Assisted Living Network Podcast
53 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 21 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsWelcome to the Assisted Living Network, presented by RAL Academy, a podcast designed to help you discover how to successfully invest in the booming Residential Assisted Living market.
If you're a real estate investor, you know how hard it is to find a profitable and fulfilling strategy in today's market. Methods of generating revenue that worked 10 years ago, don’t work today. Are you tired of low cash flow, high maintenance, and unhappy tenants? Do you wish you could make a difference in the world, not just a buck? Do you want your investments to build a legacy, not be a liability? Then you’ve come to the right place.
If you have questions about investing in Residential Assisted Living, this is the podcast for you. Hosted by residential assisted living expert Isabelle Guarino, this podcast provides valuable information and analysis on the trends and opportunities in senior housing, with market insights to help you make informed decisions and gain a competitive edge in your business.
This podcast is brought to you by RAL Academy, the nation's leading experts on residential assisted living. The RAL Academy has trained tens of thousands of investors and entrepreneurs on how to make the most of the lucrative investment opportunities in assisted living. We help entrepreneurs just like you learn how to turn residential homes into assisted living facilities for seniors, combining your passion for real estate with your compassion for people. This is not just a business, it's a mission. You'll learn how to build a business that generates substantial recurrent cash flow while providing a quality service for seniors that is in extremely high demand.
With these short, easily digestible episodes, you'll learn everything you need to know about RAL – how to find, finance, and operate a successful RAL home, how to hire the best staff and market your home to potential residents, how to avoid the common pitfalls and mistakes investors make, and so much more. You'll also hear inspiring stories from other RAL investors, owners and operators who are making a difference in their communities and enjoying the rewards of their work.
The Assisted Living Network is more than just a podcast, it's a movement... a community of like-minded investors who are passionate about creating wealth and serving others. We're here to revolutionize the senior housing industry and empower you to achieve your financial and personal goals. We'll share with you real-life experiences, insights, and tips on how to succeed with assisted living. We'll also interview experts, influencers, and leaders in the field who will inspire and educate you.
Doing good and doing well… that's what Residential Assisted Living is all about. It's a way of investing in real estate that also makes a positive impact on the lives of seniors who need care and support. It's a way of combining profit and purpose, creating a legacy of compassion and service.
If you're an investor who wants to do more than just make money, if you're someone who cares about people and wants to leave this world better than you found it, if you're ready to take your investing to the next level and create a lasting legacy, then this podcast is for you. Don't miss this opportunity to do good and do well with assisted living.
Assisted Living, Impact Investing, Profitability, Senior Housing, Residential Care Facilities, Long Term Care, Memory Care, Investing in Senior Living, Marketing Strategies for Assisted Living, Passive Investing, Cash Flow, Real Estate Trends, Legacy Investing.
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How COVID-19 Helped Us Grow Our Senior Housing Business!
April 19, 2024 09:00 - 7 minutes - 5.17 MBThe COVID-19 pandemic reshaped many industries, but one of the most profoundly impacted was senior and assisted living facilities. In this episode, we discuss the effects of the pandemic on big-box facilities versus smaller residential assisted living (RAL) homes and what that means for residents and investors today. As the virus spread rapidly through nursing homes and large big-box assisted living centers, leading to many devastating deaths, a light began to shine on the significant dif...
Why Our Homes Are Better Than Theirs
April 12, 2024 09:00 - 6 minutes - 4.85 MBDid you know there are no mandated staffing ratios in the assisted living industry? Concerned? You should be. In this episode, we discuss why resident-to-staff ratios are central to providing high-quality care and provide some insights into appropriate and recommended ratios for smaller residential assisted living homes. In many typical big-box assisted living facilities, ratios are around 20-30 residents per caregiver during the day and 40-50 residents per caregiver at night. These poor ...
Should You Quit Your Job to Take Care of Mom?!
April 05, 2024 09:00 - 6 minutes - 4.63 MBWith 10,000 baby boomers turning 65 every day, many families are facing difficult decisions about eldercare. Is it cruel to move your loved one out of their home into an assisted living facility? In this episode, we’ll explore the compassionate and practical reasons why you want to consider this option. Most dual-income households simply cannot afford to quit jobs to provide 24/7 at-home care. At the same time, the costs of hiring an outside caregiver can equal those of assisted living fac...
