An Essential Guide to ADLs and IADLs

If you’re familiar with Senior Living, Assisted Living, or even Occupational Therapy, you’ve most likely heard the terms “Activities of Daily Living” and “Instrumental Activities of Daily Living.” However, to most people, these terms are probably unknown.  If you are a family caregiver or are beginning your search for senior care for a loved one, …

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 …

Assisted Living: How Do I Know It’s Time?

Everyone wants to be independent. When we’re children, we want to dress ourselves (even if it takes significantly longer than if our parents were to do it); when we’re young adults, we crave living on our own (even if we have to call Dad to ask him how to change an air filter). The desire …

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 …