Spokane elder-care veteran Pamela Pierson has written a book aimed at helping seniors and their families navigate the process of selecting senior housing.The book, "The Pocket Guide to Senior Housing: What They Don't Tell You and What You Need a

Rockwood Retirement Communities, of Spokane, says it's considering a $90 million expansion and renovation project on its South Hill campus that would include construction of the upscale 93-apartment tower depicted above. The project, it says, also

Patty Stiffler has combined her knack for doing hair with an affinity for working with the elderly. Even as a child in Norco, Calif., she liked helping her elderly neighbors, with a pony express service she and other children in the rural community

Retirement facility administrators here say the real estate market malaise and economic slump that have taken a heavy toll on most other market sectors also have crimped their sales of living units and in some cases have caused apartment rentals to