Let’s cut to the chase, making a living arrangement decision is not an easy one, but one that needs to be done when aging parents cannot fully take care of themselves or their house or property. How do you know what they need? What are your options? There are many choices and Senior Living Options can help you find the right fit for your aging parents or loved one.

Independent Living/Retirement Living

When your aging parents need help but are still pretty self-sufficient, independent living is a wonderful option for them. They can usually decorate their own apartment and make it work for them and make it feel like home. Senior Living Options is an experienced source in Connecticut and metro New York to help you select the right fit for your parents. It can be overwhelming seeking what works best with living and amenities that are important to your everyday life, and Senior Living Options is experienced to help you with your decisions. Senior Living Options walks you through a detailed assessment to start the process of finding the best place for the next chapter of living comfortably and safely. 

Assisted Living

Assisted Living is another living arrangement available to aging parents. With assisted living you get a few more amenities at hand and help with care such as medication dispensing, dressing, personal hygiene, and other amenities your aging parent might need help with to conquer the day. Typically, there is medical staff available 24/7 to assist the residents in their community. Most communities have transportation options to get residents to appointments or out and about with friends occasionally. It is very important to look at the community as a whole and what they can offer you. You need to think how the facility will work with the present and near future living. Again, Senior Living Options has a wonderful assessment to start the process and they go look and find the best options for you to start the looking process. 

Dementia/Memory Care

Memory care is usually offered at most senior living care facilities. Most often the area is separate so that dementia/Alzheimer patients can roam freely and safely. Like assisted living care, Dementia/Memory care communities offer many different amenities to make living comfortable and enjoyable for residents. The area is secure to keep Dementia/Memory Care patients safe, and yet feel they are having a nice quality of living. Facilities offer 24/7 care with specialized staff to help residents as needed. Senior Living Options offers dementia and Alzheimer care advice to help guide you to the best care possible for your loved one. 
As mentioned before, the journey is laborious and confusing to know what to do while you are working, watching over your kids and keeping up with life. Ann at Senior Living Options has almost 20 years of experience helping families find the best living option for them. Let her give you the best advice to make your loved ones safe and living their best life possible in the next stage of living.

Author: Ann Jamison

Ann Jamison is an experienced senior advisor who has successfully worked with hundreds of families to help them find the best care and home-like environment for themselves or their loved ones. Prior to launching Senior Living Options, Ann was an eldercare advisor for a national placement agency and served as sales director at a senior living community. Thanks to her 25-year career in advertising sales and marketing, Ann is able to discern between hype and reality for her clients. Ann recognizes that there are objective factors that need to be weighed when making a life-changing decision, but she can also assess the important softer attributes by getting to know her clients and by using the gut instincts that can only come through extended experience.