How to Stay at Home While Planning for Reliable Long-Term Care 
Seventy percent of people turning age 65 can expect to need some form of long-term care during their lives, usually due to contributing factors such as age, gender, health status, disability, and living arrangements, according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. This underlines the importance of thoughtful planning. That’s why Friends Life Care has created a free, interactive resource to help adults decide how to plan for their future and what resources they’ll really need.  

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Friends Life Care Earns SAGECare Platinum Credential for 5th Year: A Commitment to LGBTQ+ Adults’ Long-Term Care Needs 
Friends Life Care Partners is proud to announce that we earned SAGECare’s Platinum Credential for the fifth year in a row. This designation was awarded after 80% of the Friends Life Care Partners team completed the “Guidance and Grace: Preparing LGBTQ+ Older Adults for End of Life” training. Staff from every department completed the course, securing this distinguished designation for our organization. This achievement reinforces our commitment to div…

With a new year, we often think about resolutions and making new plans. If your preference is to age independently in the place you call home, then planning for financial security is critically important.

Planning for retirement isn’t just about saving enough. It’s also about understanding how your spending will change over time. Research shows that retirees don’t spend in a straight line. Instead, spending tends to start high, dip in the middle years, and rise again later in life. This pattern forms what experts call the “retirement spending smile.”

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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 can increase in 2026 — and the longer you wait, the more you may pay.
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 2026 right around the corner, delaying your application can mean paying significan…

People living with dementia can cause significant distress for their caregivers by exhibiting strange or difficult behavior. This could take the form of repetitive questions (“When am I going home?”), delusional thoughts (“I have to take care of the baby!”), exit-seeking, agitation, verbal aggression, or physical aggression can all appear. These behaviors can seem random and unmanageable.

We’re often told to redirect our loved ones to another activity to distract them from their behavior, but this runs the risk of passing over the real emotion they are expressi…