Springtime = Great Time to Move into a Community

If you’re contemplating of when is a good time to begin researching and touring senior communities, springtime is the best season. Senior living communities typically have incentives and discounts for move-ins. The reason why is because typically the winter season is...

Estate Planning Requires Proactivity

When clients call my company to discuss long-term care options, one of the questions I ask is if the client has completed their estate plan. I have had clients that either have not done an estate plan, or they only had done a Durable Power of Attorney (DPOA) for...

Do’s and Don’ts with Alzheimer’s

When I made the decision to leave my nursing home career to assist family of taking care of my grandma that had Alzheimer’s, I gained a new perspective of Alzheimer’s. I received firsthand experience of what it takes to care for someone with dementia. Grandma was...

Self-Care Is Vital to Avoid Caregiver Burnout

Before I made the decision to leave my nursing home career in Kansas and move back to Springfield my mom was working full-time in a management position while taking care of my grandma. She was taking care of my grandma after work and on weekends. It got to the point...

Our Body Is Meant to Move

When I was an executive director in senior living communities, I noticed a frequent topic was discussed between rehabilitation therapists (physical and occupational) and the resident (senior living communities refer seniors as “resident”); that topic was to educate...