Here, from the U.S. National Library of Medicine, are some helpful resources if you or a loved one are trying to find out more about assisted living. Assisted living is for adults who need help with everyday tasks. They may need help with dressing, bathing, eating, or using the bathroom, but they don’t need full-time… Continue reading Expert Advice on Assisted Living
Category: Assisted Living
New Movement Monitoring System Helping Prevent Falls in the Elderly
Technology that allows BMW’s assembly lines to run more efficiently is now being used to indicate accurately when residents in Assisted Living Facilities (ALF) are at increased risk of falling. William Kearns, president of the International Society for Gerontechnology and associate professor at the University of South Florida College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, collected… Continue reading New Movement Monitoring System Helping Prevent Falls in the Elderly
3 Ways to Help a Loved One Receive Proper Nursing Home Care
It’s an almost weekly occurrence across the country. Nursing homes face lawsuits over patients who develop severe bedsores that in some cases lead to death. One week it’s a now-closed nursing home in California dealing with its third such lawsuit. Another week it’s a New Jersey nursing home sued by the family of a woman… Continue reading 3 Ways to Help a Loved One Receive Proper Nursing Home Care
How Do You Know if an Assisted Living Community is Great, Good, or Bad?
You’ve probably heard the wise advice to make two visits each assisted living facility you’re considering – one scheduled visit and one unannounced drop-in. But what should you do on these visits to decide which assisted living communities are good and which are not so good? A smart idea from Colorado’s Health Facilities and Emergency… Continue reading How Do You Know if an Assisted Living Community is Great, Good, or Bad?