Download or read book Things to Do With and for Seniors in Assisted Living written by Sue Harrington and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-02-12 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Large print edition. Also available in regular print. Seniors in Assisted Living and other facilities do not need trinkets and more clothing. Sixty-five ideas of things to do with and for Seniors living in Assisted Living and other facilities that they will appreciate. This book can give relatives, Churches, and anybody who deals with seniors practical things to do to improve the quality of life of seniors in this stage of their life. We love to shower the person we love with presents, but when men and women are elderly-and especially if they are now living in Assisted Living or other facilities, they usually don't need more clothes or trinkets. So, what do you give them that will actually increase their quality of life? As we age, our eyesight lessons. It's harder to get around. You provide them with gifts which can actually improve their quality of their life instead of collecting dust. You do things for them. Lastly, by spending time with them, you can lessen their feelings of loneliness and isolation; you validate that they still have worth. Some seniors never have a visitor once they move into Assisted Living or other another type of facility. Remember, every day is a gift and your senior won't always be here; treasure the time you have together.
Download or read book Geriatric Activities written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Activity Guide Book for Senior Living written by Janet Brown BSN MSN and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-22 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Activity Guide Book for Seniors was developed and compiled by experienced Recreational Therapists to facilitate the development of effective and vibrant activity programs for residents in long-term care communities and adult day programs. The suggestions, ideas, and examples provided in this book are used in communities nationwide and are designed to assist providers in meeting State regulatory requirements for activity programs. Included in this book are activities for adult day programs, tips for assessing and addressing resident interests, conducting group and individual activities, holding resident council meetings, and facilitating family involvement and vibrant volunteer programs. The book also has additional activity programs that facilitate continued engagement and provide meaning to residents, hands-on approach to enhancing memory, improving physical health, sparking creativity, promoting social interaction, and ensuring the overall well-being of dementia residents.
Download or read book Things to Do with and for Seniors in Assisted Living the Locked Title Has Senior s written by Sue Harrington and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-02-12 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book can give relatives, Churches, and anybody who deals with seniors practical things to do to improve the quality of life of seniors in this stage of their life. We love to shower the person we love with presents, but when men and women are elderly-and especially if they are now living in Assisted Living or other facilities, they usually don't need more clothes or trinkets. So, what do you give them that will actually increase their quality of life? As we age, our eyesight lessons. It's harder to get around. You provide them with gifts which can actually improve their quality of their life instead of collecting dust. You do things for them. Lastly, by spending time with them, you can lessen their feelings of loneliness and isolation; you validate that they still have worth. Some seniors never have a visitor once they move into Assisted Living or other another type of facility. Remember, every day is a gift and your senior won't always be here; treasure the time you have together. This book can also be purchased as large print.
Download or read book Working Daughter written by Liz O'Donnell and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-07-31 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Working Daughter provides a roadmap for women trying to navigate caring for aging parents and their careers. Using the author’s own experiences as a prime example, it’s ideal for readers who want straight talk and real advice about the challenges and rewards of eldercare while managing a career and family.
Download or read book 150 Crafts and Activities for Seniors written by Kim Dickson and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-03-29 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I am still volunteering to this day, and the joy I see on their happy faces is all I need to keep going. I hope this book has helped you to help the seniors in your lives.
Download or read book Mom and Dad We Need to Talk written by Cameron Huddleston and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-06-25 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to start open, productive talks about money with your parents as they age As your parents age, you may find that you want or need to broach the often-difficult subject of finances. In Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk: How to Have Essential Conversations with Your Parents About Their Finances, you’ll learn the best ways to approach this issue, along with a wealth of financial and legal information that will help you help your parents into and through their golden years. Sometimes parents are reluctant to address money matters with their adult children, and topics such as long-term care, retirement savings (or lack thereof), and end-of-life planning can be particularly touchy. In this book, you’ll hear from others in your position who have successfully had “the talk” with their parents, and you’ll read about a variety of conversation strategies that can make talking finances more comfortable and more productive. Learn conversation starters and strategies to open the lines of communication about your parents’ finances Discover the essential financial and legal information you should gather from your parents to be prepared for the future Gain insight from others’ stories of successfully talking money with aging parents Gather the courage, hope, and motivation you need to broach difficult subjects such as care facilities and end-of-life plans For children of Baby Boomers and others looking to assist aging parents with their finances, Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk is a welcome and comforting read. Although talking money with your parents can be hard, you aren’t alone, and this book will guide you through the process of having fruitful financial conversations that lead to meaningful action.
