In Response To Aging Population, High Housing Costs, And New Technology, Seniors Guide Launches Two New Websites
In Response To Aging Population, High Housing Costs, And New Technology, Seniors Guide Launches Two New Websites
Richmond, VA (PRWEB) August 16, 2011
The ever-increasing population of senior citizens in the United States is faced with high housing costs and a possibly bewildering slew of options. And sources such as AARP say that a large amount of this aging population will be moving into senior housing. For those who are looking into such housing, Seniors Guide has launched a new website to turn seniors into savvy buyers. The new SeniorsGuideOnline.com allows seniors, caregivers and adult children to browse options in Virginia, North Carolina, Ohio, Indiana and Northern Kentucky. And to keep up with fast-moving technology for seniors, the Virginia-based company has also launched SeniorProductsServices.com.
“After a decade of helping site visitors find senior housing or senior care solutions, it started to become very evident that more information and education was needed,” said Katharine Ross, director of publishing for Seniors Guide. “The new content of SeniorsGuideOnline.com is intended to educate and empower seniors and their families to make the best decisions possible.”
Just like anyone making a housing decision, seniors are often very concerned with pricing. According to figures from Genworth Financial’s 2011 Cost of Long Term Care Study, The average monthly cost of Assisted Living in the states served by Seniors Guide is $ 3,106. At such a considerable cost, it’s important that seniors have a thorough understanding of just what they’re paying for. To meet that need, new care level pages, which cover the whole spectrum of senior housing options, serve as a way to find the proper level of care for a senior, a guide to shopping after that decision, and also just a good read for anyone who works with seniors.
A good starting point in the care level pages is the category Retirement Communities, which serves as a general guide to choosing senior housing, whether it’s active adult homes, senior apartments, independent living communities, assisted living communities, continuing care retirement communities, respite care centers, Alzheimer-dementia care facilities, nursing communities, or rehabilitation care facilities.
The specific care level pages offer a closer look into each type of retirement community. For instance, the Assisted Living page offers a brief description of Assisted Living communities, a section to determine whether it’s the proper care level, a list of questions to consider when looking into Assisted Living communities, and a breakdown of the costs associated with these communities.
Other care levels of senior housing get the same treatment. One such level is Independent Living, for those seniors that want the security of senior housing, but don’t need as much assistance. But for Independent Living, and a number of other care levels on SeniorsGuideOnline.com, rough cost estimations are offered, since those costs can be too broad to pin down.
Like the housing industry, technology available to seniors moves fast, and there are a lot of great minds developing devices to make their lives safer and easier. To help seniors and caregivers understand and shop for these products, Seniors Guide has launched SeniorsProductsServices.com. From high-tech alert systems to virtual caregivers to senior-friendly computers, there are plenty of emerging innovations on SeniorProductsServices.com.
It’s not all gadgets and gizmos on SeniorsProductsServices.com. Products and services that are offered include adult daycare, Adult Daycare, Bathroom-Home Modifications, Case Management-Care Coordination, Elder Law – Legal Services, Financial – Insurance Services, Funeral Planning – Cremation Services, Government Benefits & NonProfit Agencies, Heating, Ventilating, & Air Conditioning, Medical Alert Systems, Medical Equip, Hearing Aids & Vision Products, Mobility Products, Pharmacy Services – Dietary Supplements, Physicians -Clinics -Dentists -Medical Services, Realtors – Moving – Packing, and Restaurants & Entertainment.
Seniors Guide, a Richmond, Va. -based company publishes Seniors Guide magazines throughout Cincinnati, Ohio; Dayton, Ohio; Indianapolis, Indiana; Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina; Richmond, Virginia; and Roanoke-Lynchburg, Virginia and features a correlating website of http://www.SeniorsGuideOnline.com. Seniors Guide’s mission is to help seniors and their families find the information they need on options available in senior housing, senior care, assisted living, independent senior living, retirement communities and other retirement living needs. Seniors Guide also publishes Home Care Source magazines in Cincinnati, Ohio; Dayton, Ohio; Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina; and Richmond, VA with the correlating website http://www.HomeCareSource.com. Ross Publishing, Seniors Guide’s parent company, began in 1991 and has been publishing helpful, free publications and websites ever since.
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