Connecticut - Southern

Fairfield, Middlesex & New Haven

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Carol Raitanen

Publisher's Note


Welcome to Seniors Blue Book's new home page for Southern Connecticut. Here you will find the latest information on senior care, housing, resources and local events for your community. This site compliments our local Seniors Blue Book and our edition for professionals, the Discharge Planners Resource Notebook. Feel free to email us and let us know how we can help you. We look forward to hearing from you soon! Carol Raitanen, Publisher

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Apr 24, 2024 04:00 PM - 06:30 PM

Maplewood Senior Living Chili Cook-Off

Get ready to spice up the competition at our professional chili share event. Bring your best chili creation along with your recipe to share with fellow senior living professionals. Our panel of judges, including Maplewood community chefs and industry peers, will determine the winner of the prize for the best chili

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Apr 11, 2024 08:30 AM - 09:30 AM

Greater Milford Senior Networking Inaugural Meeting

Come join us on Thursday, April 11 for a NEW networking group for professionals working with seniors in the greater Milford area. The group plans to meet the 2nd Thursday of the month forgeneral networking and discussions on topics specific to seniors living in thegreater Milford community. This initial meeting will be networking and hearing fromattendees about their businesses post-COVID, and what topics and activities areplanned for the group.Interested in hosting a meeting? Please contact Susan Oderwald,Always Best Care at Soderwald@abc-seniors.com.

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Apr 11, 2024 06:30 PM - 08:00 PM

Heart To Heart

Join us for an evening with experts from Hartford HealthCare's Heart and Vascular Institute for educational discussion and Q&A.

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Apr 09, 2024 11:30 AM - 02:00 PM

Inspiring Lives Luncheon

Join Us For Our Inspiring Lives Luncheon on April 9th at Woodway Country Club/Darien.  We are proud to honor Harry Day for his years of leadership and dedication to the City of Stamford and many of its organizations, including his support and generosity on behalf of Siver Source. 

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Local Aging Options

Western Connecticut Area Agency on Aging

Area Agencies on Aging 84 Progress Ln, Waterbury, Connecticut, 06705

The mission of the Western Connecticut Area Agency on Aging, Inc., is to develop, manage and provide comprehensive services for seniors, caregivers and individuals with disabilities through person-centered planning in order to maintain their independence and quality of life.

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Edgehill Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation

Skilled Nursing 122 Palmers Hill Rd, Stamford, Connecticut, 06902

Comprehensive rehabilitative and skilled nursing services in our 5-star Medicare rated andU.S. News & World Report award-winning community.Our residents and the greater community are welcome to benefit from our state-of-the-art therapeutic programs with a wide range of individualized medical resources.Physical TherapyOccupational TherapySpeech TherapyCardiovascular ServicesOrthopedic ServicesDedicated Care TeamsWound CareSkilled Nursing Services

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Uplifts

Ramps 46B Plains Industrial Rd , Wallingford, Connecticut, 06492

UpLifts, LLC is family owned and operated. Together, we have over 20 years of experience in the home accessibility field. We are proud to provide a personal yet professional experience by listening to your needs and recommending appropriate and affordable solutions. Our products and services include stairlifts, wheelchair lifts and ramps.Uplifts offers extremely competitive and affordable pricing options that give you the freedom to choose between purchasing and renting the equipment you need.

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Uplifts

Stair Lifts 46B Plains Industrial Rd , Wallingford, Connecticut, 06492

UpLifts, LLC is family owned and operated. Together, we have over 20 years of experience in the home accessibility field. We are proud to provide a personal yet professional experience by listening to your needs and recommending appropriate and affordable solutions. Our products and services include stairlifts, wheelchair lifts and ramps.Uplifts offers extremely competitive and affordable pricing options that give you the freedom to choose between purchasing and renting the equipment you need.

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Medicaid Spend down. Non-Medical Home Care

For those individuals who will need home care services and are in the process of a Medicaid spend down, consider an agency that you are able to transition to once you meet your income limit?To maintain continuity, one may consider a non-medical home care agency that provides services for both private pay and Medicaid home care clients. When you contract with an agency consider the issues that may arise once the spend down is complete. If your agency has not been credentialed by the Department of Social Services, you will be required to move to a home care agency that participates in the Medicaid waiver funded home care program (Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders (CHCPE).This transition can prove to be very disruptive to your loved one receiving care. For example, a key problem is lack of continuity. The care that has been provided is disrupted and the care will now be delivered from a range of unfamiliar caregivers. From the perspective of an elderly who may have short-term memory impairment and fears change, this can be very confusing. Your loved one typically develops an emotional bond with the caregiver that has been providing services. A bond is developed and a communication style is created fostering a sense of calmness. In addition, a daily routine is developed. The routine may include anywhere from eating breakfast and getting dressed in the morning, to assisting your loved one with their evening schedule.As the elderly population continues to grow, and life expectancy increases, these decisions should factor into heavily to assure a seamless home care transition for your loved one.Editors Note: This article was written by Mary Ellen Leviness (Care Manager) and Joe Campano, Care (Managing Partner) of Compassionate Care at Home. They can be reached at 203-433-4325.

