If You Are Not Ready to Move

Senior Planning is an Arizona based organization that offers social services to seniors and their familiars. We also work with younger individuals that require care. We have experts at Senior Planning that can help with applying for government aid and find a suitable living situation. Whether you are looking to apply to ALTCS (Arizona Long Term Care), for veterans benefits, or are looking for affordable senior care/healthcare/independent living, we can help.

A lot of times it can be hard when you are trying to find out how to start looking for senior housing in Arizona. There are a lot of options out there, and discerning the options and quality of the options is the first goal. I am sure you have heard the old adage that just because you pay more for something doesn’t mean its going to be higher quality. The same goes for senior housing in Arizona. Just because it costs more and looks nicer on the service doesn’t mean it is necessarily better. We do background checks on the facilities and the caregivers and sometimes these aren’t even enough. It takes experience and knowing what to look for. That is why we send out representatives to spot check our facilities and make sure that there are no lapses in quality between the last time we have checked them and the last time the state has checked them.

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Preventive measures, such as getting a yearly flu shot and getting screened for breast, cervical and colorectal cancers, are also important for growing old gracefully.

Daily stretching is important, Dyer said. Your muscles tend to shorten and stiffen when you aren’t active, but stretching activities such as yoga will improve your flexibility.