How to Guide, July 2021

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A supplement of the Lewiston Tribune

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Pair Beer with Food ...............................Page 2 Grill a Juicier Burger ...............................Page 3 Choose a Stone Surface..........................Page 4 Keep a Happy Marriage in the Presence of Hearing Loss ........................Page 6 Ensure Peace of Mind for Yourself and Your Family ........................Page 8 Get a Head Start on the Home Buying Process .......................... Page 10 Buy Diamonds: Online vs.

Brick and Mortar Stores........................ Page 12 Get Kids Interested in Cooking .............. Page 14 Plan a Perfect Game Night .................... Page 14 Choose a Home Health Care Provider ........................... Page 15

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PAIR BEER WITH FOOD Metro Editorial The craft beer boom has inspired millions of people to look at beer through a new lens. Once relegated to backyard barbecues and ballgames, beer is now served alongside gourmet meals. Much like the right wine can make a meal taste even better, beer can bring out the flavors of food, making it an ideal complement to anything from steak to seafood to salad.

The Brewers Association is an American trade group whose membership consists of more than 5,400 brewers, suppliers and retailers. The group recommends beer lovers follow a three-pronged approach to matching beer and food. It's worth noting the BA does not view this approach as a 1-2-3 process, meaning beer lovers need not follow the steps in order to perfect their pairing skills.

1. Match strength with strength. The BA recommends pairing strongly flavored

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foods with assertive beers and delicate foods with delicate beers. For example, a relatively low alcohol witbier should pair well with light seafood like steamed mussels. Beer lovers who enjoy strong barley wines, which are typically 10 percent alcohol by volume (ABV) or higher, should find that a strong cheese or dessert matches up well with this overpowering style.

2. Find harmonies. The BA notes that beer-food combinations typically resonate most effectively when they share some common flavor or aroma element. The BA points to how the deep, roasted flavors of an imperial stout often pair nicely with chocolate truffles.

3. Consider sweetness, bitterness, carbonation, heat (spice), and richness. The BA

PAIR LIKE A PRO Want to pair your favorite craft beers like an old pro at home or at your local pub with an extensive tap list? Consider these pairing recommendations, courtesy of the Brewers Association.

• Witbier: Lighter seafood dishes like steamed mussels • Blonde ale: Light food, including chicken, salads and salmon • India Pale Ale: Strong spicy food and bold, sweet desserts like carrot cake

• Double/Imperial IPA: Smoked beef brisket, grilled lamb and southern chickenfried steak • Amber/red ale: Chicken, seafood, burgers, and spicy cuisine • Porter: Barbecue, sausages, roasted meat, and blackened fish

• Sweet or Oatmeal stout: Rich, spicy food, including barbecued beef and Szechuan cuisine • Classic pilsner: Light food such as chicken, salads and salmon • American wheat ale: Very light food, including salads, sushi and vegetable dishes • Abbey dubbel: Barbecue, meat stews, and a thick, hearty steak

recommends that beer lovers look to take advantage of the specific and predictable ways that certain qualities of food and beer interact with each other.

For example, malty sweetness can cool the heat, making a hoppy beer with plenty of malt a good choice to pair with spicy food.

Pairing the right beer with food can make any night out on the town that much better.

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GRILL A JUICIER BURGER Metro Editorial Summer weekends wouldn't be the same without backyard barbecues. And no backyard barbecue is complete without hamburgers.

The exact origins of the hamburger are unknown, but historians believe this beloved staple of American barbecues can be traced to mid-nineteenth century Germany. According to History. com, political revolutions in Germany in the 1840s spurred many Germans to emigrate to the United States. Germans brought many of their cultural traditions with them, including their cuisine. One such dish was the chopped steak, which can be traced to Hamburg, a city renowned for its high-quality beef. Though few might now see ground beef as a remedy for digestive issues, that was a common belief in the 1860s, when a New York-based doctor named James Salisbury suggested that cooked beef patties could benefit the digestive system as much as chopped, chipped or ground beef. Buns were not yet in the picture at that time, but they were by 1904, when beef patties on buns were available at the St. Louis World's Fair.

