Learning the ‘language’ of senior living helps you to better understand the options and the benefits. We make it easy to do just that here.
As you look at the memory care community options for your older loved one, be prepared with the right questions that address your concerns for your loved one’s care. Here are a few to get you started.
Here we explain the differences in cost and the importance of specialized dementia care, plus the benefits of a home environment.
If you’re looking at senior care for your loved one, by now you’ve likely realized there’s more to it than you initially thought, particularly if you’re looking at options outside the home. Those options include senior living and boutique senior living. But what on earth is the difference and how does it affect the senior […]
As if the decision to move your loved one to assisted living wasn’t hard enough emotionally, how do you know what to look for in choosing the best place? There was likely a need that prompted you to consider assisted living. A health scare? Safety concerns? But it’s also important to look beyond that. To […]
It’s true, perceptions about senior living haven’t always been great. But those old stigmas couldn’t be further from the truth today. We’ll set the record straight on some of the most common myths and show you how boutique senior living goes even further to blend those benefits with the comfort of home. Myth: You’ll have […]
According to the National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP, there are currently nearly 48 million caregivers in the United States. If you’re one of them you know all too well the rollercoaster of emotions it involves. One of the biggest is guilt, to the point where many continue to put off moving a loved one […]
A diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or dementia for your loved one may leave you with more questions than answers. What can you expect? Can you provide them adequate care at home? What are your options when more support is needed? We can help by sharing the signs that might indicate your loved one would benefit […]
We’ve touted the benefits that boutique senior living offers–more personalized care, the feel of home, the comfort of familiar faces, to name a few–but you may not realize that the smaller setting could actually be safer during COVID-19 than traditional senior living. In this article, we will discuss why smaller senior living centers are the […]
After all dementia has taken from your loved one, when the time comes that they need more care than be provided at home you may wonder, “How can I let that be taken from them too?” However, not all memory care is provided in a large, senior living community setting like you may imagine. In […]
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