As the year draws to a close, it is a good time to review your finances. Five financial topics to review: 2022 Spending It’s likely that inflation has taken a toll on your finances. Knowing how you are spending your money is a good start to understand what actions you may want to take going
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December 9, 2022
December 5, 2022
Respite Care
Image by gpointstudio on Freepic Do you need a break from caregiving? Respite care provides short-term relief for primary caregivers. It can be arranged for just an afternoon or a month. The most popular respite services are home care, adult day services and stay by the day in a senior living community. Short-term care Respite
October 31, 2022
Care Facility and Care Benefits for Veterans
Veterans with service during active times of war are eligible for various benefits for care. Veteran Homes There are five nursing care homes for Veterans in Minnesota currently: Minneapolis Fergus Falls Hastings Luverne Silver Bay All Veteran homes have an inactive and active waiting list. Completed paperwork can put you on either list. The inactive
October 5, 2022
Assisted Living and Long Term Care Costs
Assisted Living and Long-Term Care Costs Cost of Care The Genworth Cost of Care Survey reports annually the cost of caring for seniors in the US, and more specifically by state and by area. In their most recent survey of 2021 costs reported in February of 2022, a private room in a nursing home in
October 3, 2022
Therapy Services in Senior Housing
Therapy Services in Senior Housing Therapy is a hot topic for older adults. Most people will go to a Medicare certified transitional care unit after a health event for rehabilitation. In this setting it is often daily and more intense. Therapy usually lasts anywhere from two weeks to three months. After progress stops so will
September 8, 2022
Health Benefits of Moving to Senior Living
Health Beneftis of Moving to Senior Living September is Healthy Aging Month. Aging gracefully and with health means something different to each of us. What does it mean to you? This article focuses on three health benefits of moving to senior living: Nutrition, Socialization and Access to Health Care. Nutrition When a senior lives alone
May 9, 2022
Senior Living Education at Events
Senior Living Education at Events It has been wonderful to be out at several senior living events this past April. Our team is excited to be out at more events coming up. We thought we’d use this opportunity with our May newsletter to tell you about them. Maybe you or others you know would like
May 5, 2022
New COVID-19 Developments in Assisted Living and Senior Housing
NEW COVID-19 DEVELOPMENTS Just over two years ago, senior living communities were on lock down due to the uncertainty of COVID-19. It is difficult to think back to when communities were doing all they could to keep older adults safe. The goal was to keep ean outbreak from occurring. Communities did this by stopping activities,
February 5, 2022
Managing Care After A Move To Assisted Living
Managing Care After a Move to Assisted Living When your loved one moves to assisted living or memory care, your role changes. Now instead of being the caregiver that performs the caregiving, you watch over the cares being provided. Communication is key. Here are some tips to help ensure all goes smoothly. Before your loved
January 8, 2022
New Year’s Goal! Review and Communicate Important Documents
New Year’s Goal! Review and Communicate Important Documents Getting in place and updating your important documents as you age is critical! Just as important is communicating that information to key people. Review your Power of Attorney, Healthcare Directive, will, trust if you have one and titling of how you own things. Power of Attorney –