4 Ways to Get Started in Residential Assisted Living
March 29, 2024 09:00 - 9 minutes - 6.58 MBAre you considering opening a Residential Assisted Living home but not sure where to start or how long it will take to get up and running? Good news! In today's episode, we’re diving into the nitty gritty of timelines and preparation methods for getting a residential assisted living facility up and running. There are four viable options, each with its own pros, cons, and timelines. Listen as we break down the details of leasing, buying existing businesses, new construction, and renovation ...
Save Yourself From $50k in Mistakes
March 22, 2024 09:00 - 6 minutes - 4.67 MBHave you considered opening your own assisted living facility? With over 76 million baby boomers in need of senior housing, it can be an incredibly lucrative move. However, costly mistakes in the startup process could derail your plans and rapidly drain your funds. In today's episode, we reveal some inside tips on the most common costly mistakes made by new assisted living homeowners, along with simple solutions to avoid them. From overlooked plumbing issues to poor construction planning, m...
What’s the Difference Between Memory Care and Residential Assisted Living?
March 15, 2024 09:00 - 8 minutes - 6.08 MBDeciding if your loved one needs more advanced memory care can be an incredibly difficult decision. In today's episode, we’ll break down the key differences between assisted living and memory care to help you determine what level of care may be required. We’ll also provide some telltale signs that it may be time to transition to memory care and tips to make that move as smooth as possible. Here are a few signs that it may be time to transition a loved one to memory care: Safety is at risk...
Business Plans For Opening An Assisted Living Home
February 18, 2019 17:00 - 7 minutes - 5.16 MBThe number one reason to have a business plan is for you, so that you have clarity of vision of who you are, what you're doing and where you're going. The second reason for a business plan is to help raise capital. No private investor or a lender is going to give you the money you need without a business plan. You need to be able to show to other people that you know what you’re doing and where you’re going, where it starts, where we break even, where we're profitable, what's my reserve and ...
Transforming Your Home Into Senior Housing
February 04, 2019 17:00 - 7 minutes - 4.89 MBYou can turn your home into senior housing anywhere from independent living up to Assisted Living. Independent living is senior safe. I mean grab bars, smoke detectors, wider doors, trip hazards removed. That home itself maybe has four bedrooms. There's four different people living there. Now if you have a home right now that is maybe on a single level that could be converted to four bedrooms and maybe there's at least two bathrooms, so there's two people to a bathroom or maybe you add some ...
You Don’t Have To Be The Caretaker Yourself
January 28, 2019 17:00 - 7 minutes - 5.08 MBAs our family ages they start to need more. Their independence is gone and they don’t want to admit that they may not be capable emotionally or physically. So I think a lot of times we just assume that we should take care of our own mom, our own dad. The reality may be we just aren't designed for that or have the time and ability to do so. So assisted living provides the care, the home, and the opportunity for us to take care of our parents without physically doing it ourselves. Ther...
Assisted Living Explained
January 22, 2019 02:53 - 6 minutes - 4.73 MBA long time ago Assisted Living meant a big institution. Today it is completely different. When you think about living at an Assisted Living home, it has all of the comforts of home and there's other people in that home. It's a group of 8, 10, to 12 seniors in a home with peers their own age, living in that home together. It’s a community. Having a community of people to be with is incredibly important. It's not just your physical health, it's your mental health, your attitude. Assisted Li...
Marketing Offline Helps Build Personal Relationships
January 14, 2019 17:00 - 5 minutes - 4.1 MBOffline Marketing is having brochure, flyers and business cards. The brochures should match your website and your online presence. You only get one chance to make a first impression. One of your biggest and probably the most important way to market your business is referrals. Referral marketing is the best way to get new business in Assisted Living and Residential Assisted Living. We need to have those relationships. There are professional referral sources, placement agents that refe...
Hospice - Who Really Pays For It?
December 31, 2018 17:00 - 5 minutes - 3.93 MBHospice provides benefits for people at end of life care.The money that pays for it is provided through the government, which comes from our tax dollars. When somebody is on hospice, the services are provided to them at no cost to them. That company that is providing them the hospice provider, they'll bill insurance and the government to get reimbursed. We're all getting closer to the end of life every day. But somebody who is really truly closer to end of life now could be on hospice for ...
Are Mom And Dad In A Home You Feel Good About?
December 24, 2018 17:00 - 6 minutes - 4.32 MBYou probably haven’t even considered putting mom or dad into a home. You just got to a point where it was harder than you thought and you didn't have the time, the skills or maybe the heart. You weren't designed to be that caregiver. You needed that help and you know they did too. In your heart, you know it's the right thing, When it comes to a home, it's not just their physical need, it's their emotional needs, their spiritual need. A lot of older people have gotten to the point where the...
