Estate planning is the process of creating an official plan for your medical care, financial assets, and personal wishes in the event of incapacitation or death, often with guidance from a professional advisor. Planning for your estate while you are still healthy helps ensure your wishes are honored if you are ever in a situation where you can no longer speak for yourself or make decisions independently. 

An important part of estate planning involves establishing advance directives that outline your healthcare preferences, including the kind of medical treatment you do …

The Friends Life Care team participated in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s to support the Alzheimer’s Association. Our team hosted its own walk, bringing colleagues together to raise awareness and funds for the Association’s important work in advancing research, providing education and resources, and supporting individuals and families affected by Alzheimer’s and other dementias. 

According to the Alzheimer’s Association, more than 7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s, and nearly 13 million Americans provide unpaid care for people living with Alzheime…

“I had viewed that really as a wonderful gift from my father to my brother, me, and our families. I decided that we ought to give the same gift to our daughters,” shared Joel Glass, a Friends Life Care member since 2006. 

In 1996, Joel’s father, Ephraim, knew he wanted support in place as he got older. Instead of making plans to move into a retirement community or nursing home, he joined Friends Life Care. Joel shared how his father’s experience as a member influenced his own decision to plan for continuing care at home and, eventually, provide that same sense o…

Authored by Judith Sachs, Anyone Can Move

Reviewed by Kate Roberts, MSW, LSW
Falling Without Injury—How To?
Falling is one of the most significant and life-altering challenges faced by many people as they age. Reduced reaction time, rigidity, and declines in cognitive function are made even worse by poor vision, multiple medications, and distractions. Tripping, balance loss, leg weakness, and poor spatial awareness all contribute to falls.

Specifically, a fall can be defined as an unintentional change in position that results in landing on the ground, floor, or on…

If you are not yet a member of Friends Life Care – read on.

Have you been thinking about applying for membership with Friends Life Care? Now is the time to act. Rates will increase in 2027 — and the longer you wait, the more you may pay for independent senior living at home.
Why Waiting Costs More
Friends Life Care membership rates are based on your age at the time of application. That means every year you wait, your rate will go up; even if base rates stay the same. And the base rate does not always stay the same.  With 2027 right around the corner, delaying your …