Desperately Seeking Senior Living
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Desperately Seeking Senior living is for all the sons, daughters, grandkids, and spouses who suddenly find themselves tangled in the search for senior living and care. Join us for Doable Tips or our full-length Family Talk episodes where our Host Valerie Borgman interviews families about their experiences searching for senior living and care.
Desperately Seeking Senior Living
1w ago
Last episode we talked about this same topic but we applied it to those in Independent and assisted living. We talked about getting creative and advocating ….and with Memory care I believe that’s even more important …if you’re listening and you’re a family member looking for memory care I believe you hold the key to helping this transition to memory care be successful… If you’re listening and you work in memory care… I challenge you to become curious about your residents…Who they are and what they used to love.
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Desperately Seeking Senior Living
3w ago
Some of my favorite stories in senior living have come from finding that thing…that activity…that spark.... that makes this really difficult transition… a little more personal.
Many seniors express that moving to senior living is where they're going to die or that you...their loved one or caregiver are just going to drop them off...or another phrase I've heard is you're going to dump me at a senior living community. So how do you move past these fears? Because the other thing I've heard from seniors, after sometimes years of acclimating is.... I wish I would've done this earlier. What ma ..read more
Desperately Seeking Senior Living
1M ago
Rehab…. Short term rehab…. Skilled nursing facility… SNF…
Through the years, I've witnessed families struggle with tough decisions, particularly when it comes to transitioning to assisted-living or memory care following a crisis at home, often triggered by a fall or illness. Unfortunately, about 90% of the families I've worked with have faced challenges with short term rehab stays… some more serious than others.
So In today's episode, we'll dive into some of these stories but also explore alternatives and discuss how to advocate for your loved ones.
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Desperately Seeking Senior Living
1M ago
What is a Medicaid spend down?? Does it mean my mom is guaranteed to qualify for Medicaid after she spends down her money?
If you’ve started your search for senior living and care and are concerned about finances… it’s likely you’ve heard the word Medicaid and the phrases straight Medicaid and the Medicaid spend down. But what exactly does this mean for your mom or dad?? In this episode we’re talking about Medicaid and the Medicaid Spenddown and how it could affect your search for senior living and care.
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Desperately Seeking Senior Living
2M ago
Maybe you’ve even started to google senior living and care and maybe you’re scratching your head trying to figure out why it's so confusing!
I’m your host Valerie Lynn and…in this episode I’m talking with industry professional and host of the upcoming PBS North special, Inside Senior Living, Melissa Fritz. Melissa’s series, Inside Senior Living, follows families on this journey. Her background working for Brookdale Senior Living as well as her personal experience navigating senior living for her father who had Alzheimer’s, fueled her passion for helping families understand their options and na ..read more
Desperately Seeking Senior Living
2M ago
Does your state...city...county require dementia training for your Police Officers and EMT's? Many do not.
In this episode, we’re talking about interactions with first responders and their Dementia training or lack of dementia training and what caregivers can do to help.
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Desperately Seeking Senior Living
3M ago
When you toured a community you most likely gave them your phone number and most likely your Mom gave them hers. When you do that you’re going to get follow up phone calls. That call is to check in and see where you’re at in the process and how things are going. From this call the home visit is born.
In this episode we're talking about what exactly a home visit is and why it can be a helpful resource for families.
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Desperately Seeking Senior Living
3M ago
Have you ever wondered what it takes to run an assisted living community? Should you ask to meet the person in charge and is there anything you should be asking them? Who exactly IS the person in charge and what should you expect from them when your mom or dad lives there? In this episode, we’re talking with Executive Director Tina Nutt ... that person in charge...about what it takes to run a successful independent and assisted living community. From dining to care to a day in the life.... you don't want to miss this episode!
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Desperately Seeking Senior Living
4M ago
"I'm sorry...what did you say?"
After years of working in senior living, I still forget that this industry has its own language. A language most of the families I work with have never heard or know very little about. A language largely from the medical field... no doubt due to its creator Doctor Keren Wilson of Oregon.
No matter where it came from, not knowing what you're being asked or what it all means for your loved one and their care....only adds to an already stressful search. In this episode, we're talking terminology through story...
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Desperately Seeking Senior Living
4M ago
Despite the fact that dementia is a very individual disease - and that symptoms may vary - many memory care communities will not even consider a new resident with a Lewy body, Frontotemporal, Vascular or Alcohol Related Dementia diagnosis. They won’t even look at their medications or doctors notes.
This week we're looking at some of the symptoms of the different types of Dementia including Alzheimer's and why it can be more difficult to find care.
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