Senior Living News

Senior Living News

Housing: Too Expensive & Scarce

Our homes should reflect who we are, both in style and substance. Comfortable, safe, clean and age-appropriate housing should be within reach of older adults, but the realities of Northeast Ohio’s rental landscape leave many out in the cold. With inadequate income for amenity-rich retirement complexes and too much money to qualify for government-subsidized housing, folks in the middle face hard choices and no easy answers. ...
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ThriveTalk Episode 7: A Chat with Thrive Publisher Brad Mitchell

Now that we're a few episodes into our newly launched ThriveTalk video podcast, it's a good time to introduce you to the person behind Thrive After 55 magazine: Brad Mitchell of Mitchell Media. In his chat with Thrive editor Marie Elium, Brad talks about the genesis of the magazine and what's next as it begins its second decade. ...
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3 Questions to Ask Before Choosing Senior Care in Northeast Ohio

When families in Northeast Ohio start looking for senior care, the experience can often be quite overwhelming. The population of those aged 65 and older in Ohio is projected to rise by 33.4%, ultimately making up a quarter of the state’s population by 2030. As a result, the need for securing quality care has never been more pressing. The essence of making a well-informed decision hinges on asking the right questions that tell you about the quality of healthcare service you’re likely to receive in retirement communities.

Ask About the Level of Personalized Attention

The key to high quality care for the elderly is comprehensive evaluation and customized care planning. Residential care homes, under Ohio law, are required to conduct extensive health evaluations within 48 hours of intake, including the person’s physical as well as mental condition, medication needs, functional abilities, behavioral health requirements and socialization needs.

It’s an important process as it helps identify whether or not a facility will be able to meet your loved ones’ current and future needs. A good way to approach care planning is exemplified by facilities that offer a complete range of services. 

For instance, if you’re looking for Healthcare and Retirement Communities with an enhanced focus on offering thorough care assessments, you may want to try Heritage Health and Retirement Community. It’s quite interesting to see how these facilities create personalized care plans and change them as a patient’s needs change. 

You must avoid care facilities where they only do cursory checks, don’t check on people regularly, or appear as if they’re not equipped to deal with more demanding care situations. If a senior care facility doesn’t describe the way that they evaluate things or treat everyone in the same way, it indicates they don’t really have the skills to offer truly personalized retirement community healthcare service.

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Want to Avoid the Nursing Home?

If you don't want to wind up in a nursing home, take every precaution to avoid falling. Over three-fourths of those living in a long-term care facility (nursing home) are there because of a fall that required a hospital stay and rehabilitation but did not result in full recovery. Most of these falls are related to problems with medications. ...
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Big-City Amenities, Down-Home Charm in Cuyahoga Falls

Tidy, affordable neighborhoods. Check. Upscale condos and apartments. Check. Interesting restaurants. Check. To be sure, Northeast Ohio has a lot of communities that can boast the same things. What makes Cuyahoga Falls different is its proximity to so many amenities that make it an attractive place to live for people over 50.  ...
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FREE Community Event for Summit County Senior Citizens

The 13th Annual Summit Senior Expo, sponsored by AultCare’s PrimeTime Health Plan, will be held on Friday, October 1 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Summit Mall. Admission and parking are free. The event will feature a variety of free activities, including a prize wheel, welcome bags, health screenings and the ever-popular Bingo and Price is Right game shows. The free expo will also feature more than 40 exhibits. Attendees will receive a free Northeast Ohio Boomer & Beyond magazine and the first 200 attendees will receive a free welcome bag. ...
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Grand Opening: Westlake Community Services Center

There will be a Grand Opening Ceremony and ribbon-cutting at the new Westlake Community Services Center on Tuesday, July 13, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The event will include self- guided tours, music, refreshments, an ice cream truck, a raffle, health screenings and food cooked by St. John Medical Center’s personal chef. ...
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Medicaid & Nursing Home Care Basics

Most of us know that Medicaid and nursing home care expenses are intertwined, but exactly how? If you're exploring ways to pay for a nursing home for a loved one, it's good to understand the basics and how they can vary, state by state. ...
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