Download or read book Stages of Senior Care Your Step by Step Guide to Making the Best Decisions written by Paul Hogan and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2009-12-06 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A USA Today BESTSELLER! "Informative. Complete. And practical. This book will guide family caregivers through the surprisingly complex world of senior care." —MEHMET OZ, M.D., New York Times bestselling coauthor of YOU: The Owner's Manual: The Complete All-in-One Care Guide Choosing the best care for your aging parents and other seniors in your life is not only complex, with multiple options available, it's also highly personal and often emotional. This essential resource—written by the founders of Home Instead Senior Care, the world's largest provider of nonmedical care for seniors—guides you through a comprehensive range of things to consider, step by step, so you can make better informed decisions and be confident that the senior in your life is receiving the best care possible. Checklists and diagnostics will help you: Decide if at-home care is the right choice for you and your loved ones Evaluate the pros and cons of retirement communities, adult care centers, nonmedical caregivers, assisted living facilities, nursing homes, and hospice Determine the costs of senior care options and find helpful support networks "This is not just another book about caring for aging parents. It's a great reference you'll use again and again. Stages doesn't shy away from the hard questions. Rather, it shows you how to confront them."—SUZANNE MINTZ, President/CEO, National Family Caregivers Association "Recognizing that there is no one-size-fits-all solution, this salient volume compassionately addresses a full range of hard-to-discuss subjects."--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY All of the authors' profits from the sale of this book will be donated to the Home Instead Senior Care Foundation. Paul and Lori Hogan founded Home Instead Senior Care in 1994. Now with 850 offices in 15 countries, Home Instead is recognized as a global leader and authority on senior care. Visit them at www.stagesofseniorcare.com.
Download or read book Senior Activities FUNdamentals written by Debra Ann Covell and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-29 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique resource for Senior Activities Professionals, Senior Activities FUNdamentals inspires them to plan activities in a brand-new way. Filled with fun and energizing activities, Senior Activities FUNdamentals accommodates seniors experiencing frailty, reduced mobility, and/or memory loss. Author Debbi Covell's passion for the older generation is apparent throughout the pages of this fresh, fun, and informative guide. With more than 25 years of experience planning activities for seniors, including those living with dementia or other memory loss, the author strongly believes that seniors have the same basic needs as anyone: to laugh and have fun, to explore and learn, and to live life to the fullest. Senior Activities FUNdamentals provides a variety of activity ideas to fulfill these needs and to challenge the mind, lift the spirits, and engage seniors. A unique feature of this resource is the inclusion of activities with clear, step-by-step instructions on setting up and carrying it out, explaining the benefits to seniors.Just as important, Senior Activities FUNdamentals offers detailed and relevant information essential in understanding and motivating seniors. The suggestions and tips can alleviate "job burnout," which is prevalent in this profession. It is a great training resource!Senior Activities FUNdamentals will be a resource Senior Activities Professionals will refer to time and time again!
Download or read book Aging Easy written by Mondresia Carver and published by Pa-Pro-VI Publishing. This book was released on 2021-07-19 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People often ask, "Why Seniors?" My response is always the same, "Why NOT Seniors?" I have always had an unwavering desire to serve and protect the elderly. Even as a child, when given the opportunity to choose, my choice was always to be in the company of the "older folk". I have found their wisdom and conversation to be priceless. For Seniors, living independently during their golden years can be an enjoyable and rewarding time of life. Most desire to maintain their dignity, quality of life, and independence while living at home. Sounds simple enough. However, what I have found to be true, both professionally and personally, is that things aren't always so simple. As a very young adult, I can recall experiencing the loss of my maternal great-grandmother. Having not been afforded the knowledge that I currently possess, watching her cognitive decline over a 5-year span was painful. On the day of her funeral, I can still recall feeling as though I'd lost my grandmother several years prior. A better understanding of her diagnosis would have added more quality to the time we shared. Experiencing the loss of my paternal grandmother was another taxing experience. Though her diagnosis did not rob her of her cognitive ability, Cancer certainly took everything else. During this experience, my knowledge base for the situation was greater. Therefore, medical attention, placement, and long-term planning were much easier. Most recently, the loss of my maternal grandfather was a challenge that tugged on every ounce of knowledge, experience, and emotion possible. Within a 7-month period, I watched my grandfather drift from what most called, "The World's Oldest Teenager" to being completely bedridden and dependent on others for care. Heart attack, stroke, cancer, kidney failure, dialysis, feeding tube, tracheostomy, cardiac arrest, and resuscitation were only among the most significant challenges that he endured. Fortunately, my family and I were able to make "informed" decisions to assure that he maintained quality of life. Working in Senior care for over 20 years, I have been exposed to all aspects. I have consoled weeping widows. I have found placement for seniors who have no family. I have advocated for seniors who were mistreated by family and/or professionals. I have found assistance for seniors that wanted to remain at home but needed a little help. I have helped family to understand that Hospice is actually very beneficial and not death sentence. I have hired good caregivers. I have terminated poor caregivers. I have also provided Psychotherapy for seniors who suffer from depression and anxiety. In short, Seniors and their families experience the same issues as those in other populations. For me, it is a God-given charge that I do all that is within my power to assure that this population is provided with the supports needed to be safe, healthy, and happy.
