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Why Senior Living?

Thinking About a Destination Retirement? Here’s What To Consider

If you’re craving a retirement that feels like a vacation, a destination retirement could be ideal. Many people have fantasized about a life that’s...

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Why Senior Living?

A Guide to Senior Living Terms and Definitions

If you’ve started to research senior living options, you’ve probably already encountered a lot of unfamiliar jargon and language. Senior living has...

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Why Senior Living?

Aging in Place vs. Moving to a Life Plan Community

Where do you envision the next chapter of your life (or a loved one’s life) unfolding? If you’re like most people, you hope to remain in your home...

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Why Senior Living?

How Life Plan Communities Help Nurture Grandparent-Grandchild Relationships

Grandparent-grandchild relationships are a special part of life filled with joy. However, if you’re considering moving to senior living, you may be...

Two residents sitting together on a couch, smiling and chatting while holding mugs.
Why Senior Living?

Making the Move: Talking to Your Adult Children About Senior Living

Moving to senior living is a big decision with many benefits. You may have fewer expenses, and you’ll almost certainly have access to more amenities,...

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Why Senior Living?

Future Planning 101: A Comprehensive Guide for Solo Agers

We all want the chance to construct lives of our choosing and to remain as independent as possible as long as possible. A new generation of solo...

Why Senior Living?

Choosing the Best Retirement Location: 7 Things to Consider

Location is everything in real estate. Where you choose to live can affect how you live. The best retirement locations make it easier to spend time...

Two older men carrying surfboards and walking on the beach
Why Senior Living?

Breaking Free From Retirement Myths: How Life Plan Communities Redefine Aging

Retirement myths are as old as retirement itself. In a culture that venerates youth, it’s easy to stereotype retirement — and the aging it represents...

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Why Senior Living?

How Life Plan Communities Make Healthy Living Easy

Your health is your wealth. It’s the most important asset you have — the one asset that enables you to do everything else in life. Healthy living for...

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Why Senior Living?

Community Spotlight: The Terraces at Summitview

What To Expect at The Terraces at Summitview Since 1958, The Terraces at Summitview in Yakima, Washington, has been one of Central Washington’s most...

Senior couple next to the window
Why Senior Living?

How You Can Enjoy Safety and Security in Senior Living Communities

What does your ideal next act look like? If you’re like a lot of adults, you’ve spent so much time thinking about others — colleagues, children,...

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Why Senior Living?

How Moving to a Life Plan Community Relieves Stress

Over years spent fighting traffic, wrangling kids, volunteering or all of the above, you might have fantasized about more freedom and less stress in...