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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While the CLASS Act will not cover 100% of the costs of long term care, it is one solution to help individuals subsidize the costs of care that may be received as they age.
The CLASS (Community Living Assistance Services and Support) Act Law, which is part of the Health Care Reform, will be set up …
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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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Medication administration is one of the most common reasons families consider long-term care for their loved ones. Your loved one is forgetting to take their medications and you do not want to pay someone to come in every day only to receive confirmation that they did or did not take their medications. In recent years, …
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