Sen|or ne|pers In nome L|der Care of Lansda|e ennsy|van|a Shares A

New So|ut|on for Sen|ors 1rapped In nomes 8ecause of nous|ng Cr|s|s

New teseotcb teveols lobome cote ls MOk AllOkuA8l tboo otbet oltetootlves
WlLh Lhe collapse of Lhe houslng markeL older Amerlcans canL sell Lhelr homes and move lnLo
asslsLed llvlng So ln Lhese desperaLe flnanclal Llmes Lheyre Lurnlng Lo an alLernaLlve source for
care LhaL wlll save Lhem money ln Lhe long run new research reveals lnhome care ls much
more affordable Lhan Lhe cosL of a nurslng home So much so LhaL aL leasL a Lhlrd of senlors
recenLly polled sald Lhey wouldnL even be able Lo afford a slngle monLh of care ln a nurslng
home
A new cosLofcare survey by CenworLh llnanclal (a company LhaL speclallzes ln long Lerm care
lnsurance) reveals Lhe cosL of faclllLybased care such as nurslng homes has sLeadlly lncreased
over Lhe pasL slx years an lncrease of more Lhan $17000 a year Powever Lhe cosL of lnhome
care has marglnally gone up maklng lL sLlll qulLe affordable
1haLs why Senlor Pelpers one of Lhe largesL lnhome care companles for senlors wanLs Lo
ralse awareness abouL Lhe affordablllLy of lnhome care for Lhe elderly So many of our senlors
have found LhaL lnhome care ls a greaL soluLlon durlng Lhls recesslon when Lhey need some
exLra help says eLer 8oss CLC and cofounder of Senlor Pelpers lus now senlors are uslng
equlLy ln Lhelr own homes Lo pay for help A recenL survey commlssloned by Senlor Pelpers
reveals LhaL 94 of senlors would raLher llve ln Lhelr own home as Lhey age lnsLead of ln a
nurslng home or asslsLed llvlng faclllLy We wanL senlors Lo know Lhey can remaln lndependenL
and sLay ln Lhelr homes and sLlll geL quallLy care
CCS1 CI CAkL
Ovet tbe post slx yeots tbe cost of foclllty llvloq bos locteoseJ mote tboo 4/yeot wblle tbe
cost of lobome cote bos slowly cllmbeJ by oboot 1/yeot
nhome care ls MOk AllOkuA8l Lhan Lhe alLernaLlves
- Nursinq nomes rovldes skllled nurslng care 24 hours a day 1he average cosL for a
prlvaLe room ls roughly $78000/year
- lndependent Livinq loci/ities rovldes houslng meals personal care and 24 hour
supervlslon 1he average cosL can be up Lo $42000/year
- 4ssisted Livinq rovldes handson personal and medlcal care for Lhose who are noL able
Lo llve by Lhemselves buL do noL requlre consLanL care 1he average cosL ls roughly
$39000/year
- continuinq core communities 8equlre a conLracL ln advance for a llfeLlme commlLmenL
from Lhe communlLy Lo care for Lhe senlor LnLrance fees range from $20000 Lo more Lhan
$400000 n addlLlon senlors pay a buyln fee Lo Lhe communlLy and monLhly malnLenance
fees
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Sen|or ne|pers In nome L|der Care of Lansda|e ennsy|van|a Shares A
New So|ut|on for Sen|ors 1rapped In nomes 8ecause of nous|ng Cr|s|s
nhome care provldes a lowcosL alLernaLlve wlLh Lhe luxury of belng cared for ln your own
home lus senlors can use Lhe equlLy ln Lhelr homes Lo pay for Lhelr care 1he overoqe cost for
lnhome nonmedlcal care ls $19/hour* f you calculaLe care for 4 hours a day/3 days a week
LhaL adds up Lo only $19760/year
1oo ofLen famlly members feel Lhe pressure Lo care for Lhelr aglng loved one wlLhouL ouLslde
help n facL 40 of careglvers who work full Llme reporL mlsslng work on a regular basls Lo
care for an elderly loved one says 8oss Senlor Pelpers careglvers can be Lhere for your loved
one from [usL a couple hours a day Lo elghL or more hours a day 1hey provlde a wlde varleLy of
care such as baLhlng senlors monlLorlng medlcaLlons runnlng errands cooklng meals or slmply
keeplng your senlor company
1hls sLory can Louch a huge porLlon of your audlence Pelp us Lell Lhls emoLlonal sLory LhaL
has concreLe soluLlons Senlor Pelpers hopes Lo educaLe your communlLy abouL Lhe cosL of
longLerm care and provlde a soluLlon durlng Lhese Lough economlc Llmes We are happy Lo
provlde lnLervlews wlLh senlors and Lhelr adulL chlldren as well as elderly care experLs
A recenL baby boomer sLudy reveals
- 60 worry abouL Lhelr ablllLy Lo pay for healLhcare ln general and longLerm care ln
parLlcular
- 66 of Lhose surveyed sald LhaL wlLh nurslng home fees averaglng $6300 a monLh Lhey
couldnL afford more Lhan Lhree monLhs of care
- More Lhan 40 sald Lhey couldnL afford a slngle monLh of care ln a nurslng home
- Amerlcans remaln ln denlal abouL Lhe challenges Lheyll face ln reLlremenL
ootces CenworLh llnanclal 2011 CosL of Care Survey [ournal PealLh Affalrs (!uly 2011) SLay AL
Pome Score Culz uS Census 8ureau 2010 survey by Lhe SCAn loundaLlon and Lhe uCLA
CenLer for PealLh ollcy 8esearch (boomer sLudy) AA8
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About Sen|or ne|pers
Senlor Pelpers provldes many lnhome careglvlng servlces for Lhe elderly ln Lhe Lansdale
uoylesLown ChalfonL PaLfleld and norLh Wales area We offer exLenslve lnhome care
servlces for senlors who embrace Lhelr lndependence and Lhe personal dlgnlLy LhaL goes wlLh lL
Cur lnhome care servlces are provlded by bonded and lnsured careglvers all of whom pass a
naLlonal background check
f a senlor famlly member needs lnhome care servlces ln 8ucks CounLy A and MonLgomery
CounLy A we are an excellenL cholce wlLh exemplary references nhome care ls Lhe
compasslonaLe cholce for your elderly loved ones conLlnued lndependenL llvlng We promlse
Sen|or ne|pers In nome L|der Care of Lansda|e ennsy|van|a Shares A
New So|ut|on for Sen|ors 1rapped In nomes 8ecause of nous|ng Cr|s|s
we wlll do our besL Lo make lL a poslLlve experlence for Lhem and you lor more lnformaLlon
please vlslL hLLp//senlorhelperscom/locaLlon/4209
*ConLacL your local Senlor Pelpers for cosL of servlces