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What’s the Difference Between Assisted Living and Independent Living?

As you begin to explore senior living options, it helps to understand the differences between Independent Living and Assisted Living. Knowing what you want now, and what you may need in the future, can help you make smart choices today about the best place to live in retirement. Some people move into Independent Living in …

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How Our CCRC Contract Makes Financial Planning a Breeze

As health care costs continue to rise, many older adults are dealing with a retirement income gap. An article recently published in The Washington Post delves into the challenge of paying for senior living, noting that long-term care costs are crushingly expensive for millions of seniors. The truth is, many baby boomers approaching retirement are …

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What’s the Difference Between a Nursing Home and a Memory Care Community?

When a loved one has dementia, there comes a point when you realize they’d benefit from the 24-hour support offered in long-term care. Like many others in your shoes, you may have turned to the internet to explore care options, using the search term “nursing home for dementia patients.” While that’s the most common phrase …

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Cyber Safety in 2023

  Do you know how many passwords you have for all the sites and systems you use? A study conducted by Microsoft in 2007 found that people had approximately six passwords to remember on average. Today, that number has increased to 70-80 passwords on average, an over 1000% increase in the number of passwords to …

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The Culpeper Honors Veterans with Flags for Heroes

Dozens gathered at The Culpeper on November 9 for the Flags for Heroes event, hosted by the Rotary Club of Culpeper, to thank, honor and remember all veterans. The service organization honored nearly 200 veterans, service members, first responders and front lines workers with a U.S. flag celebrating service and sacrifice. Club members placed the …

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Housekeeping Supervisor Eliza Jasper Honored with Hospitality Award

Leave Them Smiling! is a hospitality training program developed by LifeSpire of Virginia for team members at all levels of the organization, including The Culpeper. It is a hospitality initiative developed by a senior living community for senior living communities. The goal of the program is to ensure The Culpeper is a vibrant, interesting place …

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February 11: COVID-19 Update

The Culpeper’s clinical team continues to test team members as needed. As a result, one non-direct care team member who works in all levels of care tested positive on February 10. This team member has not been in the building since February 4. The positive team member will remain at home until return-to-work criteria are …

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February 8: COVID-19 Update

The Culpeper’s clinical team continues to test symptomatic team members as needed. As a result, one non-direct care team member who works in all levels of care tested positive on February 7. Additionally, one resident who resides in assisted living tested positive after admission to the hospital. The positive team member will remain at home …

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