Over the next few weeks, Governor Brian P. Kemp and Georgia National Guard Adjutant General Tom Carden will activate and deploy over 100 Guardsmen to any long-term care facility – assisted living facility or nursing home – with COVID-19 cases.
When a family is at the point of considering moving a loved one out of their home and into a facility, they will have to consider what type of facility is most appropriate. The family will hear terms like independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing facility. Just what do these terms mean?
Pets have the remarkable ability to make us happy just watching them be themselves. They provide unconditional love and can make a crummy day seem just a little less crummy. So it’s no surprise that like many other alternative therapies, – such as music, for instance – pet therapy is being embraced in today’s medical community growing in popularity in recent years.
Note: This is a version of a piece I wrote in 2013, just a few months before my father passed away at 93 years of age. I thought, in light of present circumstances, it might deserve another look. I have added a few more thoughts, three years after his death. If any of you is caring for an aging (originally written in January 2013)
Discovery Village At Sugarloaf is unveiling its outstanding Grande Clubhouse remodel and expansion of its luxury independent living apartment homes at an Open House Celebration on Thursday, September 8th from 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M located at 1220 Satellite Boulevard, Suwanee, GA 30024.
Friday, August 5th from 10am to noon, The Gwinnett Council for Seniors located at 186 East Pike Street, Lawrenceville, also known as the Browne Building, will reopen after their short summer break in July.
Everyone loves feeling independent. We love our homes and being able to do what we want. That’s why the term “there’s no place like home” resonates so well with everyone.
Choosing an assisted living community is an important, emotional and often necessary decision for many families, and Benton House is here to help.
107 W Crogan St, Lawrenceville Ga 30046 | (770) 963-3699