In 1921, the first White Castle restaurant opened in Kansas, and hamburgers have been a staple of American cuisine ever since.

Though it's been a century

since White Castle opened its first restaurant, people are still perfecting the art of making the perfect hamburger. Exactly what defines the perfect hamburger may be open to debate, but there's no denying the desirability of juicy burgers.

As grillmasters prepare for another season of backyard barbecues, the following are some ways they can make their burgers more juicy. · Avoid extra-lean meat.

Extra-lean meat might be healthier than the alternatives, but 93 percent lean ground beef is unlikely to produce juicy burgers. When making burgers from scratch, opt for 80 percent lean. WebMD notes that fat helps to hold burgers together while searing and cooking the meat. The result is a more juicy interior than cooks are likely to get when using lean meats. · Swap beef for lamb.

Cookbook author John Holl notes in his book, "The American Craft Beer Cookbook" (Storey), that substituting ground beef with

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ground lamb makes for a juicier burger. Lamb is moist, so unlike lean beef, it can be grilled as well-done without drying out.

Lamb also offers a different taste than beef, adding a little variety to a backyard barbecue. · Saddle your spatula.

Flipping the burgers too much or pressing them against the grill as they cook can dry them out. · Be conscious of carryover cooking time. Carryover cooking time refers to the length of time temperature in a food continues to rise even after it's been removed from a cooking area. Beef is among the many foods that continue to cook after being removed from a heat source, so beef burgers can be removed from the grill before they reach the desired cooking temperature.

This prevents drying out and ensures that once they're served, the burgers will be juicy and safe to eat.

Grilling a juicy burger is easily accomplished with a few simple and time-tested strategies.

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CHOOSE A STONE SURFACE Finding the perfect countertop Courtesy of Granite Concepts When choosing your countertop, first ask yourself if you want a traditional or contemporary look.

Traditional tends to have more earth tones, where Contemporary shows more greys and whites. Next decide whether you like a consistent pattern, or like the movement or vein look throughout the slab. Something else to consider, is the lighting in your space. If you have a smaller space with little natural light, you will want to stick with a lighter color countertop. If your space is open and has lots of natural light, a darker countertop color would work.

After finding the perfect countertop, it is time to decide on the various fabrication options. First you want to select your edge profile. We have over 9 standard edge profiles to choose from along with many upgrade options. Next, choose the installation type for your sink. Undermount or Self Rim? With undermount sinks, we use a mechanical bracket that supports the weight of the sink and secures it underneath your countertop. We use a 30-year silicon to seal the sink to the countertop. Self-rim, or Top Mount sinks are supported by the countertop and rest on top. The last thing to think about is what type of backsplash. There a few options, if the backsplash needs to go all the way up to your upper cabinets, you can either choose tile or use the same countertop material as backsplash. If you don’t need to go all the way to the uppers, 4 | July 18, 2021

another option is to run a 4-6” strip of countertop material along the walls.

Decisions are made. Time to template the project. We use a laser template system to collect 2D and 3D data. After collecting the information, our template technician will go over some final details such as seam placement and outside/inside radii.

Once our programmer receives the data from the template technician, we can get you involved in layout with our state of the art layout software, where we have high resolution pictures of all of our slabs and can drop the templates on the slabs to show the various options in layout.

After all the data is processed, it is time to get cutting. At Granite Concepts, we use a Saw-Waterjet CNC that can perform any straight cut with a Diamond blade, while finishing up arcs, inside/outside radii, sink cutouts, and cooktop cutouts with a very precise waterjet, giving us the upmost precision. Once the CNC is done cutting out the tops, our fabrication team with a combined 20 years of experience will make sure the hand polish is perfect on your countertops.

Finally, Time for installation. Our installation team will arrive and carefully assemble your countertops in your home. After the install is complete, they will go over the routine care and maintenance to help your countertops look as good as new for years to come.

