There are more than 53 million family caregivers in the United States in 2020 according to a AARP and National Alliance for Caregiving study. That is 9 million more than five years ago. Caregiving can take a toll on a person’s health. Studies have shown that about 30% of caregivers pass away before the person
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October 11, 2020
What is Senior Living Like Today in 2020?
What Is Senior Living Like Today in 2020? For years, each Spring and Fall Choice Connections has put on Senior Tour of Homes Events around the Twin Cities. We’d take a bus full of people to visit different types of senior living. It was a great way for people to actually see what Senior Living
August 9, 2020
COVID-19 & Senior Living Options August Update
Covid-19 and Senior Living Update for August Visits Outdoor scheduled visits are still occurring in senior living as they were earlier this summer. Essential care giver procedures have been communicated recently. Visitors are still not allowed into senior living unless they are an essential caregiver and have been approved to come in as such. When
June 6, 2020
Social Injustice-How Can I Make a Difference?
Social Injustice I will never truly be able to fully understand what it is like to have black skin. Yet, I ask myself, could I understand better than I do? And how can I help moving forward? My heart has been heavy watching all the civil unrest. How can I be demonstrating that black
May 11, 2020
May Update on Senior Living Facilities and COVID-19
May Update on Senior Living Facilities and COVID-19 Gratitude for Nurses, Mothers and Older Americans May is a month of gratitude for Mom’s and Nurses and Older Americans (being Older Americans Month). Our families have adjusted to a lot of change and if your family is like mine, you’re glad you could have Easter
April 13, 2020
Socially Distant Activities in Senior Living
Socially Distant Activities in Senior Living As I talk to past clients and friends in senior living options, I’m impressed how they have been creative in ways to add activities for their residents during the pandemic. Here are a few that I’m aware of. Sing-a-Longs, everyone sits outside their door, a lead singer goes up
February 8, 2020
Heart Health Tips
Mayo Clinic Suggest These 8 steps to a Heart Healthy Diet to Avoid Heart Disease Control portion sizes: how much you eat is more important than what you eat. Use a small plate and share meals if you eat out. Eat more vegetables and fruits Select whole grains Avoid trans fat and limit sat fats
November 5, 2016
Senior Housing – Independent Living, Get on a Wait List or Two
By Eunice K. Neubauer, CSA There are more and more senior living options being built around the metro. You would think there should be openings, right? Typically, when a new building opens, and if it is a continuum of care, independent living, assisted living and memory care being the most common, the independent living portion
May 7, 2014
We All Want To Live At Home In Old Age, But…
We All Want To Live At Home In Old Age, But Know Nothing About the Quality of Care We’ll Get There MARCH 19, 2014 BY HOWARD GLECKMAN More than eight of every 10 people who need long-term support and services receive this care at home rather than in nursing homes or other institutional facilities. And nearly