Where Do I Start?

If you’re planning to continue owning your own home, but your current home just doesn’t fit how you live any more, we can help you...

• define your needs and wants
• determine if it makes more sense to make some changes and stay in your current home or move to another home
• find a new home
• get help with the daunting task of moving...including sorting, having a sale if appropriate, packing, moving

If you are ready to look at other alternatives, there are more than 1,000 programs and hundreds of housing options in the Twin Cities designed to help older adults maintain the most independent lifestyle possible...so many options that it may be confusing.

Start by asking yourself these questions...

• Financing - what can you afford?...or how much do you want to spend on housing? if you have long term care insurance, what does it cover? does a reverse mortgage make sense if you want to stay in your home?
• Needs and wants - what services do you need or want? meals? housekeeping? personal/health care? do you want services a la carte or all-inclusive? what amenities do you need or want?
• What’s most important to me? - as you prepare to evaluate different options, decide what’s most important to you...price? location? services? amenities? bringing your pet with you? something else?

Once you have set your priorities, it’s time to investigate options. Click here for a complimentary copy of the Senior Housing Directory, which includes a comprehensive list of housing options both for rent and purchase in the Minneapolis/St. Paul 11-county metropolitan area.