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KEEP A HAPPY MARRIAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF HEARING LOSS Hearing is the sense most vital for companionship

By Anne Simon, Au.D. Simon Audiology & Tinnitus

Some live with HOW YOU CAN GET THE a lot of ambient BEST BENEFIT FROM sound. Some HEARING CARE lead much • Understanding speech is your quieter lives.

Collin and Nina had top priority. There are many been married for 30 Second, you features available in today’s years when Nina started need hearing hearing aids: rechargeable noticing a change. aids that fit batteries, Bluetooth connectivity, “Collin didn’t seem quite your unique Smart Phone apps you can use to himself,” Nina recalls. hearing profile. adjust your hearing aids. These Hearing aids that are very useful, but not as vital as Collin worked in work very well your ability to understand speech. mining. He had a very for one hearing Your hearing, above all else, is your sought-after skill set. loss profile can connection to other people.

He traveled to job-sites be a poor fit for around the world, • Practice effective another. Hearing spending much of his communication habits. A time away from family. Despite their foundation of deep friendship. “I had aid manufacturers have different common result from untreated forgotten how much I love the sound sound processing philosophies. To distance, Collin and Nina had a hearing loss is the development of of her voice,” Collin said. get the most benefit, hearing aids loving, passionate marriage. What poor communication habits. With should fit your unique hearing loss. they later realized is how effective HEARING AIDS: difficulty in understanding speech, they were at maintaining connection.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR Third, the programming of the good skills can fall out of practice.

Effective communication means ...

“Phone calls were our life line,” There are three essential elements hearing aids should be on-target.

This is a vital, and often overlooked, don’t multitask when interacting.

Nina said. “When I got together with that make for a ‘happy marriage’ aspect of hearing healthcare. The Maintain eye contact. Limit extended family or our boys had a with a set of hearing aids. When amplifi cation of the hearing aids distractions. Make companionship game, Collin always called.” “And hearing aids are just not working for your top priority. he always seemed to know the right you, it’s because there is a problem should be exactly what you need time to call. His timing was always so in one or more of these three areas. at each frequency. No more. No • Respect what hearing aids do less. The best method is to test the perfect.” “When he came home, it for you. Hearing aids provide First, no two people have the aids while you are wearing them was always a celebration.” auditory stimulus. Consistent exact same hearing loss. Each to ensure the programming is stimulus improves hearing and Collin’s mining work began to brain is unique in how it processes on-target.

Hearing aids should be brain health. Don’t treat hearing slowly impair his hearing. Phone auditory input. Hearing loss really comfortable for you to listen through aids as if they were a coat you calls became shorter and shorter. includes two distinct but related and comfortable to wear. only wear when its cold. Wear the Collin hadn’t noticed how much aptitudes. The lowest volume you Ongoing support is also devices at least 8 hours per day. more effort he was expending to can hear sound gets the most important.

Better hearing is not a Your hearing will perform better hear Nina on the phone. He had less attention. But far more important for one-day event. Hearing aids need when its time for you to listen. energy. companionship is understanding routine maintenance. speech.

Diff erent people live in Hearing aids were a reset for Collin. Their marriage was built on a different listening environments.

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What will people no�ce when you start wearing hearing aids?

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ENSURE PEACE OF MIND FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY address funeral costs today and lessen the financial burden for your family down the road.

Many people assume savings or life insurance will cover their disunity. Preplanning eliminates that a rapidly growing number Courtesy of final expenses. Funerals must the guesswork and lets your of people make each day. More Morrie Schwartz be paid for upfront though and loved ones have peace as they and more Americans have Merchant Funeral Home many life insurance policies or focus on their own healing and dispelled the antiquated notion bank accounts aren’t accessible that death and funerals are taboo remembrance.

