Assisted living placement service offers invaluable help to seniors and their families free of charge valuable service. “Oftentimes, people are faced with a situation like this all of a sudden and are forced to deal with it quickly—and, as a result, it’s easy to make a hasty decision that isn’t in the best interest of their loved one over the short or long term,” say owner Stan Olszewski, who has been doing senior placement for about 10 years. “I’m kind of like a real estate agent in that I help people find desirable places to live in the area they want to be in and in the price range they can afford.”
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hen Linda P.’s brother was being released from a Pittsburgh hospital, she needed to act quickly to find him an assisted living facility but didn’t know how or where to begin. Thankfully, the hospital referred Linda to a local company called Senior Lifestyle Connections for help in navigating the maze of research and paperwork involved in finding a suitable place that her brother could afford. “The owner, Stan, responded promptly and immediately presented my family with options that were appropriate choices based on interviewing my brother and me,” she explains. “Both my brother and I are completely satisfied with our decision based on the experience and expert guidance of Senior Lifestyle Connections. Their caring service was invaluable in helping us to cope with
this life-changing situation in our lives. And this professional service was totally free.” Senior Lifestyle Connections, LLC, based out of East Pittsburgh, has been helping older adults with placement in assisted living, personal care, independent living and memory/Alzheimers’ care facilities since 2007, yet many seniors still don’t know about this
Since assisted living and personal care facilities are all paid for out-of-pocket, Senior Lifestyle Connections does the work of researching and tracking down financial assistance to help offset the cost of the living arrangements that seniors choose. “A veteran, for example, can receive up to $1,700 a month for assisted living and the spouse of a deceased veteran can receive financial
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