Elders Researching Housing Options Have Comprehensive Incredible New Resource in AssistedLivingFacilities.org

Online, June 26, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Making the decision to move from independent living into assisted living housing is often very difficult and complicated. For elders and their families who might be considering assisted living housing options, AssistedLivingFacilities.org is a new web resource launched to help senior citizens become more educated consumers.
Because the transition into senior housing is one that brings along with it many questions and Assisted Living Facilities is a resource geared towards informing potential assisted living residents During the past decade, assisted living has emerged as an ideal private pay senior housing option for seniors. Assisted living is the right choice for those who can no longer able to live independently, but do not need 24-hour medical care, such as in a nursing home.
The website also operates a comprehensive senior care blog that offers helpful information and advice from authors experienced in the senior care industry. However, since assisted living is regulated at the state level, and not nationally, differing licensing requirements and different terminology exists between states throughout the country.
Each blog author brings a different viewpoint from within the senior care industry, whether it's a former nursing aide with eldercare experience, a caretaker whom has experience with the assisted living selection process, or an industry author and researcher. Blog topics range from assisted living industry news, senior care company spotlights, to specific posts such as one offering advice to seniors for dealing with loneliness while living in assisted care homes.
Assisted Living Facilities strives to offer consumers as much unbiased information as possible relating to assisted living as it is defined by a specific state. The assisted living directory contains all the licensed facilities for each state, over 40,000 nationwide. As an added resource, each state's specific requirements are explained in detail, while the necessary state contacts are also offered for those wishing to do further research.
Using this information, a senior or family member can research all licensed assisted living communities in their area, and use the available information to help make a more informed decision in their senior care selection process.
On Assisted Living Facilities, seniors can learn from one another. An eldercare question and answer section allows consumers to research previously posted questions and answers to those questions, as well as asking their own. In many cases, seniors considering the move into assisted living share the same concerns; by being able to review and research what others in the same situation have asked, they can gain clarity.
As the site grows, Assisted Living Facilities will be adding assisted living facility reviews, more expanded and in-depth senior care company profiles, more analysis of various senior healthcare statistics and cost information and other helpful eldercare information. The website URL is www.assistedlivingfacilities.org.
About AssistedLivingFacilities.org
Assisted Living Facilities is a comprehensive senior care resource that aims to make the transition into senior housing easier for elderly Americans and their families as they face the decision to move from independent living into assisted living. Our nationwide assisted living community directory lists information on over 40,000 state-licensed senior care providers. We also offer various senior housing information resources including an eldercare blog, a question and answer area and various research articles. The site can be found at www.assistedlivingfacilities.org.