Download or read book Assisted Living in the United States written by Rosalie A. Kane and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Innovations in Activities for the Elderly written by David Cook and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-02-04 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concrete directions for programming and reasons for developing and refining such programs.
Download or read book The Big Book of Senior Living Activities written by Jillian Thomas and published by Hcpro, a Division of Simplify Compliance. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Senior living communities must be proactive in building their offerings to appeal to potential residents and their families. The Big Book of Senior Living Activities features over 100 activities facilities can use to offer a welcoming environment and ensure an engaged, social community. Authors Jillian Thomas, CDP, and Debbie R. Bera, ADC, provide strategies to ensure a sustainable, organic, and successful resident activities program. Staff will gain the knowledge to successfully manage activities while gaining leadership, employee, and resident buy-in. No matter the clinical condition or cognitive limitation, this book offers activities that suit each individual's needs. This book has everything you need to run a successful senior living activities program, including: - Strategies to adapt and modify activities to individual resident needs, including Alzheimer's and dementia patients, younger residents, residents with communication limitations, and bariatric residents - Detailed case studies on senior living activities - Tips for how to gain resident and staff buy-in
Download or read book Adventures in Senior Living written by Harold G Koenig and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If retirement is approaching or you've recently retired, Adventures in Senior Living can help you prepare for the opportunities, needs, problems, and challenges that retirement often brings. Through 31 lively and interesting interviews, you learn how other people have found positive and rewarding ways to make their retirement years meaningful and enjoyable. Opening windows into their own lives, these inspiring retirees share with you a wide range of retirement ideas that pertain to volunteer work, travel, selecting your living arrangements, and getting involved in your community. Retirement doesn't have to bring feelings of boredom or restlessness. Adventures in Senior Living shows you that your retirement years can be your most fulfilling, productive, and fun years. You'll have more time to work in that garden you love, make quilts with your friends, spend time with your loved ones, and get exercise. But, possibly even more important than that, you'll have the ability to participate in your community on an entirely new level and to make a difference in other people's lives as well as your own. The life-loving, generous people who come together in this wonderful book are sure to inspire you as they speak about their accomplishments that include: recording books on tape for blind people conducting missionary work at home and abroad brightening the lives of patients in nursing homes and hospitals teaching Sunday school caring for a spouse with Alzheimer's delivering meals on wheels to shut-in people establishing a battered women's shelter rescuing prostitutes from the street This book presents retirees, teachers of courses in aging and retirement, activity directors at retirement and nursing homes, family members, and health and mental health care providers with many stories of extraordinary volunteerism, service, and kindness, but it also talks about the needs of retirees and their daily, more personal experiences. To this end, Adventures in Senior Living discusses the importance of continuing study, discussion, meditation, prayer, and fitness in the lives of seniors.
Download or read book 52 Programs That Pop written by Debbie Ann Scott and published by . This book was released on 2015-04-16 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you lead programs of senior adults and find yourself stuck for fresh ideas for programs, activities, and events? Perhaps you have been overcome with meetings interruptions, paperwork, and problem-solving and just have not had the time to develop creative and fun programs from scratch. 52 Programs That Pop can be your lifesaver. Drawing on decades programming experience in long-term care and senior adult ministry, gerontologist Debbie Scott has created a year's-worth of interesting and creative programs that you can implement on short notice. Each program idea includes themes, crafts, food and decorating ideas to make your events a success. 52 Programs That Pop are fun, educational, and get everyone involved and talking. Senior adults love these special programs and you will too!
