senior transitions

Follow These Simple Steps

Many aging adults have lived in their homes for much of their adult life and even if they have not, moving them can be difficult. As you likely realize, the process of helping your aging parents move to a smaller home or retirement facility can be upsetting for everyone involved. Here are some simple steps you can take in order to make this process easier on the entire family.

The Conversation

It’s important to have this conversation as...

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See Our Advice Below

Pets can bring so much joy into a home. They are a part of our daily lives and become like family. However, it can be a difficult situation when you see that your parent is not able to take care of themselves or their beloved pets as well as they used to. This is never a simple transition, but we have some advice to make this process easier for everyone involved.

Have a Conversation as Early as Possible

Hopefully, your parent realizes...

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These Steps Can Help You Determine How Often to Visit

Older Americans often struggle with loneliness in assisted living, and their younger family members often juggle the desire to spend time with them with the demands of their daily lives. How do you strike a balance? Try going through these steps in order to help you determine the right amount of visits to your family.

Communicate and Set Standards

This is unknown territory for both of you. Because of this, it may...

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Have You Seen These Signs?

Knowing when it’s the right time to move your parents into assisted living is never an easy thing. Most older adults don’t want to leave behind the home they’ve spent decades in, nor do they want to give up their independence. Nor is it easy on you, as their adult child, to watch their physical and mental health break down.

There does come a time, though, when their health and safety call for additional care. Here are five signs...

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Making Moving Easier With These Tips

Moving can be a challenge under the best of circumstances, but when you’re relocating an elderly relative, the barriers seem to multiply. Whether they’re headed to assisted living or just need to downsize to a more manageable space, this big life change usually comes with a lot of emotion. That’s why CarePro Senior Transitions is here with three tips on handling the emotions involved with moving an elderly relative:

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How Technology Can Help Parents Stay Independent

Are you worried about mom and dad aging safely in-home? There’s an app for that. CarePro Senior Transitions is all about helping older Americans age well, and part of that is maintaining their independence for as long as they can. Below, we have three ways you can use technology to help your parents do so:

Touchpad for Communication.

It never seems as if you get the chance to see mom or dad on a regular basis....

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CarePro Senior Transitions Helps You Know When It's Time for a Difficult Conversation

It’s not easy for anyone to watch their parents grow older, and it can be even harder to know when it’s actually time to have the talk with them about their ability to remain independent. CarePro Senior Transitions would like to offer you the following signs that it’s time to have that difficult conversation:

Driving:

Several things can impact an elderly...

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Here's How You Can Help

It’s never easy to watch our parents grow older, especially as we find ourselves having conversations with them about their independence. Driving, in particular, can be a sticky subject. On one hand, you don’t want them to be unsafe. On the other, you know what losing that much freedom will mean to them.

Fortunately, there may be some alternatives to giving up the keys completely, including:

Sign up for a driver’s...

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CarePro Senior Transitions is Here to Help With the Transitioning Process

Many life milestones are marked early on—first steps, graduation, marriage, starting a family, starting a career, etc. But one life marker that is often overlooked is the decision of where you’re going to spend your Golden Years. This is when many older Americans come to the realization that living in their home just isn’t going to work out anymore, usually due to health reasons.

Fortunately,...

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Take a Step Toward Accessibility

Do you plan to age-in-place? You’re not alone. An AARP survey found that 87% of Americans want to stay in their current home and community as they age.

Unfortunately, a number of retirees find themselves leaving beloved homes because they just can’t go up and down the stairs anymore. This doesn’t have to be the case for you! There are products that can help make stair navigation easier—and they don’t require...

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