3 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting In Assisted Living
December 17, 2018 17:00 - 5 minutes - 3.97 MBLearn from other people's success. Learn from other people's mistakes. Learn from other people's experience who's actually doing it, not just talking about it. The most expensive lesson is the expense of doing it ourselves, getting to the end and saying, “I wish I knew that before I started.” You could save yourself a lot of money, but if you save yourself weeks or months or years. Saving time is even more valuable than saving money. When you have a business you typically have standard op...
Making Money Or Helping People - Do You Have To Choose?
December 10, 2018 17:00 - 6 minutes - 4.24 MB20 years ago when we first heard about assisted living, we all heard about the silver tsunami that was coming.They were sharing it from the business perspective but there was nobody there to show how it's done. But when it comes to real estate, it's just bricks and sticks. You can fix it, flip it, buy it, hold it and rent it. But it's kind of cold and meaningless. You have to take care of business, but you also have to have a heart. We're taking care of people, but it's okay to make money...
RAL Isn’t Easy, But It’s Worth It
December 03, 2018 17:00 - 6 minutes - 4.66 MBYou're going to work at something, you're going to get good at something, the question is what. And what are you willing to do in order to get the return that you say that you want? If you could create a business where you're making all the money you need to pay your bills, well then you can do whatever you want with the rest of your time. Right now a lot of you are working 60 or 80 hours a week doing a job that you hate. And you're working for somebody else. 10,000 hours is what they say ...
3 Signs It May Be Time To Move Into Assisted Living
November 26, 2018 17:00 - 6 minutes - 4.25 MBThere are 3 main signs that it is time to move to assisted living. Number one is that there there was an event, maybe they fell and the doctors say they could fall again and if they do, who's going to be there in the home to see it and pick them up or bring them in or call 911. Mobility issues are there more activities that they can't do? I mean really slowing down to the point where they need a cane, a walker or even a wheelchair. The second sign is that they're lonely. They're at hom...
Life Doesn’t End At 70 Years Old
November 20, 2018 16:22 - 7 minutes - 4.96 MBStaying active is incredibly important. If you just simply lie on the couch things are gonna slow down. They can still do something, but maybe it's volunteer. Maybe it's where they're passing on their wisdom or helping somebody else reach their goals. They're at the point in life where they're giving back, not taking from. And frankly there's no reason to have given up or be physically incapable of taking care of yourself unless there is a true major medical condition. In our homes when so...
Is It Time For Assisted Living? - Part 2 - What’s Best For Them And You?
November 13, 2018 04:37 - 6 minutes - 4.27 MBYou're going to have the conversation with the parents about moving into assisted living and if you really focus on what's good for them it’s good for you. Many times older relatives will sell their house and move after all of the kids are out of the house. They want to move to a warmer environment and retire. Some do want to do it and plan for it. They may go visit for a few weeks during the winter. They can get comfortable with the fact that there's a place they can go. For them, this may ...
Is It Time For Assisted Living? - Part 1 - Having The “You Need Assistance” Talk
November 05, 2018 17:00 - 8 minutes - 5.61 MBIt's important to have the conversation with your parents when it's time to move into assisted living. It’s going to be very awkward and feel uncomfortable and a lot like the roles have reversed. At some point, they may need assisted living. Let me show you the conversation that you need to have. That adult has been independent and they're not gonna ask you for help. Many times a senior, when they're younger and not as in need, transitions better into senior housing. That's more of an inde...
Rise Up And Take Care Of The Greatest Generation
October 30, 2018 00:52 - 6 minutes - 4.72 MBThere's a crisis out there. And there is the opportunity to help, to be a part of something big and important. The question is, are you going to be a part of the solution or part of those who complain about it and do nothing? One of the saddest things In our society today is that more than half of people polled feel lonely. We look at our phones and those things that take us away from talking to each other. There's a lot of seniors who would just love to have somebody stop by and say hello...
We Are Losing Our Seniors And Their History - One Brain At A Time
October 23, 2018 02:46 - 6 minutes - 4.63 MBWe're losing our seniors one senior at a time, and I don't just mean physically, but their history, what's in their mind, their head, their thoughts, and their heart. Grandma's still here, but some day she won't be. I wonder how many of their kids or grandkids have even heard their stories, They're going to say, what about Grandpa? Where was he? What did he do? Who was he? And there’s not going to be anybody there to tell them that story. One of the things we do in assisted living is we re...