Download or read book Assisted Living 911 written by Andrew Leonard and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-10 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "As a licensed clinical psychologist, I have worked with families as they begin, and then navigate, the complex experience of making decisions about senior care communities. This process includes, but is not limited to, deciding when to transition a senior from home to a care facility, what type of facility is most appropriate, and the family's budget. Often, over the course of this process, families evaluate the quality of a facility, and what cost options align with only to find that they have lots of questions and relatively few answers, and end up making what amounts to an uninformed decision, despite this being one of the most important that they may ever make. Assisted Living 9-1-1 is a compassionately written practical guide, giving living care decision making. It also provides targeted insider tips and strategies that family caregivers can use to guide decision making and frame discussions with senior community representatives, such that the process of choosing a care facility reflects specificity to straightforward, comforting and empowering resource. This book translates the enigma of decision making into easy to understand language and concise action steps. It is certain to be an invaluable companion to those who are facing and trying to embrace senior care decisions."-Teion Wells Harrison, PHD Licensed Clinical Psychologist "This book is extremely detailed and answers every question that ponders the mind of an individual or even family when it comes to placing or making decisions for your elderly loved ones for an assisted living facility."-Erika Butler, RN"Assisted Living 9-1-1 is a perfect resource for those inquiring about assisted living for a loved one. This book provides hands on instructions on how to prepare for the talk, how to get family on board, and how to solidify plans for assisted living. A lot of families have a hard time accepting the decline of a loved one. Oftentimes there are disagreements in the family about placing a loved one in assisted living, even if it's the right decision. I particularly enjoyed how this book provided conflict resolution to help one navigate through the discord. Overall it's an easy read with lots of helpful information. Two thumbs up!"-Sheena Hall, MSW LSW, Columbus, OHAs a family caregiver for many of us will come a time when a loved one will suddenly need the services of a senior living community.Often this need happens unexpectedly due to a major event in our loved ones' life.With so much educational material available, it can lead to information overload. Most seniors and their families are not prepared for such a life changing event.This leads to the family caregiver taking off work, emotional and financial stress, and making numerous decisions that affect themselves as well as their loved ones well being.Family members do their best to help their aging parent in an overwhelming journey often completing the process with an unpleasant experience or uneasy in their decisions.This quick, simple, and crucial resource will guide you through the complex situations families go through and provide solutions every step of the way so you can make educated decisions with confidence. This book guides you through: *Understanding the differences, positives and negatives of independent living, assisted living, memory care, nursing homes, and continuing care retirement communities; including senior community options many families are not aware of.*How to evaluate senior communities and avoid common pitfalls families regret*A detailed senior community checklist and questionnaire designed to aid in the prevention of getting taken advantage of *The average cost of these senior communities.*Options on how to pay for these services and dispelling some payment myths. *In$ider Tips located throughout the book*Having the discussion with your elder parent*Handling sibling disputes*Determining what level of care is needed for your loved one*And Much M
Download or read book The Unicorn Project written by David Slomovic and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-18 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will remove the fear and anxiety of senior living and care. Senior living is perhaps the most sensitive topic of all. To most, the feelings on this topic range from discomfort to fear to absolute paralysis at the very idea of this subject. When circumstances force you into this zone you are almost always alone, confused, conflicted, and feeling vulnerable and overwhelmed. No more. With this book you will now possess the ultimate guide to understanding exactly what the choices are, how to choose, why to choose, what to avoid, where the landmines are hidden, and (most importantly) how to make all the right moves. This is possible because for the first time an accomplished and experienced senior living owner/operator has written a tell-all for families to unlock the secrets to the mysterious world of independent and assisted living from the inside out. This cheat-sheet, now in large print, will give you the advantage in nearly every situation, and without it you will be at the mercy of others in more ways than you can imagine. Go behind the Gray Curtain to learn how to navigate these choppy waters. Chapters include The ABCs of Senior Living, Insider Touring Guide and Senior Living Secrets, The Critical Conversation No One Has, Secret Sauce, Dragon Seniors, and Smart Prepping For The Move. David Slomovic is a modern Renaissance man passionately focused on improving the future for all. After years as a Trial Attorney in the bloody field of criminal law he left law to join the family real estate business. For nearly 18 years, until his incredibly successful exit, he personally operated a family-owned 130 unit senior living Community in Orange County, California. Forced to start at the bottom, literally, the author used observations, creative marketing and operating solutions, unorthodox staff motivation techniques, and a unique remodel design from his own imagination, to transform his struggling asset into a profitable powerhouse that shattered the per-door sale record that existed at the time in Orange County, California. Since his exit Mr. Slomovic has been consulting with operators and developers regarding marketing and operating solutions while also evaluating new opportunities. Mr. Slomovic identifies the fixable flaws in the Industry that most Corporations and Communities do not even know they have, exposes the shocking secret reasons behind the industry's poor penetration rates, and makes an extraordinary case for the bright future success of senior living that the Aging Industry somehow fails to advance. David Slomovic was, much like you, thrown into this world with no notice and no net. His trials and tribulations will illuminate your path to critical information and practical answers. This is a step-by-step playbook to understand what the Communities are trying to do to you, how to make the right decisions at each turn, and how to ultimately be the hero for yourself and your loved ones. This book is for those who need to know the meaning of the industry jargon as well as the choices available without manipulation. It is written for the senior living employee to realize their powerful role in this growing industry. And it is for the Owners, Executives, and Thought Leaders of senior living to see that a better way for all involved exists if they just present the product honestly and create the senior living communities they would want for themselves and their families. The Unicorn Project reveals hidden truths about seniors, employees, the most common transition mistakes, and even criminal law that you never expected or knew before. Join Mr. Slomovic on his mission of discovery as he takes you through his extraordinary journey from criminal Trial Attorney to Assisted Living mogul in his new stunning and controversial book, The Unicorn Project: Insider Secrets of Senior Living Plus the Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide to Assisted Living.
