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5 Star Real Estate Pros
Address: Hendersonville NC | Email: 5 Star Real Estate Pros
Buy and sell real estate, search neighborhoods, and get home estimates.
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A Blessed Life Elder Care
Address: Canton NC | Email: A Blessed Life Elder Care
Impacting the lives of others in a meaningful way by offering services to elders and their families to improve the quality of every day lives.
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A New Hope Home Care
Address: Asheville NC | Email: A New Hope Home Care
We provide quality in-home adult and pediatric personal care and skilled nursing services with the utmost integrity. Our mission is to help our clients live life to the fullest regardless of any limitations they may have.
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AARP
Address: Washington DC | Email: AARP
AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that empowers people to choose how they live as they age.
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AARP Mountain Region
Address: Raleigh NC | Email: AARP Mountain Region
AARP empowers people to choose how they live as they age. We strive to understand our community’s needs and provide support and assistance.
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ACAP (Adult Children of Aging Parents)
Address: Hickory NC | Email: ACAP (Adult Children of Aging Parents)
Information, resources, support and community for adult-children as they care for their aging parents and for themselves.
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ACTS Home Health Agency
Address: Columbus NC | Email: ACTS Home Health Agency
The in-home caregivers of our Acts Home Health program help seniors maintain their independence in familiar surroundings for as long as possible.
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AdventHealth Hendersonville
Address: Hendersonville NC | Email: AdventHealth Hendersonville
AdventHealth has been delivering high-quality, compassionate care to the Asheville and Buncombe County communities for more than 100 years.
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All Ways Caring HomeCare, Asheville
Address: Asheville NC | Email: All Ways Caring HomeCare, Asheville
Provides the staffing, resources, commitment and experience to ensure that your loved one can remain independent in the comfortable surroundings of home, while receiving quality, compassionate care and daily assistance.
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All Ways Caring HomeCare, Forest City
Address: Forest City NC | Email: All Ways Caring HomeCare, Forest City
Dedicated to providing you with the services and the peace of mind that comes from knowing that your loved ones can receive the quality care they need in the home setting they know and love. Counties Served: McDowell, Polk, Rutherford
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Alleman Law Firm
Address: Asheville NC | Email: Alleman Law Firm
Alleman Law Firm is an Elder and Special Needs Practice in Asheville assisting clients with Wills, Powers of Attorney, Guardianship, Probate, Special Needs Trusts, Estate Planning and Administration.
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Allstate Insurance / Cheek Insurance Group
Address: Asheville NC | Email: Allstate Insurance / Cheek Insurance Group
The Allstate Corporation is one of the largest insurance providers in the United States and one of the largest that is publicly held. Terry L. Gahagan is insurance licensed in the state(s) of North Carolina and South Carolina.
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Linens! When downsizing, you will not needs lots of sheets, blankets, pillows, etc. Keep 2 or 3 sets at most. Same for towels. See if ...maybe you'll have linen service if moving into a retirement community. It may be more convenient to use their linens and let them launder them too!
Thanks to Re-Nesting Resources in Hickory NC for this tip!
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Hendersonville, NC is hosting their annual Garden Jubilee this weekend. It's always a fun and inspiring time for our gardens. See... you there!
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The White Squirrel festival is always a great time! Brevard, NC knows how to throw a party!
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This hearing loss and accessibility expo on November 2nd in Hendersonville, NC is sure to have a lot of great information and insight ...for our senior neighbors. It's free but registration is required.
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Pisgah Valley Retirement Community in Candler, NC brought some fun activities to their residents this week. Look at those smiling ...faces!
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Abernethy Laurels in Newton, NC created a fun activity for their residents with an outdoor carnival. What an amazing place to live!
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Martha Stewart makes history as a swimsuit model. It's never too late!!
The author and lifestyle entrepreneur says ‘being fearless is very good’
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Rideshare programs, scheduled by a phone call or on the app, can be a great resource for age-friendly transportation needs.
By incorporating these features into a communtiy's transportation services, residents of all ages and incomes who cannot or choose not to drive can ...
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The Authors is a vibrant new-home community in south Asheville, North Carolina. It is a master planned community offering spacious, ...feature-rich homes with a variety of optional upgrades.
🏠 Floor plans available from 1,574 to 4,142 square feet
🛍️ 🍴 Biltmore Park Town Square is less than 15 minutes away with shopping, dining and entertainment.
🛶 🥾 The French Broad River and Blue Ridge Parkway are right around the corner for all your outdoor interests.
For more information, please visit https://carolinalivingchoices.com/active-adult-communities/the-authors/
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Beautiful view of our mountains of Western NC
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Books! They take up a lot of space when moving and downsizing. Not to mention how heavy they are. Consider donating to a library, ...church, senior center, or sell them to a used book store.
