As you age and have surgery or need to move out from your home to be cared for 24/7, you have to research your options.

When you want an apartment like setting, with a big dining area, a concierge, you choose assisted living facilities or senior apartments (high end with on call nursing staff).

When you need to be rehabilitated and be cared for by nurses and physical therapists 24/7, you choose nursing facilities.

When you want to live with others in a board and care called care homes or residential care facilities for the elderly (RCFE), you choose a care home.

When you need a home health aid, caregiver, personal helper, home helper in any of the above facilities, you are seeking a caregiver (at times they are working for a home care agency or nursing care agency).

There are many transitions in our lives. Our families may or…