The Must Haves - Looking For An Assisted Living Home
October 16, 2018 02:20 - 6 minutes - 4.36 MBThe top three criteria are location, price, and the staff. The resident is going to move in once, but the family is going to be the ones going to visit them, so it has to be conveniently located. Usually, 20 minutes so that way somebody can drive over after work and get home, and it only takes an hour or two to have that visit to be able to come and go a couple of times a week or a month. Unlike the big box facilities that start with a base rate then go up based on different options. One of ...
Robots & AI in Assisted Living
October 08, 2018 16:00 - 5 minutes - 3.63 MBI'm sure a lot of you have heard that AI, artificial intelligence, robots in homes, is coming. They have robots in hospitals right now and we do assisted living in a residential setting. But imagine, a senior having something around their wrists that would geolocate where they are and at any time a robot that has intelligence to communicate, could find them based on that location device, and roll right up to them and say, "Hi Mary, what is it you need? How are you feeling?" And Mary can comm...
What Should Assisted Living Look and Feel Like?
October 01, 2018 16:00 - 5 minutes - 4.1 MBWhen we talk about the look and the feel of Residential Assisted Living, it's a home so it should obviously look like a home. Usually, there's a roof, a door, windows, it looks like a house. It should have landscaping and driveways where people can pull up with walkways so somebody can get from the car to the front door. You should put a ramp in so if they have a walker or a wheelchair, or to avoid any trip hazard at all. When you walk in It's open and It should smell like a home with spec...
The Importance of Having a Business Plan
September 24, 2018 16:00 - 6 minutes - 4.27 MBThere's two primary things or reasons why you have a business plan. One is for you, you need a roadmap, directions to get to where it is that you're going. It's a map showing you how to get to where you're going. If we have the map, you know how to get there faster, accomplish more, and go farther in the same amount of time. The second reason to have the business plan is for the banker, lender, investor, or partner, whether they're lending to you, investing in you, or working with you. The...
Is Assisted Living the Business for You?
September 17, 2018 16:00 - 6 minutes - 4.49 MBI want you to think about where you're at today. Some of you are at a point in your life where you're just going through the paces. You're not quite sure what you really want or how to get out of the rat race. You're saying you want more but you're afraid to start something new. You are scared because you could lose money. But you should be more afraid of losing time. Money can be replaced. What you can't replace is your time. And every day you put off doing something, is a day that you'll n...
Overbuilding in Assisted Living - Part 2
September 10, 2018 16:00 - 5 minutes - 4.05 MBWhen we talk about overbuilding, five years from now are we really going to need this? Let me help you with some math right now there are 77 million baby boomers, 10,000 people a day are turning 65, but more importantly, over 4,000 a day are turning 85. That is 1.5 million people turning 85 every single year. Not all of them are going to survive to 86 or 90. And not all of them are going to need assisted living. But if just 20 percent of them need assistance with their activities of daily ...
What NOT to do When Building Your Residential Assisted Living Team
September 03, 2018 16:00 - 7 minutes - 5.21 MBYou as an entrepreneur can do anything that you want to do. However just because you can do something yourself doesn't mean you should. There is no ceiling, there is no lack of opportunity. So when you look at your own life and you look at your own opportunities and capabilities, you really have to decide, is this something that you can do and should do, or something you can do, but you choose not to. So let's talk about surrounding ourselves with the right people. The best thing you can p...
The 3 Ways to Simplify Getting Started in Residential Assisted Living
August 27, 2018 16:00 - 5 minutes - 3.78 MBThe three ways to simplify getting started in assisted living right now. The one most people really would love to do is buying an existing home that's already up and running and operational. If I can buy the right business and the right location, paying for that business up and running right now is definitely the best way to simplify the process of getting started in residential assisted living. The second way is to partner with somebody who's already doing it. You bring something to the t...
The 3 Things That Could Ruin the Residential Assisted Living Market
August 20, 2018 16:00 - 6 minutes - 4.66 MBThe three things that could absolutely wipe out the need for assisted living, one the plague, I don't think it's coming back. Two, when you hit 50, they'd knock you off. But I don't think they're going to do it in real life. And the third would be everybody stops growing old. The reality is none of those things are gonna happen. When we talk about the opportunity and where assisted living is going in the future, nobody wants to live in a big box. They want to be at home in their own home, bu...
