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Posted on October 17th, 2011

Written by Katherine Askew

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assisted living facility, Buckner Retirement Village, care for the elderly, caregiving, continum care, continuum of care, continuum of care definition, Dementia, home health care, memory care, skilled nursing facility

WHEN A CONTINUUM OF CARE CONTRACT BREAKS

This week, I was shocked to hear that the assisted living facility at Buckner Retirement Village in Dallas, TX, would be closing on December 1, 2011. I have no relatives living there, but having shepherded both parents through assisted living, I understand how this announcement shakes the world of residents, their families, and staff.
WHY A CONTINUUM OF CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY?
An older person enters the continuum of care as the physical limitations of aging demand additional… More
Housing

Posted on August 19th, 2011

Written by Katherine Askew

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aging in place, Assisted living, assisted living option, CCRC, continuum care, continuum of care, Dementia, group home, group homes, memory care, Parkinson's disease, retirement communities, retirement community, retirement facility

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