Alzheimer's and Dementia, Assisted Living, Caregiver Corner, Healthy Aging, Moving Seniors, Recommended Reading, Senior Care, Senior Living, The Choice Voice
Comments Off on Simplify and Beautify: How to Make the Most of Your Senior Living Home
De-Cluttering, moving, Organizing, Senior Living
Not long ago my husband and I were doing a bit of spring cleaning. He had started a pile of items that were set to hit the trash and thrift store. I came in to see one of the baby rockers we had received when I was pregnant with my first daughter, Airlie. It was […]
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Healthy Aging, Senior Workouts
A little over a year ago I published my first Choice Connections blog on staying active in your older years. That topic still fascinates me today. I’m curious why some people appear to be older and frailer than contemporaries who may actually be years older. I remember a woman I met at a senior […]
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Alzheimer's and Dementia, Assisted Living, Caregiver Corner, Healthy Aging, Money and Finance, Moving Seniors, Recommended Reading, Senior Care, Senior Living, The Choice Voice
Comments Off on Is it ever too late?
Alzheimer's, Assisted Living, Dating After 65, Finding Love Again, Healthy Aging, It's Never Too Late, older adults, Senior Living
Is there any better feeling than having a “crush”? Meeting someone new and being excited to get to know them, go out on dates, become a couple? It’s easy to associate those feelings with being young, but the fast growing Baby Boomer generation makes up a huge percentage of singles in the United States. Older […]
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Alzheimer's and Dementia, Assisted Living, Caregiver Corner, Healthy Aging, Money and Finance, Moving Seniors, Recommended Reading, Senior Care, Senior Living, The Choice Voice
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Christmas, Holidays with Seniors, Thanksgiving, traditions
Looking back, I can’t count too many holiday traditions in my household. My father was from a small family and we lived very far away from extended aunts, uncles and cousins on my mother’s side, so most holidays were quiet occasions, and the closest thing to an annual holiday tradition being the Christmas eve […]
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Alzheimer's and Dementia, Assisted Living, Caregiver Corner, Healthy Aging, Recommended Reading, Senior Care, Senior Living
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bucket list, Senior, Senior Advisor, Senior Living, WECT
I’ve been thinking a lot about my bucket list lately. I read this article in my local paper, and was struck with the simplicity of this man’s wishes. A good day of fishing and a ride in a fast car. It got me thinking what would be on my Bucket List. http://www.wect.com/story/35495291/dying-mans-wish-i-want-to-catch-a-fish-off-the-kure-beach-pier With a […]
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Alzheimer's and Dementia, Assisted Living, Money and Finance, Moving Seniors, Senior Care, Senior Living
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and Financial Problems, Assisted Living, Choice Connections, Cost of Senior Living, Dementia Care, Financial Planner, Financial Planning, Independent Living, Medicaid, Proposed Changes to Veterans’ Aid and Attendance Benefits, Senior Living, US Census Bureau
During my time working with families to identify options around senior living, one specific worry that seemed to come up over and over again…a question really, “will we outlive our resources?” I found that many families had done extensive planning, but for only two – three years of senior living only. But we find that […]
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Alzheimer's and Dementia, Assisted Living, Moving Seniors, Senior Care, Senior Living
Comments Off on When is the right time to move to Senior Living?
care giving, caregiver, moving, red flags, risk factors, time to move, warning signs
When’s the right time to make a move? That’s a question I’ve heard a lot over the years from family members who are worried about their loved ones. Often times there have been many warning signs, but still those involved have a hard time looking into senior care options, much less talking about it with […]
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Assisted Living, Money and Finance, Senior Care, Senior Living
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Elder law
How Elder Law Can Help You NCPC, September 18, 2015 | by Lynda Neuenschwander The specialty of Elder Law is becoming more important as our population ages. People are living longer, but in many cases, are not living better. As a result, the need is growing for specialized legal advice about aging-related issues. First, let’s […]
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Senior Care, Senior Living
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Choice Connections, Choice Connections of VA, Choice Connections of Virginia, Lisa Hollier, Senior Care, Senior Living
Warning Signs a Senior Shouldn’t Be Driving Wondering if it is time to take away the keys? There are a number of issues you should take into account. It would be a lot easier if we could just assign an age when people are no longer safe drivers, but as a group, seniors are relatively […]
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Alzheimer's and Dementia, Senior Care, Senior Living
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Alzheimer's, Senior Care, Senior Living
Connecting with Seniors Who Have Alzheimer’s—Even in the Latest Stages of the Disease There are four activities that can typically reach persons at all stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Read more about each: Being Visited by a Child It’s a well-known fact that children can reach people with dementia at a deep emotional level that adults […]
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