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Accepting Assistance Can Be the Key to Remaining Independent

Remaining independent doesnt mean you have to be totally self-sufficient or do everything yourself. Knowing when to accept or ask for help is often the key to retaining your quality of life and even preventing injury.In fact, many adults need only a small number of services, such as light housekeeping, laundry, a ride to the doctors, or meal preparation to keep functioning independently as they age. Assistance with these daily routines, and with such activities as bathing, dressing, and grooming, can help them maintain independence and remain at home.But such assistance is not always easy to find and manage. Thats where home care comes in. Experienced caregivers provided by solid home care companies offer the helping hands needed to make continued independence possible for many seniors.I saw this when my father was caring for my mother, said FirstLight HomeCare owner, John Richards. My Dads health suffered because he was trying to do too much. When he accepted a little help from a caregiver at home, his heath improved and best of all, so did the quality of time he spent with Mom.FirstLight HomeCare owner Pat Risko agrees: Seniors deserve to live independent lives and to receive the very best care available. Home care helps make both possible.When selecting caregivers Risko and Richards agree that it is important to ensure that caregivers are direct employees of their company, that they are insured, and that the company has conducted pre-employment screening. Some companies, such as FirstLight, even use personality tests to better match caregivers to the needs of their clients, and then they closely monitor client satisfaction after care begins.One misconception that many people have regarding home care is the price. We committed to delivering compassionate, experienced caregivers at the best value, making caregivers more affordable than many first believe, especially versus alternatives that often involve leaving home, Richards said.Home care can be the key to aging independently. Asking for assistance can be hard to do. It takes a lot of courage and wisdom to take this step, but as millions of seniors and their families have discovered, it can be a step well worth taking.Editors Note: This article submitted by John Richards, Owner, FirstLight HomeCare Of Fairfield County, 203-636-0991 and Patrick Risko, Owner, FirstLight HomeCare Of Shoreline East, 203-449-7514

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Share your wishes

Share your wishesAfter the often hectic buzz and planning of the holidays, we need a little time to regroup, reflect and set new resolutions come January. Maybe you've planned the holidays, the gifts, the decorations and who gets the guest bedroom. Now its time to think about you. Do your loved ones know how you'd want to be cared for if you couldn't advocate for yourself due to a serious illness or injury? Do they know if you would want extraordinary measures including being on a respirator to keep you alive? Are they aware whether or not you want comfort measures, including aggressive symptom management, to keep you comfortable until death? The decisionsabout your treatment and healthcare should be yours.Plan for the What if?While we wish and dream for many things, its understandable that even thinking about death may make us uncomfortable -- and yet a dignified and peaceful death is what we wish for. That sense of discomfort is nothing compared to thestress you and or your loved ones could endure if you haven't shared your final wishes before you are unable to actively make a decision on your own behalf. Additionally, its important to appoint someone who will act for you if any medical condition or circumstance should occur where you cannot speak for yourself. A Simple Form An Advance Directive is a legal document which expresses these preferences. It can contain a Living Will, the naming of a healthcare representative or both. Surprisingly, its pretty simple and can be done in a matter or minutes perhaps some of the most important minutes you can spend to help yourself and your family. You don't need a lawyer or a notary, just a good form and a pen to sign the document in the presence of two witnesses.We Can HelpRegional Hospice and Home Care can help. Visit us at regionalhospicect.org and download a copy of Advanced Directives, What you Should Know. Or, you canemail us at info@regionalhospicect.org and we can send it to you. Make your preferences known while you can consciously and thoughtfully planthem. Make sure to prepare for unexpected healthcare needs and make those final weeks or days less stressful for you and your loved ones by sharing thesewishes now.Make a resolution to get those wishes defined and shared before the next holiday

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MAKING MOVING EASY

Two of the toughest decisions a home owner can make is, 1) Is this the right house for my family and me to buy?, and then years later, 2) How am I ever going to get this house ready for sale?! To move from a larger home to a smaller home can seem like an unbearable and hugely daunting task. It doesnt have to be that way. Family homes filled with generations of keepsakes and memorabilia can leave the sellers pushing the, Where do I start?! panic button. Once a homeowner has made the decision that taking care of their home has become a burden and the downsizing option is looking more and more appealing the actual move itself should not stand in the way of that journey to an easier and less complicated life style. Also, if the home seller has no family members in the area to help them begin the task of making their home sale ready this can add to idea that moving is an undoable project. The tricks to getting the home ready is organizing, storing, donating, tag sales, consignments, gifting, hauling, handymen work, staging and arriving at a satisfying ending at the closing table. If one takes this step by step or my personal favorite, room by room, it becomes very manageable. The client should not look at the project as one big chore but a series of smaller tasks. It is amazing how much better a homeowner feel when they begin to see progress! It is key to have the right people with good references that offer the above services assisting at the right time of the getting things ready process. The most important result after all is done is received at the closing table where the sellers will reap the rewards of a great outcome of a more saleable home.This article was submitted by Jennifer OConnell, The Magyar Team, William Raveis Real Estate, 45 Field Point Road, Greenwich, Ct. 06830, Email: jennifer.oconnell@raveis.com, Cell:203-249-1948

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