Survival Strategies for Moving an Elderly Loved One into a Senior Living Community

Talking To Senior About Moving To Assisted Living

Transitioning an elderly loved one – even one who is completely willing and acceptant – into a senior living community is a challenging endeavor that is often fraught with a high level of emotion. You will often find that your loved one experiences many issues. They may mourn for their loss of independence, their home,… Read More…

April Is Parkinson’s Awareness Month – Take Part in Raising Awareness About This Disease and Help Improve the Lives of Those Impacted by It

Parkinsons Awareness

Each year – in the United States alone – approximately 60,000 people are diagnosed by doctors with Parkinson’s disease. Currently, in excess of 10 million are living with this devastating medical condition. While the risk of developing the disease increases as an individual ages, 4% are medically diagnosed before they turn 50. In a world… Read More…

How Is Memory Care Different From Assisted Living?

There are many distinct differences when it comes to memory care and assisted living. While it is true that memory care is very similar to assisted living, it provides a higher level of specialized care and direct support for patients that are suffering from any type of progressive-based memory impairment. These special care units are… Read More…

The Benefits of Working With a Certified Senior Advisor When Searching for Residential Care Facilities for Your Loved One

When searching for a residential care facility for your loved one, you should work with a certified senior advisor. These professionals will help in guiding you through all of the options you have, as well as the costs associated with each. Senior advisors have all of the inside information on the industry, the availability within… Read More…

May 2021 Marks The Celebration of Our Appreciation for the Nation’s Nurses

May Nurses Week

Each May, we come together to celebrate the wondrous dedication, commitment, and works of the nurses that serve us in the medical field. The week of May 6th 2021 – May 12th 2021 marks the official dedication known as “Nurses Week 2021”. We will be honoring and celebrating registered nurses, those that serve as nurse practitioners, LPNs,… Read More…

March is Social Work Month – Social Workers Are Essential

Social Worker

In March 2021, agencies around the country will celebrate Social Work Month. This annual event highlights all of the ways that social work benefits our society. This year, the theme is “Social Workers are Essential”. The contributions that social work professionals contribute to our society are invaluable, especially during this period of time -when the… Read More…

February is Healthy Heart Month

Healthy Heart Month

Medical professionals have established that heart disease is now the leading cause of death within the United States. That’s the bad news. The good news is, heart disease is also the most preventable of health conditions. February has been designated Healthy Heart Month. It is where individuals, groups, and communities across the nation come together,… Read More…

Independent Living vs Assisted Living – What Are the Main Differences?

Assisted Living

If you are wondering what the differences are between independent living vs assisted living, you are not alone. It is quite likely that you have a concern over the health and safety of an elderly loved one. Right now, they are likely living in their home or with someone else, in a non-medical, professionally unsupervised… Read More…

What Is a Certified Senior Advisor?

Certified Senior Advisor

If you are reading this, chances are, you are in search of assistance in finding tools, resources, and possibly even a residential care facility for an older loved one. In reviewing our website at Beacon Senior Advisors, it is quite likely that you have stumbled across the fact that Mr. Robert Petroro – who will… Read More…

Memory Care Facilities Now Starting to Place a High Emphasis on Facility Design to Enhance Comfort and Care for Dementia Patients

Memory Care Facility

According to statistics, approximately one out of every nine people in the United States that are 65 or older the most common form of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease. Additionally, it is expected that – by the year of 2050 – approximately 15 million people in the United States will have this condition. These are staggering statistics… Read More…

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