Assisted Living Evaluation and Checklist Tool
Here is a checklist of things to consider while touring facilities. Stellar Senior Housing Experts Founder Corey Nelson and our staff use this tool when they take clients on tours of assisted living facilities:
Assisted Living Checklist (79 KB)
InnovAge – www.myinnovage.org
InnovAge is a nonprofit offering a broad range of services for aging adults and other disabled individuals in need of care and support to remain independent in their homes and communities. InnovAge offers in-home care services, healthcare and day programs, care management, memory loss programs and affordable senior housing.
InnovAge: Click Here
Therapeutic Fibs & Creative Communication Techniques
Here’s a great article from the Alzheimer’s Association that provides some perspective on communicating effectively with people with dementia:
Therapeutic Fibs & Creative Communication Techniques (70 KB)
Alzheimer’s Association
Alzheimer Association New Mexico Chapter Click Here
American Patriot – VA Aid & Attendance
The Veterans Aid and Attendance Pension (also known as the Veterans Improved Pension) is a federal program which can offer a monthly benefit payment from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
American Patriot: Click Here
NM Aging & Long-Term Services
We’re here to assist elders, persons with disabilities, and caregivers to find services and resources to help them live well and independently.
Aging & Long-Term Services: Click Here
Tools and Tips
When older parents resist help or advice, use these tips to cope…Click Here
VA Aid and Attendance Benefits and Housebound Allowance
Eligibility requirements for VA Aid and Attendance Click Here
What I Wish I Had Known About Dementia
My father had dementia and I was his caregiver. Here’s what I wish I had known. Click Here