How to Understand Your Senior Living Options
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How to Understand Your Senior Living Options
What is Independent Senior Living?
What is Assisted Senior Living?
What is a Memory Care Facility?
What is Skilled Nursing Care?
How to Understand Your Senior Living Options
How to Pay for a Move to Senior Living
How to Care for Someone Living with Alzheimer’s, Dementia or Memory Loss
How to Talk to Your Parents About Moving to a Senior Living Facility
Hospital To Home Preparation For Seniors
Prepare For The Return Home
Senior Care For The First Days Home
Senior Care For The First 30 Days Home
Managing Long-Term Health Concerns
Managing Diabetes in Older Adults
Understanding Alzheimer’s & Types Of Dementia
Signs & Symptoms of Alzheimer’s & Other Dementias
Diagnosing Alzheimer’s & Other Dementias
Medical Treatments For Alzheimer’s & Other Dementias
Lifestyle Changes For Alzheimer’s & Other Dementia's
Preventing Alzheimer’s & Other Dementia's
In 1993, Emeritus Senior Living began offering an alternative to seniors who could no longer live at home, yet did not require full-time nursing home care. Since then, Emeritus Senior Living has grown to become a leader in the assisted living industry, with one of the largest networks of assisted living, retirement and Alzheimer's care communities in North America. Our primary goal is to provide the support residents need to live full and satisfying lives, while helping them maintain their independence and dignity.
Each of our communities operates like a family-owned business. This gives our staff the flexibility to customize independent living programs and assisted living services to reflect resident's individual needs and interests. As a result, each community maintains the unique personality that makes it special to its residents and their families. Yet, all the communities embrace the same high standards that have made Emeritus a preferred choice for senior living.
How to Understand Your Senior Living Options
Chris Guay of Emeritus Senior Living will teach you how to identify when your loved one may not be safe living at home. Senior living options can vary greatly in the care they provide, from independent or assisted living, to memory care or skilled nursing. Chris will explore all these living arrangements, their benefits and attributes, who they serve, and how they differ. He will also discuss tips on how to evaluate a senior living community when taking a tour.
Transcripts
Chris Guay: Hello! I am Chris Guay with Emeritus Senior Living. As our population ages, many of us are facing the realization that a loved one, may not be able to live safely in their home. Trying to determine if the parent or spouse needs more help than you can provide them at home, is an extremely difficult and emotional decision. But it can be made less difficult with some understanding and information. Today, I'm going to help you better understand your senior living options and shed light on different senior living arrangements, and their benefits. As people grow older, changes in their abilities are often gradual and subtle. That's why it's often difficult, for families and care providers to know when a loved one may need extra help or support. These questions may help you find the answers you need. Are they living alone? Have they experienced any falls? Do they have any loss of appetite, or have lost weight? Are they becoming increasingly forgetful? Do they remember to take their medication? Have they kept up with their bathing and personal hygiene? Are they having any trouble getting to appointments or running errands? If you have answered yes to any of these questions, it might be time to look into a Senior Living Arrangement.
Caring for the Entire Senior - Mind, Body, and Soul
Senior Care - Physical Symptoms and Emotional/Mental Changes to Look For
Senior Care - Loss of Attention Signals and Environmental Clues
Senior Care - Fears of Aging & Frailty
Senior Care - Helping Seniors Stay Strong
How to Help Your Senior Manage Their Medications
Senior Medication Challenges
Useful Tips for Managing Senior Medications
Holiday Senior Care
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