AN OPTION FOR SENIORS to families until well after funeral by taking control of their funeral The second is that by TO REMAIN AT HOME services are rendered. By funding arrangements and finances well prearranging you take care of You’ve always strived to do in advance. They’ve accepted urgent decisions now and protect your funeral in advance, you lock things the right way in your that life follows a natural cycle and your family from unnecessary pain in the price of your specific wishes life. Your good judgment, have decided that it’s simply good and expense. When that inevitable at current prices, avoiding rising determination, organization, and sense to be prepared for the end. costs caused by inflation. You day arrives, you want your loved passion have helped you find can then enjoy the rest of your ones to be focused on the truly 4 KEY BENEFITS success in both your professional important things – remembrance, life confident in the financial relief TO PREARRANGING and personal life. You’ve worked you’ll give to your loved ones. family support, and healing – hard to build supportive, loving YOUR FINAL WISHES: Prearranging your funeral not making arrangements and relationships with your family and 1. Family Will Know Your Wishes allows you to show your love in a decisions about your funeral. friends. Now you’re thinking about 2. Urgent Decisions Are way your family will never forget.

Preplanning prevents them from prearranging your funeral because By taking care of all the details Completed Now having to make considerable you want to do what’s best for yourself – and well in advance financial and logistical choices 3. Peace Of Mind Is Yours your loved ones and for yourself.

– your preplanned funeral will while under emotional duress.

4. Funeral Costs Are Addressed Thinking about final wishes exemplify the selfless love and Third, is the peace of mind that Specifically, there are four key doesn’t mean that a person’s generosity you have shown your comes with knowing that you sad, depressed, seeking to shock benefits you should weigh as loved ones throughout your life. will say goodbye in a way that you consider prearranging your people, or looking forward to Nobody is eager to reach the uniquely reflects you and your life. funeral. death. People preplan because day of their funeral, but taking By prearranging your specific final First, it’s a practical step that they want to give their family control of that inevitable step wishes you ensure that your family lets your family know exactly and friends as much comfort and organizing your final wishes will be guaranteed to have the what you want and minimizes as possible on that difficult, service you would have wanted on is simply the right thing to do disputes between well-meaning yet inevitable day. Some do it that important day. Your decisions for yourself and for your family. relatives. Your family and friends because they’ve had a say in all Completing the preplanning can shape how your family and are the most important parts of the other major decisions in their process will create a great sense of friends remember you and can your life, but without your clearly life and they want their funeral to clarity, joy and pride. You’ll have a help their healing process with expressed final wishes, it will be on their terms as well. Others renewed energy to live your life to a personalized service that truly prearrange because they believe be up to them to try to reach a its fullest with knowledge that you reflects your individuality and consensus during a difficult time. it’s just another part of being a have accomplished something unique personality.

Flowers, music, readings, and responsible adult. that your family will remember Finally, by preplanning and other simple decisions now can Whatever their reason may be, lovingly when the time comes. prefunding your funeral you create feelings of animosity and preplanning is a logical decision

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GET A HEAD START ON THE HOME BUYING PROCESS Courtesy of P1FCU We've heard the housing market has been very challenging recently, houses flying off the market in less than a week, sometimes even days. With homes selling for often over asking price, many homeowners are taking their opportunity to profit and sell their homes. This has caused the market to be very buyer-heavy, making purchasing one of the few homes very competitive. How can you get ahead of some of the competition?

We're here to tell you "How To Get A Head Start On The Home Buying Process."

We've all been in this situation before; you look at new cars, campers, or homes without knowing your budget. This can often start you out on the wrong foot. If you inquire about a home that you're not positive is in your price range, it can frequently slip through your fingers because you weren't able to make an offer without a proper pre-qualification, or you toured a home out of your budget and wasted your time.

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and informed. As one of our favorites in the Pacific Northwest, Russell Wilson once said, "The separation is in the preparation."

It works for him, and it will help us get you the mortgage and home of your dreams. Being prepared and having your prequalification letter in hand gives you the freedom to make offers on the spot, giving less time to the competition and putting the seller into a situation where they may feel pressure to accept.

Having this pre-qualification letter can also save you time, effort, and heartache. We often see houses on Facebook, Zillow,

or Realtor.com that are gorgeous and check all the boxes, and we can fall in love. We often think our budget is much bigger than it is, and we haven't filtered out homes outside our price range. Falling in love with this out-of-the-budget home can make finding one very difficult because you now have subconscious standards that you want the one you purchase to live up to.

