What Are Senior Cottages?
Senior cottages focus on helping older adults have a more independent lifestyle, allowing them to enjoy their own property where they can conduct their daily activities. At the same time, these cottages help to ensure the senior citizen becomes part of a caring and supportive community.
Read MoreMemory Care Help: Pomeroy’s Approach
Many people feel worried when their loved one is in need of memory care help. Receiving care from Pomeroy living has more to offer than you might realize. Our facility understands that every person living with dementia has unique preferences and needs. We offer an individualized approach to caring for patients with memory loss. Caregivers create…
Read MoreDoes Your Loved One Need Geriatric Rehabilitation?
Geriatric rehabilitation is necessary whenever a senior citizen experiences a medical event that requires a high level of recovery. If your loved one will need help that you or other loved ones cannot safely and competently provide, senior living rehabilitation is necessary.
Read MoreComparing Assisted Living Vs. Home Care
When the time comes for your senior loved one to need some help in their day to day routine, choosing home health care or an assisted senior living facility could be a tough choice to make. I have been in this industry for over twenty years and know just how overwhelming it can be to be make the decision of caring for your loved one with assisted living vs. home care. However, clearing up some misconceptions about assisted living can help you make that choice when the time comes.
Read MorePreventing Hip Fractures in Elderly Loved Ones
Growing older is an inevitable part of life and we understand health concerns may arise, including hip injuries or fractures. It is important that we learn the risk factors and symptoms early enough to treat or care for unforeseen hip injuries or fractures with ourselves or loved ones.
Read MoreBest Questions To Ask Senior Living Communities
Every senior has unique needs, and Pomeroy communities try as much as possible to meet them through their offerings and services. Because of this, we encourage you to ask as many questions as possible to gain an in-depth understanding of a facility and make an informed decision.
Read MoreSummer Activities: Outdoor Gardening for Seniors
There is something unique about summer that brings life out of everyone and everything. Those warm-breezy days filled with the sun are upon us once again, and of course, people are searching for exhilarating summer activities. Gardening might not rank top on the list of summer activities for most individuals. However, it is arguably the…
Read MoreThe Importance of Keeping Seniors Hydrated, Especially During the Summer Months
The weather during the summer months gets really hot. This leads to increased levels of dehydration, especially in seniors. Dehydration is a phenomenon whereby the body’s water loss is more than its intake. Most times, drinking more water is the simple solution to this problem. However, older folk’s sense of thirst declines greatly with age.…
Read MoreLoneliness In Seniors: Top Signs Your Loved One Is Struggling
Loneliness is one of the most common crises facing elderly folks as they age. According to statistics from NCBI, many older people sometimes do not have friends or family members to engage with for months at a time. But even when our elderly loved ones do have company, that loneliness can still affect them with…
Read MoreMust Have Technology for Assisted Living Communities
Assisted living technology should be at the forefront of your mind when choosing a place for your elderly loved one to live. The elderly population is growing rapidly worldwide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of people aged 60 years or older is expected to increase from 962 million in 2015 to 2.1…
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