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We hope you enjoy this resource about tips and guidance for seniors and their families for their journey, ideas for living actively and well and insights into living at Ecumenical. Visit often as we share information regularly. And feel free to comment on any that interest you most.
New Year, Better Senior Living: How Quality Care Ensures Peace of Mind
At the start of a new year, people often raise glasses to health and happiness and make their resolutions. But what if these new beginnings and fresh starts are harder to imagine when all you can see is bumps in the road ahead. Maybe there are tough health decisions that may need to be made, thoughts that it may be time to seriously consider moving into a senior living community and anxiety around what the future might look like or what you might need.
Today’s Definition of “Senior Citizen:” Active Senior Living is Better Senior Living
When you picture a “senior citizen,” what do you think of? It’s probably a stereotypical visual—someone in her 70s or 80s, living a quiet existence and doing a solitary activity. She has retired and is living a more relaxed routine. Not so much in today’s world when senior citizens are more active, busy and involved more than ever before. Why? Because the way we view aging, wellness and active senior living is different and influencing how people spend their golden years.
Wintertime, and the Living is Easy — In Senior Independent Living Apartments
What’s better than a hot cup of tea, coffee or cocoa while looking out the window as snow drifts down from the sky? Watching somebody else shovel the sidewalks while you are snug and warm inside. Ecumenical’s senior independent living apartments offer older adults independent living, with all the comfort and safety that come with being part of a senior care community.
Have an Enjoyable and Successful Visit with Loved Ones Who are in Residential Alzheimer’s Care
Visiting a loved one who is in a residential dementia, memory, or Alzheimer’s care support program can be really difficult. Your loved one is and yet is not the person they always were. It’s like looking through a stained-glass window instead of a clear glass window. What’s on the other side is exactly the same, but viewed through stained glass the colors, contrasts and clarity are very different. But it’s still beautiful.
Evaluating Senior Living Communities: Guiding Your Choice
One of the most effective ways to assess retirement communities is by comparing reviews and pulling out key factors that should be considered when making this decision. Understanding the particulars can help ensure a community meets your loved ones’ current needs and will continue to support them as they age.
Simple Tools for Enhancing Dementia Care Services: Blue Plates, Play with Purpose and Validation
While there is not yet a cure for dementia, there are simple ways to help ease the frustration of a loved one with dementia and improve their quality of life. Some retirement communities employ strategies such as color theory, purposeful play and the Validation Method as part of their comprehensive dementia care services.
Senior Care Tips for Summer Heat Safety
Sweltering summer heat can be dangerous and even deadly, especially for older adults. That’s why senior care experts stress the importance of knowing the symptoms of overheating and acting promptly to get medical care.
Finding Affordable Senior Housing for Rent
Finding affordable senior housing for rent isn’t easy. An affordable housing crisis, combined with a growing number of older adults struggling with mortgage debt on a fixed income, has led to millions of seniors overburdened by the cost of housing. For many seniors, the issue is exacerbated by declining health issues that will likely require additional services and care in the future, if not already. Healthy and active seniors seeking affordable housing options for independent living have a few options, including:
Retirement Home Activities Reduce Loneliness in Seniors
Older adults are especially at risk of social isolation and loneliness from factors such as retirement, death of a loved one, separation from family and declining health, mobility and mental health. Retirement home activities are designed to help residents foster connections and decrease feelings of loneliness.
What Is the Cost of Independent Living for Seniors?
Retirement community living offers options for seniors at all levels of care, from independent living to personal care and assisted living to dementia support. So, what are the advantages of community living and how does the cost of independent living for seniors compare to aging at home?
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