News | February 23, 2011

Seniors Are Exploring More Assisted Living Options Today Than Three Years Ago

This trend is also demonstrative of the increased use of the internet in doing retirement planning research. "With so many options in Assisted Living today" states Katharine Ross, Director of Publishing with Seniors Guide, "it is important that families do thorough research. Amenities and care levels can vary so much from mild assistance to secured Alzheimer's care. Seniors and families need to know what their assisted living options are." Seniors Guide Online allows visitors to build a senior living favorites list and share this list with other family members. Another great feature on Seniors Guide Online is the ability to get a quick glance at the amenities, type of advance senior care the facility offers and the assisted living housing options available to you while scrolling through the list.

Richmond, VA (PRWEB) - SeniorsGuideOnline.com, a website that helps seniors and their families find senior care, assisted living options, and senior housing, has noticed an increase in the number of Assisted Living communities that visitors will compare when researching Assisted Living facilities. When conducting online research, seniors and their families are comparing an average of 5 assisted living communities. Seniors Guide Online notes that this number is an increase over where it stood in 2008. Website visitors trying to find Assisted Living in Ohio; Assisted Living in Virginia; Assisted Living in Indiana; and Assisted Living in North Carolina are not just comparing more communities, they are also spending more time with the information and exploring a variety of online photos, floor plans, videos and correlating websites.

This trend is also demonstrative of the increased use of the internet in doing retirement planning research. "With so many options in Assisted Living today" states Katharine Ross, Director of Publishing with Seniors Guide, "it is important that families do thorough research. Amenities and care levels can vary so much from mild assistance to secured Alzheimer's care. Seniors and families need to know what their assisted living options are." Seniors Guide Online allows visitors to build a senior living favorites list and share this list with other family members. Another great feature on Seniors Guide Online is the ability to get a quick glance at the amenities, type of advance senior care the facility offers and the assisted living housing options available to you while scrolling through the list.

As people are researching Assisted Living housing options, they are engaging more information online and spending more time with it now than they did in 2008. Seniors and adult children alike are really taking the time to explore online photos, floor plans, videos and correlating websites for the many assisted living communities featured in Indiana, Ohio, Virginia, and North Carolina. Whether they are looking on behalf of a spouse, or mom and dad – they are taking this decision seriously and arming themselves with as much knowledge as possible on all the assisted living options available. While on Seniors Guide Online has noticed that many web users are reviewing tools like the Assisted Living Guide checklist that helps them determine if senior assisted living is right for them.

Most assisted living communities feature activities to engage their residents into developing relationships with their peers while having fun. "Seniors today have access to some of the best care options ever", Ross continues, "Attending social activities at a community before making a decision is a fantastic way to evaluate the community." Today's senior can discover a full life in an assisted living community with delicious meals, great friendships and good care.

SeniorsGuideOnline.com is known as the most used senior housing resource online for Cincinnati, OH; Dayton, OH; Indianapolis, IN; Richmond, VA; Raleigh-Durham, NC; Lynchburg, VA and Roanoke, VA. SeniorsGuideOnline.com has been publishing magazines and websites to help seniors find the senior housing and home care that they need for over 10 years.

About SeniorsGuideOnline.com dba Seniors Guide
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.

SOURCE SeniorsGuideOnline.com

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