Affordable Senior Housing – Wait Lists are Long and Getting Longer By Eunice K. Neubauer, CSA Choice Connections is often asked about affordable housing or in the course of talking with people looking for senior housing it becomes obvious that they need affordable housing based on their finances. Affordable senior housing is based on income […] Continue reading → 
Recommended Reading Checklist For My Family, A Guide To My History, Financial Plans, And Final Wishes By Sally Balch Hurme This new book from the AARP and the American Bar Association is a comprehensive guide to organizing things for your family. While the guide may seem long you will likely find sections that do not […] Continue reading → 
National Senior Games Coming to a Location Near You By Eunice K. Neubauer Staying active and physically fit is one of the key ingredients for aging well. The leaders behind the formation of the National Senior Olympics Organization had this in mind when they started this non profit in 1987. Their vision: to promote healthy […] Continue reading → 
Important Information For Your Family By Chris and Laurie Kemp, CSAs Several years ago our fathers pulled us aside (on more than one visit) to show us where they kept some very important information. They had each created a document containing information that would be useful to us when they passed away. They wanted us […] Continue reading → 
Changing the Way We Die by Fran Smith and Sheila Himmel Have you known someone that has used hospice, were glad they did or maybe wished they knew more about it sooner? Choosing how we die, where we die, and who is with us when we die can be a choice. Hospice can help in […] Continue reading → 
By Anne E. Denny Hospice is a mission driven approach to caring for the dying that: Embraces what is possible even while experiencing limitations from a disease. Values and respects the individual’s choices, heritage and traditions. Honors the whole person by attending to physical, emotional, relational and spiritual well-being. Cares for family members, recognizing the […] Continue reading → 
By Chris and Laurie Kemp, CSAs Do you like to travel but you are worried about traveling alone? These days there is no need to travel by your self! There are ways to travel with a group that are safe and fun. A cruise can be one of the most cost efficient ways to travel […] Continue reading → 
By Lori J Larson, CSA The annual Genworth Cost of Care Survey indicates the cost of caring for seniors in the United States, and more specifically in Minnesota, are rising and rapidly. “Most people don’t realize how expensive the care can be until a parent or family member needs it.” Said Joe Caldwell, long-term services […] Continue reading → 
What If It’s not Alzheimer’s? A Caregiver Guide to Dementia Editors Gary Radin, Lisa Radin, There are many types of dementia, Alzheimer’s being the most well-known, yet another type of dementia we are hearing more about is frontotemporal degeneration otherwise known as FTD. Recently at the Meeting of the Minds Conference, more attention was given […] Continue reading → 
5 Mistakes to Avoid in Choosing an Assisted Living Community by Lori J Larson, CSA When it is time for families and seniors to select an assisted living community, it’s a significant and life changing decision. You want to get it right the first time. It can be such an overwhelming decision that many families […] Continue reading → 
