Tag: Senior Living

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.

Here are the basic facts: Our older adults have been quarantined since mid-March 2020: 15 Months, 60 weeks, and well over 450 days. Many...

Retirement is a milestone that people often look forward to. After all, your golden years are a time to finally reap the fruits of...

Cheryl Guenther and Terri Wilson at Koelsch Senior Living Communities talk more about their organization.

Cheryl Guenther and Terri Wilson talk about Koelsch Senior Living Communities, the presenting sponsor for Discovery 2020 in the Linwood Convention Center on April...

Kelley Smith at CarePartners Living discusses Alzheimer's and Dementia care in Washington state. They provide support groups for family caregivers, a safe place where they can talk about caregiving. We also do family nights and respites, even for early onset seniors. If we do an assessment and they're not a good fit for us, we'll refer them to the right service.

Kelley Smith at CarePartners Living talks about assisted living, which means something different for everybody because it's so customized. Every single resident has an individualized care plan, whether it be medication management or their activity levels have tapered off, all based on the nurse's full assessment.

CarePartners Living has a variety of cottage communities catering to those with Alzheimer's and Dementia. Kelley Smith discusses how these cottages create an unconfined, non-medical atmosphere where senior loved ones facing these conditions can get the care they need while still being treated like adults with respect and dignity.

Kelley Smith at CarePartners Living discusses costs of various senior living arrangements. An over-55 retirement community can cost $900 - $1500 per month. Independent assisted living with 24-hour caregivers, nurses, full-time activities, and meals can cost $3,000 to $6,000 per month. Memory care ranges from $4,500 to $7,500 per month.

Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements discusses the cost of elder care if family members stay home to care for a senior loved one.