AGING SERVICES NETWORK OF OLDHAM COUNTY
SENIORS AND CAREGIVERS
A Resource Guide for Older Adults and Their Families 2021-2022 EDITION
The Oldham Era
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Aging Services Network of Oldham County
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t is time to pass the torch! It has been an honor and privilege serving as the President of Aging Services Network of Oldham County (ASNOOC) for the past four years. ASNOOC was formed to provide a networking opportunity for professionals in the field of aging, in Oldham and surrounding counties. We normally meet monthly to listen to speakers educate us on the various services available to us as providers to better address the needs of the seniors we serve. We also use our time together to network with each other to solve issues and learn. This Senior Resource Guide is a combined effort of ASNOOC and The Oldham Era. It contains helpful information and resources for those looking for assistance for themselves or for family members. Members of ASNOOC write most of the articles on a variety of topics that are current and vital to the care of seniors and their families. It is our hope that by reading this magazine, you will learn a little more about the
Anne W. McAfee
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erin LAMon
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services available to seniors in and around Oldham County, and how to avail yourself of those services should you need them. As much as I have enjoyed working with some of the best senior living advocates in Oldham County, it is time to pass the torch to a vibrant and talented individual who will take the reins and lead ASNOOC in a positive direction. Allow me to introduce Erin Lamon. Erin has spent
many years working with the senior population. She is the Admission and Marketing Director for the Richwood Nursing Home in La Grange, and has had the opportunity to work directly with many of our members in the care of our seniors. Prior to her work at the Richwood, she was an Elder Care Coordinator for Kentucky Elder Law. In her role, she assisted seniors and their loved ones navigate through healthcare options and helped them create a roadmap for their future. Let us all wish Erin good luck as she begins her new role. Great things are in store under her leadership! If you or your company is interested in joining ASNOOC, please send Erin an email at erin.lamon@richwoodhc.com. Or call her at 502-222-3186. Sincerely, Anne W. McAfee, Past President Aging Services Network of Oldham County
boaRd mEmbERs President: Erin Lamon, Providence Richwood Nursing and Rehabilitation, 502-222-3186 Vice President: amy Crittenden, oasis senior advisors Louisville, 592-445-0762 Treasurer: Eric sherrard, owner, beeHive Homes of Goshen, 502-694-3888
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Seniors can benefit from a realtor that knows their needs
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ll real estate transactions come with multiple steps that are all necessary for a smooth completion. Sometimes, people who are older need more assistance navigating those steps. There are several reasons for this. Seniors may have lived in their home for many years and collected things over the course of their lifetime. When it comes to selling that house, the first job is to “de-clutter” the home and make it more appealing to the seller. More collections means more de-cluttering! This can include giving items to family, selling items in auction or yard sale and donations to charity. Seniors may have the added challenge of physical ability. De-cluttering and downsizing belongings is a difficult process, requiring packing and moving boxes, furniture, etc. Many times a senior is no longer able to do this type of physical work and must rely on a family member or hire the work out. The home that the senior is moving to is likely smaller than the one they are currently in. That requires not only de-cluttering but also finding new homes for many
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Anne W. McAfee
Past President, ASNOOC
of their valued and prized antique furniture and collectibles. Not everything can go, and even making the decision of what goes to the new home and what gets sold or donated is difficult. Preparing their home for sale can be a serious undertaking. Even if there will not be any “updating” of the home before sale, the house should be spotless and preferably freshly painted. All known repairs should be addressed before the house hits the market as well! Finally, staging a home can make such a difference in the time a house is on the market and the price the home brings. An attractively staged home is significantly more appealing to buyers than a home crowded with furniture, or even an empty house! When choosing a realtor, there are certain things seniors should look for. Specifically, the ability to help
with all of these steps means the senior can concentrate on their new home with someone else taking care of the home they are leaving. A Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES) designation shows the realtor is trained to identify those needs and help their client navigate with as little stress and worry as possible. A realtor with SRES designation is skilled at identifying the needs of the senior client and matching them with contractors that can address all their needs during the sale. Not every realtor is the same. Take the time to explore the skillset and experience of the realtor before choosing. It can make all the difference! Anne McAfee has been a Realtor, SRES for over 10 years. She currently owns Abode Real Estate, brokered with Housing Associates. Before real estate, Anne worked in management and operations in all levels of senior living. In addition to being a realtor, she also assists seniors with downsizing and associated tasks, and she owns a staging company, Simply Staging, which serves clients with their staging needs.
