Topretirements.com, a provider of information on various retirement locations, recently published its top 25 places for retirement.  The methodology used was simple.  They took the most searched locations on their website and used that information as their bench mark.  While they don’t provide information on traffic, Quantcast estimates that approximately 14,000 people visit their site […]

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Unum (www.unum.com), a large provider of employee benefits products and services in the United States and the United Kingdom, provided an annual review of sales and claims trends each fall in recognition of Long Term Care Awareness Month in November.  The company’s survery and results show a dramatic trend indicating Americans’ desire to “age in […]

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The Hartford Courant article, Calling Intellectually Active Adults, recently discussed the increasing number of senior communities around universities in the New England region.  The article discusses the general trend of an alternative to those who don’t want to play golf everyday and are looking to stay close to their roots while having intellectual stimulation.  The […]

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As the financial crisis worsens, the housing market stalled or sinking and the economy in a recession since December of 2007, many senior communities are lying vacant and struggling to get people to move into their communities and facilities.  Some facilities are considering eliminating the age requirements that are associated with these facilities in order […]

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Active Day, Inc., the largest network of adult day health services in the country, recently made moves to expand across Indiana. The company currently operates centers in Munster, Lafayette, Yorktown and three locations in Indianapolis, with Merrillville scheduled to open in the next few months. Active Day provides nursing care and health services, meals, transportation […]

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MetLife’s Mature Market Institute releases its annual survey of Nursing Home and Assisted Living costs.  The Average rates for a private room in a nursing home remained essentially unchanged nationally from 2007, while semi-private rates increased 1.1%, from $189 daily or $68,985 annually in 2007, to $191 daily or $69,715 annually in 2008, according to […]

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