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5 Reasons Why Now is the Time to Move into Senior Living
The decision to transition a loved one into senior living is a significant and often challenging choice. Age often brings changing medical needs, or a decline of pre-existing conditions. The right senior care solution (or combination of solutions) should help families...
5 Ways Siblings Can Best Care for Aging Parents Together
Caring for aging parents is a profound responsibility that often brings families together. However, it can also unearth complexities in sibling-to-sibling relationships as well as sibling-to-parent relationships, testing bonds and challenging dynamics. When multiple...
Thriving in the Sandwich Generation: 7 Tips to for Managing It All
As our loved ones age, the responsibility of care often falls on that of the children. But what happens when those children are caring for children of their own? Enter, the sandwich generation. The sandwich generation is a term used to describe a group of individuals...
Your First Assisted Living Visit: 10 Questions to Ask for Making Informed Choices
Navigating Assisted Living Visits with Confidence 10 Essential Questions You Need to Ask Visiting an assisted living facility is a crucial step when contemplating the best care solution for a loved one. It provides first-hand insight into the environment they'll be...
Normal Aging vs. Memory Loss
As we age, we experience gradual changes to our mind and body. These changes may bring along physical and mental challenges that can increase our risk of developing diseases. According to the World Health Organization, each person should have the ability to live a...
How to Know the Right Time to Move Into Memory Care
Moving a senior loved one into a memory care community is not a decision that can be made lightly. Often it takes careful consideration and conversations amongst family being that it can represent a major lifestyle change. Progressing medical conditions, especially...
How to Talk to Your Parents About In-Home Care
Introduction: As our loved ones age, their needs may change, and at times, they may require additional support and care. One viable option for seniors in need of assistance, especially those with memory care requirements, is in-home care. In-home care can mean...
Respite Care: The Secret to Being a Happier, Healthier Caregiver
Caregiving for a senior loved one can be physically and emotionally exhausting, especially for those with progressing dementia or Alzheimer's disease. Seeking support and maintaining one's health is key to managing this caregiver role. Many feel selfish trying to...
Sex and Seniors: The Benefits of Staying Active As We Age
Intimacy, a sense of closeness, and emotional bonding is a natural desire for all humans. Emotional intimacy occurs when we share similar values with another person, while developing trust and feelings with them. Physical intimacy refers to actions like hugging,...
Understanding Memory Care: The Top 5 Benefits of Living in a Memory Care Community
Memory care is a type of long-term care designed for individuals with memory impairments, such as Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. Memory care communities provide specialized care and support to residents, helping them maintain their independence and...
Discussing Services for Seniors With Your Loved One
From an early age, we learn that parents are the adults who we turn to for help, advice, attention, and care. As our families grow and age, these roles can reverse, and we can start to see our parents as the ones who need that same level of attention and care. Asking...
Why Seniors Need Socialization
According to the National Institute on Aging, nearly three in ten American seniors live alone. Independent living has its challenges, one of them being that seniors spend more time alone, which can greater impact their mental and physical health. In fact, loneliness...
Signs Your Loved One May Need Assisted Living or Memory Care
Aging can best be described as more of an art than a science, based on how personal it can be for each individual. Aging comes with varying health concerns, challenges for the surrounding family, and no matter what, tough decisions eventually have to be made. One of...
Caregiver Support Groups 2023
Berman Commons Hosts Free, In-Person Caregiver Support Groups Monthly (Revised 5/30/2023) Jewish HomeLife’s assisted living community, Berman Commons in Dunwoody, will begin holding Caregiver Support Groups each month, in person for the first time since the pandemic...
Aging In Place: Which is Better, Family Home or Community Setting?
When it comes to getting older, many understandably want to stay in a family home as opposed to living in a special care facility. A family home is comfortable, familiar, and less of a huge adjustment. However, staying in a family home can feel overwhelming or even...
5 Benefits of Socialization for Seniors at Any Age
5 Benefits of Socialization for Seniors We all know regular socialization is important. Catching up with old friends, enjoying an activity with family, or trying a new hobby with like-minded people is a great way to boost your mood. But for seniors, it actually has...
Assisted Living in Georgia: Does Medicare and Medicaid Cover It?
Does Medicare or Medicaid Pay for Assisted Living in Georgia? One of the biggest factors one has to consider when looking for assisted living in Georgia is the cost. In 2018, the average daily cost of a private room in a nursing home in Georgia was $223 a day, or over...
Jewish HomeLife’s Home Care Service Changing from The One Group to Eckstein Home Care
Jewish HomeLife’s Home Care Service Changing from The One Group to Eckstein Home Care May 1, 2022 Jewish HomeLife is excited to share important news regarding the evolution of The One Group. Starting May 1, 2022, The One Group's name will change to Eckstein Home Care,...
Harley Tabak Letter to the Editor: Atlanta Jewish Times
Letter to the Editor: Atlanta Jewish Times As I transition to CEO Emeritus of Jewish HomeLife April 1st, and full retirement December 31st, I have thought a lot about the changes I have seen in my 43-year career caring for older adults, and what I expect will occur in...
Jeffrey A. Gopen Becomes CEO of Jewish HomeLife
On April 1, 2022 Chief Operating Officer Jeffrey A. Gopen became the new President & CEO of Jewish HomeLife following the retirement of longtime CEO Harley Tabak. The move follows the announcement in January that Tabak would step down in April, becoming the CEO...