It is a question often asked and seldom delivers a straight answer. The fact is Assisted Living has become the public’s number one choice for senior living options since the 1980s. History of Senior Living Options For a bit of history on this development, it was relatively long ago when nursing homes received the stigma […]
Atrocities in an Adult Family Home in Olympia
There was a story on Channel 13 this week regarding an Adult Family Home in Olympia, WA. Although this home has been closed for several years, the story just came out. The Department of Social Health Services failed this family, and any other senior that happened to be living in this home, immensely. The Department of Social […]
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Adult Family Homes Vs Nursing Homes
These are two types of senior care facilities that have a lot in common and choosing one or the other is likely going to be very dependent on your senior’s needs and even their personality. Essentially, the level of intimate and personal care given is very similar. However, if you want your senior to enjoy […]
Woman Finds Adult Family Home in Kirkland, Washington
Every family comes to us with a different situation and different needs. Not long ago, the Concierge Care Advisors were contracted by a woman to help find her mother an adult family home in Kirkland. The woman’s mother had been retired for quite some time and fortunately was not in crisis-mode. In other words, she […]
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Adult Family Homes in Washington
Adult Family Homes in Washington are a form of senior housing that are licensed by the government and held inside residential homes within neighborhoods. Unlike the “home”-setting of other forms of senior living, Adult Care Homes are actual houses. This aesthetic appeal alone causes many seniors to seek these out and it’s noticeable in their […]
Why Adult Care Homes are Family Homes
Essentially, Adult Care Homes (or Adult Family Homes) are family homes because a limited number of seniors live in a household with private (or semi-private) and a shared common area. Think of the social setting as a college dormitory where you have a handful of people living under the same roof with shared amenities and […]
