{"id":10087,"date":"2016-09-07T16:42:57","date_gmt":"2016-09-07T21:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.senioradvisor.com\/blog\/?p=10087"},"modified":"2020-09-23T17:19:10","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T22:19:10","slug":"see-our-gateway-to-st-louis-senior-care-and-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/2016\/09\/see-our-gateway-to-st-louis-senior-care-and-services\/","title":{"rendered":"See Our Gateway to St. Louis Senior Care and Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>See Our Gateway to St. Louis Senior Care and <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-10163\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/img.prod.aplaceformom.com\/main\/uploads\/sa-blog\/2016\/09\/See-Our-Gateway-to-St.-Louis-Senior-Care-and-Services-1-350x293.png\" alt=\"See Our Gateway to St. Louis Senior Care and Services\" width=\"350\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/img.prod.aplaceformom.com\/main\/uploads\/sa-blog\/2016\/09\/See-Our-Gateway-to-St.-Louis-Senior-Care-and-Services-1-350x293.png 350w, https:\/\/s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/img.prod.aplaceformom.com\/main\/uploads\/sa-blog\/2016\/09\/See-Our-Gateway-to-St.-Louis-Senior-Care-and-Services-1-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/img.prod.aplaceformom.com\/main\/uploads\/sa-blog\/2016\/09\/See-Our-Gateway-to-St.-Louis-Senior-Care-and-Services-1.png 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>Services<\/h1>\n<p>St. Louis is a popular city for retirees, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.livability.com\/top-10\/retirement\/10-best-places-to-retire\/2013\/mo\/st.-louis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">thanks to<\/a><\/strong> its healthcare system, senior discounts for public transportation, many parks, and thriving arts scene. Setting up your senior care in STL&#8211;or helping a loved one who lives in the city&#8211;is easier when the information you need is in one place. That\u2019s why <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.SeniorAdvisor.com\">SeniorAdvisor.com<\/a> <\/strong>has collected its St. Louis-related information on a new <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.senioradvisor.com\/saint-louis-mo\/assisted-living\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Senior Care and Services<\/a><\/strong> page. Think of it as your gateway to senior living in The Gateway to the West.<\/p>\n<h2>Plan your St. Louis\u00a0Senior Care<\/h2>\n<p>St. Louis offers some real advantages if you\u2019re looking to make the most of your retirement savings. The city\u2019s cost of living and low median home price make it a bargain for cost-conscious seniors. To learn more about the city\u2019s cost of living, plan a move, learn about popular neighborhoods, and more, check out the retirement planning section of the new St. Louis page.<\/p>\n<h2>Find help with your St. Louis Senior Care\u00a0benefits<\/h2>\n<p>Applying for Medicare, Social Security, VA benefits, and Medicaid can be time-consuming and sometimes confusing. Find local benefit-office contact information, program overviews, and information about other programs and local senior discounts in the financial assistance section of the STL page.<\/p>\n<h2>Learn about senior services and things to do in St. Louis<\/h2>\n<p>The senior services section of the St. Louis page covers practical resources around the city. Learn about STL\u2019s hospitals and rehabilitation centers, find a senior center with classes and social events near you, get involved in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.senioradvisor.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/volunteer-work-for-retirees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">volunteer work<\/a><\/strong>, and visit the city\u2019s attractions. If you need a little help, this section can also help you find <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.senioradvisor.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/concierge-services-for-seniors-makes-aging-in-place-easier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">errand and chore services<\/a><\/strong>, support groups for vets, tips for getting around without driving, and job training resources.<\/p>\n<h2>In-home care options for the STL area<\/h2>\n<p>Help from family members, friends, and professional caregivers can help you enjoy life at home even if you can no longer take care of everything yourself. Our caregiving section offers practical advice on how to choose a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.senioradvisor.com\/saint-louis-mo\/in-home-care\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">home caregiver<\/a><\/strong>, what it <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.senioradvisor.com\/in-home-care#VC8D4i4AADEAOucd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">costs<\/a><\/strong> to hire someone in the St. Louis metro area, and how to find respite care and support groups for family care providers.