How to Include Assisted Living Staff in Your Senior Living Care Team
The move to an assisted living community not only changes a parent or senior loved one’s lifestyle but yours, as their caregiver, as well. You must now entrust the brunt of their care to assisted living staff. Will they provide the same level of care and love to your parent? Read these top tips on how you can avoid distance and distrust and take a more cooperative approach with your senior loved one’s assisted living staff. Including Assisted Living Staff in Your Senior Livin
8 Assisted Living Activities for Your Next Visit
After a parent or senior loved one moves into an assisted living community, they’re not the only ones who face a transition period. Everyone who loves them has to create a new routine around paying visits and spending time with them in a new environment. One of the most important things you can do for a parent in assisted living is to commit to regular visits. Though if you want to go a step further to make these visits memorable for your senior loved one, coming equipped wit
8 Assisted Living Search Mistakes to Avoid
When families and seniors select an assisted living community, it’s a life changing decision. It can be such an intimidating choice that many families come down with analysis paralysis and postpone a decision out of fear of making the wrong choice. Learn more about eight common mistakes families make when searching for assisted living and how to avoid them: 1. Not Being Realistic About Current or Future Needs It’s important to balance optimism with a dose of realism. Be reali
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