The Daily Life of a Residential Assisted Living Owner
August 13, 2018 16:00 - 3 minutes - 2.72 MBWhat's the day to day life like owning an assisted living home and business? No day is the same. What you're looking for is the manager to take care of business, find the residents, take care of the family, hire the caregivers. The day to day life that you have within your assisted living business is going to depend on how you want to operate. You can be hands off and the manager is the one that finds hires, trains and retains the caregivers, the manager is responsible to make phone calls, b...
Lawsuits in Residential Assisted Living
August 06, 2018 16:00 - 7 minutes - 5 MBWhen you are In Residential Assisted Living you're going to get sued. The reality is we understand what the liabilities and the risks are. We have insurance to protect ourselves from it. But when people move into our homes, they're being taken care of, their being loved on. We want them to live forever, but on occasion they do pass away. People do die and It's a matter of when, not if. Now again, I want you to get very real. Let's say that person living in the senior care home, the resid...
How Can You Make Money in Residential Assisted Living?
July 31, 2018 15:42 - 3 minutes - 2.53 MBEverybody wants to know how to make money in Assisted Living. There are three best ways to get started right now for you to make money. First, you can own the real estate, lease it to an operator. Two, you can just operate the business. The business itself is the ability to bring in those residents and caregivers. You're going to pay rent to somebody else in their real estate, but the business itself is incredibly profitable, or operate the business and lease the property from somebody else....
How to Find Great Staff for Your Residential Assisted Living Home
July 24, 2018 04:49 - 7 minutes - 4.91 MBThere's a lot of people out there right now that are thinking unemployment is at a record low. How in the world am I going to find great caregivers or a great manager for my assisted living home? The key is not just getting a caregiver or a manager, but getting the best ones, the right ones, attracting them, training them, retaining them is all a part of what we show people how to do. What you are looking for is somebody who takes charge. Somebody who's in control, who can take a system an...
Feeding Residents in Residential Assisted Living
July 17, 2018 19:14 - 7 minutes - 5.16 MBFood, It's important for all of us. In assisted living, it's the number two, if not number one activity inside the home. If we feed the residents properly, they'll be healthier, happier, and more comfortable. They'll be a joy to be around. The amount of food, the quality of food. That is so easy to fix. I always ask the residents when they come in, what's your favorite food? What do you love to have? If they say, I love seafood, shrimp, fish and so on. You can get jumbo shrimp the size of ...
Why Become a Residential Assisted Living Expert?
July 10, 2018 04:59 - 6 minutes - 4.79 MBThere's the saying that it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert. Now when you think about that, at 40 hours a week and 50 weeks in a year, that's 2000 hours in a year. So, if you devote five years of full-time effort to anything, you'll be an expert. So what is it that you're becoming an expert at 2000 hours a year? 10,000 hours is five years of your life. You could cut that time in half and make it 5,000 hours and get it done in one year by going to somebody else who knows what they're do...
The Myths in Residential Assisted Living - Part 3
July 03, 2018 04:16 - 5 minutes - 3.99 MBDespite the myth, you can absolutely operate a Residential Assisted Living home hands off. Your job is to hire a manager, who then hires the caregivers and finds residents for the home and manage that relationship with the family. You are looking for those high-quality people who love what they do. The type of person we're talking about is not just there to make a dollar. They're there because they want to be there. They love to work with seniors and this is a part of who they are. So if you...
The Myths in Residential Assisted Living - Part 2
June 26, 2018 04:09 - 7 minutes - 5.37 MBThere are tens of millions of seniors in our country today who will need assistance with their Activities of Daily Living, according to AARP. That doesn't mean they're all going to move into an assisted living home or facility, but they will need help. They're at home all alone and maybe they can take care of themselves, but frankly they would much rather have people around them. They understand that being with other seniors their age is vital to their health and their mental stability and w...
The Myths in Residential Assisted Living - Part 1
June 19, 2018 03:09 - 7 minutes - 5.51 MBThe first myth that I want to cover with you, is whether Residential Assisted Living is considered commercial or residential. We talk about Residential Assisted Living because it's a single family home, in a residential neighborhood. Now the home itself might be a little bigger than your average home but we are using this for commercial purpose. I didn't say we're operating a business that's different because most places that have an HOA, and have covenants, codes and restrictions, are going...
Assisted Living Options - Big Vs. Small
June 12, 2018 04:04 - 7 minutes - 5.39 MBWhen you think about assisted living, most people think about a large institutional setting. Some of the new facilities have independent assisted living and skilled nursing all in the same area with a lot of amenities. The advantage of the big box could be that they start with independent living and then move to more advanced care options. One advantage of the small Residential Assisted Living facility is it’s your own space, that bedroom is yours. There’s only a limited number of peers th...
