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Pet Friendly Senior Living: What Questions Should I Ask?
In the United States, just over half of people ages 50 and older live with at least one pet, and studies have shown that companionship was the most common reason for owning a pet. Experiencing this bond with a pet can be a value that shapes an older adult’s choices, preferences and environment as they experience changes associated with aging. But if a time comes to transition to assisted living, how can you maintain that important bond with your pet?
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Secondary Caregiving: Providing Care to a Loved One in Assisted Living
When we transition a loved one to an assisted living facility, it may feel as if our role as a caregiver has ended. However, most caregivers who move a loved one into assisted living instead experience a change in their caregiving role rather than an end to this role entirely. With this change can come new responsibilities and sources of stress.
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Making the Transition to Long Term Care a Successful Choice
Have you made the decision to transition your loved one to long-term care? This can change your role as a caregiver and return your relationship with your loved one to one that is more personal and familial. How can you make this a decision that both incorporates your loved one’s preferences and supports their personal values? This webinar will discuss important topics for this transition, including the assessment process, how to communicate with long-term care facilities and care planning.
WatchChen, L., Ye, M., & Zhu, Q. (2019). Caring relationship development in the nursing home in Shanghai: A dyadic qualitative study. Innovation in Aging, 3(Supplement_1), S703–S704. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.2587
Gaugler, J., Statz, T., Birkeland, R., Louwagie, K., Peterson, C., Zmoa, R., Emery, A., McCarron, H., Hepburn, K., Whitlatch, C., Mittelman, M., & Roth, D. (2020). The Residential Care Transition Module: A single-blinded randomized controlled evaluation of a telehealth support intervention for family caregivers of persons with dementia living in residential long-term care. BMC Geriatrics, 20(133). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-01542-7