1. What are your personal desires?
Would you prefer to age in place at home, a 55+ community, or other type of community setting? Should your health decline, would you prefer to bring someone into the home to care for your needs or would you prefer to move to a community setting ? Determine what your …
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Alzheimer’s can be a cruel disease. Often families are saddened and frustrated. It can be easy to force an individual to enter back into reality, but few times does this really work. Demanding that an individual recognize that it is winter and not summer or other facts of reality create unnecessary anxiety and tension between …
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Frequently, families wait until their loved ones need immediate care. They realize that their loved one is not taking medications as directed, exhibiting strange behaviors (paranoia, forgetfulness, lack of involvement in activities they normally enjoy), and needs additional supervision and assistance.
There are many services available in the home from live-in care, companion care, medical care, …
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Many individuals hesitate to consider Independent Living accommodations in a retirement setting. “$200,000 entrance fee”, you ask, “who can afford that?” While most Independent Living communities have a buy in option that ranges from a $10,000 - $500,000 or more entrance fee entrance fee plus a monthly maintenance fee, some communities are now providing the …
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Part 4 of 5: Feel
You may have asked all of the right questions and are ready to make the final decision about which retirement community is the right one for you. But first, you want to see if you can really call this community home. Walk around and see how you feel…
Sit on the bed …
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