We have seen many assisted living facilities post their information on our website over the years, and a fair number of them describe themselves as being ‘elegant’ or ‘luxury’ or ‘premier’ assisted living. At times, we’ve felt that with certain…
Walk-in Bathtubs at memory care facilities – a waste of money?
A few weeks ago, I had a wonderful opportunity to visit a memory care / Alzheimer’s facility in my area. I was invited by the facility administrator to come up on a Thursday morning in April 2011 – the purpose…
Younger person needing assisted living
We have written quite a bit lately about many of the myths and misunderstndings around assisted living, and we received an email that highlights the “untruth” that assisted living is only for seniors. The email we received today is as…
Cannot contribute fully to society anymore?
Another interesting message came through our site today – directed at a specific facility on our site. Apparently, the facility in question describes the elderly as those who “cannot contribute fully to society anymore.” The person who wrote the message…
It’s getting crowded around here…sort of
Gee whiz – the assisted living space is getting pretty crowded – and crowded with some pretty shady characters. Seems like every time I look at my blog comments, there’s another spammy, awful “referral” service or site trying to post…
Thank you to Melissa for flagging a site
We spend a lot of time adding facilities, writing articles, and writing on our blog. Of course, over time – things change – businesses go under, new facilities are built, and websites…..they change too. We rely on our readers and…
OK, So It’s National Assisted Living Week
National Assisted Living Week 2009 is Sunday, September 13, 2009 to Saturday, September 19, 2009. So, what does that really mean? I am seeing that it is this ‘special’ week in the news, and posted on many caregiving sites and…
Chandler boring? Say it isn’t so!
I came across a December 2008 Forbes magazine article that lists the 10 most “boring” cities in America, and since I am a native Arizonan, I was not thrilled to see 2 of our desert cities on the list –…
Our visit to see Grandma Irene in Pittsburgh
Our family just got back from seeing Grandma Irene in the Pittsburgh area. We had a great trip, and she got to spend time with her granson “Johnnie.” Gramma Irene is amazing. She is turning 79 this month, and is…
