Richard Holstein

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The Importance of Social Relationships for the Well Being of Residents in an Assisted Living Facilit

22nd March 2011
This article is adapted from a study conducted from the summer of 2004 to the spring of 2005 called The Florida Study of Assisted Living. This study included face-to-face interviews with 681 assisted living residents across Florida and also included state... Read >

What is Adult Day Care?

22nd March 2011
Think of an adult day care center as a part-time assisted living facility. All of the same services are provided and they are subject to the same laws as an assisted living facility however, they are only open during the day and no one spends the night. ... Read >

. What is an Adult Family Care Home?

07th March 2011
An adult family care home is in the assisted living category of retirement living. The services are the same and they have to abide by the same laws as an assisted living facility. The only difference is that an adult family care home can only have up to ... Read >

Senior Assisted Living

07th March 2011
What is the differences between senior assisted living, Independent living, continuing care retirement communities (CCRC), nursing homes and retirement living? Who goes where? A good way to think of what senior goes where is to think about the level of h... Read >

What is Elder Abuse and What are the Signs?

24th September 2010
Elder abuse is a huge problem in our country with more than half a million reports of abuse annually. That doesn't include the millions of cases that go unreported. There are criminals who intentionally target the senior population because of their vul... Read >

What is Guardianship?

24th September 2010
The following article was adapted from the National Guardianship Association, Inc. website. Also referred to as conservatorship, guardianship is a legal process used when a person is unable to make or communicate safe or sound decisions about his or he... Read >