Paying for care
How much does senior care cost in the Phoenix area?
What drives the price of assisted living, memory care and residential care homes in the Phoenix area, the fees that aren’t on the brochure, and how to compare options fairly.
Guides
Clear answers for the decisions in front of you.
How care is paid for, how to compare the options, and what to do when a move can’t wait. Written for Arizona families, by people who do this work every day.
Paying for care
ALTCS and paying for assisted living in Arizona
A plain-English guide to the Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS), what it can pay for in assisted living, who may qualify, and how to start an application.
Paying for care
VA benefits that can help with assisted living
How the VA pension with Aid and Attendance can help veterans and surviving spouses pay for assisted living or memory care, who may qualify, and where to get free help applying.
Choosing care
The senior living tour checklist
A printable checklist of what to look for and what to ask when you tour an assisted living community, memory care community or residential care home in Arizona.
Choosing care
Assisted living or a residential care home? How to choose
The real differences between a large assisted living community and a small residential care home in Arizona, who each suits, and what to ask before you choose.
Planning a move
The hospital says it’s time to leave. Now what?
What to do when someone you love is being discharged from the hospital or rehab and can’t safely go home: who to talk to, what to ask, and how to find a place quickly.
Choosing care
Signs it may be time for memory care
How families recognize when someone living with dementia needs more support than home or assisted living can give, and how to start the conversation.
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These guides are general information, not legal, medical or financial advice. Programs like ALTCS and VA benefits have detailed rules that change, and the agencies that run them make every eligibility decision.
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