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All Things Considered

ECS has been providing exceptional nonprofit, active senior living communities and services in Southern California since 1923. Our experience confirms that choosing a Life Plan community as your next home is really about securing your future.

To support your decision making, below are curated links to informative articles, reports, and commentary by leading publications and financial and health experts.

As you plan your next step, please take the time you need to do your due diligence.

“Planning is the better part of success.”

— An anonymous wise person

 

Estate planning

Do it Yourself or Use a Professional

Single Woman’s Guide

Don’t Forget Retirement Planning

A Plan for Your Treasures: Wall Street Journal

Care for Your Heirs – 8 Steps to Getting Started

8 Steps to Estate Planning

Cost of Living Calculator

 

Resource papers and articles

Ways to Improve Brain Health: Mayo Clinic

Keeping Your Brain Young: 12 Steps – Harvard Medical

Staying in Your Home: The True Cost

Mathers Institute: Life Plan Community – Age Well Study

Mathers Institute: Study – Living Together Helps You Live Independently

How to Vet the Financials of a Continuing-Care Retirement Community

 

Webinars

Optimize Your Move: Minimize Capital Gains Tax

Peace of Mind: Trust & Estate Planning Specifics

Make it Easy: Plan Ahead for Your Trustee

Planning Your Future: The Financial Benefits of Choosing a Nonprofit Life Plan Community

 

If you have any questions, would like more information, clarification on a specific topic, or would like to come by for a visit, please do not hesitate to call or Contact Us.

 

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