Posts Tagged Independent Living

  • Live in a $250,000 Dan Dolan home for about $800 a month? Live in a $250,000 Dan Dolan home for about $800 a month?

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes I have to admit that my phone has been “ringing off the hook.” The calls relate to my recent Sunday ad in a number of area newspapers illustrating how seniors over the age of 62 can live in one of my new homes for about $800 a month in out-of-pocket costs. And w...

  • How a one-time down payment lets you live “payment free” for as long as you remain in your home. What’s not to like? How a one-time down payment lets you live “payment free” for as long as you remain in your home. What’s not to like?

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes Many of you who read my commentaries in this publication know we have supported the mortgage program approved by Congress a couple years ago. The Reverse Mortgage for Purchase lets seniors age 62 and over purchase a new Dan Dolan home with a moderate one-time down pa...

  • Moving – I Feel Your Pain Moving – I Feel Your Pain

    By Gail Glockhoff-Long GolderCare Solutions Your Advocacy Connection Offering Comprehensive Care and Financial Advocacy Is it time to move? There are so many issues to weigh. For our office, our lease renewal was coming up and we needed more space to better serve our clients. Where would ...

  • Seniors can live in their “dream home” without expensive monthly fees…a moderate one-time down payment does it Seniors can live in their “dream home” without expensive monthly fees…a moderate one-time down payment does it

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes The need for more senior housing in the Quad-Cities and across the nation continues unabated. Nationally, some 10,000 seniors join the retirement pool daily, and for many that means a beginning or ongoing search for a change in housing that meets their new lifestyle...

  • Your Advocacy Connection - What does GolderCare Solutions do? – Part 5 Your Advocacy Connection – What does GolderCare Solutions do? – Part 5

    Your Advocacy Connection Offering Comprehensive Care and Financial Advocacy GolderCare Solutions provides long-term care solutions by offering classic and comprehensive care coordination and advocacy. Comprehensive care coordination and advocacy services helps to provide solutions to our clie...

  • Is It Time To Move? Is It Time To Move?

    By Beth Maxwell GolderCare Solutions Your Advocacy Connection Offering Comprehensive Care and Financial Advocacy I think many of us reading 50+ Lifestyles share a common belief that time doesn’t want to stand still for any of us. Remember when you were a young child, and it felt as if t...

  • The “Life Care” Difference The “Life Care” Difference

    By Bob Morrison Development Director of Ridgecrest Village Life care takes away the risk of needing to pay for more expensive medical care as you need more services. We are fortunate to have many quality facilities in the Quad City area. If you’re contemplating a move to a sen...

  • What is Assisted Living?

    By Courtyard Estates of Walcott Courtyard Estates of Walcott celebrated its 2nd Anniversary this past August and is still occasionally referred to as a nursing home. One way that Assisted Living differs from Nursing Homes is that assisted living communities are to assist active adults who...