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Why you need Oasis Senior Advisors
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ho are you?A social worker or discharge plan-
ner? Adult child with a parent who needs help? Neighbor, friend, niece or nephew? Owner or employee of an in-home/home-health care organization? Financial planner or trust officer? A physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner? Administrator of a senior living community? A senior that no longer wants to stay at home alone and lonely? Oasis Senior Advisors is here for all of you. Perhaps you are wondering why you should not just try to “figure it out yourself.” After all, you know of someone who went to “XYZ community” down the road and they did just fine. “If they can take my patient/loved one/client/resident then that will be just fine, I’m sure,” you say to yourself. However, it’s not that simple and there are many things to consider. Let me explain…. 1. While a certain community may have been perfect for someone you once
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knew, how do you know that they are providing high quality care today? Staffing, administration and ownership can make an enormous difference in the quality of care being provided. Oasis Senior Advisors is meticulously looking at all communities. We keep abreast of changes in administration and are continuously following-up with clients who reside there to make sure that their expectations for care are being met. 2. Assisted living and memory care communities are not all equipped to handle the same level of care. Oasis Senior Advisors tracks every aspect of a community; from the acceptance of pets to the administration of sliding scale insulin, and everything in between. When we help a family select the right place, we have every confidence that they can reside there well into the future. 3. Payment structures vary across communities.
Oasis Senior Advisors looks beyond a person’s ability to pay today and considers the future. If the resources have a finite end, when? Can they privately pay for two years? Less? More? All this needs to be taken into consideration when choosing the right senior living community. 4. We have a great reciprocal relationship for referrals with “XYZ community.” We refer patients to them and them to us. If the proverbial shoe were on the other foot, would you want your next place of residence to be chosen this way? Oasis Senior Advisors looks at every viable option, helps the family tour and ask important questions, recommends valuable community resources, finds alternate sources of payment and all without change to the senior or their family. No one else has what Oasis brings to the table to help you and your loved one. We adhere to a strict code of ethics and moral responsibility. The needs of you and your loved one always come first. Always.
Thinking of senior living? This is your sign. During this season of gratitude, we are especially grateful to serve the seniors and families in our community. If you’ve been thinking about senior living, the time is now. Call us today! We are so excited to offer personal care and memory care at our secondary location, StoryPoint Prospect! StoryPoint Middletown 500 Meridian Hills Drive, Middletown, KY 40243 502-289-5426 | StoryPoint.com
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What’s the difference between Medicare and Medicaid?
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edicare and Medicare Part A. COLUMN Medicaid Part B covers traditional are two very healthcare expenses, such Duncan Galloway Greenwald different healthcare proas visits to a doctor, blood grams and many people are tests and X-rays. In most confused about the coverage cases, a referral is not needthey provide. Only Medicaid will cover long-term ed to see a specialist. Original Medicare does not care expenses for more than 100 days, but it is a cover prescription drug coverage; however, you can needs-based program. Nevertheless, legal strategies enroll in Medicare Part D through a private insurcan be employed that will help you protect your savance company with paid premiums. ings and assets while still getting needed care. If you Medicaid is a joint federal-state program. States or someone in your care needs long-term care soon, receive federal funding and must follow specific or if you would like to be proactive and protect more federal rules, but each state administers its own Medof your assets in advance, then an elder law attorney icaid program. Medicaid covers all types of medical can help you navigate the legal strategies available to care, including long-term care, such as a nursing you. home, but eligibility criteria are more stringent. Medicare vs. Medicaid: prograM bene fits Medicare is a program administered by the federal government. Original Medicare is divided into Parts A and B. Part A covers hospital care and a limited period of nursing home care, home health services and hospice care. Medicare Part A will only cover nursing home care if – 1. There was first a qualifying hospital stay of three days of inpatient care; and 2. Nursing home care was needed relating to the hospital stay; and 3. The patient entered the nursing home within a short time of the hospital stay (usually within 30 days). Thereafter, only the first 20 days of nursing home care are paid for by Medicare Part A. Days 21 through 100 of care require a partial payment by the patient. Any care after 100 days is not paid at all by
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Medicare vs. Medicaid: eligibility Medicare eligibility is simple – if you are over age 65 you qualify for Medicare Parts A and B. Whether you pay a premium for Medicare Part A depends on how long you paid Medicare tax via your employment and whether you worked for certain government agencies. Medicare B coverage requires a paid premium. Medicaid eligibility is needs-based program with income and asset restrictions, for those who need long-term skilled care. It also has a look-back period that can disqualify you for coverage for a period of time if you gave away or transferred money or property before your application was filed. But, an experienced estate planning and elder law attorney can help you navigate the application process, prevent you from having to spend all of your money in advance and manage any prior transfers for your benefit, while still getting qualified for benefits.
