| It's not a surprise that thousands of families across | | | | and Nursing Home care, but can maintain the |
| the nation are facing the challlenges of an aging | | | | standards of living for the remaining spouse. |
| population. The "sandwich" generation, those who are | | | | A skilled nursing home is a medical facility providing |
| caring for their children as well as their parents, have | | | | services similar to a hospital. The homes are staffed |
| been feeling the financial pinch of caring for loved | | | | with licensed nurses, shared rooms, hospital beds, |
| ones. Paying the high cost of Elder Care can cost a | | | | regular scheduled doctor rounds, meals and |
| family thousands of dollars a month. Too many | | | | housekeeping. Skilled nursing homes often provide a |
| families are unaware of how utilizing a loved one's life | | | | more pleasant setting with optimal nurse to patient |
| insurance policy can not only pay for Assisted Living | | | | ratios and relaxed atmospheres. |