Make sure to take a look in the books and make sure there's nothing hiding in there!
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Abernethy Laurels is a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Western ...North Carolina.
They have all the amenities and services to make living easy, enjoyable, and stimulating.
🎱 Billiards
📚 Fireside Library
🧘 Meditation Area
🧑🌾 Resident Garden
🥾 Walking Trails
🧹 Housekeeping
🚗 Transportation
⏰ 24-hour Security
For more information, please visit https://carolinalivingchoices.com/retirement-communities/abernethy-laurels/
Carolina Living Choices
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Linens! When downsizing, you will not needs lots of sheets, blankets, pillows, etc. Keep 2 or 3 sets at most. Same for towels. See if ...maybe you'll have linen service if moving into a retirement community. It may be more convenient to use their linens and let them launder them too!
Thanks to Re-Nesting Resources in Hickory NC for this tip!
#linens #towels #moving #downsizing #retirement
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The Authors is a vibrant new-home community in south Asheville, North Carolina. It is a master planned community offering spacious, ...feature-rich homes with a variety of optional upgrades.
🏠 Floor plans available from 1,574 to 4,142 square feet
🛍️ 🍴 Biltmore Park Town Square is less than 15 minutes away with shopping, dining and entertainment.
🛶 🥾 The French Broad River and Blue Ridge Parkway are right around the corner for all your outdoor interests.
For more information, please visit the link in our bio.
#asheville #ashevillenc #activelifestyle #activeadult #fletchernc
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Books! Our friends at Re-Nesting Resources remind us that books take up a lot of space when moving and downsizing. Not to mention how ...heavy they are. Consider donating to a library, church, senior center, or sell them to a used book store.
Make sure to take a look in the books and make sure there's nothing hiding in there!
#moving #downsizing #booksareheavy #toomanybooks
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Abernethy Laurels is a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Western ...North Carolina.
They have all the amenities and services to make living easy, enjoyable, and stimulating.
🎱 Billiards
📚 Fireside Library
🧘 Meditation Area
🧑🌾 Resident Garden
🥾 Walking Trails
🧹 Housekeeping
🚗 Transportation
⏰ 24-hour Security
For more information, please visit the link in our bio.
#CCRC #asheville #ashevillenc #retirement #activelifestyle
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Downsizing! Make sure to measure the length, height, and depth of the closet space in your new home. Now, measure what you have in ...your present home.
Simple math will tell you that you must eliminate some clothes, linens, coats, cleaning items. Don't expect to "transfer" things from one closet to another!
Thanks to our friends at Re-Nesting Resources in Hickory NC for this tip!
#downsizing #moving #closets #retirement
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Pinnacle at Arabella is a beautiful gated community of new homes perched above the French Broad River south of Asheville, North ...Carolina with sprawling mountain views.
These outdoor maintenance-free homes include:
🏠 Main-level Living
🛏 2-5 Bedrooms
🛁 2-4 Bathrooms
😃 Clubhouse
🏋️♀️ Fitness Center
🦋 Nature Trails
🤿 Outdoor Pool
For more information, see the link in our bio.
#Asheville #Ashevillenc #ncmountains #activeadultlifestyle
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Are you a collector? Figurines, books, plates, etc?
When decluttering and downsizing, consider editing it down to your ...favorite items.
Thanks to Re-Nesting Resources for this tip!
#downsizing #decluttering #minimalist #minimalism
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Deerfield Episcopal Home in Asheville, NC has a wonderful Charitable Foundation that partners with Habitat for Humanity to build new ...Aging in Place residences. They've sponsored 5 Habitat Aging-in-Place homes and 8 seniors are in their Aging in Place residences.
Deerfield residents partner through volunteerism. They join others on site to actually build the homes, hammers in hand. Each year for approximately two months, the Deerfield community works to help keep Habitat neighborhood projects moving forward.
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🏖️ Open May 1st! Find out why Lake James State Park is our top pick... for a mountain beach near Asheville. Details in bio above ☝️
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#romanticasheville #blueridgemoments
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Ardenwoods retirement community, located in Asheville, North Carolina, is an independent and assisted living facility offering a ...continuum of care.
Their vision is to be a vibrant, friendly mountain community with a small-town atmosphere, well-known as the best value in Western North Carolina.
Amenities and services include:
🍽️ Chef-prepared dining
🎽 Fitness center
🥾 Woodland nature trails
🏊 Heated indoor swimming pool
🎨 Art studio
To learn more, please visit https://carolinalivingchoices.com/retirement-communities/ardenwoods-retirement-community/
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Downsizing Tip from our friends at Re-Nesting Resources: Use a long portable folding table or card table to spread out your items. ...
Working at waist height, you will save your energy and your back!
#downsizing #organizing #decluttering #declutter #aginginplace