I moved my mother to a small residential care home that gives great care, at the same time I was scheduled to take a week’s vacation. When I returned six days later, I went to see how she was doing and the first thing she said, “How did you know I was here?” I explained Read More
Emergency Response Systems Save Lives and Medicare Big Dollars
Needless trips to the ER are stressful to older adults and their families and take the time of emergency room medical providers. These needless trips will cost individuals, hospitals and Medicare thousands of dollars. My mother, who lives in Assisted Living, uses oxygen and can have episodes of forgetting how to adjust her oxygen and Read More
My Mom Has Memory Loss: How Long Will It Take Her To Adjust To A Move?
There are many aspects to consider when we think about moving a parent or other loved one from their current home to an assisted facility. The family is often immersed in an entirely new world filled with new terms, financial contracts and “levels of care”. As advocates, we do our best to find the best Read More
Board & Cares: An Option to Consider When Placing Loved Ones
When families conclude that it’s no longer safe or feasible for an elderly relative to remain in his or her own home and the search begins for long-term care facilities, the first thought that comes to mind for most people is “assisted living.” And when thinking of assisted living, the image that pops to mind Read More
Preparing to Move a Loved One and How to Make the Best of It
A few months ago, my siblings and I were getting ready to move our mother from her homestead, where she had lived for 48 years, to a vibrant assisted living community in another town. As we were trying to accomplish this task, it made me feel like Mom was moving away to college—the big difference Read More
Rest Home or Assisted Living Community?
When a medical provider was asking my mother about any changes in her vision she answered, “No, not since I have been in the Rest Home”. I was quick to respond, “Rest home? It is more like an ‘activity center’” and then she said, “Well, I don’t know about those activities”. What surprised me is Read More
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