<\/p>\n<h2>St. Louis senior living communities<\/h2>\n<p>Sometimes it\u2019s a relief to downsize after retirement and choose a new home with less maintenance and more perks. Our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.senioradvisor.com\/saint-louis-mo\/assisted-living\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">senior living section<\/a><\/strong> contains information on active retirement communities, pet-friendly senior living, and top-rated senior communities as chosen by resident and family-member reviews on SeniorAdvisor.com. There are also guides to STL <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.senioradvisor.com\/saint-louis-mo\/assisted-living\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">assisted living<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.senioradvisor.com\/saint-louis-mo\/memory-care\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dementia care<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.senioradvisor.com\/saint-louis-mo\/nursing-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nursing homes<\/a><\/strong>, and more.<\/p>\n<h2>Local resources for end-of-life care<\/h2>\n<p>Choosing a hospice for yourself or a loved one is an emotionally charged decision, one that can be hard to make when you\u2019re dealing with stress and grief. To help, our end-of-life care section contains information about hospice care, selecting a funeral home, and finding a reliable estate sale agent if your family needs one.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s more on the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.senioradvisor.com\/saint-louis-mo\/assisted-living\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">St. Louis Senior Care and Services<\/a><\/strong> page, and you can get more from your research by creating a SeniorAdvisor.com <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.senioradvisor.com\/users\/sign_up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">account<\/a><\/strong>. Account holders can leave reviews of senior communities and service providers, and they can see monthly rates for senior communities in St. Louis and other cities around the US.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See Our Gateway to St. Louis Senior Care and Services St. Louis is a popular city for retirees, thanks to its healthcare system, senior discounts for public transportation, many parks, and thriving arts scene. Setting up your senior care in STL&#8211;or helping a loved one who lives in the city&#8211;is easier when the information you need is in one place. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2198,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,3,200,29,27,4,5,242,162,2,234,414],"tags":[42,330,14,30,125,287,388,70,332,243,165,13],"class_list":{"0":"post-10087","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-alzheimers-care","7":"category-assisted-living","8":"category-families-caregivers","9":"category-caregiving","10":"category-in-home-care","11":"category-independent-living","12":"category-nursing-home","13":"category-pet-friendly-senior-living","14":"category-retirement-planning","15":"category-senior-living","16":"category-senior-services","17":"category-veterans","18":"tag-active-retirement","19":"tag-alzheimers-care-2","20":"tag-assisted-living-2","21":"tag-caregiving-2","22":"tag-dementia-care","23":"tag-financial-assistance","24":"tag-home-care","25":"tag-independent-living-2","26":"tag-nursing-home-2","27":"tag-pet-friendly","28":"tag-retirement-planning-2","29":"tag-senior-living-2"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>See Our Gateway to St. Louis Senior Care and Services - SeniorAdvisor.com Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"See Our Gateway to St. Louis Senior Care and Services. SeniorAdvisor.com has collected information on a new\u00a0Senior Care and Services\u00a0page.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"See Our Gateway to St. Louis Senior Care and Services - SeniorAdvisor.com Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"See Our Gateway to St. Louis Senior Care and Services. SeniorAdvisor.com has collected information on a new\u00a0Senior Care and Services\u00a0page.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SeniorAdvisor.com Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-09-07T21:42:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-09-23T22:19:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Casey Kelly-Barton\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Casey Kelly-Barton\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.senioradvisor.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/see-our-gateway-to-st-louis-senior-care-and-services\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.senioradvisor.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/see-our-gateway-to-st-louis-senior-care-and-services\/\",\"name\":\"See Our Gateway to St. Louis Senior Care and Services - SeniorAdvisor.com Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/10.40.44.169\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2016-09-07T21:42:57+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-09-23T22:19:10+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/10.40.44.169\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a97863c1f6d466031974be45ce9c8e08\"},\"description\":\"See Our Gateway to St. Louis Senior Care and Services. SeniorAdvisor.com has collected information on a new\u00a0Senior Care and Services\u00a0page.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.senioradvisor.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/see-our-gateway-to-st-louis-senior-care-and-services\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.senioradvisor.