You may be wondering what this photo has to do with assisted living. Well, not much in a direct sense, obviously, but this photo did get me thinking about assisted living in a roundabout way. I took a little trip…
A Lifesaving Organization for Seniors Who Wander or Get Lost
Most assisted living facilities and homes, especially those who deal with memory disorders such as Alzheimer’s, have faced, or need to be prepared to face the serious problem and issue of ‘Wandering.’ We subscribe to numerous news feeds about the…
Discussing The Benefits of Smaller Assisted Living Homes
We receive dozens of questions every day about the different facilities on our site, and although we don’t manage or own them, people often write us asking how big a particular facility is. Size of facility seems to be a…
Professional Pianist for Alzheimer’s patients
This note came into our site, and we thought it was a neat idea. She apparently plays for Alzheimer’s patients at assisted living facilities in the Jacksonville area. ********** I am a professional pianist and have performed sing-a-long music for…
What is ‘Elegant’ assisted living, really?
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…
Actual Dialogue Between A Senior Care Advisor And A Caller
Have you ever wondered exactly what you might get when you call one of those senior care or assisted living referral companies, or or a senior care adviser to get help in finding an assisted living or Alzheimer’s facility for…
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…
Greater Los Angeles Area Assisted Living Facilities
I have been going through the site trying to add cities that are under-represented in terms of facilities. I don’t have an exact science on picking cities, but sometimes I just scroll through the site and see where there might…
