Being a centralized resource is one of the main focuses of Senior Housing Solutions. It’s important to find a trustworthy and quality provider when you need support services. That’s why we have developed a vetting process to verify the credentials of every business listed in the Eldercare Directory.
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Being a centralized resource is one of the main focuses of Senior Housing Solutions. It’s important to find a trustworthy and quality provider when you need support services. That’s why we have developed a vetting process to verify the credentials of every business listed in the Eldercare Directory. We have also included other organizations (most nonprofits) to be a resource to you – these organizations have not gone through the application process.
Our screening process includes:
A completed and approved application
Regulatory compliance review
State license (s) verification
Insurance coverage
Legal and lawsuit notification
Third party letter of recommendation
On-going monitoring and feedback from clients
Ways to use the Directory:
Attorneys – Elder Law
Audiology services
Chiropractic services
Computer repair
CPAs
Dental services
Eye care professionals
Financial planners
Funeral services
Home health care agencies
Insurance specialists
Medical services
Move coordinators/interior designers
Professional services – videographer, website design, public relations
Real estate professionals
Reverse mortgages
Senior housing consulting
Veteran’s benefits
And much more…
Other support services are also listed in the directory to be a resource to you!
Accessing the Directory is completely free! Just click below for access.
Am I’m ready to consider a move to a retirement community?
Determining the time frame of when you may want to consider moving to a retirement community is a very complicated decision process. Many people wait for a crisis to occur before considering such a move; while others plan ahead and move before something happens.
So when is the right time?
As we say in this business, it is always better to be 5 years to early than 5 minutes to late. Planning for your tomorrows today is some I am constantly sharing with my clients, No one is invincible and unfortunately, waiting for something to occur before you have a plan in place is not a smart move.
So why should you consider a retirement community now versus later?
Many (if not all) of the folks that I have helped move to a retirement community all told me prior to their move that they are not ready. It is a mantra that I hear in my sleep. “I love where we live and I don’t see any need to do anything right now.” “We’re just not ready.”
What is interesting that if you speak with these folks today, 99.9% of them will tell you that it was the best decision they ever made, they only wished they would have made it sooner. So, here are intelligent and successful people all saying the same thing… we wish we would have done it sooner.”
So when it the right time?
Unfortunately, there is not an easy answer. In my opinion, there are different time frames to consider. When do you want to start your research, when do you see yourself narrowing down your choices and when do you want to move? By doing your research early, you may find that the community you are considering has a long waiting list or is planning to expand. Getting your name on list is many cases is a positive first step.
If you have a long term plan to move, try to figure out what needs to occur between now and this fictitious date in the future to make you ready. Trust me, you are not going to wake up 5 years from now and all of sudden be ready to move. It does take planning, however procrastination is a form of denial, which creates its own problems.
A the root of the timing question is the misconception that retirement communities are nursing homes and by moving to a retirement community, you are losing your independence. Retirement communities offer a wide spectrum of services and amenities, including dining, social activities, fitness & wellness programs and residents are able to keep active and healthy longer.
We do meet people who, through their own stubbornness, elect to “stick it out” in their own homes. This then creates a tremendous burden on their family and friends. There is also a great deal of loneliness and isolation that occurs and well as a level of vulnerability to abuse from outsiders. Access to services is very limited, plus simple chores like driving to the grocery store or picking up your prescription medication becomes a major challenge. Maybe these won’t happen to you, but this needs to be factored into the equation. What is important to consider is your life, not only today, but tomorrow as well. Try to look into a crystal ball and image what your life will be like a year from now… five years from now. This may be difficult to for you to do, but it will help you plan ahead. Denial doesn’t make it any easier either. It is important that you are realistic and that you thoroughly think through this process.
An important factor to consider when determining if you are ‘ready or not” is that some retirement communities will have a medical acceptance criteria to be considered for residency. People who wait for a crisis to occur are frequently denied residency.
Today, retirement communities are more like luxury resorts than an old folk’s home. Moving does take physical and emotional energy so it is much better to move while you are healthy and active so you can enjoy all the amenities of the community.
Bottom line… don’t wait for something to occur. Plan for your tomorrows today!
The National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center (NORC) provides support, technical assistance and training to the 53 State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs and their statewide networks of almost 600 regional (local) programs. The Center’s objectives are to enhance the skills, knowledge, and management capacity of the State programs to enable them to handle residents’ complaints and represent resident interests (individual and systemic advocacy). Funded by the Administration on Aging(AoA), the Center is operated by Consumer Voice, The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care, in cooperation with the National Association of States United for Aging and Disabilities (NASUAD)
Long-term care ombudsmen are advocates for residents of nursing homes, board and care homes and assisted living facilities. Ombudsmen provide information about how to find a facility and what to do to get quality care. They are trained to resolve problems. If you want, the ombudsman can assist you with complaints. However, unless you give the ombudsman permission to share your concerns, these matters are kept confidential. Under the federal Older Americans Act, every state is required to have an Ombudsman Program that addresses complaints and advocates for improvements in the long-term care system.
The ombudsman program is administered by the Administration on Aging (AoA). The network has 8,813 volunteers certified to handle complaints and 1,167 paid staff. Most state ombudsman programs are housed in their State Unit on Aging. Nationally, in 2011 the ombudsman program investigated over 200,463 complaints on behalf of 131,078 individuals and provided information on long-term care to another 288,698 people.
Address:
NORC
1001 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 425
Washington, DC 20036
12 new Memory Care facilities expected to open in our area.
Can the demand handle the supply?
By 2025, an estimated 18,508 Alzheimer’s cases projected in Collier County and 29,992 cases expected in Lee County of full time residents. Source – Catherine Cruisksank, Alzheimer’s Association.
Bruce B. Rosenblatt, a national senior housing expert and owner of Senior Housing Solutions has done a review of the new memory care facilities that are either opening or are projected to open. “The market is being saturated right now, which does provide many choices for the consumer, however finding and retaining quality staff, especially with so many new facilities entering the market place will present challenge that unfortunately will impact the care that is provided, states Rosenblatt. “It is important to find a facility that has a proven track record.”
The new facilities opening in our area are:
Brand New:
Discovery Village
The Villas at Terracina Grand
American House in Bonita Springs
Opening Soon:
Bay Shore
Beach House of Naples
All Seasons of Naples
American House at Coconut Point
Arlington Memory Care
Autumn House (Bonita Springs)
The Carlisle of Naples
Mooring Park at Grey Oaks Memory Care (2017)
Recently Renovated:
Memory Care of Naples
Moorings Park
In addition, there 10 existing memory care facilities that are already opened.
According to Rosenblatt, it is important for the consumer to be aware of the differences between each of these facilities since there are major differences in the pricing, physical layout, lifestyle enrichment programs, licensure capabilities and staffing requirements. Senior Housing Solutions provides valuable advice to people who are researching facilities. www.seniorhousingsolutions.net
Leading Age Florida, was established in 1963 as a Florida not-for-profit corporation. We are the only statewide association representing the full continuum of care for seniors. We serve nearly 400 mission-driven communities trusted with providing quality care and services. We promote practices that support, enable and empower people to live fully as they age.
Leading Age Florida member communities share a common bond of providing high quality care and services to the elderly. Our members include:
Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs) and Full Service Rental Retirement Communities
Retirement Housing and HUD Financed Housing for the Elderly
