Nursing home

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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...

What to Look for When Visiting an Elder 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,...

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Coping With the Decision to Put Your Parent in a Nursing Home

Guilt is one emotion that every family caregiver will experience at some point during their journey. When you take on responsibility for...

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How to Convince Your Parent Who Needs Help 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...

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How often should I Visit Once They Move to Assisted Living?

Dear Carol: How often should I visit Mom in the nursing home when she first moves in? I heard some facilities limit...

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How to Get Over Feelings That Prevent You From Visiting Someone in a Care Home

People cite numerous reasons for why they hate visiting nursing homes. Some can’t stand funky smells, others find the sight of disengaged,...

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The Emotional Toll of Moving Your Elderly Parent to Senior Living

Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home. For most of us, the feeling is less about how large or...

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Consider Palliative Care for Parent with Multiple Health Challenges

Dear Carol: I want so badly to help my mom have as good a life as possible during her last years, yet...

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Planning a “Picnic” for a Loved One in a Senior Living Community

While most senior living communities offer an array of programs and events, activities directors often work with limited budgets and are challenged...

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Making an Assisted Living Apartment or Nursing Home Room Feel Like Home

While change is difficult for people of all ages, deviating from the status quo seems to become even more taxing as we...

Nursing home

How Involved Should Families Be When Elders Live in a Senior Living Facility?

What to Look for When Visiting an Elder in Senior Housing

Coping With the Decision to Put Your Parent in a Nursing Home

How to Convince Your Parent Who Needs Help to Move to Assisted Living

How often should I Visit Once They Move to Assisted Living?

How to Get Over Feelings That Prevent You From Visiting Someone in a Care Home

The Emotional Toll of Moving Your Elderly Parent to Senior Living

Consider Palliative Care for Parent with Multiple Health Challenges

Planning a “Picnic” for a Loved One in a Senior Living Community

Making an Assisted Living Apartment or Nursing Home Room Feel Like Home

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