Tag: senior living communities
How Senior Living Communities Help Treat Arthritis
It’s National Arthritis Month, and senior communities everywhere are helping residents ease their symptoms with exercise, nutrition and wellness programs. When it’s time for Mom to move into a senior living community, one of our biggest worries can be the maintenance of her health and wellness, particularly if she suffers from something as debilitating yet…
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Top 5 Ways to Reduce Falls in Senior Living Communities
When a senior falls and breaks a bone, it’s much more difficult to recover. In fact, hospitals and surgeries have been linked to a high rate of decline in the elderly, and in many instances—increased level of care for the duration of life after a senior falls. ALFA recently talked about the importance of educating…
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Senior Housing Demand: Memory Care and the “Silver Tsunami”
With the growing baby boomer population, there will not be enough senior housing in the coming years for the demand of retired boomers searching for senior care and housing options. Memory care communities are specifically in demand. The nation’s approaching “silver tsunami” is soon to arrive and America is not prepared. The nation’s 65+ demographic,…
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Behind the Scenes: Senior Living Advisor, Glenda Jordan
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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All I Really Need to Know I Learned From a Senior
Senior citizens’ practical advice for solving life’s problems offers a valuable and time-tested perspective, experts find. We’re all familiar with the popular kids’ poem by Robert Fulghum, “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten.” Well there’s something to be said about early lessons that iterate the importance of morals, respect and enjoying the…
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