Posted on 04 May 2021. Tags: COVID, Health, Pandemic, aging, cohousing, housing
Tensions were running high at PDX Commons, a cohousing community for adults 55 and older in Portland, Oregon. Several people wanted to keep visitors off-site until all 35 residents were vaccinated. Others wanted to open to family and friends for the first time in a year.
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Posted in Features, Active Living, Housing Options
Posted on 02 October 2020. Tags: COVID, Elder Care, Pandemic, elderly, housing, long term care, nursing home
A nursing facility is a quick referral. But in the middle of a COVID pandemic, we learned it could be a risky referral.
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Posted in Family Care, Pushback
Posted on 19 September 2020. Tags: COVID, Pandemic, coronavirus, elder housing, home, housing, retirement, retirement planning
Some older adults who planned to move to senior housing are now choosing to live independently rather than communally. Others wonder whether transferring to a setting where they can get more assistance might be the right call.
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Posted in Housing Options
Posted on 27 June 2020. Tags: COVID-19, coronavirus, elderly, housing, low income, seniors
Davetta Brooks, 75, who has heart failure, a fractured hip and macular degeneration, is afraid.
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Posted in Health
Posted on 10 April 2020. Tags: COVID-19, aging, children, coronavirus, elderly, family, homes, housing, multigenerational
The multigenerational Walker family never thought having an age range of 3 to 96 under the same roof would be risky.
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Posted in Health, Family Care
Posted on 23 February 2020. Tags: aging, assisted living, housing
The reason that assisted living is an attractive option is because you often have meals provided, along with things like activities, programs and common areas, and you don’t have to be responsible for cleaning and provisions.
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Posted in Health, Housing Options