Hiring strong team members is the foundation to running a quality adult family home or assisted living facility.  It is essential for administrators to have a set procedure for the hiring process for many reasons including: making sure you are analyzing each candidate based on the same criteria, identifying the best ways to communicate with ...

If you have been putting off setting long term care plans for yourself or your loved ones, now is the time.  Studies show that most people wait until there is a crisis to begin this type of planning, and as we all know, at that point, it is nearly too late. Long term care plans ...

When Is an Assisted Living Facility Needed for a Family Member? You may be forced to move your loved ones in a nursing home when a sudden change occurs in their life. This usually means having a severe health problem. Such a move can also happen when the older person has the desire of moving ...

Senior care isn’t always a topic people like to discuss, but understanding how to finance your senior care options is as important as the expenses associated with other typical life events like college, retirement, and life insurance. Understand the basics when it comes to financing senior care so that you can be prepared when the ...

The importance of hiring a quality home care agency when you or a loved one needs long-term care can’t be overstated. With so many to choose from, finding the right one will take some research. But experts like the Mayo Clinic say that knowing what to questions to ask during the hiring process can make ...

Eliminating the word ‘if’ and replacing it with ‘when’ is the first step to acknowledging that we all have an estate and that the inevitable is going to happen.  So avoiding ‘estate planning’ can be a harmful decision when your time comes.  And believe it or not, it won’t affect you a bit!  It will ...

We all become so accustomed to the “things” that make our houses homes that we may not realize that that slanting floor in the bathroom or area rug in the bedroom could pose a safety hazard for the aging relatives we love and work so hard to protect. Using a home safety checklist as you ...

Living in an assisted living facility can leave you feeling isolated and having a difficult time coping with living away from loving family members. The wonderful news is there are ways you can keep in touch with family living away from them using all kinds of various methods from traditional forms of contact to the ...

American health among the elderly is of growing concern.  According to the U.S. Census Bureau-by the year 2050, senior citizens will make up 21% of America’s population. The concern is not that people are living longer-the concern is will American health standards be able to meet the growing medical needs of those who will need 24-7 medical attention ...

Communication is crucial for effective dealing with people especially where they are relatively powerless and require assistance. In places like personal care homes, assisted living facilities, adult family homes, adult foster homes and residential care facilities, where the owners and administrators need to communicate with their residents, communicate with different ways must be employed to ...