3rdLife Information

3rdLife is the independent guide for Americans over 50 navigating senior living, caregiving, and aging related decisions. For most families, the senior living conversation begins in a moment of crisis — a fall, a hospital discharge, a moment when something clearly isn't working anymore. By then, the choices feel impossible and the timeline feels brutal. Most of what families are told at that moment is half-true, and most of it comes from someone selling something. 3rdLife exists to close that gap. Founded by Carla D. Mitchell, JD — a senior living CEO and elder law attorney who has run communities from a 100-unit assisted living home to a 450-resident CCRC — 3rdLife brings together two perspectives most families never get in the same room: the operator who knows what is actually happening inside the communities you are touring, and the attorney who knows what your parents needed to sign two years ago. What we offer: — Writing and speaking on the decisions families face from their 50s onward. — Direct advisory services for individuals and families navigating specific transitions. — An upcoming book that walks readers through the framework Carla uses with her own clients. — Tools and assessments, including the 3rdLife Readiness Snapshot™ and 3rdLife Readiness Baseline™, that help readers locate themselves on the path before they need to react. 3rdLife is built for the family that wants to plan instead of panic — and for the adult child who realizes the planning needs to start now.