The attorneys of Duncan Galloway Greenwald PLLC’s Estate Planning and Elder Law Group are all current and former caregivers of aging parents who have needed increasing help with healthcare and legal planning as they’ve battled progressive illnesses. We know firsthand how important it is for our clients to get legal support that is informed by empathy.
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Communicating with someone with Alzheimer’s
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s an individual progresses helping him/her to express thoughts. COLUMN through an Alzheimer’s/ • If your loved one swears at dementia journey, many you, remember, the word that was changes in that person’s ability to used was probably the one that was communicate will occur. For exammost accessible at that moment. Try ple, the affected person will most to assist your loved one in dealing The Legacy at English Station likely experience difficulty finding with what prompted the negative words to accurately express ideas or emotion. needs, familiar words or nonsense • Point, gesture and demonstrate ideas to your loved words may be substituted for forgotten words, or speech one. Often, these nonverbal expressions will fill in the may cease all together. The individual will also most likeblanks left when words begin to fail. ly experience challenges with understanding words that • Try not to rely on reasoning or logic when commuare being spoken to him/her, especially as the disease nicating with your loved one. Often, this type of thinking progresses. To assist you, the family member, with being will be too complex for someone with dementia. able to maintain communication with your loved one, we • Be careful not to correct them, it will only make suggest the following strategies: them feel worse about the situation. Reminisce on a hap• Slow down when speaking and allow your loved py memory, create a diversion or ask for assistance from one extra time to express his/her thoughts. your loved one. You could even join your loved one’s per• If your loved one gets “stuck” gently offer the word ception of reality and respond accordingly. It will be less you think is being sought. • If a nonsense word is used, do not draw attention to stressful and much happier for both of you in the end. For more tips or support, please contact The Legacy the incorrect word. Instead, try and figure out what your at English Station at (502) 254-2361. A monthly support loved one was trying to say and respond accordingly. group for Caregivers is held at the campus on the third • Your loved one may become frustrated when words are not easily found. Remain calm and supportive in Friday of every month at 11:30 am.
Signs your loved one needs assisted living
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nowing whether or not a Assisted living can be the ideal alCOLUMN loved one needs assisted ternative to living at home. Assisted living can be challenging if living facilities allow your loved one you don’t know what to look for. To to maintain strong levels of indehelp you determine what is best for pendence, while not feeling like a your loved one, here are several signs “burden” to their families. Your loved Forest Springs Health Campus to watch for: one will also have the opportunity • Simple tasks are now laborto participate in activities, socialsome ize and meet new friends and enjoy healthy, delicious • Weight loss/Lack of appetite meals. Assisted living allows for a safe living environment • Less mobility/Trouble getting around without becoming too impersonal. Your loved one can • Disorganization is more noticeable personalize their room or apartment and make it their • Difficulty managing their medications home. They can also come and go as they please, and • Personal appearance and hygiene are lacking (Trouenjoy a comforting environment. Often times it is more ble brushing their teeth, showering, combing their hair, difficult for you to move your loved one into an assisted etc.) living facility knowing that they are no longer able to • Loneliness or need for socialization care for themselves. However, you should recognize • Lack of interest or motivation the strong potential that your loved one will thrive in an • No longer able to drive assisted living environment. They will have 24-hour care, It is important to recognize these signs early and an extensive social calendar and a life of possibility. work with your loved one to determine the most approFor more information about all levels of care available priate living situation. in a Senior Living Community, please call Forest Springs If you wait too long, they may end up injured or Health Campus at (502)243-1643. in need of additional care or a skilled nursing facility. 14 Senior Resource Guide 2021-22
FEELING GREAT NEVER GETS OLD OLDHAM COUNTY FAMILY YMCA
Stay healthy, social, motivated, and engaged through these Active Older Adult programs at the Y! • Group fitness classes • Group water exercise classes • Social events • Outdoor walking trail • Access to personal trainers • Volunteer opportunities
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• Part-time jobs available too
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The Power of Grandparents Grandparents can have a unique, powerful and positive influence on grandchildren. This includes encouraging kids to make healthy choices when it comes to alcohol, e-cigarettes and other drugs. • Talk with your grandchildren about the dangers of drug use • Encourage them in their passions and activities • Take time to listen and ask questions • Model healthy behaviors
Nothing – nothing – has more impact in the life of a child than positive relationships. — Peter Benson, PhD
BE A QUITTER
The Great American Smokeout on Nov. 18 is a great time to quit smoking, even for one day
Your heart rate and blood pressure drop.
