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		<title>10 Warning Signs Your Senior Family Member May Need Help, Issued by HHS Eldercare Locator</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:21:37 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[About Home Health Care - Resources Available]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Find Home Health Care]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Eldercare Locator, a service of the Administration on Aging, part of the U.S. Department of Health &#38; Human Services (HHS), has issued a list of 10 Warning Signs Your Older Family Member May Need Help in the home. <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/25525/10-warning-signs-your-senior-family-member-may-need-help-issued-by-hhs-eldercare-locator">10 Warning Signs Your Senior Family Member May Need Help, Issued by HHS Eldercare Locator</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>HHS Agreement Now in Effect: Medicare Will Cover Skilled Maintenance Care Even Without Patient Improvement</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/24907/hhs-agreement-now-in-effect-medicare-will-cover-skilled-maintenance-care-even-without-patient-improvement</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/24907/hhs-agreement-now-in-effect-medicare-will-cover-skilled-maintenance-care-even-without-patient-improvement#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 03:24:54 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[About Home Health Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[About Home Health Care - Resources Available]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[About Nursing Homes & Rehabilitation Facilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AnswersForCare™ - About Assisted Living & Long-Term Care Facilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AnswersForCare™ - About Home Health Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AnswersForCare™ - Legal & Financial Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financing the Cost of Home Health Care]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A U.S. Federal District Court in Vermont on January 24 approved a settlement agreement reached between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and plaintiffs in a pending litigation matter, which may help all Medicare patients with <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/24907/hhs-agreement-now-in-effect-medicare-will-cover-skilled-maintenance-care-even-without-patient-improvement">HHS Agreement Now in Effect: Medicare Will Cover Skilled Maintenance Care Even Without Patient Improvement</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Planning Ahead for Long-Term Care</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/23218/planning-ahead-for-long-term-care</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[About Assisted Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[About Home Health Care - Resources Available]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[About Nursing Homes & Rehabilitation Facilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[About Senior Housing & Care Facilities]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Expanding Role of Family Caregivers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Find Care Facilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Find Health Insurance, Medicare Info & Other Financial Resources]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[November has been designated as Long-Term Care Awareness Month. As part of this observance, the U.S. Department of Health &#038; Human Services issued a release yesterday, containing useful information on long-term care for seniors and their family caregivers. The <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/23218/planning-ahead-for-long-term-care">Planning Ahead for Long-Term Care</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>New Program to Improve Quality of Care for Nursing Home Residents in 7 States Announced by Medicare</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/22566/new-program-to-improve-quality-of-care-for-nursing-home-residents-in-7-states-announced-by-medicare</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/22566/new-program-to-improve-quality-of-care-for-nursing-home-residents-in-7-states-announced-by-medicare#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 19:24:44 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[About Nursing Homes & Rehabilitation Facilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[About Senior Housing & Care Facilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AnswersForCare™ - About Assisted Living & Long-Term Care Facilities]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Thursday awards of funding to seven organizations selected to partner with CMS and 145 nursing homes in seven different states in a new pilot program aimed at improving <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/22566/new-program-to-improve-quality-of-care-for-nursing-home-residents-in-7-states-announced-by-medicare">New Program to Improve Quality of Care for Nursing Home Residents in 7 States Announced by Medicare</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare Announces Redesigned Website to Better Serve Medicare Beneficiaries &amp; Their Families</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/22080/medicare-announces-redesigned-website-to-better-serve-medicare-beneficiaries-their-families</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/22080/medicare-announces-redesigned-website-to-better-serve-medicare-beneficiaries-their-families#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[About Home Health Care - Resources Available]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Find Medicare Information]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on August 21 that it has launched a redesign of its Medicare.gov website, in order to better serve Medicare Beneficiaries and their families. The redesign, CMS said, &#8220;mak[es] content <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/22080/medicare-announces-redesigned-website-to-better-serve-medicare-beneficiaries-their-families">Medicare Announces Redesigned Website to Better Serve Medicare Beneficiaries &#038; Their