There is an array of seniors housing options which caregivers and seniors confront as they begin to think about moving and downsizing. A good understanding of what these options are and what they offer can help you choose what is right for you now and in the future. It can also help you avoid some [read more…]
Care Facilities
Choosing Seniors Housing: A Note and Warning On Assisted Living
Seniors Housing is successful–both for the provider and for the residents–when the former successfully meets the needs of the clientele to whom they are providing housing. That calls for commitment. They cannot “go halfway.” Twice in the past few months we have had concerns about the response from senior personnel in two different Seniors residences [read more…]
Choosing Seniors Housing
Headliner: New Rates For Nursing Homes On October 8th, the Minster of Health announced new rates for residential care, beginning in January, 2010. While they emphasized that some rates will go down, those paying the higher rates will be paying close to 25% more. Rates will now range from $29.40 up to $96.40 per day. [read more…]
Hospital Discharge in 2009: What Families Need to Know
If you have a relative about to go into or be discharged from hospital, you should know that the experience is much different today from the way it used to be. Whereas care used to be mostly physician directed, today much of the decision making and planning, including discharge, are done mostly by a medical [read more…]
About Assisted Living
It can be difficult and confusing to choose the housing appropriate to the needs of Seniors. One reason for the confusion is that the different types of housing provide differing services and levels of care. In B.C. we have several levels of housing: Independent (or Supportive); Assisted Living, and Complex Care. Independent Living generally provides [read more…]
Getting Good Care In Nursing Homes
There is a wide variation in the quality of care that people can find in Nursing Homes. Even within the same Home, there can be a difference. Homes that have terrible reputations can be turned around, and good ones can go downhill. Quality of care is dependent on many factors. Key is the Administrator and [read more…]
