{"id":7455,"date":"2018-08-20T07:00:42","date_gmt":"2018-08-20T12:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.senioradvisor.com\/blog\/?p=7455"},"modified":"2019-08-13T11:51:15","modified_gmt":"2019-08-13T16:51:15","slug":"how-senior-living-advisors-can-help-you-make-the-right-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/2018\/08\/how-senior-living-advisors-can-help-you-make-the-right-move\/","title":{"rendered":"How Senior Living Advisors Can Help You Make the Right Move"},"content":{"rendered":"

How Senior Living Advisors\u00a0Can Help You Make the Right Move<\/h1>\n

Last Updated:<\/strong> August 20, 2018<\/p>\n

\u201cBe sure to visit lots of places before you decide.\u201d That\u2019s one of the most often repeated pieces of advice people hear when they start looking for an assisted or senior living community. It\u2019s good advice, but even with plenty of time, comparing multiple communities can be tough. If you\u2019re on a tight deadline to find a residence because of an illness, injury or upcoming hospital discharge, making lots of visits may be logistically impossible.\"How<\/p>\n

When you need to make a good decision fast or you have too much on your plate already, a Senior Living Advisor\u00a0can help you make a good match between you, your parent or senior loved one and a senior living community.<\/p>\n

How Senior Living Advisors\u00a0Help Families Move to Senior Living<\/h2>\n

Senior Living Advisors help seniors and their families find an assisted living, independent living, memory care or senior living community that\u2019s a good fit for their budget, location and needs.<\/p>\n

Geriatrician Elizabeth Eckstrom, M.D., writes in “The Gift of Caring<\/a>“<\/strong> that experienced advisors often know the details of all the\u00a0communities in a particular area and can steer you toward the ones with available space that best suit your needs.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

They can also save you time by helping you narrow the number of places that will best serve you, a parent or senior loved one \u2014 a big help when you need a place quickly.<\/p>\n

How Senior Living Advisors\u00a0Are Paid<\/h2>\n

Senior Living Advisors\u00a0typically work with a referral agency, which gets paid by the communities in their partnership network. This payment model enables the agency to provide their referral services for free to seniors\u00a0and their families. That may seem like a potential conflict of interest, but Dr. Eckstrom notes that senior living advisors and the referral agencies they work for,\u00a0often work with a hundred or more communities, so they\u2019re not financially tethered to only a\u00a0handful of\u00a0residences.<\/p>\n

A Place for Mom, North America’s largest senior living referral agency, has over 400 Senior Living Advisors\u00a0and 17,000 senior living partners across Canada and the U.S.<\/p>\n

If you decide to work with a referral agency, feel free to ask how they get paid so you\u2019re clear on their obligations to you and to the communities they represent.<\/p>\n

Ways to Find\u00a0Senior Living Advisors Who Can Help Your Family<\/h2>\n

If you\u2019re getting ready for a move from a hospital or rehab center, ask the social worker at the hospital when you contact any\u00a0communities that the hospital recommends. You can also ask family, friends, neighbors and relatives who\u2019ve already been through the process if they can recommend\u00a0a Senior Living Advisor who helped them.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re beginning your search well in advance, you can\u00a0search online for referral agencies that operate at a local or national level. You can also get in touch with one of A Place for Mom’s Senior Living Advisors by visiting:\u00a0www.aplaceformom.com or calling\u00a0(866) 592-8119 toll-free.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Whether you\u2019re dealing with an unexpected situation or making long-term plans, a Senior Living Advisor\u00a0can give you the information you need to make the best possible decisions for you and your family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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