This Week’s Links
Podcast: What’s a Caregiving-Friendly Community? Senior Nutrition in Aging Fall prevention gets harder when elderly leave hospital 5 Wheelchair VanShopping Tips Medicaid Divorce: Maybe . . . Maybe Not.
New LifeStyles Senior Living & Care Blog
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Senior Abuse: 4 Ways To Spot Mistreatment of a Loved One
It’s hard to believe that anyone would cause harm to the elderly anywhere, specifically in a nursing home, but the sad truth is that it happens. From 2015-2016, investigators found 134 cases of abuse of nursing home residents. Most nursing home residences hold strict codes to ensure these abuses don’t happen, but this…
Assisted Living – Do you know all of your options?
A good friend recently asked me to help them find assisted living for her husband’s grandmother. First, I had to call her and get the whole story. Had something happened? Why did she need assisted living? What was the time frame? After learning that she had fallen, was coming out…
Weekly Senior Living and Care Links – 2/15/18
African-Americans are at a higher risk for Alzheimer’s disease. What Every Dementia Caregiver Must Know Ft. Worth Area Community In the News for a Kind Act Planning for the Future After a Spouse’s Death Text reminders raise medication adherence in Medicare patients by 14%
The Bottom Line: Assisted Living Costs
The national average for an assisted living facility in 2017 for a private, one-bedroom unit was $45,000 a year, but costs can be more than 50 percent higher in some states and a third lower in others. The costliest states for assisted living are Delaware: $72,000, Alaska $72,000, New…
Senior Safety, Care & Sharing Links
Safety Tips for Seniors Sibling Rivalry: When Family Members Disagree on Senior Care Options The Uninvited “Guest”
The Wisdom of Seniors: Preserving Family Stories for Future Generations
From earliest childhood, many of us remember sitting at the knee of a parent or grandparent hearing about their adventures and life lessons. In fact, it is often those lessons learned and the wisdom shared that strengthens families and carries them through difficult times, generation after generation. There is…
Thursday Holidays Senior Living & Caregiving Links
Understanding Age Requirements at CCRCs & Other Senior Living Communities Tips For Staying Connected With Your Senior In Assisted Living Or A Nursing Home The Elderly and Cold Weather: Prepare This Winter Season A Caregivers Christmas
Reminiscence Neighborhoods: Memory Care vs. Assisted Living
Memory care is a specific form of long-term assistance tailored to meet the needs of people with Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementia diagnoses. Similar to assisted living facilities, Memory Care Communities offer a wide range of services, such as personal attendance, medication management and help with activities and facets of daily…
Thursday Article Links
A Guide to Downsizing for Seniors and Their Loved Ones Senior Isolation and Loneliness, What Can We Do? Proposed Tax Changes May Hit Seniors & CCRCs Hard Dining with Dignity Even When it Seems Impossible