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8 Questions to Ask When Selecting an Assisted Living Facility

December 30, 2019

From the U.S. News & World Report website

Many older adults need a little assistance with the tasks of daily living as time marches onward. In these instances, you may be considering moving yourself or a loved one into an assisted living facility. And if and when it comes to that, you’ll no doubt have dozens of questions to answer before taking that big step.

 “There’s so much to think about, where do I begin?” asks Dr. Susann Varano, a geriatrician at Maplewood Senior Living, a Westport, Connecticut–based senior living residence company. She says picking the right assisted living facility should mirror how we select a college or career path earlier in life. “It’s similar to when we’re thinking about our careers and picking undergraduate degrees and schools. We do our homework. We do our due diligence. We see if our interests match what the school has to offer. Then we find out, can we get into the school? Can we afford it? What’s the cost? The location? What’s the reputation? I don’t know why we don’t do that for assisted living.”

Here are questions you should ask to help select the right assisted living facility, broken down into eight overarching areas that raise additional questions at each turn:

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