How Being in Memory Care Benefits Older People with Dementia

Many families who have a loved one diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia understand the challenges posed by caring for the older person at home. Since dementia conditions are both degenerative and progressive, the challenges will only become increasingly prevalent and potentially more dangerous. This is why families begin to look for alternate care options …

What Life is Like for Residents of Memory Care

We know that many families have questions when it comes to Dementia and Memory Care Communities. In this video, Mike McClernon, owner of Assisted Living Locators of Long Island, spoke with Julie Wexler, Director of Business Development at The Bristal Assisted Living, to discuss what day-to-day life is like for Memory Care residents.

5 Strategies for a Successful Transition to Memory Care

Watching a parent or older family member live through the challenges of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease can be complicated and heartbreaking. Eventually, you may determine that moving your loved one into an Assisted Living and Dementia Care Community could be the best option for them. The professional care, secure setting, and mental stimulation provided in …

The Seven Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease

Reprinted by Permission from the Dementia Care News The Seven Stages of Alzheimer’s describes the main stages of Alzheimer’s and the pattern of symptoms that typically occur in individuals living with Alzheimer’s dementia. It is important to note that not everyone living with Alzheimer’s or related dementia will experience the same symptoms or progress at the same rate …

Understanding Dementia: An Overview

If you are reading this article, you might be a family member trying to wrap your mind around the devastating news that a loved one has been diagnosed with some type of dementia. Perhaps you are further into this multi-year journey, and you have arrived at the conclusion that, for the good of everyone, your …

What to Do When Couples Have Different Senior Care Needs

Accommodating couples in Assisted Living and Dementia Care communities when one of the two people has meaningfully more complex physical or dementia support needs is a challenge faced every day by Senior Placement professionals. People do not age at the same rate, either physically or cognitively. Sometimes the differences are relatively minor, and the couple …