What to Ask During a Visit to An Assisted Living Community
We understand that your loved one deserves the best, and that is exactly what we strive to provide each day at Pipestone Place Assisted Living. We know that you can’t just choose any assisted living or dementia care facility and expect to get the best treatment for your loved one. As a caregiver, your loved…
Read MoreFacing the Truth: What to Do When Your Parent Can No Longer Live at Home
“In youth we learn. In age, we understand.” ~Marie Von Ebner Eschenbach It can be a very scary time in our lives, when we go to our parent’s home and realize that something just isn’t right. It could be that they haven’t cleaned properly in some time, that they aren’t keeping up with their personal…
Read MoreStay Active This Fall: Memory Care Activities to Help with Mental Sharpness
It’s no secret that as our loved ones age, their mental sharpness begins to decline. But sometimes, this little slip can get a bit scary for both those who are still trying to remain somewhat active and young at heart and their families. You may start to worry about what you can do to help…
Read More5 Ways to Stay Connected During Social Distancing
Social distancing is a necessary protocol to keeping safe in today’s world, particularly if you have a beloved family member living in a memory care facility. Not only do you have to actively prioritize their safety, but you will also need to think about the safety of all residents in their community. Unfortunately, for many…
Read MoreTop 5 Tips for Caring for Your Aging Parents from a Distance
Trying to care for your aging parents from a distance is difficult on so many levels – emotionally, financially, and even physically. Long-distance elderly care has an immense impact on all of us, but even more so when your parents are struggling with dementia, memory loss, or Alzheimer’s. When you don’t live near your parents…
Read MoreYou Are the Difference: Why Family Caregivers are a Vital Part of Assisted Living Residential Care
I think back fondly on all the things my mom taught me—how to sew, bake, recognize the qualities in a good, stable life partner, how to respectfully treat the elderly and so much more. Some lessons were evident, and some were more subtle, like the way I fold my shirts. It’s just the same way…
Read MoreWhat Can We Learn from Parkinson’s Care That Can Be Applied to Other Seniors?
For a person diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, the road ahead can seem overwhelming. Family and friends often rally around these men and women, and as the symptoms become more significant, they require more care. Assisted living can be an incredible asset for men and women of advanced years who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s. But…
Read MoreStaying Connected with an Aging Parent at Assisted Living
Communication options today are abundant. We can send a quick text to an elderly parent, friend, or cousin we haven’t seen in years. We can check in on them with a simple, ‘How you doing?’ They can text back. We don’t have to actually devote much time to communicating with people, but just because we…
Read MoreFinding a Sense of Community at Assisted Living
The reasons people choose assisted living are as wide and varied as the people who choose this for their future. Many realize they no longer wish to deal with the responsibilities of keeping their home clean, maintaining it, shopping and cooking for themselves, and so on. Some people ultimately realize they would rather be surrounded…
Read MoreThree Ways Assisted Living Could Help Seniors Lower Daily Stress
Stress can be a serious challenge for people in daily life. For some seniors, they may be stressed about living at home, especially if they are alone. The constant worry about cleaning, maintaining their home, changing light bulbs, clearing off the walking paths outside leading to the driveway, and so on can all be stressors.…
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