Are senior assisted living services different from skilled nursing or nursing home care? If your parents or grandparent can no longer live independently but you're not sure what type of care they need, take a look at what you need to know about senior assisted living services, the aging adult's needs, and your family's options. The Level of Care An elderly assisted living facility and a skilled nursing center offer different levels of care.
5 May 2022
If you have a parent that has dementia, there will be a time when it will be hard to care for them. This is a progressive disease and there will come a time when your parent's memory gets worse, which may be time for them to go to a memory care facility. Below is information on how to know it is time, as well as tips for finding a good memory care facility for them.
17 December 2021
Deciding to transition into a senior living facility is not an easy decision. Some seniors wait until injuries or illness forces them to move into an assisted living community. However, it is better to make a choice long before your circumstances force you. Here are some benefits that assisted living can offer. Social Community Assisted living centers allow senior residents to become part of a robust social community. Typically, senior citizens are more likely to suffer from loneliness.
17 August 2021
When your loved one needs to go into an assisted living facility, you have a very important decision to make. As you tour different facilities, you will want to look for a number of things in the facility to determine if it is the right one for your loved one. Keep reading to learn a few tips as you move forward with your tours. Look at How Clean the Facility Is
7 May 2021
The aging process often changes how senior adults think. While no one wants to think about their loved one losing their memory, the truth is that it tends to happen to some degree to most seniors as they get older. Mild memory loss is often overcome with the help of alarms, calendars, and other devices. However, there tends to come a point when living alone becomes dangerous for seniors who are unable to think properly.
17 June 2019
The past several weeks have been a flurry of activity, and it is nice to finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. While it's been hard sorting through a lifetime of memories and making big decisions about what to keep, you've also made space in your life to have a bit of fun. Setting up your new apartment is the reward you get to enjoy after all of that decluttering.
28 February 2017
If you are enrolling in a short-term rehabilitation center after an accident or medical incident, then you will likely be spending the majority of your time in various forms of therapy to help speed up your recovery. During most of your therapy sessions, you will want to wear loose, comfortable clothing. This will allow you to move freely and also allow your therapists and nurses to assist you as necessary. However, you should also consider bringing one dressier outfit with you to your rehabilitation center.
15 July 2016
