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With the cost of Assisted Living in the US rising rapidly, offshore Assisted Living is becoming a viable alternative for American families. We have found assisted living facilities in Thailand and the Dominican Republic offering monthly rates at $1200/month for 24/7 care compared to $3000/month for comparable care in the US. Below we interview Peter Brown, executive director of Care Resort, an assisted living facility in Chaing Mai, Thailand, which is growing rapidly, primarily with Americans.

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Offshore Assisted Living - the Viable Low Cost Alternative - Senior Advocates We have found assisted living facilities in Thailand and the Dominican Republic offering monthly rates at $1200/month for 24/7 care compared to $3000/month for comparable care in the US.Moreover families often suggest that the elderly receive excellent care offshore because non-Western caregivers ar...

Gov. Doug Ducey has fast earned a reputation as a champion of de-regulating markets to enable free markets to provide better and less costly services. In an era when families are shouldering the great burdens of senior care, we urge the governor to de-regulate certain aspects of senior care to improve services and reduce costs.

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Open Letter to Gov. Doug Ducey of Arizona - Senior Advocates I write to urge you to champion deregulation of certain aspects of senior care in Arizona that would enable families to provide and receive better care for aging parents.

I note the death of William McPherson, Pulitzer prize winning author and former editor of the Washington Post Book Week. Although his novel, Testing the Current, won enormous critical acclaim, his most noted writing described his life as an elderly poor person.

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Falling The rich are all alike, to revise Tolstoy’s famous words, but the poor are poor in their own particular way.

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Newsletter March 27, 2017 - Senior Advocates Help Families in Your Community Today I signed up for A Place for Mom but immediately stopped using them because all they did was give my phone number to dozens of care places who called incessantly. We hired a placement agent to help us and she found a great home in 2 days. She was …

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Senior Advocates Network Launches Local Online Forums - Senior Advocates Senior Advocates Network is pleased to announce the launch of Online Senior Care Forums in Phoenix and Tucson. Similar forums are being launched in California, Florida, Texas and Metropolitan New York. We have developed these local forums to enable family caregivers to connect with other caregivers…

As the population over sixty-five doubles in the next thirty years, what will happen to the tens of millions of elderly men and women with limited means who can’t afford traditional assisted living arrangements? READ FULL ARTICLE HERE: http://bit.ly/2mADO3t
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What Happens to the Millions Who Can’t Afford Assisted Living? - Senior... By Andrew Schlesinger As the population over sixty-five doubles in the next thirty years, what will happen to the tens of millions of elderly men...

Parklnson's training is essential for caregivers and the training offered by the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center | Barrow is excellent, according to professionals who have taken it. As this story describes, not many service providers have gotten this training so it can enhance both the quality of your care and your competitive position in the marketplace. To read the entire story, click here. http://bit.ly/2mfxo9d

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Parkinson’s Caregivers Require Special Training and Few Have It - Senior Advocates By Tony Polk Parkinson’s patients often have special needs that some caregivers at home care companies and assisted living facilities may not be educated about, says Nancy Bivins,

I love the Costco free samples program. But think about it. Why do seniors shop at a store that sells salad dressing by the gallon? Costco found the answer. http://bit.ly/2kZbzpG

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Costco Free Samples: Promotional Gambit or Good-Hearted Elderly Program? - Senior Advocates “I know,” said a senior lady who overheard my question. “I always grab the samples, You don’t have to eat dinner.”

The wife was about at the end of her rope. She had been taking care of her husband who had been diagnosed with five years prior and now things were growing untenable.

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You Can Be a Better Wife - Senior Advocates The wife was about at the end of her rope. She had been taking care of her husband who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s five years prior and now...

From time to time, I come across an obit worth sharing -- not because the person was rich, powerful or successful but because this life had something to say about all of our lives. This obit, by a wonderful columnist at the Washington Post, E.J. Dionne, Jr., describes one such life. http://wapo.st/2lnHpOz

Opinion | The death of a hero Despite a lifetime of hardships, my mother-in-law was a genuinely joyful person.

This is a lovely piece by Kaye Baker, director of Outreach at Glencroft and a caregiver for her Mom who has Alzheimer's.
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OUR NEW LIFE WITH ALZHEIMER’S - Senior Advocates I’m sitting with my mom today and again wondering what can I possibly ask her that would invoke a conversation. I guess we still do have conversations. They are just different now. The words now are scrambled and have no connection to one another.

I spent Monday morning at the at the Tempe Public Library. Started just six months ago, the has grown from 10 sets of and their Loved Ones to 24 this week.
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We Need More Memory Cafes - Senior Advocates I spent Monday morning at the Memory Cafe at the Tempe Public Library. Started just six months ago, the Tempe Memory Cafe has grown from 10 sets of...