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May 19, 2012 By Paul Markowitz

Senior Living Specialists Featured on CBS News

Senior Living Specialists of Dallas Makes Senior Living Facility Search Easier

Recognizing that it is time for a parent to move into one of the many Dallas Nursing Homes can be overwhelming and stressful for families. But there is a new service in North Texas that can help with the process – and it’s free.

Paul Markowitz of Dallas was 26-years-old when he started noticing changes in his mother’s memory. “We started seeing decline in my mom; short-term memory loss. She was starting to lose things,” he explained.

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His 59-year-old mother, Betty was diagnosed with early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. It was a complete shock for Markowitz of Dallas. Now, he had to find her a Assisted Living Plano TX Facility to live where she would be happy. “Nobody really realizes how much stress and how much time it takes to do all this,” Markowitz said.

During his search for the best Plano TX Assisted Living Facility, Markowitz saw that there was a need for a specialized service to help families in similar circumstances. “Why not try to create a free service to help individuals, here in Dallas, identify the best Dallas Nursing Home, but with a personal touch,” he questioned.

Taking on the task, Markowitz started a new company called Senior Living Specialists. Paul reviews their needs, researches Dallas Senior Living Facilities that meet those needs and gives the families options.

“I can recommend a packing services company, an estate sale company, I can recommend a mover, financial advisors, even elder car law attorneys because there are a lot of questions that people have when going through this,” he said of the services offered by Senior Living Specialists.

After falling in his home, Dan Wilkins and his daughter Amy Gilcrest knew things would need to change. Wilkins told CBS 11 News, “I didn’t want to leave my home, but I had to.”

Gilchrest talked about the process of beginning to find her father a new place to live. “I was overwhelmed, I started calling around and making appointments and it was a daunting task,” she said.

Markowitz began working with the family and focused on Wilkins’ medical, financial, and personal needs and narrowed the list down to a few options. Last month, Wilkins moved in to Veranda Preston Hollow and he says things are good. “Sure, I miss my home but the staff here has done everything they possibly could to make me feel at home here.”

Markowitz’s mother, Betty, is also happy in her Assisted Living Plano TX home. And she says she knows her son is never very far away. “He’s my baby. He’s my baby. He is always there for me. He’s going to be making other people have a better life and I’m just so proud of that.”

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Why Senior Living Specialists?

  • • Based on Paul Markowitz’s personal experience with placing his mom
  • • First locally owned Senior Living placement company in DFW
  • • Personal Touch – Not a franchise or national company
  • • Current knowledge of day-to-day operations in facilities
  • • Three Licensed Master Social Workers on Team. Member of NASW (National Association of Social Workers)
  • • Available 7 days per week
  • • Our team brings well over 300 years experience in senior care
  • • Assisted over 10,000 families
  • • Free Service – no obligation
  • • Featured on ABC News, CBS News, FOX News, NBC News, Dallas Morning News and D Magazine

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We provide assisted living, senior living and dementia care referral services to the following areas in and around the DFW metroplex including: Allen, Arlington, Bedford, Carrollton, Colleyville, The Colony, Coppell, Dallas, Denton, Desoto, Duncanville, Euless, Flower Mound, Fort Worth, Frisco, Garland, Grand Prairie, Grapevine, Hurst, Irving, Keller, McKinney, Mesquite, Murphy, North Richland Hills, Parker, Plano, Prosper, Richardson, Rockwall, Rowlett, Sachse, Southlake, Wylie, and all other surrounding areas.

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"Senior Living Specialists showed great compassion and attention to our situation. What a wonderful service!!"
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