No cost senior placement services are very much out there.  Some spend millions of dollars in advertising each year offering to help you find placement for your elderly loved one.  But, you need to be aware of what these are and how they work.  They definitely have some pros and […]

Memory care assisted living communities are usually set up with one of two living arrangements for their residents.  One is where everyone lives together commingled – people of all different cognitive abilities live together in one big building and aren’t separated based on their memory issues.  The other is where […]

Every caregiver needs to take time away to care for themselves. Whether it’s a few minutes or a month long vacation – self care for the caregiver is extremely important. Respite care can free the caregiver to get the break they need.  Listen to this episode to learn about this […]

There are many myths associated with hospice care.  One of them is that hospice will speed up the dying process.  This just isn’t true.  Listen to today’s episode to learn more about this myth and how hospice care could benefit your loved one and you. Remember, it never hurts to […]

Hospice care is a wonderful benefit available to people towards the end of their life.  It can greatly improve quality of life for the patient and their families.  Unfortunately many people are unsure of hospice and how it can help to the point where they don’t look into it for […]

Assisted living communities charge your loved one for the care the provide.  There are two main ways that they determine how much to charge.  One way is by determining the level of care your loved one needs on a daily basis and the other is by charging for each task […]

What happens if your aging parent or elderly loved one becomes a fall risk while living at the assisted living community?  What is the responsibility of the community?  Will your loved one have to move out?  This episode discusses this issue so you will be equipped to deal with this […]

Most people think that you need money – private pay dollars – to be admitted to a nursing home.  However, in some situations it’s actually preferred if you are out of money and Medicaid eligible.  This means that if you are worried because your loved one needs nursing home care […]

You’ve got to do something – and you do it – but it doesn’t feel right.  You have a wave of regret because the results are so good that now you feel like you should have done it sooner.  Try to give yourself a break.  Taking action is hard.  Taking […]

At some point when your loved one is living in an assisted living community you might hear the phrase “Medicaid bed.”  You may hear that in order for them to receive Medicaid benefits in the community a Medicaid bed must be available.  But what does that mean and how does […]