Let's say you've found a home that is right at your pre-qualified amount, which is fantastic but don't make the decision quite yet because there are costs that come with owning a home that

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won't be handled with your monthly mortgage payments. These fees include wifi, utilities, and many more. If you can account for these monthly, you may be ready to purchase at your approved amount, and if not, you may need to adjust the figures in your search.

More likely than not, realtors or previous owners will inform you of average monthly bills that can help you create or evaluate your plan.

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BUY DIAMONDS: ONLINE VS. BRICK AND MORTAR STORES Courtesy of Sam Dial Jewelers Most people these days don't start shopping at a "Brick and Mortar" store for an engagement ring or a diamond; it's just too easy and convenient to research on your phone. But, according to The Knot, 87% of shoppers still prefer buying in store.

Online research can be daunting. Most websites are trying to promote a certain platform or website from which to buy and they are biased. GIA.edu is a good place to learn credible facts about the characteristics of diamonds.

You can learn about cut and how it affects overall brightness and light output. You can learn about internal clarity characteristics. You can learn what "color" means and how it affects overall brilliance.

These attributes are fairly quickly understood superficially if you can look at examples in person, but you can get a head-start understanding the concepts on GIA.edu.

On my many trips to Antwerp to buy directly from the cutters, and to get the first pick of all the new stones available, I sorted through hundreds of the exact same size diamonds with exactly the same characteristics on paper.

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inclusions, even though they are the same grade, stones can have brilliancy scores that are vastly different. Furthermore, within the same color grade, there can be a further refinement of the color so that one diamond can face up much whiter than the other.

The result - hand selecting really does mean something. Years of training to pick diamonds that maximize brilliance by selecting top color range and optimal clarity arrangement, all while looking

out for issues with faceting, fluorescence, proportions, and symmetry (to name a few), are essential. Most websites do not even look at the diamond for you; they list stones on a database from sellers all over the world. They, themselves, look at a list and computer images to "help" you select a stone from stock that is LEFT OVER from discerning buyers like me. So, buying one actual diamond from a sea of those choices online, without

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GET KIDS INTERESTED IN COOKING

PLAN A PERFECT GAME NIGHT

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television or learned about a specific ethnic cuisine at school and want to Parents introduce their children to give it a try. all types of new hobbies and skills. · Watch cooking shows There are plenty of opportunities to together. How-to cooking shows open kids' eyes to the world around and competitions appear on both them. One of the more useful cable and network television. Kids lessons parents can teach their may enjoy watching Gordon Ramsay children is how to cook. mentor young chefs; Robert Irvine Knowing how to cook is a vital skill help to renovate a failing restaurant; that can help children become more or Ann Burrell assist self-proclaimed independent and ensure they know "worst chefs" shed those monikers. how to survive later in life on their Cooking shows can introduce kids own. So many young adults go off to food-related terminology and get to college without the ability to do them heated up about cooking their more than power up a microwave own meals. or boil noodles. Ordering takeout · Ask for help in the kitchen. all the time is expensive, and frozen Tailor cooking activities to dinners often lack the nutrition of youngsters' ages. Little ones can homemade dishes. Learning how begin by adding and stirring to cook a variety of foods at an early ingredients. As they get older, age can lay the foundation for a children can segue into chopping lifetime of healthy eating and fun in or even mixing foods on the stove. the kitchen.

Many kids like being taste testers Parents can encourage children and offering advice on whether who show early inclinations in the a food needs more spices. By kitchen, but also help reluctant middle school, many kids have learners to develop some basic the wherewithal to plan meals cooking skills. Here are some ways themselves and cook them from to make cooking something kids can start to finish. look forward to. · Be adventurous. Introduce · Involve children in meal kids to various flavors by not only planning. Get input from your cooking various dishes at home, children about what they might but by dining out at different like to see on the menu. While restaurants. This can encourage kids there may be some items that are to appreciate different cultures and expected, including comfort foods cuisines. like mac-and-cheese, parents may Learning to cook is a vital be surprised at how mature their skill. Lessons can begin early in children's palates can be. Maybe childhood and become more they've heard about a dish on extensive as children age.