A FEW DAYS after quitting
The carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal.
2 WEEKS TO 3 MONTHS after quitting
Your circulation improves and your lung function increases
1 MONTH TO 12 MONTHS after quitting
Coughing and shortness of breath decrease. Tiny hair-like structures (called cilia) that move mucus out of the lungs start to regain normal function, increasing their ability to handle mucus, clean the lungs, and reduce the risk of infection.
1 TO 2 YEARS after quitting 5 TO 10 YEARS after quitting 10 YEARS after quitting
Your risk of heart attack drops dramatically.
Your risk of cancers of the mouth, throat, and voice box (larynx) is cut in half. Your stroke risk decreases. Your risk of lung cancer is about half that of a person who is still smoking (after 10 to 15 years). Your risk of cancer of the bladder, esophagus and kidney decreases. Source: American Cancer Society
For help, call
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1-800-QUIT-NOW
WITHIN MINUTES OF SMOKING YOUR LAST CIGARETTE, YOUR BODY BEGINS TO RECOVER
Relationships are the heart of The Forum at Brookside
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athy Embry, director of sales and marketing with The Forum at Brookside traces her passion for working with seniors to singing as a child with her parents for nursing home residents. She learned that a brief visit, even a smile, could bring joy to elders. Kathy worked as a senior living activities director, administrative assistant and executive director in California before returning to Louisville where a stint in marketing and then directing an adult daycare program led her back to senior living at The Forum. “When people come into
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the community,” Kathy says, “I’m their first person of contact. Maybe they’ve been in their home for 40 or 50 years, and it’s really an emotional decision for them to change their living arrangements. I enjoy holding their hand through the journey so they can make that transition. It brings satisfaction to see them start
enjoying life again.” Situated on 40 acres with 250 residents in independent living as well as seniors in personal care apartments, The Forum has many employees, whom many have worked there for several years. The Forum staff has a heart for serving seniors, which is evident by their love and compassion that is shown daily. Building relationships with our residents, families, co-workers and the community is an important aspect of our success as a Five Star Community.
“I enjoy holding their hand through the journey so they can make the transition. It brings satisfaction to see them start enjoy enjoying life again.” — Kathy Embry
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Whether you’re in the mood grow Whether you’re in the mood to to grow your own garden, have dinner with your own garden, have dinner with new friends every night, attend new friends every night, attend a a class, swim in our heated TaiTai ChiChi class, swim in our heated indoor pool, simply join indoor pool, or or simply join a a book club, new adventures await book club, new adventures await at The Forum Brookside. youyou at The Forum at at Brookside. Leave the cooking, cleaning, Leave the cooking, cleaning, and home maintenance and home maintenance your turn relax and to to us.us. It’sIt’s your turn to to relax and enjoy exceptional lifestyle. enjoy ourour exceptional lifestyle.
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Do you need an Elder Law Attorney?
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retirement and protecting e are often COLUMN the assets you are working asked, “At hard to accumulate. How what age do would your children manDuncan Galloway Greenwald I need an elder law attorage an inheritance? Would ney?” Not as old as you they need help in making might think. Elder law attorsure the money is spent in the best way? Can you neys can help you throughout all phases of life. trust their spouses with your hard-earned dollars? To begin with, every adult aged 18 and older These are all topics your elder law attorney can help should have a Financial and a Healthcare Power of you address. Attorney. These documents designate people to In your 60s, and as you begin to think about handle legal, financial, property and health care retiring, you should revisit your estate plan and see matters if you are not able to handle them yourself. if it needs a tune up. Your children have grown and If you have a car crash or stroke, your Healthcare life might have taken turns that were not anticipated POA can immediately start talking with your docwhen you drafted your first will. You might need a tor. If you lose your passport or credit cards while family business succession plan or a plan to leave a traveling, your Financial POA can quickly help you get replacements. Without these critical documents, professional practice. Those from blended families will often have additional needs, including how and important time can be lost. whether to distribute assets to adult step-children. In your 20s and 30s, it is wise to think about proHow should you plan for the long term care you tecting your children. We can help you devise an inimight later need? Your elder law attorney can help tial estate plan that includes naming your preferred guardians for them. This planning can give you piece you with all these issues and help you minimize estate taxation and avoid probate. of mind, knowing that your family will be looked As you enter your golden years, you might want after the way you would want. If you have a child to move to an assisted living facility or plan for a with disabilities, an elder law attorney can help you loved one’s skilled nursing care. These can appear make sure that the resources needed to care a child to be expensive options, but an elder law attorney who may never live independently will be there, may be able to help you address those costs in a way even after you pass away. Special needs trusts can be that doesn’t require you to spend everything you’ve created to pay for things that government programs worked so hard to earn. don’t, without jeopardizing the medical coverage So, when do you need an elder law attorney? Perand payments those programs do provide. Your 40s and 50s are crucial years for planning for haps much sooner than you thought.
