Insights into Senior Living Communities
At Reata Realty Group, we are passionate about providing the best real estate experience for senior citizens. Our blog is dedicated to offering valuable insights into senior living communities, and helping you make informed decisions. Stay tuned for expert advice, market trends, and stories that matter to you. Dive deeper into the world of senior housing with us.
How to evaluate Senior Living Facilities: Expert Tips and Advice
By Reata Realty Group |
How to evaluate Senior Living Facilities: Expert Tips and Advice Knowing how to evaluate assisted living, memory care or independent living facilities is absolutely crucial before moving yourself or a loved one into one. The reason: Not all are created equal. “Just like there are some great senior living providers out there, there are some…
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Assisted Living
By Reata Realty Group |
About three-quarters of those age 85 and older report some degree of permanent limitation in performing ADLs. Assisted-living facilities provide a residence for those who need help with daily activities such as cooking, housekeeping, and transportation, as well as personal care such as bathing, dressing, grooming, and eating. They are best suited for those who…
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Checklist: Adapting a Home for Aging in Place
By Reata Realty Group |
BATHROOM FAUCETS, SWITCHES, CONTROLS ENTRY AND STAIRS KITCHEN HOME DESIGN AND LAYOUT
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Housing Options
By Reata Realty Group |
Do current living situations match the needs for care, involvement of caregivers, affordable, able to care of. ACCESSORY UNITSLiving spaces added to a single-family home are called by different names— granny flat, mother-in-law flat, or accessory unit—in different parts of the country. The units can be apartments within a home, flats over a garage, freestanding…
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Life Transitions
By Reata Realty Group |
If the go-go years are a time of expanding interests and activities, the slower go years at the other end of the spectrum are a time of narrowing down as declining health and stamina necessitate staying closer to home and family. The nature of “home” may change too. It may be the time for selling…
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What Will Medicare or Medicaid Pay For?
By Reata Realty Group |
Medicare will pay for a stay in a nursing home of up to 90 days that immediately follows a hospital stay of more than 3 days and focuses on recovery and rehabilitation. Medicare does not, however, pay for custodial or long-term care in assisted-living facilities. Payment for assisted living is usually out-of-pocket, although long-term care…
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Home—Asset or Anchor?
By Reata Realty Group |
The big question for current and future retirees is how much equity is in their homes and to what extent will they be willing to use it to fund retirement choices. The mature generations see their homes as the last place they would ever give up or risk. The Baby Boomers, on the other hand,…
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