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/see-our-gateway-to-st-louis-senior-care-and-services\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.senioradvisor.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/see-our-gateway-to-st-louis-senior-care-and-services\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"http:\/\/10.40.44.169\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"See Our Gateway to St. Louis Senior Care and Services\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/10.40.44.169\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/10.40.44.169\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"SeniorAdvisor.com Blog\",\"description\":\"Empowering Families in their Search for Care\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"http:\/\/10.40.44.169\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/10.40.44.169\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a97863c1f6d466031974be45ce9c8e08\",\"name\":\"Casey Kelly-Barton\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/10.40.44.169\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/65d330a9fbb7308264432649d5324f2b?s=96&d=mm&r=pg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/65d330a9fbb7308264432649d5324f2b?s=96&d=mm&r=pg\",\"caption\":\"Casey Kelly-Barton\"},\"description\":\"Casey Kelly-Barton is an Austin-based freelance writer whose childhood was made awesome by her grandmothers, great-grandmother, great-aunts and -uncles, and their friends.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/author\/caseykb\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"See Our Gateway to St. Louis Senior Care and Services - SeniorAdvisor.com Blog","description":"See Our Gateway to St. Louis Senior Care and Services. SeniorAdvisor.com has collected information on a new\u00a0Senior Care and Services\u00a0page.","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"See Our Gateway to St. Louis Senior Care and Services - SeniorAdvisor.com Blog","og_description":"See Our Gateway to St. Louis Senior Care and Services. SeniorAdvisor.com has collected information on a new\u00a0Senior Care and Services\u00a0page.","og_site_name":"SeniorAdvisor.com Blog","article_published_time":"2016-09-07T21:42:57+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-09-23T22:19:10+00:00","author":"Casey Kelly-Barton","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Casey Kelly-Barton","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.senioradvisor.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/see-our-gateway-to-st-louis-senior-care-and-services\/","url":"https:\/\/www.senioradvisor.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/see-our-gateway-to-st-louis-senior-care-and-services\/","name":"See Our Gateway to St. Louis Senior Care and Services - SeniorAdvisor.com Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"http:\/\/10.40.44.169\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2016-09-07T21:42:57+00:00","dateModified":"2020-09-23T22:19:10+00:00","author":{"@id":"http:\/\/10.40.44.169\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a97863c1f6d466031974be45ce9c8e08"},"description":"See Our Gateway to St. Louis Senior Care and Services. SeniorAdvisor.com has collected information on a new\u00a0Senior Care and Services\u00a0page.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.senioradvisor.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/see-our-gateway-to-st-louis-senior-care-and-services\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.senioradvisor.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/see-our-gateway-to-st-louis-senior-care-and-services\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.senioradvisor.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/see-our-gateway-to-st-louis-senior-care-and-services\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"http:\/\/10.40.44.169\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"See Our Gateway to St. Louis Senior Care and Services"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"http:\/\/10.40.44.169\/blog\/#website","url":"http:\/\/10.40.44.169\/blog\/","name":"SeniorAdvisor.com Blog","description":"Empowering Families in their Search for Care","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"http:\/\/10.40.44.169\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"http:\/\/10.40.44.169\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a97863c1f6d466031974be45ce9c8e08","name":"Casey Kelly-Barton","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"http:\/\/10.40.44.169\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/65d330a9fbb7308264432649d5324f2b?s=96&d=mm&r=pg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/65d330a9fbb7308264432649d5324f2b?s=96&d=mm&r=pg","caption":"Casey Kelly-Barton"},"description":"Casey Kelly-Barton is an Austin-based freelance writer whose childhood was made awesome by her grandmothers, great-grandmother, great-aunts and -uncles, and their friends.","url":"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/author\/caseykb\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10087"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2198"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10087"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10087\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14912,"href":"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10087\/revisions\/14912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}