Celebrating AssistedLivingWeekby
Sharon K. Brothers, MSW
This week ends National AssistedLivingWeek. You probably were completely unaware of this week..., we have many reasons to celebrate assistedliving this week. Here's my personal word of thanks for all the folks...
New Minnesota AssistedLiving Lawby
Lisa D.
You've heard me rant about how legislation for assistedliving will increase the cost of health... on January 1, 2007 that legislates senior housing and service providers calling themselves "assistedliving...
Can Forteo be taken M-F instead of 7 days a week?
My 87-yr. old Mom is in an assistedliving facility (in another state) after falling and breaking her hip. Considering her a Fosamax failure, her long-time internist wants her on Forteo but the staff... because of some dementia) Mon-Fri only. Any experience with taking Forteo only 5 days a week, not daily?
RAC...crap
New home
We have recently moved my father-in-law to this nice assistedliving facility for mid... to be professional and nice, and also they relate to him in his culture. He loves the LCD TVs in the living rooms... the rooms thinking the family can live with him. He still asks for my husband but since we see...crap
Dementia - When Good Days Go Bad
My 88 year old mother has been living in an assistedliving community for just over eight... in an assistedliving community questionable. Unlike some assistedliving communities, hers does not provide.... A particular drug may be helpful for days, weeks, months, or longer. Some are not well tolerated...crap
How to make him understand the new home is better?
My father-in-law is going to the assistedliving home next week. The problem we have now is he insists that he wants to be where he is or where my own home is. He wants to be with my husband together in our own home. The doctor recommended the assistedliving/nursing home when he had this catheter problem...crap
Making the Transition from AssistedLiving to a Nursing Home Assistedliving centers can often make a good transitional home for elders who no longer feel... for some elders when the services that assistedliving centers offer aren't enough. Then another move, this time...?
Most assistedliving centers do not offer medical care. Many offer memory units, but even then, skilled nursing...crap
Planning Ahead for the Transition into AssistedLiving
into assistedliving, can be a tough hurdle for families to overcome. The best way is to start the conversation.... Many seniors start out with their own private apartment and then progress through stages of assistedliving...'t made plans for their transition into old age? If the time has come for your parents to alter their living...crap
Is combining zoloft and remeron recommended for 90 year old man with alzheimers?
My dad moved into an assistedliving facility in February and was considered "pleasantly confused". He has no history of depression or psychosis and was on no meds. He fell in August, broke his hip and was moved...'s been about two weeks) He also doesn't seem to have much of an appetite, is very sleepy and they want to add...crap
moving a 92 year old Alzheimers patient
my motherinlaw is in a great assistedliving facility my brotherinlaw wants her moved to be closer to him we do not want her moved she likes it where she is and is getting wonderful care
vivian lollarcrap
Getting Help When Considering AssistedLiving Recommended
When my mother and I toured assistedliving centers together to see if she wanted to move..., eliminated several options).
Some assistedliving centers are hugely expensive and offer many services..., assistedliving centers, if you actually want any other personal services, you need to pay extra and...crap
My husband refuses meds at facility. How can he be made to take them.
He has been in the assistedliving facility for 6 months. He is 67 and diagnosed with degenerative dementia. His behavior was violent before medication calmed him down. Now he is very resistant and flatly refuses to take any. The people in the facility know that they should back off and not persist...crap