I started my career in Senior Living in an Independent Living Community in Springfield,Illinois. Then another community moved me to Seattle where I had always wanted to live and I worked for a few different companies over the years. In 2015 I started my company, Clear Path Senior Living Solutions helping families find the right […]
Pet therapy Dog Walking and Increased Health Pet Attachment and Decreased Loneliness Pet Ownership and Decreased Cardiovascular Disease The Healing Power of Pets for the Elderly These are just some of the articles on the benefits of pets for seniors. But what happens when your mom or dad can no longer take care of their […]
Your mom is not safe living on her own. The time has come for moving into senior living and sheâs NOT happy about it. She keeps talking about how sheâs losing her independence but you see it as gaining the freedom to do more since she wonât have to worry about keeping up with the […]
Your mom started the conversation about maybe needing some help. Great! Because youâve been worried about her for months. Youâre not exactly sure what she needs but youâre ready to find out. You sit down to your trusty computer andâŠ. pause⊠what the heck are you supposed to type in? Youâre not even sure what […]
A Birthday⊠More important than than you ever thought Imagine a group of senior living professionals sitting around a couple of tablesâŠdrinking coffee and talking about whatâs newâŠthen imagine the owner of a transportation company relaying the story of how one of their clientsâŠa senior with cognitive impairment had given 3 different birth dates and […]
Social Isolation Can Raise the Odds for Dementia, Frequent Socializing Linked to Longer Lifespan of Older People, People with Active Social Lives Live LongerâŠand the headlines go on. Are you worried about your mom or dad isolating? Are they the last of their siblings? Is it getting harder for them to leave the house? This […]
Today I want to start with something a little more personalâŠyou may know that I host a podcast called Desperately Seeking Senior Living. On that podcast I’ve decided to change my hostname. So whatâs in a name? A LotâŠthereâs so much that I would give anything to have had the technology we have today where […]
One of the things that we hear from families that they find the most frustrating is that their mom or dad pushes the button and it takes forever for someone to actually answer that call. This can be a big deal especially if they need assistance with the bathroom and they have to wait. This […]
You know your dad needs Assisted Living and youâve toured a few and think youâve found the one. But on each tour they happily talked about their happy hours and your dad hasnât had a drink in 30 years. Or maybe your mom has Alzheimerâs Disease and keeps asking for wine with dinner but she […]
You moved your mom into Assisted Living and while there are many reasons people move from home, your reasons had nothing to do with her cognitive abilities. So when the staff just walked into her new apartment without even knocking? You got an earful. Weâre talking about privacy in senior living. Weâre not talking about […]
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