Assisted Living vs Aging-in-Place
/How to Decide Which Option is Right for Your Loved One
Here are a few steps you can take work towards figuring out which is the best option in your specific situation:
- Talk to a Aging-in-Place & Senior Living Specialist. We can help you understand not only what care needs your loved one has now, but anticipate and plan for how their needs are likely to change in the coming years. We can't always know what’s coming. With over a decade of experience why risk going at it alone with there is no cost advice right at your fingertips. Many Doctors do not feel comfortable giving advice on such an important decision. They often turn to Alisha Duvall, MSW/MFT to assist their patients and their families to help them make a more informed decision about what to do going forward.
- Consider the resources - Money Money Money. Sometimes all it takes is adding some more hands on attention from family members or close friends in the neighborhood to make a aging-in-place plan successful for a time. Not all neighborhoods are suited for aging in place. Alee Solutions can assist you in surveying what’s available in your loved one;s community now and can help you figure out what additional steps to take so that the supports in place match your loved-one's level of need.
- We know your local options. There is no need to recreate the wheel. Caregivers tend to try to do it all themselves. STOP. We have already done what you are about to do. Make one phone call instead of many. There are so many programs and resources to assist in keeping our seniors safe in the Kentuckiana area that you maybe missing our on FREE MONEY to make the right choice just a bit clearer. We can assess your situation and discuss programs that may open doors to options you would have never considered. There is so much more to consider than the resources your loved one has in making this decision. Most seniors want to stay in their homes until they pass away. This is not always possible. It can cost upwards of $14,000+ to stay in the home and that is without the need of a nurse. We can provide you details and reviews for in-home care agencies, nursing care, senior living, and assisted living options available near you.
- Time for a family meeting. So often this decision is made entirely by one person. In families that are supportive we can lead you in a family meeting to discuss through the options together as a team.
This decision is not likely to be an easy one, remember the most important thing is to make sure of is that you do what’s in the best interest of your loved one. Consider the options carefully, consult an expert and make the best choice you can.
Should YOUR aging parent MOVE-IN with YOU? - Ask the expert
/Moving a parent in to your home can have many benefits. The same goes for caregiver that move-in with their loved-one but remember there is likely going to be a point where it may cause fatigue, stress, heartache and more expense than if they had a senior living apartment and care that came to them. These are especially true should it get to the point when your home has to go through a remodel for safety accommodations, says Alisha Duvall MSW/MFT.
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Age is IR-ELEPHANT...you define what you can do.
Read MoreExemplary...you do say ?
/Alisha has overcome personal and professional barriers opening her own business. She has reinvented herself by using the knowledge and experience gained from her professional career. Her business and passion is helping senior adults (and loved ones) navigate through the challenges of aging. To be only 32, and female, Alisha has a long background in volunteering, fundraising, and community awareness.
Alisha has been making her mark in the community for over 10 years. Starting at a very young age she has never let her age or gender hold her back. She as a teenager started a community activist movement to get others in her county involved in starting programs like adopt-a-grandparent. She was on the board of Floyd County Special Students Summer Program handing off the torch to inspire high school students to step outside the box and become stakeholders in community awareness of the matters they believe in to ensure they know they have a voice to make a difference. She went on to get a B.A in PSY, Masters in Social Work and Post Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy. She has remained professional throughout her carrier and overcame barriers of being raised in an abusive home to be a Female leader in her profession. She started her own company two years ago. She to no ones surprise has continued to excel at being an entrepreneur as well. She is absolutely the women to pick.
We didn't forget you- Here is your Way to go You Recognition ! You deserve to be recognized for all you do
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UofL Research study on 117 older adults with asthma's home found ...what?
/Did you hear about the University of Louisville study that sampled the air inside some nearly 120 homes of older adults with asthma? Guess that they found! They discovered dozens of chemicals at levels that could pose health risks and many of our local seniors have had over decades of exposure. Courier Journal noted, "Here are some of them. -Wochit" video clip above. Did you know that Louisville has nearly 150,000 residents with COPD, says the Lung ... of the Institute for Healthy Air, Water and Soil, another Air Louisville partner.
Sources: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, University of Louisville, Institute for Healthy Air, Water and Soil, Courier-Journal research.
Sources: Courier-Journal research : http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/science/environment/2017/09/11/improve-air-quality-louisville-tips/642432001/
http://www.instituteforhealthyairwaterandsoil.org/page/7/
Helpful links:
http://www.lung.org/local-content/_content-items/about-us/local-associations-office/Kentucky.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/
Way to go You ! You deserve to be recognized for all you do
/Happy National Case Management Week
Copy of Veterans Benefits....The what and the how !
/Learn More about what VA benefits can offer your loved one.
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/Call Alisha Duvall MSW/MFT today to discuss your family's Long-Term Care Plan options.
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Did you know that October is Caffeine Addiction Recovery Month ?
/Did you know that October is Caffeine Addiction Recovery Month ?
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Fall 2017 Makeup Tips for Older Women
/The goal is not be anti-aging but aging gracefully with style. Learn about how to address those eyebrows, what color to smooth onto your lips, what foundation base should be going in the trash and more.
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/She is innovative and dedicated and goes above and beyond everyone else in her field.
TBT: Today's Woman behind the scene photo-shoot.
/"I was so nervous I felt sick to my stomach," Alisha Duvall of Alee Solutions shared when asked about what it was like to do the photo-shoot for the Way to Go Woman award 2017. She went on to say that even though she had been on live TV numerous times it was this photo-shoot that really got her nerves going. Here are some behind the scene photos of the photo-shoot.