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Metro Editorial Shared experiences are ideal ways to make new friends or solidify established relationships. Bonds can be strengthened even further when those shared experiences include entertaining activities. This is a great reason for adults to incorporate routine game nights into their social calendars.

Game nights are nothing new.

Perhaps your parents or grandparents gossiped over a few games of gin rummy or weekly poker gatherings? Before the widespread proliferation of digital video games, board games were a go-to way to have fun. Even now, game nights can provide the perfect way to slow down, have fun and get together with friends.

Hosting a game night can be an ideal way to have fun at home without turning on the television. The following are a few things to consider when planning a game night.

THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE DICTATES WHICH GAMES CAN BE PLAYED How many people are invited to game night will determine the games that can be played. Game nights tend to be more successful with a guest between four and eight players. Keeping people engaged in a game can be more challenging if there are more than eight individuals, and most games are designed for a maximum of eight players.

PLAN FOR FINGER FOODS Game night etiquette typically dictates that hosts will provide refreshments.

In lieu of a sit-down meal, offer finger

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foods, which are easier to manage while engaged in game play. Premade party platters are an option if you want to spend more time entertaining and less time preparing food. Guests also can be encouraged to bring small dishes, such as sandwiches, chips and dips or other snacks.

HAVE A VARIETY OF GAMES ON HAND Let the course of the night be relatively fluid, even if you have a certain game in mind. If guests are not fans of a particular game, make sure you have others at the ready. Music or a sports game playing in the background also can be a way to keep guests entertained between turns.

When deciding on games, consider these criteria, courtesy of Game Night Gods, an online game night resource · The game should be easy to learn. · The game should be relatively fastmoving. · The game should pique interest and be strategic.

GET OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONES Acting zany and engaging in games that push people out of their comfort zones can help guests get to know one another and laugh along the way. Games also are a perfect way to learn something new with little to no pressure.

A game night can unite existing friends and help people interested in making new acquaintances find common ground. If in person game nights are not doable, gather virtually through video chat applications.

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CHOOSE A HOME HEALTH CARE PROVIDER An option for seniors to remain at home Courtesy of Alternative Nursing Services Most seniors and their families will one day have to face an inevitable and difficult question as time goes by and health conditions become more of a problem: Is it possible to remain living independently, or will a move into some form of senior facility be necessary?

Moving into a nursing home is an option that might most appeal to seniors with mobility problems.

A senior who has difficulty in the completion of everyday tasks is not restricted to a nursing home, however.

While the staff of such residences see to all of their residents’ needs, the attention can be clinical and impersonal, making the transition from the freedom of home even more difficult. The convenience of having everything done for the senior has the downside of becoming just another face in a crowd of patients. Another disadvantage is the lack of personal time and privacy.

Assisted living facilities offer another option for those who find the performance of everyday activities, including bathing and meal preparation, difficult because of mobility restrictions or other health issues.

A better option now exists to help seniors whose difficulties with daily household chores would otherwise make a move necessary.

Use of an adult care service can give a senior the best of both worlds.

Adult care services provide people who come to a senior’s home and carry out such tasks as basic chores and laundry, as well as giving medical reminders and running errands like grocery shopping. The variety of services they provide let elderly people remain in their own homes, enjoying the dignity and freedom of staying at home while receiving

the help they need in the basic necessities of life.

Anyone with a parent or other elderly loved one who could benefit from such care should consider looking into local adult care services. Odds are that such a search will find a thriving business whose success relies on providing full service that caters to the patron’s specific needs.

Another benefit, apart from the assistance in daily tasks, is that adult care services offer a feeling of

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friendship and companionship that might otherwise be unavailable. A senior with a person coming into the home to do chores has the comfort of knowing there will be regular contact with someone who can be relied on.

The answer to the question of staying in a home versus living in a facility is a difficult one. However, the options available should make it easier for any senior to enjoy the comforts of home as long as possible.

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