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Tips for downsizing for your move
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oving into a new home is stressful. It is emotionally, physically and mentally exhausting. It is even more difficult when the person moving is a senior citizen with or without health issues. It takes a special person to help in the task of move management and downsizing. The team at Living Spaces is patient and understands the dynamics of fitting a once-full home into a smaller space. But that doesn’t mean that every possession gets to come along. We have mastered the delicate balance of helping people understand what their new lifestyle will require and what they can do without. If you or someone you know is moving into assisted living or a retirement community, here are some tips for downsizing: HOW TO DOWNSIZE Think about what your new lifestyle with look like. Do you need to bring everything from your existing home? Does your home already have a washer and dryer? Or does it have hook ups and you can bring your own set? Do you have room for a large screen TV? Take the Steps to Declutter. 1. Give excess but valuable furniture to friends and family. 2. Sell valuable items you will no longer need. 3. Donate books and magazines to a community center or library. 4. Trash the old papers and knick-knacks. Address the stuff taking up space in your basement,
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storage shed and garage. Let go of items that you don’t use or won’t fit into your new home. How about selling that lawn mower? Downsize your furniture collection. Decide what you can’t live without and what you would replace if you had to. Start finding a new home for excess furniture pieces. Select the kitchen items you use most often. Pack your kitchen boxes with items you use every single day. Pull out pieces that you cannot live without like that skillet for your morning eggs or the rice cooker for evening meals. Go through sentimental items one by one. Ask yourself why are you keeping these items. Does it require valuable time and energy to keep up with them? Do they spark joy? Are you holding on because of guilt or a memory of the person who gave it to you? One approach to decluttering sentimental items is to put truly special pieces (like award winning artwork, photographs of dear friends or thank you notes) in a folder and discard the rest. When you downsize from a 3,000-square-foot home to a 700 square-foot apartment, you will have to say goodbye to a lot of important things in your life, which can be distressing See ‘Downsizing’ page 29
MOVING CAN BE STRESSFUL Living Spaces is the perfect solution when downsizing or transitioning to a new style of living.
Our Senior Move Managers are here to help. Living Spaces is the perfect solution, because we do it all. Our exceptional organizational skills and moving know-how, takes the burden off you. We organize, pack and can even help you decide what you need, and what perhaps you could do without. We are the shoulders you’ll soon learn to lean on. Once you are ready to go, we can help you create your new living space. Our interior design and staging skills are the perfect compliment...meaning Living Spaces can help you on “both sides of the move.” No matter where you are in the process, give us a call. Don’t wait to be overwhelmed – a move of this kind can be daunting and we can help from the get go, or anywhere in between. Bring in the experts. Bring in Living Spaces. Call today.
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When is the ‘right’ time to move your parent to assisted living?
