The decision to move into assisted living / enriched housing is often wrought with emotion and uncertainty. Yet, in many cases, it is truly the best option to ensure the safety and health of an aging loved one. Finding the right community with the best care can certainly help ease some of the fear and…
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Having “The Talk” When It’s Time For Your Parents to Embrace Assisted Living
For many adult children, it’s difficult to admit that our parents are getting older, and it can be even harder for aging parents to accept that they need help. However, ignoring the warning signs will only put your loved ones at risk. To help you have “the talk” with your parents about needed lifestyle changes…
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Senior Safety During the Winter Months
Winter can be a dangerous time for seniors in the Northeast, between sub-zero temperatures and the risk of slipping and falling created by the season’s often-plentiful snow and ice. Therefore, keeping you warm, safe and on your feet is a top priority at Eddy Senior Living Communities. Our Communities offer many safety features and maintenance…
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Short-Term Independent Living Stays: A Much-Needed Break from The Winter Grind
Short-term stays for up to several months at an independent senior living-community can be just what seniors need for a much-deserved break, especially during the difficult winter months. Eddy Senior Living Communities offer short-term apartment rentals at multiple locations, along with special rates and amenities that make these accommodations all the more attractive. At Eddy…
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The Health, Emotional and Wellness Benefits of Being Grateful
Developing and fostering a personal sense of gratitude – defined as “the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness” – can have many wonderful far-reaching benefits for one’s health, happiness and success in life. And these effects can be obtained and enjoyed by simply spending a few mindful minutes…
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Aid and Attendance Helps Veterans Pay for Assisted Living Expenses
The VA’s Little-Known Veterans’ Pension Benefit Retired military wartime veterans and surviving spouses of deceased wartime veterans may qualify for a helpful, but often underutilized, benefit—a special monthly pension benefit called Aid and Attendance—provided through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Even though the program has existed for some time, many veterans are unaware that…
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Assisted Living for Married Couples
With Americans living longer than previous generations, assisted living for married couples is a growing demand, which many senior care communities are only beginning to address. And if one partner requires a different level or type of care than the other, the situation can be even more difficult to plan for and arrange. There are…
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Eddy Memory Care at Marjorie Doyle Rockwell Center Celebrating Twenty Years of Compassionate Care
Eddy Memory Care at Marjorie Doyle Rockwell Center, located in Cohoes, NY, has always made community a core focus, whether it’s fostering a sense of fellowship within its own 52-room memory care campus, or actively embracing the communities of the greater local surrounding area. That’s part of why Eddy Memory Care has experienced such longevity:…
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Eddy Memory Care at Eddy Hawthorne Ridge Presents: How to Manage the Stress of Being a Caregiver
Taking care of a loved one can be rewarding, but is also very stressful. Caregivers can easily become overwhelmed by the demands of Caregiving, especially if they feel like there is no hope that the person will get better. If the caregiver does not receive physical and emotional support, the stress of caregiving can take…
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Rightsizing Help for Seniors
When the decision is made to downsize – or, as it is now more positively termed, “rightsize” – many seniors and their families struggle with the sheer enormity of the process. The thought of finding a place to live that is stress free and safe, as well as nurturing and relaxing, and then sorting through…
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