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Assisted Living

Cost for Assisted Living on the Rise

Assisted Living Communities are homes for seniors who do not need a nursing home yet but not able to live independently.  Senior Communities that offer assistance of daily living are the bridge between home care and nursing homes.  A recent study by MetLife Mature Market Institute in its 2012 market survey reveals that assisted living [...] Read more

Common Care Services at an Assisted Living Community

As you are looking for an Assisted Living Community, the first thing that you wanted to check is the care services that they offer. What you want to know, if it is worth spending the money for the services they render. Behind this thought, what you really want to find out is the sincerity and [...] Read more

What You Need to Know Before Considering an Assisted Living Community

It is not hard to make a sound decision when you know which bridge to cross and which bridge to burn. Thus, before considering an Assisted Living property for your love ones, be directed with enough information and personal research. This adequate information will be one of your guiding principles to a right choice. The [...] Read more

Alzheimer’s/Dementia Care

Tips for Caring for a Loved One Living with Alzheimer’s Disease

Caring for our love one with Alzheimer’s can be a privilege or a burden depending on how you take it. It can be very rewarding. And can be very difficult and overwhelming. It is a great challenge that requires a lot of patient, skills and knowledge. We have to learn the skills of how to [...] Read more

Taking Care of Number One: A Survival Guide for the Sandwich Generation

Today, more adults between the ages 30 and 55 find themselves sandwiched between caring for two generations: their aged parents and their own children under 21.  According to the Pew Research Center, 16 percent of American homes are comprised of at least three generations at once. If you’re a member of the “sandwich generation”, you [...] Read more

How to Design a Dementia Friendly Home: 8 Tips for a Safer, More Livable Environment

Loved ones with memory loss caused by Alzheimer’s and other dementia are much more sensitive to and affected by their physical environment than the rest of us.   The effects of dementia create new challenges in the home living environment and pose real dangers to people with the affliction. Strategies for a Safer, Higher Quality [...] Read more

Home Care

Get Tax Free Cash*!

A reverse mortgage or Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) is a way to turn the equity locked in your home into cash without having to make monthly mortgage payments.  In fact, instead of making monthly payments to a lender, the lender pays you a lump sum payment, monthly payments or through a line of credit [...] Read more

Personal Hygiene for Alzheimer’s Patients and Their Caregivers

Making bathing and other personal hygiene tasks comfortable and relaxing for an individual with Alzheimer’s can be a challenge. Needing assistance in this highly personal part of life can make bathing uncomfortable and even stressful, but it doesn’t need to be. Here are some guidelines for making bathing a calm and soothing occurrence for an [...] Read more

Helping Your Aging Parent Restore Their Sense of Self

When I arrived to pick up my Mom for our Easter weekend, I was a little dismayed by what she was wearing.  Mom has always had a sense of style; from timeless tailored suits to fun, Caribbean shirt and short ensembles.  Whatever the occasion, she dressed the part admirably. This day, her pants were rolled [...] Read more