Families</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>HUD Offers Tools to Find Affordable Housing for Seniors</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/21757/hud-offers-tools-to-find-affordable-housing-for-seniors</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/21757/hud-offers-tools-to-find-affordable-housing-for-seniors#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2012 20:13:49 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[About Senior Housing & Care Facilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AnswersForCare™ - About Assisted Living & Long-Term Care Facilities]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced on Friday, that it provides a number of finder tools and other resources to help find affordable housing for seniors and people with disabilities. Following is a copy of <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/21757/hud-offers-tools-to-find-affordable-housing-for-seniors">HUD Offers Tools to Find Affordable Housing for Seniors</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare Announces Updated Hospital Compare &amp; Nursing Home Compare Sites</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2012 15:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[About Nursing Homes & Rehabilitation Facilities]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Find Nursing Homes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Thursday that it has updated and re-designed its Hospital Compare and Nursing Home Compare websites, which provide tools and quality measures to help consumers find hospitals and Medicare-Certified nursing homes <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/21306/medicare-announces-updated-hospital-compare-nursing-home-compare-sites">Medicare Announces Updated Hospital Compare &#038; Nursing Home Compare Sites</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare-Medicaid Announces Initiative to Reduce Avoidable Hospitalizations among Nursing Home Residents</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/18586/medicare-medicaid-announces-initiative-to-reduce-avoidable-hospitalizations-among-nursing-home-residents</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:04:04 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[About Nursing Homes & Rehabilitation Facilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[About Senior Housing & Care Facilities]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Centers for Medicare &#38; Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new initiative on March 15, 2012 aimed at reducing avoidable hospitalizations among nursing home residents who are dual Medicare-Medicaid beneficiaries. &#8220;The initiative aims to reduce costly and avoidable <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/18586/medicare-medicaid-announces-initiative-to-reduce-avoidable-hospitalizations-among-nursing-home-residents">Medicare-Medicaid Announces Initiative to Reduce Avoidable Hospitalizations among Nursing Home Residents</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare Announces Changes to Nursing Home Compare Tool</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/17467/medicare-announces-changes-to-nursing-home-compare-tool</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/17467/medicare-announces-changes-to-nursing-home-compare-tool#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:46:55 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[About Nursing Homes & Rehabilitation Facilities]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), part of the U.S. Department of Health &#038; Human Services (HHS), has recently announced changes to its Nursing Home Compare tool which will take effect in 2012. The current nursing home <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/17467/medicare-announces-changes-to-nursing-home-compare-tool">Medicare Announces Changes to Nursing Home Compare Tool</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>What to do When Medicare Will Not Cover the Costs of a Needed Rehabilitative or Skilled Care Facility</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/16930/what-to-do-when-medicare-will-not-cover-the-costs-of-a-needed-rehabilitative-or-skilled-care-facility</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a wake-up call: Medicare may cover costs of a needed rehabilitative or skilled nursing care facility after a hospitalization of at least three nights &#8212; but only to a limited extent. As explained by the Centers for <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/16930/what-to-do-when-medicare-will-not-cover-the-costs-of-a-needed-rehabilitative-or-skilled-care-facility">What to do When Medicare Will Not Cover the Costs of a Needed Rehabilitative or Skilled Care Facility</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Caregiverlist &#8211; Search Tool to Find &amp; Compare Nursing Homes &amp; Their Costs</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/16045/caregiverlist-search-tool-to-find-compare-nursing-homes-their-costs</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/16045/caregiverlist-search-tool-to-find-compare-nursing-homes-their-costs#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[About Home Health Care - Resources Available]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CareHelpFinder™ - Assisted Living & Other Care Facilities]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Caregiverlist.com offers a Nursing Home search tool combined with a &#8220;Star Rating Service&#8221; for family caregivers, which allows you to search for nursing homes by State and County, by zip code, or by name, and find a list with <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/16045/caregiverlist-search-tool-to-find-compare-nursing-homes-their-costs">Caregiverlist &#8211; Search Tool to Find &#038; Compare Nursing Homes &#038; Their Costs</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare Nursing Home Compare &#8211; Find &amp; Compare Nursing Homes</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/15924/medicare-nursing-home-compare-find-compare-nursing-homes</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/15924/medicare-nursing-home-compare-find-compare-nursing-homes#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 19:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[About