Assisted Living Facilities in Beaverton

It can be confusing and downright overwhelming trying to choose the best assisted living community for yourself or a loved one. With so many options, features and variations available, it is hard to even know where to start. Naturally you will want to tour the facilities that seem to be a likely fit, but what […]

As a loved one ages, the decision must be made about what living situation will afford them appropriate levels of care and security. The two main options are assisted living facilities and home care from a medical aide. Each choice has both pros and cons that must be explored and considered before making the final […]

What are the factors to be considered when choosing between assisted living and a nursing home? First, let us understand why someone might want to live in an assisted living facility or a nursing home. Usually, when seniors decide that assisted living or nursing homes are the next step for them, their children will go […]

Sometimes an adult foster care home is a better option. Mr. T is an 85 year-old blind man who was living in an assisted living community. Because of his vision issues, his dementia, and his being confined to a wheelchair, it seemed assisted living just wasn’t the right environment for him. He was not participating in activities with the other residents, he stayed in his apartment most of the time, and he simply required too much care compared to the other residents in the community…

His daughter contacted us to see what other options were available for her dad. She loves her dad and wanted him to be happy and feel safe and secure in his living space. What seemed to be a lovely assisted living community when she moved him in, turned out to be the wrong environment for her father. So we started looking at much smaller senior living communities: adult foster care homes. 

No one likes to realize that their parents or themselves are getting older and can no longer safely care for themselves at home. Decisions about the move to assisted living are often pushed back longer than is recommended because the conversation is so hard to start. Once the move is made, most people wonder why […]