Nursing Homes vs. Residential Care As a senior living advisor, I meet with families every week. Sometimes people need physical assistance with their personal care. These high care options can include help with bathing, getting dressed, transferring from a wheelchair and assistance with using the bathroom. When people need help around the clock, they often
Senior Housing Archives · Choice Connections Eunice Neubauer - Founder Assisted Living MN
March 31, 2025
SOULcial Salute April 2025
SOULcial Salute April 2025 Greg Loomis, Chaplain, Haven Homes Cassia, Maple Plain, MN From Philadelphia to Minneapolis Greg Loomis grew up in Philadelphia, but his calling led him to the Twin Cities. There, he devoted 30 years to pastoral ministry, shepherding countless families. Before entering full-time pastorship, Greg spent eight years ministering to college students
March 31, 2025
Eye Health & Vision Changes
Recently, while touring a Twin Cities Senior Living Community, I saw a “Vision Loss Support Group” meeting listed on their activity calendar. In the library I noticed a wide variety of large-print books as well as audio books and magnifying stands near some of the tables. It got me thinking about the prevalence of vision
February 28, 2025
SOULcial Salute March 2025
SOULcial Salute March 2025 Georgene Connelly, MBA, Senior Living Consultant – The Waters of Plymouth Caring Born of Compassion Growing up in New York City, Georgene spent time in front of her building with older adults, making it easy for her mom to find her after school. All she had to do was look out
February 3, 2025
Signing Your Senior Housing Lease
What You Should Know by Janelle Meyers, CSA®, LALD You have found your perfect senior living apartment. Your belongings are packed. You hired a mover. Before you receive the keys to your new home, you will need to sign a contract or residency agreement. This contract will have the requirements of you and the facility.
February 3, 2025
Senior Community Tours
What to Expect By: Libby Jensen, CSA® Over the course of the last 13 years, most spent as a Marketing Director in a Eden Prairie senior community, I’ve conducted/participated in hundreds of tours. Yet each one was different – that’s because each person’s story and perspectives are unique. Let’s start with a question – why
November 29, 2024
Real Life Stories of Senior Living Transitions
Senior Living Stories As Senior Living Advisors, we meet with seniors and families almost daily. Each person has a unique story to share. It’s an honor to listen and hear about their joys and struggles in life. Some people come proactively knowing that they want to plan for their future. Others come when they are
November 4, 2024
SOULcial Salute November, 2024
SOULcial Salute November, 2024 Military Service and Servant Leadership Gregg Fox – Manager, Executive Director, Director of Operations, National Guardsman Talking to Gregg, if you didn’t know him, it is hard to know how accomplished and well regarded he is in the senior living industry. He is genuine and unassuming in that way that never
November 4, 2024
Physician Services in Senior Housing by Janelle Meyers, CSA®, LALD
Physician Services in Senior Housing by Janelle Meyers, CSA®, LALD Primary Care in Assisted Living In the mid-2000’s, I worked at an assisted living facility in Brooklyn Center. It was here that I first learned of an emerging service that mirrored what used to be a “house call” made by doctors. As a person ages
September 30, 2024
Dementia and Challenging Behavioral Expressions
Challenging Behaviors Living with a person that has a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or other form of dementia is difficult. Dealing with forgetfulness, adapting the environment, and providing structure becomes the new normal for many families. What you may not expect is yelling, biting, hitting or other acts of physical aggression. Not everyone with dementia