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ne uncertainty adult chilfeatures and amenities usually inCOLUMN dren may find themselves clude emergency call systems, fire grappling with is how to prevention programs, handrails tell when the time is “right” for a in hallways, accessible bathrooms, parent to move to assisted living. grab bars in key locations, good Because assisted living commulighting, single-floor living and nities offer so many benefits that much more. Sunrise Senior Living Louisville improve residents’ mental and • Socialization: Loneliness physical well being, there might and isolation are linked to a be a better question to ask. That question is: Will a decline in health among older people. Feeling alone senior loved one enjoy a better quality of life if they contributes to depression, unintended weight loss make a move now? A common refrain you’ll hear or gain, loss of core strength, diabetes and cardiac among residents who have successfully made this disease. In an assisted living community, residents transition is that they wished they’d made the move benefit from formal and informal activities to join earlier. So, is there a right time? And how can you throughout the day and evening. Card clubs, fitness tell if that time has arrived? classes, art workshops and volunteer projects are just Signs a Senior Might Need Assisted a few of the daily opportunities. Living • Transportation: One of the most popular serHere are some of the most common warning signs vices in assisted living communities is transportation. that indicate the time for a move is at hand: Residents can go on planned community outings, • Experiencing a fall or having several close calls such as to a local restaurant, zoo, museum, park or • Trouble keeping up with home or yard mainteshopping mall. In addition, they can schedule transnance portation to and from appointments. For seniors • Making mistakes with finances or falling victim who have given up driving, it’s a way of maintaining a to a scam sense of independence. • Problems staying on track with a medication • Nutrition: Depending on the community, schedule or forgetting to order refills residents usually enjoy a variety of in-house dining • Difficulty preparing healthy meals resulting in options. From quick bistros to more formal, restaupoor nutrition rant-style meals, there is something to meet every • Challenges with bathing or grooming that cause desire. An older adult who moves to an assisted a change in appearance. living community might find their health improves simply by having easy access to well-balanced meals. Benefits of assisted living communi• Medication management: Care providers will ties also take over the worries of managing a resident’s While there are a variety of red flags that indicate medications. They’ll assist at dosage time, order an older adult might not be safe living alone in their refills and watch for adverse reactions. It’s a service home, it isn’t a good idea to wait until a senior reach- that brings peace of mind to residents and their loved es that point. Searching for a senior living communiones. ty in the midst of a crisis is stressful. You might also find that your family member’s preferred communiSchedule an In-Person or Virtual Tour ty doesn’t have any suites available. The best way to learn more about the benefits of By choosing to make a move before an emergency assisted living is by scheduling a personal tour. At arises, a senior will benefit in a number of ways: Sunrise communities, we offer in-person and virtual • Environment: An assisted living community tours for older adults and their loved ones. Call (888) is designed with senior safety in mind. Standard 434-4648 today to set up a time! 22 Senior Resource Guide 2021-22
Welcome Home
At Sunrise, our priority is your care so you can spend your days doing what you love. We are proud to offer personal care and memory care services at our beautiful community.
To schedule a tour at our community call 502-425-0820 or visit SunriseLouisville.com LOU I SVI LLE
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45. Body part 47. Give 48. Atomic #21 (abbr.) 50. European tax 52. Bleated 54. Capital of Norway 56. Pa’s partner 57. Stephen King’s clown tale 59. Atomic #50 60. Military policeman 61. One quintillion bytes 62. Where impulses manifest 63. Offers as a candidate 66. Spielberg film mammary 67. Great job! gland 70. Live in 10. Yes 71. Cares for 11. Improves 12. We all have CLUES DOWN one 1. Form a whole 13. Book 2. Indicates of Esther position antagonist 3. Moves in 14. Invests in water little enterprises 4. Diminutive 15. Organs that produce 5. Old English gametes letter 6. “Save the Last 25. Mediterranean city Dance” actress 26. Peter’s last 7. Dab name 8. Digits 27. Unhappy 9. Female cattle’s 29. Swollen area
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within tissue 31. “No __!” 33. Soap 36. Chop or cut 38. “Atonement” author McEwan 39. Bullfighter 41. Of the universe 42. Founder of Babism 43. Not good 46. Large, flightless bird 47. Punitive 49. Makes less messy 51. Belts out a tune
