How Involved Should Families Be When Elders Live in a Senior Living Facility?
Over the course of 15 years, five of my elderly loved ones lived, for various spans of time, in a nearby nursing...
Assisted living
Encouraging Older Adults to Socialize After the Move to Senior Living
Moving to senior living is often a difficult transition for aging loved ones. Even elders who are on board with the decision...
What to Look for When Visiting Someone Who Lives in Senior Housing
So, you and your loved one have taken the plunge. You’ve put in the time and effort to research senior housing options,...
Coping With the Guilt after Placing Your Parent in a Care Facility
Guilt is one emotion that every family caregiver will experience at some point during their journey. When you take on responsibility for...
Parents’ Neighborhood Changing as Old Friends Move Away
Dear Carol: Like most older adults, my parents want to live out their lives in their home. They’re very healthy for people...
How to Convince Your Parent to Move to Assisted Living
Conventional wisdom says that we all want to stay in our own homes for as long as we can. That is likely...
Consistency In Caregiving Staff Ideal but We Must Manage Expectations
Dear Carol: My dad lives in a memory care facility, and overall, I’d give them good ratings. We’re blessed to find such...
How Often Should I When Mom First Moves into Care?
Q: How often should I visit mom in the nursing home when she first moves in? I heard some facilities limit the...
Choosing Senior Housing and Care Based on Your Parent’s Needs
As our population ages and more of our national focus is on senior care, we can find ourselves in a muddle over confusing...
What to Do When Siblings Can’t Agree on a Parent’s Care Needs
For some lucky families, having all adult siblings gather around and plan how to take care of Mom and Dad as their...
