19 Oct
Posted by Lori Solomon as All, Assisted living, Senior Living
As I was reading “She Has a Front Seat to Homelessness” - Oct. 15 , 2009 Los Angeles Times (www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bessie16-2009oct16,0,7618199.story), I though..
There is no fathomable reason that a 97-year old woman should be sleeping in a car, along with her 60 and 63 year old sons. The State of California will provide SSI to them [...]
04 Oct
Posted by Lori Solomon as All, Assisted living, Senior Living
Elderly people make excellent employees… with their breadth of experience and a maturity in their approach. Turnover is significantly lower than all other categories. The typical elder is not out looking for another job… willing to move from place to place at the drop of a hat for 10 additional cents an hour or seeking [...]
25 Sep
Posted by Lori Solomon as All, Assisted living, Senior Living
Blur your vision, put un-popped popcorn kernels in your shoes… now try to do your daily chores, or take a walk, or try going shopping at the market. Making adaptations for our seniors is all it takes to compensate for their physical declines. The shrinking 5 foot woman can no longer reach the products on [...]
18 Sep
Posted by Lori Solomon as All, Assisted living, Senior Living
By 2056, I too look forward to joining the ranks of the centenarians! Over 340,000 100 year-olds+ are currently living throughout the world. The largest number in this age group resides in the U.S. (lucky for us) and Japan. According to the latest census statistics numbers in the U.S, this group will increase from 75,000 [...]
Many of us enjoy watching “Dancing With the Stars”. Dancing has no age limit.
Seniors …. it is time to dust off those dancing shoes. For those of you who feel that they are too old to dance… take a look at this dancing grandma!
Many seniors have a passion to dance. There are many more on [...]
10 Feb
Posted by Lori Solomon as All, Assisted living, Senior Living, Uncategorized
Families who move their elderly loved one into senior living don’t always fully understand the emotions and transitions for the seniors themselves.
Read this most interesting approach a middle age person has to gain an understanding of the emotions the senior has when making this big life change.
Very unique blog entries authored by Steve Gurney about [...]
07 Feb
Posted by Lori Solomon as All, Assisted living, Senior Living
An article in the Wall Street Journal “Relatives Can Be Paid to Look After Elderly” concerns me.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123197145248583055.html
With jobs being lost in numbers the United States has not experienced since wartime in the 1940’s, more and more families have a member that has joined the league of the unemployed. They are the ones taking on the [...]