53. Aboriginal 60. Distribute people of Japan 64. Unpleased 54. An eye 65. Body art protein 68. Midway 55. Broad sashes 58. Actress Spelling
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aging services network of oldham county directory Advisors/Consultants Oasis Senior Advisors Jeff Crittenden, CSA, President Amy Crittenden jcrittenden@youroasisadvisor.com 502-631-3002 Community Services Coalition for a Healthy Oldham County 1786 Commerce Parkway La Grange KY 40031 502-222-3516 Oldham County Health Department 1786 Commerce Parkway La Grange KY 40031 502-222-3516 Oldham County Public Library Main Library, 308 Yager Ave, La Grange KY 40031 South Oldham Branch, 6720 KY 146, Crestwood KY 40014 Goshen Branch, 12505 Harmony Landing Rd, Goshen KY 40026 502-222-9713 Oldham County Family YMCA 20 Quality Place Buckner KY 40010 502-222-9358 Durable medical Equipment National Seating and Mobility Katy Rhodes, MS, OTR/L, ATP 11003 Bluegrass Parkway, Suite 460 Louisville KY 40299 Katy.rhodes@nsm-seating.com 502-523-5525
Funeral Home and Cremation Services Heady-Radcliffe Funeral Home and Cremation Services Ada Rothrock Pre-Planning Family Counselor 706 W. Jefferson Street La Grange KY 40031
502-222-1977 502-396-7984 Ada.rothrock@dignitymemorial.com www.dignitymemorial.com Home health/hosparus Granny Nannies Margaret “Lainey” Spooner A6001 Claymont Village Drive Suite 11 Crestwood KY 40014 502-544-2863 Hosparus Health Jason Parroco Hospital Specialist 3532 Ephraim McDowell Drive Louisville KY 40205 502-791-2724 Kindred at Home Mandy Crowe, Home Health Specialist 140 Stonecrest Drive Suite 203 Shelbyville KY 40065 Amanda.crowe@gentiva.com Direct 647-1025 Cell 502-269-4603 www.kindredathome.com Hospitals Baptist Health La Grange 1025 New Moody Lane La Grange KY 40031 502-222-5388 baptisthealth.com The Brook KMI 8521 LaGrange Road Louisville KY 40242 Jennifer Henderson Senior Services Director Mitsy Smith, B. S. Community Relations Representative Direct 502-426-6380 Legal Services Duncan Galloway Greenwald Attorneys Larisa E. Gilbert 502 614 6981 LGilbert@dgg-law.com Bridget H. Papalia 502 614 6914 BPapalia@dgg-law.com Gavin Weinrich GWeinrich@dgg-law.com 502 6146982 9625 Ormsby Station Road Louisville, KY 4022
Kentucky ElderLaw, PLLC Jennifer Warawa Certified Elder Care Coordinator 920 Dupont Circle, Suite 200 Louisville KY 40207 Direct Dial 502-528-0104 Main 502-581-1111 Jennifer@kyelderlaw.com Newspaper The Oldham Era Jane Ashley Pace, Publisher publisher@oldhamera.com Ann Hurst, Advertising ahurst@oldhamera.com Barbara Duncan, Advertising barbara@oldhamera.com Andrew Henderson, Editor editor@oldhamera.com 105 South Walnut La Grange KY 40031 502-222-7183 oldhamera.com Real Estate/Realtors Abode Real Estate at Housing Associates--Realtor A Heart for Seniors-Downsizing Simply Staging-Owner, Stager Anne W. McAfee, Realtor, SRES, MHA 138 Wiltshire Avenue Louisville KY 40207 amcafee@familyrealty.com 502-415-8980 Fackler Homes Laura Fackler, Marketing Director 8013 Lakeside Quarry Drive Jeffersonville, IN 47130 502-548-0680 pafackler77@gmail.com facklerhomes.com Keller Williams Louisville East Jackie Exum, SRES Jexum@kw.com 502-345-2557 Living Spaces By Lyn Lyn Mabry, ESP, ASP Residential Staging, Design & Renovation (502)762-6449 lyn@livingspacesbylyn.com Senior Living BeeHive Homes of Goshen Eric Sherrard, Owner 12336 West US Hwy 42 Goshen KY 40026 Sherrardhospitality@yahoo.com 502-885-1063 Continued on Page 27
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Brownsboro Park Jay Metcalf, Resident Services Liason 2960 Goose Creek Road Louisville KY 40241 502-429-7700 Countryside Meadows Shawn Zamir 640 Jericho Road La Grange KY 40031 shawnzamir@yahoo.com 502-225-6810
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Graceworks Housing Services Shepherd of the Valley Jackie Fiser, COS, Site Manager 1201 Woodcreek Drive La Grange KY 40031 shepherdofthevalley@ graceworks.com 502-222-7719
The Richwood Healthcare Erin Lamon, Director of Admissions and Marketing 1012 Richwood Way LaGrange KY 40031 502-494-7905 Erin.lamon@richwoodhc.com Shepherd of the Valley 1201 Woodcreek Drive La Grange KY 40031 502-222-7719
The Legacy at English Station Amy Vandover 13700 English Villa Drive Louisville KY 40245 502-791-9243 amy.vandover@ legacyatenglishstation.com
Forest Springs Health Campus Tara Duverge, Villa Lifestyle Director 4120 Wooded Acre Lane Louisville KY 40245 tara@forestspringshc.com 502-216-7258 www.trilogyhs.com forestspringshc.com Kelsey Hill Forest Springs Health Campus Kelsey.hill@forestspringshc.com 502-523-9224 502-243-1643
StoryPoint Middleton Senior Living Kris Ramsey 500 Meridian Hills Middleton KY 40243 502-245-0655
Magnolia Springs East Sue Winking, Director of Community Relations 13600 LaGrange Road Louisville KY 40245 winkingsue@mseastlouisville.com Direct 502-855-7500 Mseastlouisville.com
