SIMPLE GUIDELINES, EASY TO UNDERSTAND AND FOLLOW The Center for Disease Control (CDC) released guidelines to help prevent and mitigate falls among senior citizens in 2012. The CDC program is called STEADI, an acronym coming from the full title Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths and Injuries. Research shows that falls are…
DISTANCE AND PROFESSIONALISM The New York Times ran an article on December 23, 2015 discussing the distance that the average American lives from their mother. As revealed in longitudinal study published in 2010, half of Americans live 18 miles or less from their their mother. As shown in the graph…
CREATE A GLOBAL PLAN TO GO INTO EFFECT TODAY If you are a parent, stepparent, grandparent or caretaker of a special needs child you need to prepare for the day when you are no longer able to physically and financially care for your special needs loved one. While it is…
CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES There are currently 1,900 continuing care retirement communities throughout the country, with approximately one half of a million residents. As you may already know, continuing care retirement communities are communities that offer seniors or older adults – depending on the community – independent living options with…
At some point in your life you or a loved one may need full time care in a nursing home facility. As part of the process of being admitted into a nursing home you, on your own behalf or on behalf of a loved one, may have to sign…