Bridgeway Senior Living
How to Decorate Your Assisted Living Studio
If you are planning a move to Bridgeway Senior Living, or you recently moved in, you probably have some style choices to make. Your new room is basically a plain box, waiting for you to stamp your own style onto it. You can either decorate the space in the same style as the home you’ve…
Read MorePoll: Seniors Prefer Assisted Living Over Nursing Homes
The results shocked no one, least of all us at Bridgeway Senior Living. Key Private Bank regularly polls financial advisers, and the results of their latest poll show seniors’ top choices for retirement are staying at home independently or moving to an assisted living facility. 96 percent of respondents said living independently at home is their…
Read MoreWhen You Need to Parent Your Parent
You’ll feel a range of emotions when your elderly parents become dependent on you. Compassion, concern, resentment, and guilt chase each other in a never-ending cycle as you do your best for the man or woman who brought you into this world and raised you. Many adults who care for their elderly parents feel they’ve…
Read MoreBest Apps for Diabetes Care
At Bridgeway Senior Living we love hearing about new advancements in diabetes care. Type 2 diabetes is increasingly common among seniors. If diabetics don’t control their blood sugar, they become at risk of serious complications. With all the technological advancements of recent years, the right lifestyle choices—eating the right foods, exercising, and maintaining a healthy…
Read More7 Downsizing Tips for Seniors
How do you pack up a lifetime? If you’re planning a move to Bridgeway Senior Living in the near future, you’re probably overwhelmed by everything you need to do. Contacting real estate agents to sell your home, sorting and packing your belongings, scheduling movers… the tasks just never end. Downsizing to a smaller home or…
Read MoreMemory Care Provides Comfort and Safety to Alzheimer’s Patients
In honor of Alzheimer’s Disease and Brain Health Awareness Month, we at Bridgeway Senior Living would like to raise awareness about a little-known type of long-term care. We’re talking about memory care; specialized skilled nursing care for patients with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia. Dementia Patients Require Different Care Seniors with dementia may be able to…
Read More5 Warning Signs Your Parents Can’t Live Alone Anymore
With all the talk about National Skilled Nursing Care, you might be wondering how to know when it’s time for the transition to a long-term care facility. If your parents live alone, you probably worry about them constantly. You visit them and make sure they have what they need, but it’s nerve-wracking to know they’re…
Read MoreBridgeway Celebrates National Skilled Nursing Care Week
Skilled nursing care is ever more important today, when around 15 percent of the population is over age 65. Skilled nursing care is high-level medical care provided by registered nurses and therapists. These services include physical therapy, wound care, IV therapy, and medical monitoring. Who is Skilled Nursing Care for? Patients who need short-term focused…
Read MoreWhy Our Residents Love Bridgeway Senior Living!
The say that “A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words.” Well, if you want to know why our residents are so enamored with Bridgeway and why they love to call this place ‘Home,’ take a look at the view one of our residents is enjoying today from their porch! These are ACTUAL PHOTOS taken by…
Read MoreIs a Continuum of Care Community Right for You?
Many active seniors want to live independently and comfortably in their own homes for as long as possible. But the cost of maintaining a house, condo, or apartment may be crippling for some seniors. Association fees, lawn care, housekeeping, and cooking place a financial and physical burden on many seniors. Social isolation is also a…
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