Choosing a skilled nursing facility for a loved one can feel overwhelming. This guide helps families balance medical, financial, and emotional needs.
Category: Nursing Homes Articles
There’s No Time Like the Present – Beginning the Conversation About Long-Term Care
There’s No Time Like the Present- Beginning the Conversation About Long-Term Care By April Barnes, Curis Health While most older… Read more »
What is a SNF?
“Nursing Facilities are for people who don’t have loved ones to care for them.” “Nursing Homes smell horrible.” “Once you go in a nursing home, you never leave.” “I would never put my mom in a nursing home.”
Care Community Option Choices
When considering a care community, older and disabled adults are the primary consumers of both assisted living and nursing facility… Read more »
SRES Realtors: The Perfect Answer for Seniors
Did you know that there are Realtors who hold a SRES (Senior Real Estate Specialist) designation, and are trained… Read more »
What’s in a Word?
by Cynthia Hancock, Ph.D. & Dena Shenk Ph.D. Many people who work in aging services spend countless hours caring for… Read more »
PET SITTING For Seniors – Aging In Place Services
The rise in pet ownership continues. It is one of the fasting growing industries in the USA. All of us… Read more »
Alzheimer’s Disease Co-morbidities
Alzheimer’s disease is a chronic, progressive neurodegenerative brain disorder that affects patient’s memory, language, and judgment, decision making, planning and… Read more »
A Profile of Older Americans: 2010
Highlights • The older population (65+) numbered 39.6 million in 2009, an increase of 4.3 million or 12.5% since 1999• The… Read more »
God’s Hands and Feet – So Many Ways to Serve
What’s our purpose if not to help others? As God’s hands and feet in a troubled world, we are taught to… Read more »
