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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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Carolina Living Choices
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Heritage Hills is a perfect combination of a peaceful retreat and a centrally located community where seniors thrive every day and is ...located in historic and beautiful Hendersonville, North Carolina.
A selection of Independent Living houses and Memory Care apartments are available. Amenities include:
🎨 Art
🔨 Woodworking
🎭 Entertainment specials
🎶 Resident choir
🚗 Field trips
For more information, please visit https://carolinalivingchoices.com/retirement-communities/heritage-hills/
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Happy first day of Spring from your friends at Carolina Living Choices!
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Downsizing and Decluttering...we all need it!
As you go through this process, think of the different categories your items ...could go to: children, library, church, friends, charity and trash. Find an out of the way room or area to place boxes that are marked for your specific categories.
Thanks to Re-Nesting Resources Inc in Hickory, NC for this info!
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Lots of great advice here for men over 50 needing some new bros. It’s easier than you think!
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AmeriCorps Seniors is such a great national organization that matches 55+ volunteers with communities that need them!
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Our local senior living communities have such fun! Here's some Tryon Estates residents enjoying a hockey game. Win!
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Situated in Fletcher, NC, The Authors is a new master-planned community by Windsor Built Homes. Located roughly midway between ...Asheville and Hendersonville, The Authors offers easy access to both downtowns.
🌳 For outdoor enthusiasts, the French Broad River and Blue Ridge Parkway are right around the corner
🛍️ All of the shopping, dining and entertainment of Biltmore Park Town Square is less than 15 minutes away from your doorstep.
For more information, visit https://carolinalivingchoices.com/active-adult-communities/the-authors/
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What a great way build community through gardening! The Hamlet is full of super ideas!
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Senior Dining and Wellness in Asheville, North Carolina every weekday.
The Council on Aging offers eligible adults the ...opportunity to enjoy daily nutritious, hot lunches from Moose Cafe along with weekly fresh local produce in a fun, safe, and social setting at the Grove Street Community Center.
More than a meal, this program connects participants to health and wellness programming, opportunities for socialization, as well as community resources.
Call 828-277-8288 to register.
For more information, go to https://www.buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/dss/adults/age-friendly.aspx
Carolina Living Choices
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What an interesting article about the "reserve-boomerang effect" creating many multi-generational households in a surprising... way. Families come in all shapes and sizes!
#FoxBusiness
Is having your parents move in with you healthy for American wallets or family values? "Making Money" host Charles Payne weighs the good and the bad...
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College Walk is a retirement community located in Brevard, North Carolina offering independent living as well as assisted living in a ...quaint environment and scenic surroundings.
Situated on 33 beautiful acres with park-like grounds, College Walk offers outstanding services and an abundance of amenities such as:
🍽️ Restaurant-style dining
🧹 Housekeeping services
🚗 Scheduled transportation
🎉 Full calendar of recreational and wellness activities
For more information, please visit the link in our bio.
#brevardnc #retirement #retirementhome #assistedliving #activeadult
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The WNC Fall Prevention Coalition. They strive to provide communities with descriptions of collaborative resources including:
... 🤝 Meetings
🤝 Events
🤝 Resource list of local providers with common goal of decreasing fall related injuries in WNC
For more information, visit https://ncfallsprevention.org/western-nc-falls-coalition/
Carolina Living Choices
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Heritage Hills is a perfect combination of a peaceful retreat and a centrally located community where seniors thrive every day and is ...located in historic and beautiful Hendersonville, North Carolina.
A selection of Independent Living houses and Memory Care apartments are available. Amenities include:
🎨 Art
🔨 Woodworking
🎭 Entertainment specials
🎶 Resident choir
🚗 Field trips
For more information, please visit the link in our bio.
#hendersonville #hendersonvillenc #retirement #retiringmyway #independentliving
Carolina Living Choices
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Happy first day of Spring from your friends at Carolina Living Choices!
Carolina Living Choices
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Downsizing and Decluttering...we all need it!
