Time to Recover Many people are released from hospitals while they are still unable to care for themselves adequately. Those who do not have assistance at home often transfer to various elder care facilities, regardless of their age. Sometimes an assisted living...

Some People Want to Go. While most aging people would prefer to spend their entire lives in their beloved home, with family all around, more than a few look forward to moving to a retirement community or assisted living facility. In many ways an assisted living...

Exhausted Home Care Team Needs a Break Families often keep up homecare for years as Alzheimer disease progresses or physical debilitation takes an increasing toll on an aging loved one. As the difficulty level increases, family members become exhausted. They lose...

Inability to Use Medication Safely. As people get older, proper use of medications becomes more crucial. Those who tend to forget to take meds or those who tend to accidentally take them twice are at great risk, especially when certain heart medications are involved....

How to Recognize it’s time for Assisted Living How to Recognize it’s time for Assisted Living can be quite individual. Families can almost always care for their loved ones at home if they are determined enough, but sometimes assisted living is simply the better...