SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR HOMELESS As a followup to my tour of The Bridge last week, I contacted Jay Dunn, President and CEO, to learn how The Bridge transitions the homeless in Dallas into supportive housing. Supportive Housing is affordable housing that is subsidized. It is not institutional housing. Supportive housing provides a safe place to [...]
Supportive Housing for the homeless has lessons to teach us as we work on better ways to house seniors without assets or family, especially those with depression or dementia. Supportive Housing creates a safe place to live with a full continuum of supportive services to help a resident manage his/her day-to-day living situation. This video [...]
WHEN I FIND A GOOD IDEA, I STEAL IT This week I met with Judy Noble, Director of Community Development, at The Bridge here in Dallas, TX. I made an appointment because I have heard about the The Bridge’s success in getting the homeless off the street and into supportive housing. I wanted to [...]
Sometimes I get a bit loopy from writing so much about serious topics as aging, death and dying, elder abuse, affordable housing, senior jobs, and all the challenges that face me and my fellow greying Baby Boomers. If this seems a bit off topic, forgive me. Sometimes I need a giggle. Kudos to “Baylor” and [...]
COHOUSING IS COLLABORATIVE Cohousing is an option with wonderful possibilities for those of us who wish to maintain our personal privacy and independence while enjoying the benefits of a close knit community. For me and my fellow 78 million baby boomers, it meets the needs of an aging demographic that rejects traditional senior housing. It [...]
YOU CAN’T MISPLACE MOM IF YOU VISIT REGULARLY How often do you suppose this happens? Some one “puts their mother in a home” and doesn’t check on her for months–literally. No phone calls or personal visits were made during the time between “before Christmas” and the first week of March to speak to her mother [...]
If you or a family member requires 24/7 nursing care (also known as skilled nursing), moving to a nursing home is one choice, but not the only one. The days of a parent making a child promise, “…to never put me in a nursing home” should be over. A nursing home may be where you [...]
MID-LEVEL CARE, COST, INDEPENDENCE There is no national definition of assisted living. States regulate and license assisted living facilities, but each state uses its own definition. In some states assisted living is a marketing term for both licensed and unlicensed senior living communities. Assisted living is a choice for people who can no longer manage [...]
According to an AARP survey, 89 % of people 50 and older prefer to remain at home as they age. Almost everyone prefers to live as independently as possible. Here are some of the best options for senior housing that allow for high to moderate independence: AGING IN PLACE Description: Live in own home, making [...]
WHAT KIND OF HOUSING? Adults usually need a certain set of skills in order to be able function independently. The senior care professions calls them the Activities of Daily Living and use them to develop a functional assessment. A functional assessment helps identify medical issues and diagnose cognitive abilities in addition to helping evaluate a [...]
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