As you go through this process, think of the different categories your items ...could go to: children, library, church, friends, charity and trash. Find an out of the way room or area to place boxes that are marked for your specific categories.
Thanks to Re-Nesting Resources Inc in Hickory, NC for this info!
Carolina Living Choices
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#Repost @dementiadarling with @get.repost
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What a great tip! Tuck this one away until you may need it.
...#dementia #dementiaawareness #caregiversupport
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Pinebrook Farms offers single family homes and carriage home designs and is located close to Asheville, North Carolina yet with a ...country feel.
Home features include:
🏠 Main level living
🔥 Optional upstairs flexspace
🏘️ Ranging from 2,100 to 3,500 square feet
🌳 12 acres of common areas
For more information, please visit the link in our bio.
#activeadult #ashevillenc #asheville #retirement #retireyourway
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Senior Dining and Wellness in Asheville, North Carolina every weekday.
The Council on Aging offers eligible adults the ...opportunity to enjoy daily nutritious, hot lunches from Moose Cafe along with weekly fresh local produce in a fun, safe, and social setting at the Grove Street Community Center.
More than a meal, this program connects participants to health and wellness programming, opportunities for socialization, as well as community resources.
Call 828-277-8288 to register.
For more information, go to https://www.buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/dss/adults/age-friendly.aspx
#seniors #healthymeals #seniordining #asheville
Carolina Living Choices
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College Walk is a retirement community located in Brevard, North Carolina offering independent living as well as assisted living in a ...quaint environment and scenic surroundings.
Situated on 33 beautiful acres with park-like grounds, College Walk offers outstanding services and an abundance of amenities such as:
🍽️ Restaurant-style dining
🧹 Housekeeping services
🚗 Scheduled transportation
🎉 Full calendar of recreational and wellness activities
For more information, please visit https://carolinalivingchoices.com/retirement-communities/college-walk/
Carolina Living Choices
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The WNC Fall Prevention Coalition. They strive to provide communities with descriptions of collaborative resources including:
... 🤝 Meetings
🤝 Events
🤝 Resource list of local providers with common goal of decreasing fall related injuries in WNC
For more information, visit https://ncfallsprevention.org/western-nc-falls-coalition/
Carolina Living Choices
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This is some great advice and perspective to have as a caregiver. #Repost @sustainablecaregiving with @get.repost
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...Staying connected to what we value means protecting our other relationships and protecting ourselves from burnout. In this way, boundaries are a form of self-care. Self-imposed boundaries may be the most valuable.
#caregiving #caregiver #caregiversupport #selfcare #sustainablecaregiving #alzheimers #dementia #caregiverlife #familycaregiver #eldercare #caringforparents #caregiverburnout #wellbeing #careingformom #caringfordad #seniorcare #millennialcaregiver #caregiverstrong #caregivingjourney #prepareforcare #longtermcare #assistedliving #olderadults
Carolina Living Choices
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The North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville NC is a year round gem in this area.
🌳🌳 It has acres of cultivated gardens ...and miles and miles of groomed trails featuring some of the most beautiful, botanically-diverse plants in the region with offerings for everyone.
Plan your visit today!
For more information, visit https://www.ncarboretum.org/
#ashevillenc #arboretum #trees #trails #hiking #gardens
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WNY Broadband Project in Buncombe County NC
💻 Aims to support communities interested in ensuring access to reliable, truly... high-speed internet service
For more information, visit https://www.buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/dss/adults/age-friendly.aspx
#asheville #aging #highspeedinternet #broadbandforall
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This is great information!
#Repost @dementiadarling with @get.repost
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Unfortunately, these two terms get ...used interchangeably all the time! But it’s really important to know the difference between the two. There are different diseases that CAUSE dementia. Dementia is a set of symptoms, including memory loss, and decline in other functions that lead to disruption in daily life.
❗️Alzheimer’s is the most common disease that causes dementia❗️
➡️A great way that I remember this is by saying “ they have dementia because of their Alzheimer’s.”
Does this make sense?💜