What is a Certified Senior Advisor (CSA)
Certified Senior Advisors are aging industry professionals who have demonstrated knowledge of the health, social, financial, and ethical issues associated with aging. Obtaining the CSA… Continue reading
Don’t Wait to Choose an Assisted Living Community
Jane and Larry were in their mid-80’s. Jane’s health was pretty good although her memory wasn’t as sharp as it used to be. Larry had… Continue reading
Spring, a New Beginning
Liz at Right Fit Senior Living Solutions can help you find the right fit. She knows the independent living communities in the Portland metro area, their costs, their amenities, and their culture. Best of all, Liz is paid by the community into which her clients move, she never charges her clients for her services. Call her today at 503-567-7268. Continue reading
What does assisted living look like now with Covid-19 restrictions?
Liz at Right Fit Senior Living Solutions can help you find the right fit. She knows the independent living communities in the Portland metro area, their costs, their amenities, and their culture. Best of all, Liz is paid by the community into which her clients move, she never charges her clients for her services. Call her today at 503-567-7268 Continue reading
Is Covid-19 affecting senior communities? Does Covid-19 make this a bad time to move?
The media is full of stories about the high number of confirmed Covid-19 cases and deaths in “Nursing Homes”. It’s enough to make anybody postpone moving to senior living to detriment of seniors and their family caregivers. The situation isn’t as bad as it seems. Continue reading
Senior Loneliness Line
Holiday Gifts for Seniors
up in my house taking up space or will be donated to Goodwill all too soon. Home Instead Senior Care has a very good list of things seniors will truly appreciate for gifts. I’ve also added some ideas and elaborated on some. Continue reading
Be Prepared For Emergency Room Visits
If you have elderly loved ones or friends, you should be prepared for a call that they are going to the Emergency Room. It’s a… Continue reading
Couple Sell Condo, Move to Independent Living
Mr. and Mrs. R are a lovely couple with a close-knit family. The entire family was involved in the process of helping them decide to move from their 3-story condo to an independent living community. Because they knew that Mr. R's Parkinson's would worsen over the years, they chose a community that also had assisted living on the same campus. They moved into a 2 bedroom, 2 bath apartment in a wonderful senior living community that was recently remodeled. The apartment was large enough fit their furnishings nicely, and the activities offered appealed to both of them. After they moved in, they put their condo up for sale and thanks to the great housing market in the Portland area, the condo sold quickly. Continue reading
77 Year-Old with Dementia
Mr. N is a 77 year-old man with moderate to advanced dementia. His family contacted us, looking to move him from another city, to Portland to be closer to his family. Mr. N's wife had recently passed away and he was living in a city with no family members nearby... We initially toured three communities together, some were stand-alone memory care communities, and others had assisted living and/or independent living on the same campus. All of them would meet Mr. N's needs, but his daughter felt most positive about the third community we visited. She went back with her sister to revisit that one, and they put down a deposit to hold the available room. Continue reading