Nursing Homes & Rehabilitation Facilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AnswersForCare™ - About Assisted Living & Long-Term Care Facilities]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Centers for Medicare &#38; Medicaid Services (CMS), part of the U.S. Department of Health &#38; Human Services (HHS), provides a comprehensive Nursing Home Compare that includes every Medicare certified nursing home in the United States. Use of this <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/15924/medicare-nursing-home-compare-find-compare-nursing-homes">Medicare Nursing Home Compare &#8211; Find &#038; Compare Nursing Homes</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare Adds New Online Tools to Help Health Care Consumers</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/14650/medicare-adds-new-online-tools-to-help-health-care-consumers</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/14650/medicare-adds-new-online-tools-to-help-health-care-consumers#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 16:13:33 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[About Home Health Care - Resources Available]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Centers for Medicare &#038; Medicaid Services (CMS), announced on Friday that they have launched new online tools for patients and caregivers to &#8220;empower consumers to make informed choices about their health care,&#8221; as well as other initiatives <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/14650/medicare-adds-new-online-tools-to-help-health-care-consumers">Medicare Adds New Online Tools to Help Health Care Consumers</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Govt Finds Dangerous Antipsychotic Drugs Given 95% “Off Label” in Nursing Homes</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/13131/govt-finds-dangerous-antipsychotic-drugs-given-95-off-label-in-nursing-homes</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/13131/govt-finds-dangerous-antipsychotic-drugs-given-95-off-label-in-nursing-homes#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 14:19:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health &#038; Human Services released an investigation report on May 4, 2011, finding that among elderly Medicare patients in nursing homes, dangerous antipsychotic drugs are being given predominantly <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/13131/govt-finds-dangerous-antipsychotic-drugs-given-95-off-label-in-nursing-homes">Govt Finds Dangerous Antipsychotic Drugs Given 95% “Off Label” in Nursing Homes</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. News Has Released 2011 Best Nursing Homes Rankings</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/11742/u-s-news-has-released-2011-best-nursing-homes-rankings</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/11742/u-s-news-has-released-2011-best-nursing-homes-rankings#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 23:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[About Nursing Homes & Rehabilitation Facilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AnswersForCare™ - About Assisted Living & Long-Term Care Facilities]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ U.S. News Media Group has released its U.S. News Search Tool to search for a nursing home. You can search by State first, and then refine your search to include the overall star rating, whether the home accepts <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/11742/u-s-news-has-released-2011-best-nursing-homes-rankings">U.S. News Has Released 2011 Best Nursing Homes Rankings</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Making the Transition to Nursing Facility Life: Coping with the Transition</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6488/making-the-transition-to-nursing-facility-life-coping-with-the-transition</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6488/making-the-transition-to-nursing-facility-life-coping-with-the-transition#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2010 02:23:10 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[AnswersForCare™ - About Assisted Living & Long-Term Care Facilities]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This checklist by the American Health Care Association (AHCA), a non-profit organization, helps seniors and family caregivers with making and coping with the transition to nursing facility life. It provides tips on planning ahead, and a checklist of what <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6488/making-the-transition-to-nursing-facility-life-coping-with-the-transition">Making the Transition to Nursing Facility Life: Coping with the Transition</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Nursing Home Checklist</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/4090/nursing-home-checklist</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/4090/nursing-home-checklist#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 01:44:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[About Senior Housing & Care Facilities]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nursing Home Checklist from Medicare.gov.  Helpful resource in selecting a nursing home for your elderly loved one.  Helps you know what questions to ask, and keep track of the information you collect on each potential facility, in an organized <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/4090/nursing-home-checklist">Nursing Home Checklist</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Assisted Living: What to Ask</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/3232/assisted-living-what-to-ask</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 04:32:46 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[About Assisted Living]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Assisted Living: What to Ask. A Checklist and worksheet by AARP. Helps you know what questions to ask, and record and organize the information you gather when visiting and evaluating potential assisted living facilities for your senior loved one. <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/3232/assisted-living-what-to-ask">Assisted Living: What to Ask</a></span>]]></description>
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