What Senior Wants to Leave Their Home? “I want to stay in my home”. We have heard this often before COVID-19 and we hear it even more now. We all continue to age and sometimes things happen and we have to leave a home of many years. What if a move to a long term
December 4, 2020
November 9, 2020
2020 Holiday Gifts for the Older Adult in your Life
2020 Holiday Gifts for the Older Adult in your Life Have you already put your gift list together? Are their older adults in your life you are thinking about. More gifts will be mailed vs personally delivered this year given social distancing. USPS says to have packages in the mail by December 15. Here are
November 8, 2020
November COVID-19 Senior Living Update
November COVID-19 Senior Living Update A New Normal Senior living communities have and are adjusting to a new normal. New buildings are adding state of the art air purification systems and we hear of existing buildings adding them. The process of testing residents and staff is becoming more common and the ongoing screening of visitors
November 5, 2020
National Caregiver Month: Give Them A Thank You And A Break
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
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
October 10, 2020
Anxiety in a Pandemic World-Strategies to Help
Anxiety in a Pandemic World- Strategies to Help We are hearing more and more about anxiety given the pandemic. Isolation is taking a toll on all of us. It doesn’t matter what the age; young children, teens, young adults or mid or later stage in life. This past week Kay King who works for NAMI
October 9, 2020
Medicare Open Enrollment
Medicare Open Enrollment October 15th – December 7th – The time to start comparing your coverage with other options. You may be able to save money by comparing all of your options. What to consider when choosing or changing your coverage: Convenience Costs Coverage Doctor and hospital choice Prescription drugs Quality of care Travel Your
September 5, 2020
Searching for the Right Option
Searching for the Right Option My daughter Amber is getting married in about a year. We had our first visits during COVID with masks on, of her trying on wedding dresses. How do you pick the right option? There is a lot of planning that comes with that day and with just the dress. It
September 5, 2020
COVID-19 and Senior Living Update for September 2020
COVID-19 and Senior Living Update for September 2020 If you enjoy data and statistics, the Department of Health has weekly reporting on COVID-19 you can find here. Testing More testing is being done. Testing doesn’t imply a lot more COVID as I’ve had clients tested three times; 1 positive and 2 negative tests, within a
September 4, 2020
A Respite Stay
Respite: A short period of rest or relief If you are providing care for a spouse, a parent or other loved one, you may have a need to find an alternative for a short period of time. It could be a needed surgery, a wedding of a child or grandchild out of state or new