Senior Living Answers
Welcome to our Senior Living Answers section. Here you'll find our ever-growing archive of articles dealing with real-life issues affecting senior citizens and caregivers. These in-depth discussions cover a variety of topics including physical health, psychology, and everyday living and include helpful advice for seniors and their families. Feel free to browse our current library and check back often for new additions--or subscribe to our Senior Living Answers E-mail Newsletter using the link below.
March 2010 Newsletter
Published on March 1, 2010.
In This Issue
Assisted Living is Tax-Deductible
One Family's Journey
Alzheimer's Caregiver Tips: Dressing
Assisted Living Services Are Tax-Deductible
Medical expenses can really add up. Did you know that there may be a way to write off those expenses at tax time?
Residents, family members, and others who pay for an individual's care in an assisted living community can, in most cases, file the entire monthly cost of assisted living as a tax-deductible medical expense. Such information gives you another tool regarding the affordability of assisted living for seniors and their family members.
One Family's Journey: A heartfelt video everyone should see.
A mother and daughter share their journey, from their decision process, their search for the right home, the adjustments each of them had to make to what their new life is like now.
Caregiver Tips for Dressing Loved Ones Suffering from Alzheimer's
Getting dressed is an important part of everyone's self esteem, but it is also something we typically do in private. Assisting someone, who has dementia, with dressing can be a challenge because it is something they are used to doing independently.
Archived Issues
Archived Issue: February 2010
Published on February 1, 2010
Emeritus Senior Living's Valentine's Day Contest. Win a $500 Gift Card!
Archived Issue: January 2010
Published on January 1, 2010
Helpful tips for you and your loved ones' to start off the New Year right.
Archived Issue: December 2009
Published on December 1, 2009
Helpful assessment tool to help you identify areas of additional help when caring for a loved one suffering from memory loss.
Archived Issue: November 2009
Published on November 2, 2009
Connect with our two eldercare experts who can help answer all your senior care questions.
Archived Issue: October 2009
Published on October 1, 2009
Helpful checklist to keep your loved ones safe when the rain and snow start to fall.
Archived Issue: September 2009
Published on September 1, 2009
Helpful checklist to keep your loved ones safe during hurricane season.
Archived Issue: August 2009
Published on August 1, 2009
Helpful tips and tricks that you can do to keep hydrated during the summer months.
