Independent Living: Small, apartment-like communities equipped with kitchens, laundry facilities, a gym, an exciting event calendar, chef-prepared meals, excursions, transportation, and housekeeping. There is no nurse on staff at this type of community.

Assisted Living: A residential community designed for seniors who need some help with ADL's like personal care, meals, and medications--but do not require full-time medical care. These types of residences are similar to an apartment, with medical staff on site.

Memory Care: A specialized community supporting seniors with Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or other cognitive impairments. These communities provide a secure environment, with specially trained staff, and activities that enhance cognitive function and reduce confusion or agitation in residents.

Residential Care Home: A small, home-like setting that provides personalized care for seniors. These homes often house a small number of residents (typically between 4 and 10 people) and assist with ADLs. These settings are more intimate, with a higher caregiver-to-resident ratio.

In-Home Care: These service providers assist seniors with either medical or non-medical needs, to be able to age in place at home. Non-medical in-home care includes assistance with household tasks, ADLs, and companionship. Medical in-home care refers to those who receive therapy, wound care, or other skilled nursing care typically in an acute setting after surgery or a hospital stay.

Nursing Home or Long Term Care Community: A care setting that offers skilled nursing for those who need more medical care than what is offered in assisted living communities, such as medication management, intensive therapy, or 24/7 monitoring.

While we are not trained in legal matters, we will connect you with the right professional to answer your questions! We have trusted elder care attorneys to invite into the conversation. These legal experts can help you navigate questions about assets, medical power of attorney, wills, trusts, and everything in between.

Nope! Our placement and transition services are completely free for families. We're paid by the communities we work with - never by you.

1. Inability to maintain daily activities like showering, dressing, eating, laundry, grooming (also known as Activities of Daily Living or ADLs)

2. Inability to maintain the home: decline in cleanliness, burners still on after cooking, odd things in fridge or cupboard

3. Forgetting medications: finding expired or stockpiled medications in the home, or if they're simply forgetting to take their medications (or double-dosing because they forgot they already took it)

4. Change in personality: differences in mood, or loss of interest in things that were once fun. You may also noticed they become withdrawn from friends or family.

5. Changes in eating habits: lack of quality in meals, expired food in the pantry, empty shelves in fridge

6. Inability to manage finances: mail is piling up, bills are being neglected, receiving calls from collections

7. Increasing number of accidents or injuries: unexplained bruising or minor wounds, increase in reported falls or incidents

8. Decrease in confidence while driving: avoiding driving or driving less; dents and scratches in the car, garage door, or mailbox

We work with families nationwide, with team members currently based in Northern Colorado, Chicago, and the San Francisco Bay Area. We can meet with families virtually, attend community tours via video chat, and connect you with senior living professionals in any state to assist with the entire transition process.

Not everyone's story unfolds quite the same, however there are many similarities. Our trained Senior Transition Specialists are here to guide you and advise you with every step along the way. If level of care changes, we will help you navigate what is next for your family and loved one.