Tag: Kelley Smith
Traveling with Seniors, Part 4 with Kelley Smith
In this vacation hour, Kelley talks about how to travel with your senior loved one to get them experiencing life once again. There's still a lot of pandemic fear and lots of questions about bringing joy during a family trip. In this segment, Kelley talks about sporting events and other excursions, staycations that families can do with their senior loved ones locally.
Traveling with Seniors, Part 3 with Kelley Smith
In this vacation hour, Kelley talks about how to travel with your senior loved one to get them experiencing life once again. There's still a lot of pandemic fear and lots of questions about bringing joy during a family trip. In this segment, Kelley talks about senior bucket lists, and finding ways to help senior loved ones visit places they'd like to see but never had the opportunity.
Traveling with Seniors, Part 2 with Kelley Smith
There's still a lot of pandemic fear and lots of questions about bringing joy during a family trip. In this segment, Kelley talks about preparing for a trip. Bring a fact sheet listing their doctor, primary care physician, everyone that might need to be contacted in case of an emergency. Make sure you have a care plan, all the medications. Does the destination have everything in place should there be an emergency? Consider the conditions that might cause trouble if they have hearing, eyesight or mobility issues, because you don't want to get there and have it be an unsafe, unpleasant time for all of you.
Traveling with Seniors, Part 1 with Kelley Smith
In this vacation hour, Kelley talks about how to travel with your senior loved one to get them experiencing life once again. There's still a lot of pandemic fear and lots of questions about bringing joy during a family trip. This segment provides an overview of concerns and considerations.
CarePartners Outreach, with Kelley Smith
As we talk about transitioning our senior loved ones out of the pandemic this Father's Day weekend, Kelley talks about CarePartners Senior Living's various community outreach programs.
The Assessment Process, with Kelley Smith
As we talk about transitioning out of the pandemic on Father's Day weekend, Kelley talks about if you've had a loved one stuck at home these past 450 days, how do you help bring them back into the world, as well as how to assess whether they might need additional care.
Expectations of a Senior, with Kelley Smith
As we talk about transitioning out of the pandemic and how it affected seniors on Father's Day weekend, Kelley talks about how to assess if their senior loved ones are depressed or if their health has changed, and what their expectations are when the subject of senior living is approached.
Community Status, with Kelley Smith
In the first of four segments, Kelley Smith talks about how COVID has affected seniors and updates us on various CarePartners Senior Living openings and remodels at various senior living communities. For 450 days we've all dealt with the pandemic, but what about our loved ones? Seniors are watching their restaurants go out of town, changes to the Seattle atmosphere, their friends may have died of COVID, they don't get to see their family members, with COVID restricting socialization.
Alzheimer’s, Part 3 with Kelley Smith, Amanda Kirilenko and Holly Carr
CarePartners Senior Living's Kelley Smith joins community relations directors Amanda Kirilenko (Vineyard Park Puyallup, Cottages at Edgewood) and Holly Carr (Cottages Lacey, Cottages University Place) for a three-part conversation about Alzheimer's. This segment focuses on the staff and their qualifications, and the activities that can help improve the quality of life for those impacted by Alzheimer's.
Alzheimer’s, Part 2 with Kelley Smith, Amanda Kirilenko and Holly Carr
CarePartners Senior Living's Kelley Smith joins community relations directors Amanda Kirilenko (Vineyard Park Puyallup, Cottages at Edgewood) and Holly Carr (Cottages Lacey, Cottages University Place) for a three-part conversation about Alzheimer's. This segment focuses on CarePartners' cottages concept.