Find an Assisted Living Facility That Matches Your Parent’s Lifestyle
Having to place your mother or father in an assisted-living facility can be an extremely tough decision to have to make but it is often-times inevitable. You love your parents and you want to make...
View ArticleDeciding If Assisted Living Is the Right Choice
It’s fearsome, nobody can deny that. The experiences and lessons learnt throughout one’s life don’t even begin to prepare you for the moment when it’s time to change your life once more. You might...
View ArticleDo the (Senior) Talk: Bringing Up Senior Living Solutions as an Option to...
It is not an easy issue to discuss. Telling a loved one about the need for even starting to research one’s next living options can be a frustrating and hurtful situation if not handled appropriately....
View ArticleA New Option for Senior Living
Care homes are a new and arguably better choice for older adults in need of assisted living. Our professional, experienced care managers are knowledgeable about care home options in Wake and...
View ArticleDementia, caregiving and memories
I spend a lot of time with elderly residents and caregivers in assisted living and memory care communities where social interactions and activities are limited. Music, television, puzzles and games...
View ArticleAssisted Living Visits for Newbies
Going to visit a family member or friend at an assisted living community? Wondering what to do or say to have a meaningful visit? Bring a small gift. Assisted living apartments and rooms are small...
View ArticleAssisted Living Visits: Time for Dinner
Mealtime at an assisted living facility can be an eye-opener to families and friends of senior residents. The short story is that menus, supply of fresh fruits and vegetables, and healthy food options...
View ArticleGift ideas for aging adults
As shorter days, longer nights, colder temperatures, and holiday time approaches, here are a few gift giving ideas for aging adult loved ones. Dehydration is skin’s enemy, especially during cold...
View ArticleAging Life Care Professionals™ help adult children and their aging parents...
Preferred Living Solutions employs professional care managers who are members of the Aging Life Care Association ™. Our Aging Life Care™ professionals adhere to ALCA’s Code of Ethics, a pledge and a...
View ArticleReforming longterm eldercare and improving meaning in life as we age
Longterm eldercare reform is the passion that drives Dr. Bill Thomas, an international authority on geriatric medicine and eldercare. He is the founder of The Eden Alternative and The Greenhouse...
View ArticleWhy Care Management?
Care management is best understood from a client’s perspective. Melanie Mattingly created Preferred Living Solutions Care Management after navigating a fragmented path of finding, selecting and...
View ArticleVisiting memory care residents
Visiting Mom or Dad in assisted living or a memory care can be hard. Perhaps you take a treat to share – a favorite dessert or snack food. Maybe you bring a little present. Or maybe you don’t know what...
View ArticleMemory Care Programs
Memory care programs are usually found in adult day programs and in assisted living facilities and memory care units. Research results about best practices in designing and implementing memory care...
View ArticleAdaptive clothing improves life for caregivers and care partners
Caregivers, adaptive clothing for aging loved ones will make your and your care partner’s lives easier. You may think that suggesting an adult bib might embarrass your loved one. Instead, think about a...
View ArticleShower assistance for people living with dementia
Support for activities of daily living (eating, bathing, toileting, dressing, ambulating) looks different for every caregiver-care partner engagement. The partnership is rarely a 50-50 interaction. As...
View ArticleWandering: search and rescue aids
One of a caregiver’s greatest fears is that their loved one will go wandering. After my uncle was diagnosed with dementia, my aunt was determined to care for him in their home. Our family supported her...
View Article5 fun activities for Assisted Living residents
Assisted Living residents’ days tend to be routine and, sometimes, downright boring. Talking with a client’s daughter this morning, we brainstormed a few great ideas for family members and caregivers...
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