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Nursing home versus home care: How to decide

As the substantial baby boomer population continues to age, more adults are presented with the dilemma of what to do in terms of long-term elder care. Often, the question comes down to whether or not you, or an aging loved ones, should age in place with the assistance of a home health care provider, or move into a nursing home. There are advantages and disadvantages to each, but the answer should be determined based a holistic perspective of what is best for the individual physically and emotion

 

Aging in Place and Its Implications for Senior Living Communities

No matter how one defines a senior living community – as a full continuum CCRC or MLRC, as an IL/AL/MC community or IL/AL – seniors’ desire to age in place has impacted both the business and care model. A trend best described as “acuity creep” has seniors eschewing earlier life-style moves into retirement communities until a physical need arises, foregoing transitions from IL to AL or Skilled Nursing until absolutely required by regulations, and changing the mix, look and feel of retirement comm

 

Top tips for preventing elder abuse

This week is Elder Abuse Awareness Week around the world, and RetirementHomes.com is producing a series of articles to help educate the general public about this form of abuse. Yesterday, RetirementHomes.com published an article about the top warning signs of elder abuse that loved ones can watch out for. But before that happens, are there ways to prevent, or at least reduce the odds of elder abuse happening to yourself, or to a family member?

 

How to Search for Warning Signs of Elder Abuse

The warning signs of elder abuse aren't always obvious. Melissa Kahn of Kahn HealthCare Consulting, LLC, sees the signs in a more subtle way. “It’s a slow process,” she says. “Most people don’t go into the caregiving experience intending to neglect or abuse another person.” The developer of programs in aging, hea

 

Who is most at risk of elderly abuse?

This coming Saturday, June 15, is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. To recognize this serious issue, RetirementHomes.com is producing a series of articles this week to discussing the phenomenon of elder abuse, its causes, warning signs, and its solutions. Elder abuse is any act which causes harm or distress to an older person, whether it is a regular occurrence or a single act, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). It can also be, according to the WHO, the absence of action, namely

 

The three questions every Boomer planning for retirement must ask themselves

If you’re planning on retiring one day, you may be in for a rough surprise. According to management consulting company Aon Hewitt, the average North American worker, should they retire at the age of 65, likely requires about 11 years of their annual pay in order to pay for a retirement with an unchanged lifestyle. In their 2012 study, ‘The Real Deal: 2012 Retirement Income Adequacy at Large Companies,’ Aon Hewitt also reported that for people hoping to retire a bit earlier – at age 62 – the a

 

Join Dr. Michael Gordon, Director of Palliative Care at Baycrest in Toronto, for his insights on aging.

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Join Dr. Marion Somers, Ph.D. as she shares her knowledge as an elder care consultant and caregiver.

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Senior men close age gap
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Ontario Tax Credit Would Support Renovations To Senior's Homes
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