Aging Life Care AssociationAssisted Living Archives – Aging Life Care Association https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/category/assisted-living/ The experts in aging well. Tue, 05 May 2026 16:58:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://blog.aginglifecare.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-ALCA_Logos_icon_cropped2-32x32.png Assisted Living Archives – Aging Life Care Association https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/category/assisted-living/ 32 32 93799987 How to choose a Skilled Nursing Facility https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/how-to-choose-a-skilled-nursing-facility/ Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:00:19 +0000 https://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2631 When families have exhausted other options sometimes the decision is made to move an older loved one in a skilled nursing facility. Usually, this decision is made under stress, without much time, and/or without a lot of information. You do not need to do this alone. Having a partner in this process, i.e. a professional … Continue reading How to choose a Skilled Nursing Facility →

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]]> 2631 Tips for Helping a Loved One Adjust to Assisted Living https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/tips-for-helping-a-loved-one-adjust-to-assisted-living/ Fri, 16 Jun 2023 16:00:23 +0000 https://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=3085 Do you have a senior loved one who needs more resources, time, and care with daily activities than you alone can provide? Are you considering moving them to an assisted living community? These are designed to provide care and assistance with daily activities, while ensuring their residents some level of independence.   However, moving to an … Continue reading Tips for Helping a Loved One Adjust to Assisted Living →

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]]> 3085 Quality of Life – What Really Matters https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/quality-of-life-what-really-matters/ Wed, 22 Sep 2021 19:00:09 +0000 https://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2788 Helen is 93 years old and has lived at an assisted living community since she was 90. She has a one-room suite with her own bathroom. It is decorated with her favorite things and whatever furniture that would fit. She has one window that overlooks some trees and a strategically placed bird feeder. Tom is 84 … Continue reading Quality of Life – What Really Matters →

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]]> 2788 A Preventable Disaster Saddened and Frustrated Me https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/a-preventable-disaster-saddened-and-frustrated-me/ Wed, 07 Apr 2021 18:43:18 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2409 “Living with a Visionary” is a beautifully written essay by John Matthias, Professor Emeritus and writer, published in the New Yorker on February 1, 2021. It starts out as one of the most touching descriptions of living with a person with dementia that I have ever read. His wife, Diana, had Lewy Body Dementia and … Continue reading A Preventable Disaster Saddened and Frustrated Me →

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]]> 2409 Caregiving Long-Distance Made Easier – One Aging Life Care Professionals® Account https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/caregiving-long-distance-made-easier-one-aging-life-care-professionals-account/ Thu, 24 Sep 2020 17:00:23 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2123 In the pandemic world, we are currently living, long-distance caregiving is further complicated by the litigation set in place to protect our most vulnerable population, the elderly.  Families and friends cannot see their older adults to know they are well and cared for. A Certified Care Manager and Aging Life Care Professional® such as those … Continue reading Caregiving Long-Distance Made Easier – One Aging Life Care Professionals® Account →

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]]> 2123 7 Common Myths About Elder Abuse https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/7-common-myths-about-elder-abuse2020/ Mon, 15 Jun 2020 15:57:59 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=2038 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day was launched in 2006 on June 15th by the World Health Organization. Elder abuse is one of the most overlooked public health problems in the United States. Victims of abuse are three times more likely than those who weren’t mistreated to die prematurely. Learn how to identify those at risk and … Continue reading 7 Common Myths About Elder Abuse →

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]]> 2038 Social Isolation Due to COVID-19 https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/social-isolation-due-to-covid-19/ Wed, 20 May 2020 23:38:00 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=1970 //// by: Kizzy Chambers //// The pandemic of COVID-19 has increased concerns about older adults’ cognition among many family members. Most of us understand that older adults or individuals with significant cognitive impairment or dementia, need stability and routine. As a result of the COVID-19, visitors are prohibited in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. … Continue reading Social Isolation Due to COVID-19 →

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]]> 1970 Using Live-In Care To Lower The Risk of COVID Exposure https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/using-live-in-care-to-lower-the-risk-of-covid-exposure/ Thu, 14 May 2020 23:28:18 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=1957 //// By: David Petroski ////   Did you hear the news that “…80% of [COVID-19] infections are mild or asymptomatic.” No, that quote is not from a dubious Facebook ad, or a cable news show personality, it’s from the World Health Organization’s Q&A page on the difference between COVID-19 and influenza. If that is true, … Continue reading Using Live-In Care To Lower The Risk of COVID Exposure →

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]]> 1957 Covid19: Till Death Do Us Part and No Sooner-An Aging Life Care Manager Advocating for A Simple Wish https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/covid19-till-death-do-us-part-and-no-sooner-an-aging-life-care-manager-advocating-for-a-simple-wish/ Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:49:20 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=1938 By: Bridget Ritossa //// During the first week of April I spent 48-hours working a case given to me by an elder lawyer.  A client was at the hospital and deemed medically stable.  The nursing home that sent him there for cardiac trouble would not take him back unless the hospital agreed to the terms … Continue reading Covid19: Till Death Do Us Part and No Sooner-An Aging Life Care Manager Advocating for A Simple Wish →

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]]> 1938 Choosing an Assisted Living Residence: Is Free Advice the Best Advice? https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/choosing-assisted-living-residence-free-advice-best-advice/ Thu, 09 Nov 2017 18:00:09 +0000 http://blog.aginglifecare.org/?p=1600 Choosing an Assisted Living Residence: Is Free Advice the Best Advice? By Miriam Zucker LMSW, ACSW, C-ASWCM Often when family members seek the guidance of an Aging Life Care specialist, it is at a time of change. The concerns may be about obtaining home care, learning of entitlements, a discharge from the hospital or a move … Continue reading Choosing an Assisted Living Residence: Is Free Advice the Best Advice? →

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