South Sound Elder Services
Blog URL http://www.southsoundelderservices.com/blog
Located Olympia, Washington USA
Tags assisted living, adult family homes, alzheimers, nursing homes, retirement community, independent living, memory care, senior housing
About resources and information for seniors and caregivers looking for assistance and information with Senior Housing in Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater, Yelm, Shelton, Centralia and Dupont, Washington.
Latest Blog Posts
- Online Social Networking For Seniors Rising In Popularity on Apr 22, 2009 in South Sound Elder Services Adult Family Home Assisted Living technology
Seniors are steadily embracing many of the social networking sites available on the Internet. Just a few days ago CNN published an article about the older generations joining “Facebook.” According to the article the largest growing segment of...
- Adult Family Homes Need Your Support In Washington on Apr 16, 2009 in Adult Family Homes South Sound Elder Services Adult Family Home Caregivers
Yesterday, I attended the Washington State Residential Care Council’s Peninsula Chapter meeting for Adult Family Home Owners. With the daily talk of additional state budget cuts many AFH owners are concerned that the proposed cuts could put s...
- See If You Qualify For A “Free” Woodstove on Apr 14, 2009 in South Sound Elder Services economy
The Olympic Region Clean Air Agency (ORCAA) is running a program to get a FREE woodstove as part of their Wood Stove Change-Out Program. Of course there are stipulations, glad you asked. In order to qualify your old woodstove has to be uncertifie...
- Olympia Alzheimer’s Conference 2009 “Caring Pulls Us Through” on Apr 12, 2009 in Aging Issues South Sound Elder Services Add new tag alzheimers Assisted Living Caregivers Memory Care
The South Sound Alzheimer’s Council will present it’s annual Alzheimer’s Conference “Caring Pulls Us Through” this year on May 28th 2009 at the Masonic Temple Hall in Tumwater, WA. If you or someone you know is caring...
- Average Rental Rates Nationwide for Assisted Living on Apr 6, 2009 in South Sound Elder Services Assisted Living Independent Living Memory Care Retirement Community
Senior Living Information Blog recently published a post from USNews and World Report on the average rental rates for Assisted Living and Independent Living Communities nationwide. While we specialize in the Lewis, Mason and Thurston Counties of We...
- An Important Thing To Consider Before Moving Into An Assisted Living Community on Apr 3, 2009 in Assisted Living South Sound Elder Services Administrator Adult Family Home Assisted Living Olympia Independent Living Memory Care Retirement Community
If you or a loved one are considering a move into a Senior Housing Community i.e. Assisted Living, Adult Family Home, Independent Living or Retirement Community one of the most important things to consider is who is in charge of the building. Too o...
- Long-Term Care Insurance-Do you need it? on Mar 30, 2009 in South Sound Elder Services Assisted Living Olympia LTC Insurance
Has anyone talked to you about purchasing long-term care insurance? If not they probably will soon. And if they haven’t it may be something worth considering. If you have never heard of long-term care insurance it is insurance that can co...
