Elmcroft offers Hints for a Healthy Lifestyle to provide seniors and caregivers valuable tips and information. Click on one of the links below for information about a topic of interest to you.
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Be Prepared with Matters of the Heart
What You Need to Know about Glaucoma
6 Tips to Beat Senior Holiday Blues
Unpredictable Dementia Behaviors
Living Well with Hearing Loss
Forever Proud!
Keeping an Eye on Vision as You Age
Staying Healthy Can Be Skin Deep
6 Tips for Connecting to Friends with Aphasia
Coping with Emotions After A Stroke
Putting Your Best Foot Forward
Seniors & Diabetes Advice for Families and Caregivers
Exercise Your Options for a Healthy Heart
Take the Pressure Off High Blood Pressure
Smile Saver Tips for Seniors
Seniors and Vision Loss
Diet and Diabetes
Avoiding A Scam
Comprehension of Aphasia
A Healthy Foot Forward for Seniors
Seniors with a Smile- Looking at Depression
Laughter is the Best Medicine
Keeping an Eye On Vision
 Additional Helpful Resources
In researching the best senior living options for you or your loved ones, these publications may prove helpful. They offer basic guidance in evaluating senior living residences and helping determine the right choice for you.
Senior Living: Weighing the Options (D17051) and Navigating Your Way to a Quality Senior Living Facility (D17037). Available from AARP at 800-424-3410, on the Web or by mailing a request to AARP Fulfillment Department, EEO1506, 601 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20049. The first is an introduction to the concept; the second offers tips for visits and understanding the contracts.
www.aarp.org
The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, comprised of 5,600 not-for-profit facilities, has helpful Web-based resources, including how to choose an senior living facility, frequently asked questions and contact information for state associations.
www.aahsa.org
"Senior Living Guide and Checklist," an industry group brochure listing facilities in each state and containing a consumer checklist for evaluating them. A rosy overview but with some good questions to consider. Available from Senior Living Federation of America, 11200 Waples Mill Rd., Fairfax, VA 22030 (include a self-addressed, stamped envelope); 703-691-8100, extension 204; or online.
www.alfa.org
"The American Senior Housing Association" provides leadership for the seniors housing industry on legislative and regulatory matters, advances research, education and the exchange of strategic business information, and promotes the merits of seniors housing.
www.seniorshousing.org
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