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Moving & Relocation
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Moving & Relocation
For an older person, moving is an extremely difficult thing to do. Moving disrupts community ties, usually means giving up a family home. On the other hand, we don't want to leave an older person we love to live alone if living alone is becoming dangerous, and the end result of moving can often mean a much richer and safer quality of life.
In this department we look at the ins and outs of relocation and give you the tools you need to make good decisions about moving.
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The Trauma of Moving to Dementia Care
My mom is in total denial of her dementia/alzheimers. She now needs to go into assisted living. How on earth do I minimize the trauma of going? We have visited the location, actually gotten on their bus and gone with the group to a brunch outing. While in the facility (assisted living) she looked at me, said "Do these people live here?" I said "Yes" then she replied "Im not going to" . . . keep reading
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Relocating With A Senior
Moving from one location to another with your aging parent? It could be because of a job transfer, or simply because you are heading for greener pastures. Bringing a senior along on your move adds to the things you will need to research about your prospective new home . . . keep reading
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Sunbirds and Snowbirds: Seasonal Senior Relocation
Every year in the spring, and again in the fall, thousands of seniors who live in the south move north for the summer, and seniors who live in the north move south for the winter. Many have done this for several years and believe they have it down to a science. Yet too many have missed some important planning . . . keep reading
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Using a Free Senior Referral Service
Google "Free Senior Referral Service'" and the search engine will offer you in the neighborhood of 1,800,000 web pages to choose from. Does this give you the idea that assisted living and nursing homes referral services are a growing, thriving market? It should! . . . keep reading
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Adjusting to a New Living Situation
Most "experts" will advise allowing as long as six months for a senior to adjust to a new living situation. Both moving in with family and moving to assisted living require a process of adjustment by everyone. Knowing how most people typically work through this kind of adjustment will help you weather the storm . . . keep reading
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Why Our Seniors Stubbornly Refuse to Move
At 89, and with worsening heart and breathing problems, Chester Albright knows that his days of living alone in his home are probably coming to an end. His son and daughter are both pressuring him to move now, before the inevitable. Chester readily admits that he's vulnerable, so why won't he see reason and move now, before something awful happens? . . . keep reading
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Organizing a Successful Senior Move
Your parent may have wanted to stay at home forever, but often a senior move becomes necessary for safety or health reasons. For a senior, moving from the family home will be painful. You will want to reduce the trauma of the actual senior moving day as much as you can. . . . keep reading
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Section 8 Housing: Housing Assistance For Very Low Income Seniors
For our seniors living on a limited income, finding an affordable place tolive is often very, very difficult. The Housing Choice Voucher Program, also known as "Section 8 Housing," is a federal program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled to afford decent, safe housing in the private market. . . . keep reading
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When Pets Can't Go to Residential Care
When seniors have to move to a care facility, worry about what will happen to beloved pets is often their biggest concern. Panic about what will happen to "Rover" or "Muffet" can make a difficult situation intolerable for a senior who needs assisted living or nursing home care when the facility can't accommodate a pet. If family and friends can't take a senior's pet in, there may be other resources: . . . keep reading
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Senior Moving Woes
For a senior who's lived in the same home for years and years, just thinking about a move can be overwhelming. There are so many emotions tied to a home: family history, old friends, the neighborhood that may be as comfortable as an old shoe. Add apprehension and uncertainty about moving to a new and unfamiliar place, and the need to make hundreds of quick decisions about what to take, and is it any wonder many seniors reach the point of complete paralysis? . . . keep reading
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Should Mom Move Closer?
When your parent lives a distance from you it's hard to be there as often as you might think you should. Sometimes having your parent move closer sounds like the answer. Here are an even dozen important things to think about before you make the decision to relocate an elderly parent. . . . keep reading
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Alzheimers Disease
