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At the beginning of your life, your parents take care of you, but when you reach middle age, the tables turn, and you need to take care of your parents. That can involve helping your parents to find an assisted living facility or a nursing home. To quickly explain, assisted living is independent living with a bit of extra help such as a group lunch room or an emergency alert system in each apartment. A nursing home, in contrast, provides comprehensive care for patients with a wide range of issues from dementia to arthritis. This blog is designed to help you make those tough decisions. It's also going to include posts on home health care, staying in touch with relatives in nursing homes, and more. I wish you the best through this sometimes difficult part of the journey with your parents.

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How to Consider Needs When Choosing an Assisted Living Facility

When choosing an assisted living facility or senior care service for your parents, you need to think carefully about your parent's needs. You need to think about their housing, social, and medical needs. Housing Needs The first thing you need to consider is the type of housing that your parents need. Do your parents still want to have a garage and outside space? If so, you are going to want to look at senior communities where people of the same age live together and help is provided for landscaping and maintenance as well as social and medical needs. Read More 

Information To Review When Choosing A Senior Living Community

The decision about choosing a senior living community can be one of the most consequential choices that you can make. Unfortunately, those that are making the decision to move into a senior living community may not be sure of what they should be considering when evaluating all of the potential communities in their area.  Information About Medical Services Seniors will often have a range of medical needs that will have to be met to provide them with a high-quality life. Read More 

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Elderly Eviction: Can Your Mom Or Dad Be Kicked Out Of An Assisted Living Facility?

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