When Is It Time for Dementia Care? A Guide for When to Place a Loved One in Care.
One of the hardest decisions caregivers will have to make is when their loved one with memory loss should be placed into care. When should this occur? When can he or she no longer live safely at home? Should your loved one go into memory care before it’s absolutely...
Evaluating the True Cost of Assisted Living
Once you’ve decided to move into an assisted living community, the first question you probably have is: “How much does it cost?” According to the 2020 Genworth Cost of Care Survey, the national median monthly cost for assisted living is $4,300, which breaks down to...
Questions To Ask When Touring an Assisted Living Community
If you or a senior loved one can no longer live safely in a current situation, it may be time for assisted living, says Ann Zak, Executive Director of Chatham Place at Mary Wade, New Haven County’s newest and preferred senior living community. “While this is a big...
How To Talk to Your Parents About Moving to Assisted Living
Talking to your aging parents about assisted living can be incredibly difficult. Although you and even they may have noticed that they’re needing more and more help to live in their home, the idea of moving into a “nursing home” is something that many older seniors...
Signs You (or a Loved One) May Be Ready for Assisted Living
Have you noticed that your senior loved one is requiring more and more assistance as he or she ages? Or, perhaps, you’ve noticed that it’s becoming harder to take care of the home you currently live in. While it would be a relief to not have to deal with the chores...
What Is Assisted Living? (And Why Do Seniors Prefer This to Aging in Place?)
All of us want to remain independent, no matter what age we are. But as we get older, it can become increasingly difficult to remain independent without a little extra assistance. This is why more and more seniors are choosing to move into assisted living communities...
Chatham Place at Mary Wade: New Haven County Senior’s Preferred Senior Living Community
“The Mary Wade Home has been known throughout the area as the provider of the highest quality medical care, social programs and supervised residential services for those in need,”