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Overland Park Downsizing Assistance
Senior Moving Services Senior moving service offers downsizing assistance, decluttering, organizing, packing, unpacking for older adults in Johnson County, KS (Leawood, Overland Park, Mission, Olathe) and Kansas City metro.
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Finding Care for your Aging Parents
Senior Move Services Helps You Stay in Your Home
We apply the same structured organizing techniques to help you STAY in your home, happier with how it looks and feels. We provide guidance, encouragement and hands-on help. Our focused services accomplish a great deal in very little time, so you save money.
Senior Move Services Helps Parents Feel in Control During Their Transition
We give your parents the support you would provide if you were closer or if your commitments permitted.
We know that feeling in control and in charge helps your parents have a successful transition, and we make this a priority in our work with them. We treat your parents with respect, listen to their stories and get the job done. With their permission, we keep you informed. Our involvement doesn’t take away your role.The more control your parents feel during the transition, the quicker they will adjust to their new home. Our experienced staff recognizes the reality of relocation stress syndrome and works with the emotional aspect of the move as well as the physical.
Eldercare Living Options
Where your parents choose to live depends on their current needs and abilities. Keep in mind that their needs and abilities will fluctuate as they age. Choosing the appropriate level of care for your parents requires an understanding of the differences between independent living, assisted living, continuing care retirement communities, family care homes, skilled nursing, Alzheimer's care and aging-in-place.
Independent Living allows your parent to maintain a great deal of independence and control but offers support through meals, organized activities, trips and a medical alert system. If your parent doesn't need daily care, values independence but would benefit from improved nutrition and socialization, then independent living will work well. If your parent needs assistance with bathing, dressing, or medication management, additional support will need to be hired. Limited support from certified nursing assistants is available for those who need medical attention.
Assisted Living serves older adults who need more support than what independent living offers. If your parent does not require complex medical care but finds life increasingly challenging, then assisted living may be a good choice. Most assisted living communities will offer medication reminders but will not give injections. Assisted living facilities assess the level of care needed by the resident upon arrival. Fees adjust accordingly (the higher the level of care, the higher the fees). Ask if your community will adjust the level of care downward if your parent's health improves.
Continuing Care Retirement Communities generally offer independent living, assisted living and skilled nursing as your parent requires more care, all in one place. Applicants must be healthy before moving to a CCRC. These facilities require a steep entry fee and may require your parent to purchase the condo or apartment. Some offer to return most of the cost of the apartment to the estate once the apartment is filled. Ask how soon the estate will receive the money. CCRC's often sell an apartment that's never been occupied before they will return money to an estate. In this current economy, it's probably wiser to rent rather than buy.
Skilled Nursing Facilities provide round-the-clock care and medication management by registered nurses and supervised by physicians. Your parent may also receive physical therapy, speech therapy and occupational therapy and help with activities of daily living (ADL). If your parent is weak and cannot bathe, dress or feed himself, hey may need to be in a skilled nursing home. Nursing homes offer limited stays after a medical crisis requiring hospitalization. When Medicare runs out, nursing home stays become very expensive unless you have purchased long-term nursing home insurance.
Alzheimer's Care Facilities offer highly specialized care for patients with dementia, Alzheimer's or other memory issues. The staff has been trained to provide care to seniors with cognitive issues. The building is secure; confused patients cannot wander off. Before making a decision to place a loved one in this type of facility, make sure a neurological exam confirms that the impairment is permanent. This is not the place for people who may regain cognitive function.
How Senior Moving Service Helps
We work with many different kinds of communities in the greater Kansas City, MO metro area. Our relationship with 1-800-Move-Mom assures you that you will be guided toward the communities that will best respond to the unique needs of your parents. Do your parents have long-term nursing home insurance? Find out whether or not your desired community accepts your insurance before you commit to them.
Independent Living allows your parent to maintain a great deal of independence and control but offers support through meals, organized activities, trips and a medical alert system. If your parent doesn't need daily care, values independence but would benefit from improved nutrition and socialization, then independent living will work well. If your parent needs assistance with bathing, dressing, or medication management, additional support will need to be hired. Limited support from certified nursing assistants is available for those who need medical attention.
Assisted Living serves older adults who need more support than what independent living offers. If your parent does not require complex medical care but finds life increasingly challenging, then assisted living may be a good choice. Most assisted living communities will offer medication reminders but will not give injections. Assisted living facilities assess the level of care needed by the resident upon arrival. Fees adjust accordingly (the higher the level of care, the higher the fees). Ask if your community will adjust the level of care downward if your parent's health improves.
Continuing Care Retirement Communities generally offer independent living, assisted living and skilled nursing as your parent requires more care, all in one place. Applicants must be healthy before moving to a CCRC. These facilities require a steep entry fee and may require your parent to purchase the condo or apartment. Some offer to return most of the cost of the apartment to the estate once the apartment is filled. Ask how soon the estate will receive the money. CCRC's often sell an apartment that's never been occupied before they will return money to an estate. In this current economy, it's probably wiser to rent rather than buy.
Skilled Nursing Facilities provide round-the-clock care and medication management by registered nurses and supervised by physicians. Your parent may also receive physical therapy, speech therapy and occupational therapy and help with activities of daily living (ADL). If your parent is weak and cannot bathe, dress or feed himself, hey may need to be in a skilled nursing home. Nursing homes offer limited stays after a medical crisis requiring hospitalization. When Medicare runs out, nursing home stays become very expensive unless you have purchased long-term nursing home insurance.
Alzheimer's Care Facilities offer highly specialized care for patients with dementia, Alzheimer's or other memory issues. The staff has been trained to provide care to seniors with cognitive issues. The building is secure; confused patients cannot wander off. Before making a decision to place a loved one in this type of facility, make sure a neurological exam confirms that the impairment is permanent. This is not the place for people who may regain cognitive function.
How Senior Moving Service Helps
We work with many different kinds of communities in the greater Kansas City, MO metro area. Our relationship with 1-800-Move-Mom assures you that you will be guided toward the communities that will best respond to the unique needs of your parents. Do your parents have long-term nursing home insurance? Find out whether or not your desired community accepts your insurance before you commit to them.
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