• Senior Housing Assistance In Vancouver, WA

    Posted on May 26, 2013

    Senior housing assistance in Vancouver, WA is available for free. Let us help you make some important decisions about senior housing options. Here are some things to consider when you’re wondering if it is time for you or a loved one to make the move to an assisted living facility. First, do you need more help with daily living activities than you can get from family members or friends? Are you unable to bridge the gap with help from family or with in-home care? Assisted living may be a solution. Are you feeling lonely or isolated on a regular basis? Having a social life is important to your health and well-being. Life in an assisted living home presents an array of opportunities for socialization and recreation. Are you or your family members concerned about your safety? If you live alone and your mobility is becoming limited, you may worry about falling, or making those transitions in and out bed, in and […]

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  • Assisted Living Choices In SW Washington Can Be Overwhelming

    Posted on May 19, 2013

    I can help you navigate through the sometimes confusing abundance of assisted living choices in SW Washington. After you make that all-important decision of where you or your loved one will live with the appropriate amount of support, you will need to think about how to make that big transition go as smoothly as possible. There are many other families that have gone through this same process. Here are some tips to ease the transition into an assisted living home. Help set up the room ahead of time. Use personal items such as pillows, books, photos, mementos and keepsakes to make the space feel familiar and homey. These familiar things will act as transitional objects that will help connect the new home with the one your senior is leaving. Discuss your loved one’s preferences with the assisted living choices in SW Washington you are considering. The more information you can give about his or her daily routines, food preferences, communication […]

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  • Avoid Abuse In An Adult Family Home In Vancouver, WA

    Posted on May 6, 2013

    As a representative of seniors in the Vancouver, WA area, it is part of my job to insure they are not abused. It is hard to imagine that someone you are paying thousands of dollars to each month would even consider taking advantage of your loved one, but it happens. Of course, as a senior care advocate, I take the time to know what is happening in Washington state and to insure that the recommendations I make to clients give them the confidence to know their vulnerable loved one is not placed in an adult family home in Vancouver, WA that has any history of abusing or neglecting their residents. In addition to keeping track of complaints and legal issues surrounding the facilities we represent, we work with other agencies to insure that newcomers to the adult family home business are monitored and meet the standards of care that we would all like to think our seniors are getting. Tragically, […]

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