Top Ten Tips for Selecting a Retirement or Long-Term Care Home for Your Aging Relative
Finding the right residence is as individual as you are – it’s where you or your loved one will make a home, make new friends and live life to the fullest. There are some basic steps that should be taken in order to ensure that the home fits the individual.
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Condos – What to know!
It is often said that buying a condominium is buying a lifestyle. With all of the new developments in and around Southern Ontario it is important to know what kind of lifestyle you want and then work with an experienced realtor to help you find what you need from a condominium.
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Long-Term Care in British Columbia
Long-Term Care Residences, often referred to as Intermediate Care or Extended Care Homes, provide a higher level of care and supervision than Assisted Living Residences. Geared to persons who require ongoing 24-hour supervision, personal nursing care and/or treatment by skilled nursing staff, various levels of care are defined to differentiate between the degree of dependency on supervision and services required. Costs to residents are market driven and, in some cases, may be subsidized by government programs.
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Living Arrangements for Persons with Alzheimer Disease
Many people in the early stages of Alzheimer Disease live safely at home, even though they may need plenty of memory cues like lists and notes. Over time, though, Alzheimer Disease causes memory loss and thinking problems that could make living at home problematic. For example, Alzheimer patients who are in the mid- to late-stages of the disease have been known to leave appliances such as the stove or the coffee pot on, and wander to unsafe places such as a busy intersection or unfamiliar part of town.
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