Assisted Living News

Carlsen Trads is president of Clarity, a consumer electronics company focused on developing adaptive aides for seniors. We invited Trads to talk about hearing loss and discuss how new technologies are improving the quality of life of seniors with impaired hearing. by visiting blogger, Carlsen Trads Hearing loss is the third most common health issue in the US, and because ten thousand Baby Boomers turn 65 every day, it’s becoming even more prevalent. Of those over the age of 65, 33% experience h...

Fran Ferguson, an 81 year-old resident at Sunrise on Connecticut Avenue in Washington D.C. won an apartment-makeover by top designers at HGTV. The apartment makeover was the prize in the Suite Style essay writing contest for Sunrise Senior Living residents, which Ferguson won by writing about the importance of resilience. The HGTV designers worked closely with Ferguson, talking to her about her tastes and preferences to help create the perfect apartment for her. For example, Ferguson’s favorite...

Assisted living facilities, retirement communities and nursing homes have served as the backdrop for a wide range of movies in practically every genre. We compiled a list of 15 such films. There are heart-warming dramas, suspense-filled thrillers, gross-out comedies, and even a sci-fi flick. But despite these films’ differences, it’s intriguing to note that a recurring theme present in many of them: the young hero (or anti-hero) whose life is changed for the better after meeting a wise el...

When I worked as an Eldercare Resource Coordinator for A Place for Mom, I had countless conversations with families and seniors who were in the process of searching for care. I remember one elderly woman in particular, we’ll call her Janet, who asked me, “What state has the cheapest assisted living?” Janet lived alone and had no living family, but she needed hands-on care. She was in an awkward financial position such that her income was too high to qualify for Medicaid, but not rea...

Last year A Place for Mom (who operates this website) conducted a survey of the pricing of the thousands of assisted living communities in our network, and released the results as part of our 2012 Cost of Care Survey. The survey revealed a wealth of fascinating information about the cost of senior care, including the states where assisted living is most expensive. Last week our blog asked the quest “Is Assisted Living Over Priced?” and concluded that evidence suggests it is not. Our post ...

Most people don’t read about senior care for fun, but when you’re a caregiver or senior yourself, it’s natural to immerse yourself with information and inspiration that will make your life easier. Fortunately, there are an increasing number of quality resources that provide information and encouragement to seniors and the 65 million Americans who provide care for aging or disabled loved ones. If you’ve enjoyed our assisted living blog, here are 6 other high quality, frequently...

When families who are searching for assisted living first encounter prices, an occasional reaction is “sticker shock”. The average price for a one-bedroom assisted living apartment is approximately $3400 per month, or about $115 per day according to data from A Place for Mom’s 2012 Cost of Care Survey. Most Americans would agree that this is a significant sum of money; but is it too much? What You Get For Your Money Consider what a senior (or contributing loved ones) are acquiring w...

Q: My 89 year old elderly mother has Alzheimer’s disease and lives with me, my husband, and my two children. She has no short term memory at all, but she doesn’t need a lot of hands on care. We spent thousands of dollars converting our garage into a living space so that she could stay with us, but now we’re worried that she’s going to burn the house down. She won’t stop smoking inside and her memory is so bad that sometimes she has two or even three cigarettes lit at the same time. Her fu...

Over the past few years, news outlets have brought to national attention a spate of alarming stories about tragic traffic accidents caused by elderly drivers. Indeed, as America ages, the safety of its older drivers is being increasingly scrutinized. Many states have passed laws aimed at keeping dangerous older drivers off the road. In Oregon, seniors may be required to retake the state driving test if they exhibit physical or mental warning signs, have a poor driving record, or if they have been rep...