If you are preparing to move into a nursing home or assisted living facility, you will have to make a lot of decisions regarding your possessions. Traditional nursing homes offer only a limited amount of space, which means you probably won’t be able to take all of your possessions with you. Besides pets, one of Read More
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Safe Independent Living at Home
When it comes to senior housing, there are a surprising number of options available to seniors. Possibilities range from the intensive care of a Skilled Nursing Facility to 65+ neighborhoods offering little more than lawn service. If you (or your loved one) need a little more help than that but aren’t ready to move into Read More
Great Way to Locate Assisted Living Near You
Remember back in the day when you wanted to take a vacation and a hotel was needed? You had 2 options, call a travel agency and pay a fee or do enough bicep curls to get strong enough to be able to first lift and then sort through the yellow pages. In recent years, consumers Read More
Oddities That Matter When Evaluating a Nursing Home
Evaluating a nursing home can be incredibly difficult. Why? Well, it is almost always your first time doing such an evaluation, so you can often lose the forest for the trees. Placing a person in a nursing home can be a real emotional and stressful decision. Sooner or later, however, many older seniors simply need Read More
Nursing Home Location, Location, Location
When it comes to choosing a nursing home, many factors must be taken into consideration. One of the most important is the nursing home location, specifically its proximity to an elder’s family members and existing social network. Moving into a nursing home can be fraught with worries and fears. Many seniors worry about becoming isolated Read More
How To Know If Your Loved One Might Need Assisted Living
It is very difficult, especially on an emotional level, to decide when an aging parent, family member or even your spouse might need to move into an assisted living community. In some cases, a stroke or heart attack will make the transition necessary, but most of the time the decline in an individual’s functionality is Read More
When to Discuss Elder Care?
If you are the younger sibling or adult child of an older person, you know that eventually you will need to speak to your loved one about their future care needs. Sitting down with a family member to talk about their future is very difficult, especially if your loved one seems functional. You may be Read More
Assess the Nursing Home Menu Before Deciding
There are many different things to consider before choosing a nursing home for yourself or making a recommendation to a loved one. You will want to assess the quality of the staff, the overall cleanliness of the home, the comfort of the rooms, and many other different features. Don’t overlook the nursing home menu. A Read More
Helping Your Parent Transition To Assisted Living
Moving is always a difficult and trying experience, but it can be even more so if you are helping your parent transition to an assisted living community. Many seniors have lived in their homes for decades and are sad to leave their old, comfortable trappings behind even if it is in their best interest to Read More
Senior Housing Tip – Overall Impressions Matter
Whether you are willing to admit it or not, we all need help as we age. For seniors, this raises the issue of housing options that cater to their unique situation whether they could use just a bit of help with daily chores or need full time medical assistance. The housing options available to seniors Read More