Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC) often have a challenge with potential residents who would like their adult child with disabilities to move in with them so that they can provide for their care while the CCRC provides for housekeeping, meals, etc. It's not that the communities are heartless to their pleas. It's the economics and … Continue reading Matthew and the CCRC.
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The memory care facility was having a problem . . .
She had tried everything she could think of, but it made no difference. Extra activities. Added staff. Security cameras . . .
Although Mr. Schultz had dementia, his wife was the perfect caregiver . . .
A highly respected and well-loved pharmacist in the town, Mr. Schultz had served his community for many years. After his retirement, however, he and his wife moved into our retirement community because he had developed dementia . . .
Veterans Benefits for Home and Long-Term-Care: Medical Foster Homes, Community Living Centers and State Veteran Homes.
To help you meet the challenges of aging, the VA offers a wide variety of benefits and services.
Veterans Benefits for Home and Long-Term-Care: Caregiver Services
To help you meet the challenges of aging, the VA offers a wide variety of benefits and services.
Veterans Benefits for Home and Long-Term-Care: Veteran–Directed Home and Community Based Services (VD-HCBS)
If you are a veteran, or are helping someone who is, there are a wide variety of benefits and service available to you
How can I monitor my parent’s health and safety remotely?
While home health and retirement communities are possibilities, they may not be wanted by a parent or even affordable. Fortunately, there are other options available as you both journey along the gray mile together . . .
How can I make my parent’s home safer for them to age-in-place?
Your parents may love their home and wish to remain there to age-in-place. There are ways you can help them do that as you both journey along the gray mile.
What are the dangers of a senior living alone?
The risks of living alone get greater as we get older. However, there are two important things you can do to reduce or even eliminate them . . .
A word (or two) about your guide
Having walked alongside hundreds (if not thousands) of seniors in my career, (as well as my parents, grandparents and in-laws), I’ve learned a bit about this crooked path in aging I’m calling, “the gray mile” . . .