River’s Edge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center The Forum at Brookside Erin Martin, Admissions Susan Dobina 6301 Bass Road Marketing Assistant LIVING ASSISTED Prospect KY 40059 200 Brookside Drive ASSISTED 502-594-3713 Louisville KY 40243 ASSISTED LIVING Ren23-adms@riversedge.com 502-245-3048
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ARE YOU A NEWS JUNKIE? Our print newspaper is perfect for staying up to date with what’s happening in our community. DO YOU WANT TO READ THE LATEST STORIES? Visit our website at any time. We regularly add new content, and as a subscriber, you can access prior issues and special sections whenever you wish. DO YOU NEED TO PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS? Advertise in our newspaper. Both the print and online version attract a wide readership.
Tips for downsizing for your move Continued from Page 21
and overwhelming. Adding to the challenge many seniors need to move quickly because of medical issues. Lyn Mabry, who specializes in move management, interior design, renovation and staging recognizes the challenges that seniors face when downsizing. She can provide help to clients sorting through decades worth of belongings, stage their home for sale and assist with moving into smaller space. Following an initial consultation, Lyn can create a plan to de-clutter and stage your home for sale, provide repair specialists, movers, and connect with antique dealers. Once people have a plan it is not so overwhelming. Living SpaceS provideS the foLLowing ServiceS Pre-Move Planning We develop a plan for your move. By identifying what furniture and personal items you want to keep and where it will go in your new home, we help you determine what to let go.
Staging your home for Sale De-cluttering is key. We will also develop a plan to freshen up the home with new paint colors, lighting updates, landscaping improvements. Our goal is to bring out the best features of your home. Packing A certified organizer will wrap and pack breakables so that they arrive safely to your new home. We will arrange for movers to assist in both homes. Unpacking We can unpack your boxes and set up items in your new kitchen, dining room, china cabinet and bookshelves anywhere and everywhere. Decorating We will use our interior design skills to space plan and create a space that reflects you and what you like. We will simplify your next move by helping you plan efficiently and reduce the stress that comes with big life changes.
Shepherd Of The Valley MORE THAN A PLACE TO LIVE – A PLACE TO CALL HOME!
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Baptist Health La Grange completes patient-first emergency department renovation
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t Baptist Health La Grange, we know a day in the Emergency Room might be the most difficult day of your life and we’re dedicated to making that experience the best it can be. Our life-saving care is there for you no matter what emergency you face, and we have expanded and renovated the space to make you as comfortable as possible while you’re there. The $5.8 million project includes an overhaul of the existing space and a 4,418 sq. foot expansion—giving us more treatment rooms and a larger area for you and your family. Patient input was top-of-mind throughout the design process. The finished space houses 12 all-private treatment rooms, which are bright, spacious and calming. Natural light is incorporated throughout, along with additional restrooms and two new
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treatment bays to fast-track low-acuity patients. The lobby has been revamped complete with technology charging stations. The new space was officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in July. La Grange Mayor John Black and Oldham County Judge-Executive David Voegele each issued proclamations to commemorate the occasion. The ER stayed open throughout the project, which launched in January 2020, and finished on-schedule despite the COVID-19 pandemic. In situations when every second counts, you have the advantage of one of the fastest door-to-doctor
times possible at Baptist Health La Grange. Our emergency medicine physicians are seasoned veterans with decades of experience handling the most demanding situations—a medical team at their best when you need them the most. These doctors have access to a full array of diagnostic imaging and testing, in-house and available just down the hall, not in a separate facility. When you come here, there is no congestion or hassle to get in and out. Our employees are your neighbors, friends or someone you may run into at the grocery store. In our building, taking care of patients is family taking care of family. While it’s a trip you never hope to make, the Emergency Department at Baptist Health La Grange is always open to serve our family in the community and we’re ready to welcome you into our new home.
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