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Will Assisted Living Facilities Become the Next Dinosaur?

Will Assisted Living Facilities Become the Next Dinosaur?

 This past couple of years, I’ve noticed many new assisted living facilities being built in the area in which I live.  These are gorgeous properties with beautiful amenities throughout that have been placed there by designers hired to make them look like “home”.
It wasn’t until I began looking at them as a means of respite [...]

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 walk-in bath tubs: a review

walk-in bath tubs: a review

My father, who lives with me, has his own bathroom here.  Unfortunately, it was a bathroom that contained a combination tub/shower with a glass door.  Because my father has difficulty with his balance and also has some neuropathy, we knew we needed a different set-up for him. It was dangerous for him to step over [...]

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I'm Asking for Your Advice

I’m Asking for Your Advice

My father has dementia that has progressed to a point between the 2nd and 3rd stages. As such I have been granted conservator/guardianship over him and his affairs. (Conservator/guardianship means that I have control of all his medical, financial, life decisions).
As you know, with dementia, there are periods of seemingly complete lucidity ….and then there [...]