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SENIOR HOUSING OPTIONS: AGING IN PLACE & INDEPENDENT

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 modifications to house as needed.
Cost: Similar to average cost of living for area plus home modification plus ; in-home help (minimum wage – $20/hr) plus home health… More

The New Elder is Moving, + “Group Homes & Holiday Presents”

Within the next month I will be merging TheNewElder.com with our sister site, ElderAuthority.com.  You will be able to access all the old content of TheNewElder plus the new content of ElderAuthority.
I am posting an article each and everyday on ElderAuthority.com.  In time there will be a mass of valid information that can be accessed from any place in the world–free.   I hope it will be the place people go for help when they are suddenly thrust into caregiving or face… More

GROUP HOME JOBS AND HOLIDAY PRESENTS

GROUP HOME PROFESSIONALS AND SUPPORT STAFF
My mother lived at Lexington Place, a group home in Dallas, for the last 16 months of her life.   The number of residents varied from six to nine.  The staff worked in three shifts to provide around-the-clock coverage.  One aide worked the 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. shift.
There were three to five certified nursing aides (CNA’s) who managed the hours from six a.m. to 10. pm.  This group helped with most of the ADL’s (Activities… More

A PERSONAL GROUP HOME EXPERIENCE

CONTINUUM OF CARE
During the last seven years of her life, my mother progressed through the continuum of care in a series of retirement communities.   Initially, both of my parents moved to the independent living wing of a retirement facility that also offered assisted living and memory care.  After my father’s death, Mom lived in their apartment until her Parkinson’s disease made it dangerous for her to live alone.  For a year she had a live-in caregiver,… More

GROUP HOMES

WHAT IS A GROUP HOME?

A Group Home is a private residence for unrelated persons living in a family or community setting, generally with the aid of a caregiver.
Some are run by the government and some are privately owned. The group usually shares a common characteristic such as:

Developmentally disabled
In recovery from drug or alcohol addiction
Youths (with behavioral problems, criminal records, or history of abuse or neglect)
Children in the foster care system
Seniors citizens… More

SENIOR HOMES: EXPAND YOUR OPTIONS

In the old days the options for housing as you got older were few.  They were limited to continuing to live in your own home until health issues required you move in with the family or moving to the dreaded nursing home.  There are a lot more choices today.
SENIOR HOUSING
Here are a list of some types of senior homes.  There are lots of other terms besides the limited list below. Some terms are used to describe similar housing.  It doesn’t matter what it is called.  It does… More