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Feb 20, 2025
How Assisted Living Is Different from a Nursing Home
Seniors and their families just beginning their search for care can find it challenging to choose the right one. One of the most confusing aspects is the names: nursing home, assisted living, assisted living basic health, and skilled nursing. Since each provides a different type of care, we’ll take a look at the primary differences […]
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Jan 29, 2025
What Is Respite Care and How Can It Benefit Seniors and Their Families?
Caring for an older loved one in their home presents many challenges for families. Family caregivers often find they are overwhelmed and burned out trying to juggle responsibilities at home, at work, and with their loved one. Sometimes it feels like caring for an older loved one is a never-ending responsibility, one that is impossible […]
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Dec 9, 2024
When a Holiday Visit Reveals Your Aging Parent Is Struggling at Home
A holiday visit with an aging parent can often reveal signs that living at home has become a struggle. Problems with mobility, poor personal hygiene, an unclean home, piles of unpaid bills, and memory concerns can all signal that an aging parent might be better off in long-term care. This discovery can be overwhelming, but […]
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Nov 19, 2024
Paying for Senior Living: Funding Sources to Know
Life is full of surprises but paying for senior living doesn’t have to be one of them. Since the majority of seniors aged 65 and older will require long-term care at some point in their lives, it’s best to understand all the possibilities available for paying for senior living before care is needed. You may […]
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Oct 18, 2024
What’s Included in the Cost of Senior Living?
For older adults and their loved ones considering a move to a senior living community, one of the greatest concerns is cost. Different communities have different cost structures so it’s best to know upfront what’s included in the cost of senior living and what isn’t. Here are several key factors to keep in mind. The […]
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Sep 15, 2024
What to Look for When Touring an Assisted Living Basic Health Community
In Kentucky, older adults have a senior living option called assisted living basic health which, according to the Kentucky Senior Living Association, is available to seniors who: While assisted living basic health helps level the playing field for assisted living communities, when touring prospects it’s essential to be observant and ask the right questions. Questions to […]
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Aug 14, 2024
How Assisted Living Basic Health Improves Quality of Life
Assisted living basic health is a comprehensive program of care that is unique to Kentucky senior living communities. Assisted living basic care includes everything from three meals every day to housing to assistance with activities of daily living and social activities. The goal is to provide each assisted living resident with the care they need […]
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Jul 11, 2024
3 Benefits of Respite Care at Senior Living Communities
Respite care in a senior living community offers families and seniors all the benefits of full-time care over a short term, which can be great for seniors as well as caregivers. Respite care is a great solution for caregivers who need a break or have a work or family emergency, and for seniors it also […]
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Jun 12, 2024
A Day in the Life of a Personal Care Senior Living Community Resident
Every resident of a senior living community should have the opportunity to live independently and still receive all the care they need. When a senior living community offers the option of personal care, residents can receive not only help with activities of daily living like dressing, bathing and toileting but also medication management and nursing […]
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