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Services and Care for Seniors in Continuing Care Retirement Communities Continuing care retirement communities allow elders to "age in place".
Senior Housing: The Emotional Side of Moving Your Elderly Parent Moving an aging or elderly parent into assisted living or a nursing home is a hard transition for both the caregivers and the elderly mom or dad.
Five Steps Caregivers Can Take If They are Unhappy with a Senior Care Center What's a caregiver to do if they aren't happy with the care their elderly seniors are receiving at an assisted living facility, nursing home or other senior care facility?
A Step-by-Step Guide to Navigating the Senior Housing Maze With an expanding array of senior living options available, finding the right fit for an elderly parent can be daunting. Here are four points caregivers should consider when deciding whether or not to move an elderly relative to a senior care facility. 1. Know when the time is right.
Choosing a Residential Facility For a Person With Dementia Choosing a new home for an elderly parent with dementia requires some additional research. It is important for caregivers to keep in mind some basic guidelines.
Choosing a Continuing Care Retirement Community Among the wide range of housing and care options available to seniors is an option called the continuing care retirement community or CCRC. Based on the premise of aging in place, this unique residential arrangement is gaining popularity across the nation.
Life in a Retirement Home There are many names for elderly residential facilites: adult homes, residential care facilities, domiciliaries, rest homes, etc. These can be confusing, so focus on the type of facility you are seeking and the services offered rather than on the name.
How did you find a good nursing home for your parent or spouse with Alzheimer's? Comment by pamela6148 Feb 25, 2010
My father is being evicted from his assisted living home because of his anger. We're at our wits end! What options do we have? Comment by anne123 Feb 11, 2010
Aging in Place. Has anyone successfully managed to allow their parents to remain in their own home? Comment by Lilliput Feb 7, 2010
Find Housing Options Comment by dpopa1228 Feb 1, 2010
What are basic steps in getting someone admitted into a assisted living/nursing home? Comment by Eldercare Jan 23, 2010
Where can we place my mother, who requires constant care, if the nursing homes won't take her? Comment by scarytoast Jan 14, 2010
How can I choose the best type of care for my elderly mother without feeling guilty? Comment by Lilliput Jan 13, 2010
How to get UNSTUCK Comment by doates Jan 8, 2010
How do I know if I should put my elderly parents into an Assisted Living Facility or Nursing Home? Comment by RNCareManager Jan 5, 2010
I feel alone! Comment by 195Austin Jan 2, 2010
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Aging in America: A Wake-Up Call & Call to Action for Seniors & Those Who Love & Serve Them by Linda Schlenker
As an Occupational Therapist, the author is dedicated to working with seniors in nursing homes, hospitals, hospice care and in their own homes since 1989. She wrote this book in response to the helplessness and frustration she felt watching the results of our health care system deteriorating over the last 15 years. Aging in America will help seniors and those who love and serve them make more knowledgeable decisions regarding future health care choices.
Is the nursing home over-medicating your elderly parent? Comment 4 mins ago by AmazingGrace
I feel so sorry for people living without boundaries to protect themselves from people who are abusive and I once did. Comment 12 mins ago by anne123
My father is essentially demanding we care for him. He said he doesn't want us to travel, go out at night or leave him alone or he will leave everything to relatives and tell family we have neglected him. Comment 28 mins ago by Crowemagnum
I secretly wish my elderly father would hurry up and die. (I take care of him full-time) Does that make me a terrible person and how can I stop thinking this? Comment 58 mins ago by ajl2001
Grossed Out? Need to Vent? Just caught Mom using my toothbrush to comb her hair! Comment 1 hr ago by KarenBeth
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LynnHarrelson
Lynn Harrelson is a pharmacist who specializes in medication and prescription management for seniors. She provides health care services and information that help individuals remain independent in their homes, retirement and assisted living facilities.
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