Making sense of all the senior housing and long-term care options can be overwhelming. But you don’t have to make the decision alone.
There are several different avenues you can go for guidance.
Most senior centers have a social worker on site that can be a great resource.
Your local Area Agency on Aging is another resource. If you live in King County, WA, you can start by contacting Community Living Connections as the portal through which you can access objective, confidential information about community resources and services options. In Snohomish County, contact Homage Disability and Resource Network.
You can also use the Eldercare Locator, a public service of the Administration for Community Living to connect you to services for older adults and their families.
And then there are Aging Life Care Professionals like our Care Managers at Aging Wisdom. These professionals can help families navigate all these complicated choices and coach them along the way. A Care Manager is also adept at helping tailor choices depending on care needs, finances, how to make aging in place safe and supportive, or determining when a move is the best option.
Aging Life Care Managers help you not be alone during a stressful time and provide expert guidance and navigation, especially at those times of uncertainty.
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