http://www.assisted-living-directory.com/blog Assisted Living & Senior News Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:15:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My stomach is in knots today, thinking about everyone on the Gulf Coast in the face of Gustav.   Evacuations have begun and I think this time people are going to take Gustav very seriously. I don't live in the Gulf area, but I have to wonder what goes through the minds ... http://www.assisted-living-directory.com/blog/index.php/gustav-assisted-living-facility-evacutations/ The Maine state Department of Health and Human Services cut funding to about 120 assisted living facilities that provide care for 4,000 residents.    The funding  "was being paid to assisted living facilities' operators to ensure that residents with illnesses would not lose their beds during periods of prolonged hospitalization." Naturally, there ... http://www.assisted-living-directory.com/blog/index.php/maine-cuts-funding-to-assisted-living/ You can now leave a comment on any one of our articles on our main site.  We just added this today! When we write an article about assisted living, we realize that we are not the only expert out there, and we would love to hear our readers chime in with ... http://www.assisted-living-directory.com/blog/index.php/we-have-added-commenting-to-our-articles/ My great aunt was living in an assisted living facility in El Paso several years ago.    My folks and I were on a vacation when we received a phone call that she was gravely ill and only had a weeks, if not days to live.   We promptly packed up our ... http://www.assisted-living-directory.com/blog/index.php/what-to-do-with-tatters-the-cat/ I never really realized how big Fresno, California is.   I have most certainly heard about it many times, and I think that I have been through there a couple of times as a kid, but never really grasped that it is a pretty major city in California.   I suppose that ... http://www.assisted-living-directory.com/blog/index.php/assisted-living-in-fresno/ There are a lot of wealthy seniors out there, which is driving a new segment of the assisted living industry - upscale assisted living.     These fancy facilities could be confused with a high-end country club - often times having their own spa's, golf courses in some instances, full-sized movie theaters, ... http://www.assisted-living-directory.com/blog/index.php/upscale-assisted-living/ I was at the gym today trying to get a workout in (escaping the almost 100 degree heat) and I was noticing that a lot of people were on the cranky side. This probably due to how hot it was, but it was definitely a lot more noticeable today ... http://www.assisted-living-directory.com/blog/index.php/at-what-age-are-people-the-nicest/ Almost daily now I see news articles about assisted living facilities being shut down or losing their license. Just today Florida regulators have shut down an assisted living facility that allegedly failed to report injuries and or notice a missing resident (this out of Ormond Beach, Florida). ... http://www.assisted-living-directory.com/blog/index.php/losing-your-license/ Assisted-Living-Directory.com is committed to quality and safety. The facilities and services listed on our site should have a track record of safety, quality, and adherence to the law. There is no way for us to monitor every facility or senior care service on our site, so if ... http://www.assisted-living-directory.com/blog/index.php/our-commitment-to-quality-and-safety/ I had someone writing me asking me for ideas for their facility's activities calendar. Although I am not an administrator, or an activities coordinator, I would like to offer some ideas of things that you could put on your activities roster. I found a few calendars from ... http://www.assisted-living-directory.com/blog/index.php/assisted-living-activities-calendar/