{"id":17331,"date":"2015-07-16T19:52:47","date_gmt":"2015-07-16T23:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2015\/07\/business-report-solving-the-aging-parent-dilemma.html"},"modified":"2015-07-16T19:52:47","modified_gmt":"2015-07-16T23:52:47","slug":"business-report-solving-the-aging-parent-dilemma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2015\/07\/business-report-solving-the-aging-parent-dilemma\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Report: Solving The Aging Parent Dilemma"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\"nikki\n<\/div>\n
Nikki Williams, certified aging services professional at The Wesley Community.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

BY NIKKI WILLIAMS<\/p>\n

The family home is getting to be too much
\nfor Mom and Dad. Or perhaps Mom has fallen
\nand the doctor doesn’t want her living in a
\nhouse with stairs. Should Dad still be driving
\nwith his declining vision?<\/p>\n

Members of the 50-plus age group now find
\nthemselves facing these and other aging parent
\ndilemmas. What are the choices for aging
\nparents? How can their adult children help?<\/p>\n

Ideally, grown children have spent quality
\ntime with aging parents long before issues
\nthat go with their advancing age begin. They
\nhave talked openly together about finances
\nand plans and wishes for the future. When
\nthis has not happened, solutions take more
\ntime and are often subject to more resistance
\nfrom parents.
\nWith the Internet, information about senior
\nhousing and care options for the aging adult
\nis now a lot easier to find. There are also
\nmany professional care managers who guide
\npeople through the whole process, whether
\nit be things like assessing an elder’s needs,
\nfinding help so that an aging person can stay
\nat home, or downsizing the number of belongings
\nand settling him or her comfortably in a
\nnew environment.<\/p>\n

Family physicians can make recommendations,
\nor the local county Office for the Aging.<\/p>\n

Some of the best advice can come from people
\nwho have already had to deal with aging parent
\nissues. Their experiences and lessons learned
\ncan be a valuable resource.<\/p>\n

Senior living arrangements generally break
\ndown into three categories: independent living,
\nassisted living, and long-term (or skilled) care.
\nThere are many varieties of independent
\nhousing for seniors: large and small, for-profit
\nand not-for-profit, subsidized and market rate,
\nno services to full services.<\/p>\n

Upscale independent living has cottages
\nor buildings with luxury apartments, gyms,
\nactivities and travel, housekeeping services,
\nand restaurants. This more exclusive and expensive
\nhousing sometimes requires ownership
\nof the living quarters or the payment of entry
\nfees that may be returned in full or in part if
\nthe senior leaves for any reason.<\/p>\n

More modest buildings offer fewer amenities
\nat a lower cost, but can still be a great
\nsource of community living providing informal
\nsupport systems, some services, activities, and
\nmeal plans. This housing generally requires
\njust a lease and the payment of rent each
\nmonth.<\/p>\n

Subsidized independent housing for lower income
\nseniors requires that seniors not
\nexceed income limits. They must fully disclose
\nfinancial information.
\nRents in such apartments are usually 30
\npercent of the senior’s income and the rental
\nsubsidy usually comes from the U.S. Department
\nof Housing and Urban Development
\n(HUD). Applicants are generally screened
\nfor such things as citizenship status, credit
\nworthiness, and criminal history.<\/p>\n

Most independent housing for seniors allows
\nresidents to have help in the apartment,
\nso a parent aging in place can hired an aide
\nif that becomes necessary. Seniors can stay in
\nindependent housing as long as they can solve
\nproblems and act safely.<\/p>\n

Assisted living is the right place for elders
\nwho cannot take proper care of themselves
\nwhen living independently, but who do not yet
\nrequire skilled care given in nursing homes.
\nAssisted living generally provides private
\nrooms or suites, three meals a day, laundry and
\nhousekeeping services, medication management,
\n24-hour supervision, or a combination of
\nthese services for a monthly fee. Many assisted
\nliving facilities specialize in memory care for
\nelders with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms
\nof dementia (confusion and forgetfulness).<\/p>\n

New York state offers minimal financial
\nassistance opportunities for this level of care
\nmaking it difficult to obtain for low income
\nseniors.<\/p>\n

Seniors who need daily attention from a
\nnurse or other medical professional require
\nwhat is called long term or skilled care. This
\nwas, and sometimes still is called a nursing
\nhome.<\/p>\n

A medical assessment covering the senior’s
\nability to perform their own personal care and
\nthat assesses their decision making skills, level
\nof forgetfulness or confusion, and medical
\nneeds is required before admission.<\/p>\n

Today’s skilled care is not what older seniors remember from years ago. Residents in long
\nterm care can now enjoy the less institutional
\nsetting of modern buildings with homey rooms,
\nand stimulating activities, as well as less
\nrestrictive visiting hours and more flexibility
\nwith meal times and choices.<\/p>\n

States have programs to help pay for longterm
\ncare for those who cannot afford it. The
\ncounsel of a well-regarded elder law attorney
\nyears before skilled care is on the horizon is a
\nmust for anyone with assets.<\/p>\n

Williams is a certified aging services professional<\/p>\n

Photo Courtesy The Wesley Community
\nat The Wesley Community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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