Category: Senior Living Advisors

7 Essential Questions to Ask Your Senior Living Advisor

7 Essential Questions to Ask Your Senior Living Advisor

By on January 16, 2013

Finding the right assisted living for a loved one can be a lengthy and emotionally draining process. Whether you’re just starting your senior care search or narrowing down your top choices, when you reach out to A Place for Mom senior living advisors for guidance, we dedicate ourselves to helping you gain peace of mind…
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January 16, 2013 More
Making The Transition to Senior Living: One Family’s Story

Making The Transition to Senior Living: One Family’s Story

By on November 30, 2012

Transitioning a loved one to senior living can be one of the most emotional and difficult situations a family can go through. A Place for Mom is happy to help families on a daily basis, and one of the wonderful families we had the pleasure of working with was nice enough to share their senior…
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November 30, 2012 More
Happy Thanksgiving from A Place for Mom

Happy Thanksgiving from A Place for Mom

By on November 21, 2012

As Thanksgiving and the winter holidays approach, we send you our best wishes, and bid you and your family a very happy Thanksgiving. We know that many of you will be visiting older loved ones for Thanksgiving and the winter holidays that follow. You may visit with your elderly parents and other aging relatives who…
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November 21, 2012 More
5 Sage Tips for Caregivers from A Place for Mom Advisors

5 Sage Tips for Caregivers from A Place for Mom Advisors

By on August 16, 2012

Senior Living Advisors are the “heart and soul” of A Place for Mom’s service. Located throughout the nation, advisors provide local support and information to families who are searching for elder care. Our advisors act as empathetic listeners and knowing guides, empowering seniors and families to make informed and confident senior housing decisions. Since our Advisors…
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August 16, 2012 More
Family Feud: When Siblings Clash about a Parent’s Care

Family Feud: When Siblings Clash about a Parent’s Care

By on July 3, 2012

As aging parents lose their independence and begin to rely on family for more support, the amount of conflict between adult children can increase. Dealing with a parent’s care can rekindle sibling rivalries that have lain dormant for years—even decades. This discord can tear families apart, and spoil some of the last opportunities children have…
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July 3, 2012 More
5 Tips to Help You Plan and Finance Your Aging Parents’ Elder Care Costs

5 Tips to Help You Plan and Finance Your Aging Parents’ Elder Care Costs

By on April 24, 2012

The “Silver Tsunami” is leaving many families unprepared for the financial burden of financing their parents’ senior living and care, according to NPR. With a depressed economy in tandem with aging baby boomers and expensive elder care costs, the nation needs to start planning. It seems natural for the flow of wealth to go from…
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April 24, 2012 More
Behind the Scenes: Senior Living Advisor, Glenda Jordan

Behind the Scenes: Senior Living Advisor, Glenda Jordan

By on March 13, 2012

A Place for Mom Advisor Snapshot: Glenda Jordan, Senior Living Advisor, RN, BSN, CSA, Nashville, TN Glenda Jordan helps seniors and families during one of the most trying times in their lives. She provides assisted living community guidance and referrals when emotions are running high and decisions have to be made. Glenda finds her job incredibly rewarding…
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March 13, 2012 More
How Senior Living Advisor Barbara Lambert Makes a Difference

How Senior Living Advisor Barbara Lambert Makes a Difference

By on February 17, 2012

A Place for Mom Advisor Snapshot: Barbara Lambert, Senior Living Advisor, San Antonio, TX Barbara Lambert helps seniors and families during one of the most trying times in their lives. She provides assisted living community guidance and recommendations when emotions are running high and decisions have to be made. What gets Barbara through? Simple –…
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February 17, 2012 More