What is the Aging Uniquely Community?
Wondering how you will support your loved one as they age is a common experience among adult children, nephews, nieces, brothers, sisters, neighbors and friends.
Essential Dementia Insights: Changes beyond Memory you need to know
Understanding dementia can be helpful to understand the person living with dementia. This knowledge can help care partners to feel compassion versus being upset or confused about why someone if doing what they are doing.
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Mild Cognitive Impairment: Early Memory Loss and Other Brain Changes
Mild Memory Loss and Cognitive Changes, but not necessarily “full blow” dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease. Sometimes this can also be referred to a Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI).
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Is a Memory Care Facility Right for my Aging Parent or Family Member?
Memory care units are typically locked and designed for people with memory impairments who require assistance with ADLs and IADLs and are at risk of wandering to unsafe locations or at risk of becoming lost.
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Necessary questions to ask when choosing an Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
Ask detailed questions about the assisted living facility (ALF), especially about financial details, medication management rules, vacant room policies and how responsive the staff are.
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Is an Assisted Living Facility Right for Me or my Aging Family Member?
Rented apartment / large room with assistance with Activities of Daily Living. Assisted Living Facilities services can vary significantly and it is important to ask in-depth questions regarding levels of care.
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Necessary Questions to Ask Independent Living Facilities (ILF)
There are several questions that should be asked about the assisted living facility including accessibility and safety inquiries, financial details and social and leisure opportunity questions.
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Is an Independent Living Facility Right for Me or My Aging Parent?
Considerations when Renting a private apartment in a retirement community or living in an independent living facility.
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Special Considerations when Moving as a Couple
As if moving or deciding where to retire was not challenging enough, moving both parents or moving as a couple comes with additional challenges.
Create A Retirement Vision Board!
Vision Boards inspire action towards those goals, desires and aspirations! To visually represent your “WHY” or the reason you are doing things.
Is this Specific Retirement Community Right for Me or My Loved One?
Each person is unique and has unique preferences. It is important to closely examine personal preferences and how each person prioritizes features of the retirement center.
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