What Does The Future Hold for Residential Assisted Living?
June 05, 2018 03:20 - 7 minutes - 5.1 MBThere are 77 million baby boomers in America alone. That is 4,000 people turning 85 every day, 120,000 every month, and 1.4 million this year alone. So when we are talking about 1.4 million baby boomers a percentage will check into assisted living. The fact is that 70 percent of us are going to need help with our Activities of Daily Living for an average of three and a half years. Whether they live at home and have help, or they go to a residential assisted living home, they are going to nee...
The Golden Girls Model for Residential Cash Flow
May 29, 2018 01:35 - 7 minutes - 5.5 MBThe Golden Girls Model is a real concept in true independent living. There are 2 sides: 1. The user side, the person living in the home. 2. The Business side, the opportunity. The users are the people living in the home. They want to continue living their life as independently as possible. We are talking about a group usually all women or all men, there are no caregivers, cooks, or housekeepers. They generally have a private bedroom but may share bathrooms, living room, kitchen, shared...
Overbuilding? The Right Place and Right Time for Assisted Living
May 22, 2018 02:54 - 6 minutes - 4.65 MBWhen the recession hit the market changed in regards to commercial investments and assisted living. The big builders finished the projects they were currently working on and then stopped all new building. However the need for assisted living didn’t stop. People were still aging and moving in and needed it. Those large facilities filled up as no new facilities were being built. So when we are talking about overbuilding, let’s think about it differently. These big box companies have don...
Is the Mom and Pop Model or the RAL Model Best for You?
May 15, 2018 15:47 - 7 minutes - 5.32 MBIn a Mom and Pop Model there is a family living in the home. This option is for people who want to be completely hands on 24/7/365. They have the desire to take care of people and want to be the manager, caretaker, cook, baker, candlestick maker, etc. They will have their food and housing taken care of by the money they generate from this model. If being completely hands on is what you want, then this may be the best option for you. The RAL Model is for those who want to be the business ow...
The Difference Between Memory Care and Assisted Living
May 08, 2018 05:03 - 7 minutes - 5.3 MBWhat are the many differences between Memory Care and Assisted Living? Memory Care is for those who have been diagnosed with memory issues or dementia. There are typically fewer residents in the facility. The facility is a lockdown facility with either a magnetic lock or a combination lock for safety and security of the residents so that they can not leave the facility on their own. The locks are tied into the emergency systems so that they unlock if any of those systems are activated, to ...
The Influence of Age and Longevity on Residential Assisted Living
May 01, 2018 02:51 - 11 minutes - 8.2 MBYour longevity, how long and well you live, is a projection of your health. Part of that is genetic, but the other part is how well you treat your body, what you do with it and what you put into it. One of the things to pay attention to is the food you eat. Think of the food as fuel. Is it high octane or low octane? Vegetables, lean meats, fruits and other fresh foods are full of rich vitamins and nutrients. Foods high in sugar and fat aren’t and can actually have a negative impact on heal...
Senior Activities within Residential Assisted Living
April 23, 2018 14:47 - 10 minutes - 7.59 MBActivities for seniors come in two main categories: mind and body. Activities that engage the mind are ones that offer the seniors social, spiritual or intellectual interaction, with themselves and others. Activities that engage the body are physical ones. Having both kinds of activities are incredibly important for healthy aging. Here’s a quick look at some types of activities in each category. Mind - the mental activities for seniors should engage their minds. Some examples of great acti...
What to Look for in an Assisted Living Home
April 17, 2018 03:31 - 11 minutes - 7.74 MBBefore you begin choosing an assisted living home, perhaps for a parent or grandparent, there's some key points you need to know! First is price. In America, the average cost for a private room in an assisted living facility is $3,600. That's a lot. But you get what you pay for, and you do not want your relative living in average. A reputable facility costs closer to $6,000 a month. The second key point is location. For the best choice, you’ll want to have a location that is conveniently l...
Finding Your Passion in Assisted Living
April 09, 2018 14:28 - 9 minutes - 6.41 MBWhat do you have a passion for? Making money? Helping others? Food? Travel? Whatever your passion, it is incredibly important! There’s a method to finding out what you love: Explore - give yourself a chance to explore some different things. Talk to People - ask some other people who are successful about their experiences with things you’re wanting to explore. Take them out for lunch or a coffee and just have a chat. Learn More - utilize all of the resources you can to learn more about ...