Kathleen Lynch Moncata learned the limitations of assisted living the hard way: through tragic personal experience. The elder law attorney’s mother-in-law, Rose Moncata, fell in the middle of the ...

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Most older adults want to stay in the home they know. That preference feels right at first, yet it often masks problems that build quietly over the years.

THIS MAY LOOK LIKE YOUR TYPICAL HOME ON THE OUTSIDE, BUT INSIDE GRAY MANOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY, HOPE AND HEALING AWAIT. IT’S REALLY THE FIRST TIME I’VE BEEN A PART OF A COMMUNITY. ALEX OXENDINE ...