1Oct 30, 2024
Your mom loves a viewâŠyour dad loves talking shop with the guysâŠyour cousin used to paint … .your uncle was a farmerâŠgardenerâŠ.swimmer … .dancer. Assisted Living and Memory CareâŠ.Itâs not just about bingo! While I love a good game of BingoâŠthis post is about advocating for a more personal experience for your loved one because, […]
2Sep 28, 2024
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 […]
3Jun 12, 2023
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 […]
4Jun 5, 2023
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 […]
5May 30, 2023
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 […]
6May 19, 2023
21 days, 12 days, 42 days⊠zero days. These are just some of the states and how long theyâll hold your mom or dadâs apartment while theyâre in the hospital on vacation or a skilled nursing facility. Today weâre talking about the Medicaid Bed hold. This exact situation just happened to a client of ours […]
7Mar 3, 2023
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 […]
8Feb 23, 2023
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 […]
9Jan 10, 2023
Maybe you didnât know there was something called a Power of Attorney or maybe your mom didnât really understand what it was and whenever you asked about it? Her response was⊠I can take care of myself. Maybe you filled it out years ago and no one can seem to find it anywhere. What can […]
10Jan 3, 2023
Your dad is in the hospital and you need to pay his bills so you do some digging and find out where he banks. You need access to his accounts so you can make sure everything is taken care of. You get to the bank and they ask for your Power of AttorneyâŠ.and chances are […]