March was the month we celebrated National Social Workers. We need their services daily and in the senior living community hourly! You may wonder what is the role of the social worker in the senior living environment? They wear many hats in senior living facilities from educating staff to assessing your loved ones for their care needs. We are very thankful for t...

  When seeking a career, it is never easy. Where do you start, how do you choose? Will the company choose you too? Working in healthcare for senior living has its own set of options and standards to consider. Do you want to be in administration? Do you like patient care? Do you like being an assistant to someone? These are a few questions to ponder....

We at Continuing Healthcare Solutions have caring employees and medical staff to help your aging loved ones in the next phase of life. As your parents or loved one ages, sometimes they are confronted with decisions that are not easy. Maybe they had a fall or suffered a stroke. As the careg...

The holidays are fun and often hyped up as the best time of the year. However, some might feel contrary to that opinion. Many times aging adults can get lost in the hustle and bustle, and before you know it, the holidays are over and mom or dad are alone, again. Holiday season is wonderful, but we need to remember not to leave older adults alone....

When I started this blog, I thought this is a downer, but really what is a downer is what we leave behind.  When we don’t plan for what is to follow after our death, we leave our loved ones with a difficult task to close up loose ends. As you age, it is important to establish a “what if I die tomorrow” file, box, or paper trail that your kids or loved one...