Transitions
Seniors Need to Know This When Selling Their Home and Other Assets
In a follow up interview, Alexandra Houle, a Medicare expert explains what the Medicare Income-Related Monthly Adjustment (IRMAA) is and how it is affected by asset sales including the sale of your home. Gains on sale of assets may be used by CMS to calculate your Medicare premiums for a coming year. You may…
Read MoreRuth Winkler Makes Her Debut at Kitsap Providers Breakfast
The Kitsap Providers Breakfast is meeting again on Tuesday, August 15th at 9:00 am. David Jordan of Thrivent Financial will host the meeting at 2819 NW Kitsap Pl. Second Floor Conference Room Silverdale, WA 98383. Our featured presenters this month will be a trio consisting of David Jordan, Ben Douglas and Jeffrey Miller. The networking…
Read MoreIt’s Time Again for Breakfast (Networking Style)
The Kitsap Providers Breakfast is meeting at Bay Pointe Assisted Living, 966 Oyster Bay Ct, Bremerton, WA 98312 on Tuesday, June 20th, 2023. Jessica Hull, marketing director, and her team will be hosting the event. The networking meeting will begin promptly at 9:00 am and end at 10:00. If you could, please plan to…
Read MoreWhat Is Living In a Senior Community Really Like?
At Silver Bridge Senior Transitions, we work with seniors every day facing highly emotional decisions about how they are going to continue on when needing more care from others than they have since childhood. For most of us this dilemma is so unpleasant to think about that we and our loved ones avoid even discussing…
Read MoreWarm Words From a Senior Client
If you are looking for a great real estate agent who is willing to go the extra mile for you, both literally and figuratively, Jim Freeman is your man. Many of his clients, like I, are senior citizens. He is well attuned to the needs of this group and maintains a list of referral services.…
Read MoreA Successful Senior Transition Story With Craig Johnson
Craig’s mother, Joan, lived in her home alone for years following the death of her husband. As she aged she became more isolated due to struggles with memory and declining capacities. Joan had had a very responsible professional career and was self-sufficient for her adult life. She was also self-aware of her decline and made…
Read MoreWhen You Need the Help of an Angel – Gabriella Loya
When you or a loved one are faced with a decision about caring for someone who is less able to care for themselves the number of questions and challenges that you face can be shocking. Unless you, a family member or a friend have worked in the senior care area you most likely won’t even…
Read MoreThis Is Your Life – A Special Event
Renita and I at Silver Bridge Senior Transitions spend every day assisting seniors through what is often a traumatic transition from independence to needing higher levels of care. We find that every situation faced by seniors that come to us is unique but we are always asking the question what can we do to make…
Read MoreThe Story Speaks For Itself
Testimonial – Mr. James Freeman My father and stepmother, both in their mid-80’s, owned a home in Bremerton, Washington. They had some retirement income however their savings were depleted, and they had acquired significant debt through credit cards and a second mortgage. My stepmother’s Alzheimer’s had progressed to the extent that she needed professional care.…
Read MoreTransitions Aren’t Just For Seniors
Recently I was able to help a couple who were not seniors but needed to move from one neighborhood to another right away. Like all of us who have lived a long time in the same home they had accumulated a pretty substantial collection of personal belongings compounded by acquiring another household due to the…
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