A Quick Guide to Senior Living Most of our clients are boomer children that are helping their parents find senior living and spouses that can no longer provide the level of care their spouse needs on their own. When many of our clients seek out our help, they are completely new to Senior Living and Continue Reading…
How Long is a Respite Stay? Respite care is a somewhat generic term meaning a shorter term stay. Some people define it as 30 days or less. Some people will define it as 60 days or less. Usually it needs to be a two-week minimum. Short stays in assisted living or residential care facility are Continue Reading…
Apartment Style Living vs Home Board and Care There’s a couple of different kind of broad categories of assisted living. So the broad term of assisted living actually has two different pillars: large apartment style living small board and care style. The one thing to note is that both of them are licensed by the Continue Reading…
The Evolution of Nursing Homes I get a question quite a lot, or a misunderstanding, of the differences between a nursing home and assisted living. Can you elaborate on that and the differences? That’s a misconception that a lot of people have. Prior to the start of what we call assisted living, which took place Continue Reading…
The Costs That Make Up Large Assisted Living Pricing Hi, I’m Todd Goodman with First Choice Senior Placement. Today I’m focusing on costs of the larger apartment style assisted living communities in the Greater Sacramento area. Sacramento County Placer County Eldorado county Currently there are 128 larger apartment style assisted living facilities in our area. Continue Reading…
The Analogy of the Three Legs of Senior Care A three-legged stool is not inherently the most stable platform to begin with. And this is an analogy that I heard a couple years ago, I don’t really know where so I can’t give credit. But it made sense to me. Watch the video now! Prefer to Continue Reading…
A question that we get a lot is: Is it possible to move into assisted living during this COVID time? And if so, what does it really look like? Moving Into Assisted Living While Coronavirus Restrictions are Still in Effect Watch the video now! Prefer to read? Here’s the gist of what else senior placement experts, Continue Reading…
Do you have a loved one that has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s? As a caregiver, you should watch this brief video describing the progression of Alzheimer’s Disease so you understand how it damages the brain and how it affects behavior. Prefer to Read? Here’s a summary of the information presented in the video. Alzheimer’s is Continue Reading…
Moving a parent or loved one out of their family home into assisted living brings with it a number of challenges – not the least of which is having the initial conversation to get the ball rolling. Many seniors feel that moving to a care facility forces them to give up their independence and freedom, Continue Reading…
Falls are great concern for seniors and their families. This is because for an older person a fall can lead to serious injury and often results in a significant loss of mobility. Elderly people who suffer these types of accidents can end up with broken bones or displaced joints that not only cause a great Continue Reading…
