Moving a loved one into hospice care services can bring you up against financial challenges: how will you pay for it? How long can their savings (or yours) cover the expenses? Thankfully, several financial support options are available, including short-term loans, long-term insurance, or Veteran’s Aid. Those in need of hospice services in and around […]
Living in a place other than the home you know and love can be nerve-racking. But many aging adults cannot live alone without daily assistance. Thus, joining a supportive assisted senior living community ensures that you receive the personalized assistance you need as well as a healthy amount of independence. Tysons Woods Assisted Living is […]
Memory care services at quality assisted living facilities can provide several benefits for your senior loved one. Specifically, these services give dementia and Alzheimer’s patients the specialized care and attention that their condition requires. Memory care also keeps your loved one in a consistent routine. This ensures that they remain active and healthy so their […]
When your loved one’s health and behavior require careful management and constant assistance, then you may need to move them into an assisted living facility. In addition, when your time and resources are so limited that you can longer provide them the proper care they need, you should consider transitioning them into an assisted living […]
Since the arrival of FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccines in the US, older adults, who have been disproportionately affected by the virus, have been among those first in line to receive them. Specifically, people aged 65 and older or those living in long-term care facilities are included in Phase 1 of the vaccination program. At Tysons Woods […]
Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia are grievous conditions that disturb how a patient functions and thinks. Due to a number of debilitating changes these diseases have on the brain may not make it easier to assist one who suffers from such a condition. Nevertheless, you may find that this knowledge provides you a better […]
The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has given us back-to-back challenges such as balancing professional and familial responsibilities. Whether your elder is living with you or not and they require additional support, it is okay to accept that you aren’t able to provide the support they need. It isn’t selfish, and you shouldn’t feel guilty about it, […]
As COVID-19 continues to remain a threat, especially to the elderly and those who are immunocompromised, nursing homes and assisted living facilities across the country are adjusting their day-t0-day procedures to minimize the risk of the virus. At Tysons Woods Assisted Living, we are doing our part to keep our community safe and healthy. No […]
