Monthly Archives: August 2009

When it comes to choosing options for Texas assisted living facilities, there is no shortage of choices.From retirement communities to Alzheimer’s care, the state of Texas has everything you can imagine.  Some internet resources list the number of options for … Continue reading →

    A personal emergency response system, PERS for short is known commonly as a Medical Alarm or Medical Alert. A Medical Alarm consist of a base unit and an activating device usually called a pendant or panic button. These panic … Continue reading →

The quality of retirement homes really does vary from town to town and across the country. A great deal get money from the government to survive, although their are many privately funded homes also. I report last year from The … Continue reading →

It is difficult for a handicapped person to travel to places everyday. Wheelchairs are good for traveling but sometimes it poses a problem. It is a problem to go up to a vehicle with a wheelchair. But if you install … Continue reading →

With over 1100 nursing homes in Texas, surely there are plenty of good choices to consider before placing a loved one in long term senior care. But as recently as 2002, a congressional study found that up to 86% of … Continue reading →

Eye To Eye: Quality Elder Care At Less Cost Our care giving dilemma derives many of its frustrations and heartaches from our parents’ and society’s centuries-old expectations that care giving for the elderly “is the children’s job.” This assumption is … Continue reading →