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New SelectCare Helps Chicagoland Families Find Senior Care ...

Date Added: 05-08-2005

Where can Chicagoland families find help locating the senior care services that best fit the needs of their loved ones?

BREAKTHROUGH SERVICE LENDS FAMILIES A HELPING HAND
New SelectCare Helps Chicagoland Families Find Senior Care Services¡KFree

Company finds the best senior care communities for families and their loved ones¡K
Assists families¡¦ needs every step of the way

CHICAGO ¡V February 7, 2005 ¡V Selecting care and housing for an elderly family member can be heart-wrenching. When it¡¦s Mom or Dad, even the idea of an independent living facility is often tough to contemplate. Fortunately, families don¡¦t have to go it alone. New Chicago-based SelectCare offers in-person assistance for finding the best senior care options available¡Xhome care, independent living, assisted living, nursing homes and Alzheimer¡¦s care facilities¡Xat no cost to families. By evaluating seniors¡¦ needs individually, SelectCare helps families select the best care and housing for their loved ones.

The Elder Care Crisis
For millions of Americans, caring for an aging parent is a complicated, often daunting reality. And the need for elder care is growing dramatically. By 2010, seniors aged 65+ will comprise nearly 20% of the population. Unfortunately, many families wait until a crisis ¡V a fall in the kitchen, a broken hip, even loneliness or depression ¡V before considering housing alternatives. According to a recent survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard Public School of Health, 60% of Americans say they don¡¦t know where they would go for advice or information if they or a family member needed nursing home or assisted living care. That information gap forces many families to postpone finding senior housing options until there¡¦s a crisis.

Bridging the Gap: Senior Living Advisors
As a result, families often reach out for help when they¡¦re in emergency mode, and sometimes need to make life-altering decisions quickly. SelectCare makes the process easier by providing each family with a Senior Living Advisor: a real, live professional and a go-to resource for a family whenever they need one-on-one assistance. The Advisor, who understands both the elder care market and the family¡¦s unique set of circumstances, is dedicated to finding the most appropriate accommodations for Mom or Dad.

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