Assisted Living News

Assisted living communities are usually recognized by two traits: their size and the type of care that they provide. Specifically, assisted living communities house more than about twenty residents seniors but are sometimes home to several hundred. While the precise types of care that assisted living communities provide varies based on the licensing and local laws, they tend to be an intermediate care type, appropriate for those who do not need the intensive, high-level care of a nursing home, but wh...

An article in Illinois recently made the news by discussing the process of searching for assisted living. It recommended that families trust their guts when choosing a senior care provider for a loved one. Although you could apply that advice to just about any decision, it’s one that is worth considering. Should you really trust your gut and base your decisions about senior care on snap judgements? Why Research Matters in Your Senior Care Search Science tells us that while many people may have ...

A survey commissioned by the Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA), found that assisted living residents are overwhelmingly satisfied with their lives at assisted living. Learn more about the nationwide ALFA survey of more than 500 assisted living residents. Assisted Living Residents Are Satisfied with Their Communities The ALFA findings concluded that: 86% of residents feel that staff “care about me as a person.” 87% of residents feel staff are qualified and well trained. 94% are ...

Most retired seniors spend their time being leisurely — socializing, taking trips and visiting with loved ones, for example. But at one special assisted living community, residents are working harder than ever, producing television shows from home. Learn more about how seniors can stay active and continue work after retirement. How Assisted Living Residents Continue Work After Retirement The Wasserman Campus, a senior living community in Los Angeles, California, isn’t home to your average assis...

When seniors move to an assisted living community, they are often looking for a home where they can age in place safely and stably. When an assisted living community shuts down,however,  it can cause significant hardship for residents and their family members. Fortunately, this doesn’t happen often, but it happens enough that it’s worth discussing. For example, in Youngtown, Arizona, residents were left scrambling when their assisted living community was closed without warning. When Your ...

When a senior reaches a point that they need regular care, families often prefer to choose someone they know to provide that care — especially if there’s a family member who can do it. In some cases, this family caregiver replaces moving to an assisted living community, and in order to make it financially feasible for that individual, wages are provided. According to the IRS, family caregivers, nannies, and some other household workers are a special class of workers with specific tax regu...

The average rent for a one-bedroom apartment at an assisted living community per month is about $3,823; in some regions the cost is higher. So, understandably, many families who contact us are concerned about how to pay for assisted living That’s where we come in. Our Senior Living Advisors have had the honor and pleasure of educating thousands of families about ways to pay for care that they may not have discovered otherwise. Learn more about 10 of the most common ways to fund assisted living....

Electronics giant, Panasonic, is providing tablets to senior living communities across North America to support senior health and encourage resident social interaction with friends and family. Learn more about the tablet’s impact on senior care and communication in assisted living communities. Panasonic Tablets Aid Seniors in Assisted Living Senior Housing News announced how Panasonic is launching a “telehealth” service with tablets that will be used as a portal for healthcare servi...

Alzheimer’s disease is disorienting and often causes wandering. Seniors with dementia also often have difficulty remembering their name, which, when combined with wandering, can result in a dangerous situation. Assisted living communities and police enforcement are working together in Wisconsin to enact a Silver Alert that will resolve this situation and inform the public about a missing senior wandering with Alzheimer’s. Reducing Alzheimer’s Wandering The Alzheimer’s Associat...

It is hard enough to find the right assisted living community for your parent, but the actual act of moving is a big undertaking in its own right. You not only have to worry about the logistics of the move but you also need to try to make the process stress-free for your parent. Learn more from these seven tips for moving your elderly parents. 7 Tips for Moving Your Elderly Parents Downsizing is perhaps the most challenging aspect of all for those moving to assisted living from a single family home. ...

September 13-19 is National Assisted Living Week 2015, which focuses on the many ways assisted living caregivers nurture residents and make them feel at home. Learn more about taking the opportunity to show senior loved ones in assisted living how much you care this week. Feeling at Home in Assisted Living My grandmother has lived at an assisted living community in Gig Harbor, Washington for a couple of years. She didn’t necessarily settle in quickly, but she’s doing very well now. ItR...

There is plenty of information available — both in-person and online — about life in senior living, but sometimes it’s best to hear a review straight from the source. Author Carol Netzer, a retired clinical psychologist who wrote “Assisted Living: An Insider’s View,” provides just that, detailing everyday life in a senior living community from both a clinical and personal standpoint. Learn more from her about life in assisted living. An Insider’s View into As...