04 March 2014

The Big Decision Infographic

The big R, retirement. This can mean more time with the family and will be one of the first steps in real elderhood. What changes will your loved ones or even yourself make once you cross this bridge in life? One of the biggest and consistent concerns is your home: where it will be, how safe it is and when it is time to make a change.
The Big Decision - A Merrill Gardens Infographic

Brought to you by: Merrill Gardens Retirement Community

15 comments:

  1. Merrill Gardens is a really nice facility but it is pretty spendy. We need affordable care for our seniors!

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  2. You know I think this is a great! I am in my early 30's but have thought how I have no issues getting old, and going to assisted living. Having someone to take care of me. It's like a full circle, when your born your parents take care of you, you get old and have people take care of you. Having a safe place to live when you get older is important. Most of the time the elderly get hurt living on there own and there health goes down hill. In this world today having a safe place to call home is also important.

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  3. Thank you for all of this helpful information.

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  4. All important things to consider. With an aging population I think this is going to be a huge boom in these types of aprtments.

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  5. Thanks for the infographic! My father had to be put in a nursing home a few months ago, and it was a very difficult experience for the whole family. We like where he is and the way he's being treated, but this is one of those life events that's difficult to put a positive spin on.

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  6. It is a tough decision to make. I worked at a Nursing Home before I had my fourth child and it is expensive. There is good care if you are in the right type of facility and families are welcome to visit at any time they would like.

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  7. Thanks for posting this infographic--it sure gives me something to think about as my parents get older!

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  8. Thank you again for this information, have a nice day.

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  9. this is a great post and well thought out.. i know from my hubby when he got laid off and now in the retirement stage.. it seems so many things have changed not only in his life but in ours. there is a huge age gap between him and i, so sometimes it can put a pressure on both of us which doesn't help with the situation of what to do next in his situation... thanks for share @tisonlyme143

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  10. I completely agree my mother had a Brain Aneurysm October 2013, and the facilities in which she had to stay really effected her ability to recover or work towards recovery....The closer she gets to being able to be in her home with my dad the more aware she becomes and the more effective her rehabilitation is. http://www.gofundme.com/HopeforCindy

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  11. This is definitely a tough decision for all involved. The kids want their parents to be comfortable and safe, but don't want them to feel like they're being "pushed aside" or forgotten about. The parents want to be less of a burden on their family and have less responsibilities as they get older, but they don't want to give up their independence or be shipped off somewhere they'll never see their family. It's a delicate balance of keeping everyone happy. Thanks for the info, I think it's helpful when trying to make that decision.

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  12. This is really great, useful information. My family is currently considering options for my grandmother and this post helps make the decision easier. I will be passing it along.

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  13. Everything is important information and unfortunately the time will come for all of us to review it for our own parents or grandparents, IN-laws. etc. Thank you for your share.

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  14. I think assisted living is a great idea. I know personally, a house would be too much for me to handle on my own. Just maintaining it would be beyond me.

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  15. It's such a big decision, and in many cases it involves a commitment, concerning living at assisted care facilities, as there are often times financial commitments that involve years of signing up for a facility, with penalties for leaving early. Also, if filed the wrong way, it takes the rights of the family away and assigns rights to the gov't to take the elderly's moneys & property, accts, etc. Don't mean to invoke fear, just a heads up because of what we learned the hard way.

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