When many people think of assisted living, they think of a large apartment building where seniors live and receive help with activities of daily living or other care needs. While this is certainly not incorrect, there are other types of senior housing communities which provide assisted living type care in a different setting.

A large portion of the nation’s senior housing providers are small residential homes, often with...

The parents are entitled by right to kind and dutiful treatment from their children. Since this is an important duty that Allah emphasized so strongly, it is essential for every human being to know what constitutes kind treatment of parents. It is no exaggeration to say that for a believer, to be a dutiful son or daughter is to take the way that surely leads to heaven.

We note first that Islam uses the Arabic word birr in connection with children's attitude towards...

Let’s call it like it is- most people don’t like to move and most older individuals certainly do not want to leave the family home and move into an assisted living environment.  There are of course many reasons that make a move so difficult, not least of which, is the overwhelming thought of emptying cupboards, basements and bedrooms.  When the ‘home’ is no longer safe- is usually the determining factor of when a move should be made.  But sometimes...

The Challenge of Long Distance Care

Whether you need to coordinate health and legal services for your parents or need to hold a family conference, teleconferencing helps you stay more connected, be more effective and be more responsive with family and loved ones. A crisis that might take on major proportions can be handled quickly because you can bring together all the resources you need – wide-spread family members, doctors, care givers, lawyers (to name a few) –...

There are many different things that you need to take into consideration when you start a daycare. It is a very detail orientated business and the health and safety of the children should be your main concern.

This is where daycare scheduling software has become a critical part of any daycare business. In the past, all information regarding a child had to be recorded on forms.

Often there were numerous forms that needed to filled out and filed, making the whole...

Has your elderly friend or relative suddenly gone "bonkers?" Dementia?  Alzheimer's?

Perhaps you've been told about or witnessed some or all of the following symptoms that seemed to have come out of nowhere:

• Memory Problems or Disorientation

• Wandering Around or Falling

• Aggression

• Depression

• Failure to recognize familiar people or surroundings

• Urinary...

As more Baby Boomers - 77 million strong - begin to slide into retirement, the term "assisted living" is going to be on the lips of everyone from financial planners to family physicians.

Assisted living gives older adults a safe, sanitary and supervised living space to spend their sunset years. The number of Americans with an assisted living facility in their future is on the rise - the U.S. Census Bureau estimates that the population of Americans 85-years-and-older will...

Trying to find the perfect wheelchair van for yourself or a family member? We can help.

The good news is, a wide range of wheelchair vans are currently available if you know where to look. With a lot of different options to choose from, they are available all across the United States. Though several things should be considered first, choosing the right wheelchair van is not a hassle if you have all the right information. The following are thorough information you need in...

In a country that embraces the young and outcasts the old, it can be a sensitive topic when it comes tonursing homesin the family.  In many other countries, families are usually content to live with their elderly until they pass away out of respect and sometimes because they cannot actually get housing away from their parents.  Luckily, it is a little easier here to get the elderly into an assisted living situation.  Culturally, it is actually acceptable in this country...