You’ve spent years caregiving, you added in home care and then you decided it was time for a memory care community. You researched, maybe had some help, toured a few places and chose one. You moved your dad in and then one day you couldn’t find his lotion. In this post we are exploring what’s […]

Laundry, board games, card games, gardening, organizing, dancing… What does your loved one love to do?  Do you know what things bring light to their eyes or even spark conversation? And did you know you can advocate for those things in a memory care setting? In this post we will be talking about increasing your […]

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 started the conversation about maybe needing some help. Great! Because you’ve been worried about her for months. You’re not exactly sure what she needs but you’re ready to find out. You sit down to your trusty computer and…. pause… what the heck are you supposed to type in? You’re not even sure what […]

21 days, 12 days, 42 days… zero days. These are just some of the states and how long they’ll hold your mom or dad’s apartment while they’re in the hospital on vacation or a skilled nursing facility. Today we’re talking about the Medicaid Bed hold. This exact situation just happened to a client of ours […]

You think mom needs more help, your brother disagrees or your dad’s friends tell you they’ve noticed some changes in his memory. The way he communicates when he talks to you, he just sounds a little tired and he seems fine but is everything really fine? Or are you in denial? If you’re a regular […]

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 you’ve toured a few and think you’ve found the one. But on each tour they happily talked about their happy hours and your dad hasn’t had a drink in 30 years. Or maybe your mom has Alzheimer’s 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. We’re talking about privacy in senior living. We’re not talking about […]