I am always surprised at how many folks make the incorrect assumption that Medicare pays for long term care and specifically assisted living. In my 12 years in this business, I constantly get the question, "How much of the rent does Medicare pay for?" The short answer...

When families have to start making decisions on behalf of their parents, I relate to them it is like raising teenagers. As teenagers, we think we know everything but our judgment is skewed – now the tables have turned and as their children we now are in a position of caretaker.