Guides
The things I end up explaining on the phone, written down. Phoenix-specific, with the numbers we actually have, and no medical advice. That's for her doctor.
She's been falling. What level of care does that mean?
The most common reason families call. What a fall tells you, what 'level of care' means in Arizona, and how to sort assisted living from memory care from a small home.
What assisted living actually costs in the Phoenix area
Advertised starting prices from our own directory, what families actually pay, and what moves the number.
Small care home or big senior community?
Arizona's two kinds of assisted living, honest trade-offs, and who does well in each.
What to ask on a tour
The questions that tell you something: staffing, overnight, price in writing, what happens when needs grow, and what to watch for.
When is it time for memory care?
The signs families describe, what memory care is here, what it costs, and how to talk about it.
How senior placement agencies get paid, and why it's free for you
Referral fees, where they go wrong, what Arizona law requires, and how we handle it.
ALTCS, in plain English
Arizona's Medicaid long-term care program: who qualifies, what it covers, how to apply.