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Gold Standard in Senior CARE

Gold Standard in Senior Golden Years CARE Golden Placements – Who are we? We are member of Oregon Senior Referral Agency Association (OSRAA)   We offer you the Gold Standard in Care for your older loved one. Gold standard is a standard at Golden Placements LLC for us this means we are part of OSRAA. You know we offer prospect of stable care and potential for growth for your family and older loved one who

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Senior Health Cannabis
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3 Health Risks Unique to Cannabis Smoking Senior Citizens

  Seniors Smoking Cannabis is on the Rise Older citizens on Cannabis – What happens when you heavily smoke pot? Emergency Department visits are increasing since older adults have been turning to cannabis to self-treat mental health concerns. What are they self-treating? Some of the reasoning among users include the following: Anxiety Depression Dementia – given by caregivers to belay negative behavioral complications of dementia, such as agitation Pain Escape What happens when you heavily

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Senior Placement
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Senior Living – Professional Senior Placement

What is a Senior Placement Specialist? We are Golden Placements Services, GPS, a small boutique company. Our GPS senior living placement specialists guide individuals and their families through the complex process of finding ideal housing option fitting personal needs and budget. We work for You, at no cost to YOU. We do not do this often but you should know that other placement agencies work for a large sales force or telemarketer companies. They sell

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Senior Living Levels of Care
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Oregon | Medicaid Long Term Care Eligibility 2024

Oregon Medicaid Care Eligibility for 2024   How does a senior qualify for Medicaid in Oregon? Age/Disability – the applicant must be age 65 or older, or blind, or disabled in some way. For my loved one this was a motorcycle accident. Rendering him completely dependent on others for everything. The applicant must meet certain medical requirements consistent with the level of care requested. Your loved one must need care for thirty (30) consecutive days.

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Activities of Daily Living
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Activities of Daily Living

What are Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)? Recognizing a person’s limitations is the first step in developing a care plan (or making a referral for care). This helps us to provide the appropriate type and level of assistance. ADLs – many of us have never heard of this term. The acronym ADL is very familiar with caregivers of the elderly, nursing one back to health and those with diminished physical capacity. ADLs – Activities of

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Elderly News

4 Affordable Housing Options for Older Adults

Affordable Housing Options for Older Adults Explore Your Affordable Senior Living Options Yes, finding your perfect place can be overwhelming. When talking about Affordable Housing Golden Placements is here to help! As we grow older, our adult needs increase, we may require a move from one type of community to another.  The number of elderly people is increasing due to excellent development of medical technology and vastly improved healthy lifestyles. Because the average life span

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Senior Fitness Ideas
Elderly News

Stay Fit – 5 Ideas to Explore

  Stay Fit – 5 FREE Ideas to Explore Your Health Care Insurance Program has some great options for your fitness at many levels of wellness. Healthy Aging and Exercise programs are designed just for you, at any age. You can reach out to your Personal Health Insurance Program to see what is available for your age bracket. Some offer Programs for you to enjoy anytime anywhere at NO COST to you. Here are some

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Bad Habits
Elderly News

Top Bad Habits to Avoid at any Age

Top Bad Habits We all know that Bad Habits are called bad because they really do not server a good purpose in our lives. This year try reaching for the stars by replacing one of the items listed below with a new activity that will truly bring you joy. Here is a list of bad habits to remove from your life for happier more healthy living: Smoking Procrastination Nail biting Overeating Emotional eating Sedentary lifestyle

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Reduce Stress: 10 Tips to tame stress

Reduce Stress: 10 Tips to tame stress Healthy Brain Activities These 10 healthy Brain Activities can Reduce Stress and help you become more productive. They may seem brainless, but these activities are showing up in Neuroscience as good things to tame stress.  Get active – Stay Fit With These 5 Ideas for Getting Active. Eat a healthy diet – Foods that can help you to reduce stress and anxiety in your life. Eliminate unhealthy habits –

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What to watch for healthy diet
Life Transitions

What to Watch – Senior Care

What to Watch – Senior Care Healthy Food Choices Food Choices: What to watch out for and what to buy makes a deference in your eating style. What to watch in your personal food choices can impact your whole life. Some may say “food is medicine” some of the early medicines are based on food. Getting your nutrition right is easy with some simple ideas! There are many ideas online to teach you what to

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Blood Pressure Medication Health Care Ideas
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Blood Pressure Medication plus Alzheimer’s – What are the Risks?

Blood pressure medications A recent Johns Hopkins report surrounding Blood Pressure Medication which was published in the journal of Neurology confirmed some research work earlier conducted and produced by Johns Hopkins researchers. What they found is wonderful news for Blood Pressure Medication users! The use of potassium-sparing diuretics reduced the risk of Alzheimer’s in people by nearly 75 percent. Those people who took any type of antihypertensive medication lowered their risk by only a third. Johns Hopkins researchers

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Kindness
Life Transitions

Self Care By Practicing Mindful Kindness To Others

Self Care By Practicing Mindful Kindness To Others Healing benefits of good Self Care By Practicing Mindful Kindness to Those around us. Practicing kindness can physically change your brain positively by boosting levels of serotonin and dopamine. Serotonin and dopamine are neurotransmitters produce which product feelings of satisfaction and well-being. These are important to your health and wellness on many levels of our existence. These neurotransmitters cause the pleasure and reward centers in your brain

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Outdoor gatherings are a great way to meet the neighbors
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Celebrate Good Neighbors!

Celebrate Good Neighbors! Fall is the time for family and friends, celebrate good neighbors, Are Your Senior Loved Ones Prepared? It starts with saying hello. Celebrate National Neighbor Day on September 28 with your closest friends and family! Good Neighbor day was created to honor the valuable relationships between good neighbors, whether they live next door or down the street. We can used this opportunity to get connected and show appreciation for each other. During

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senior volunteer opportunities
Life Transitions

10 Rewarding Volunteer Opportunities for Seniors and Retirees

10 Rewarding Volunteer Opportunities for Seniors and Retirees Volunteering for Seniors and Retirees Often Makes a Great Fit In many ways, life is really just beginning for seniors and retirees. Volunteer Opportunities do abound during these golden years and all year the Spirit of the Holidays can carry our soul into a joyful space. Hopefully, the kids can join in and your job will understand the value of the joyful brightness of a volunteer in

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Life Transitions

Become a Power of Attorney

How to Become a Power of Attorney In order to become a Power of Attorney for your parents, you need to obtain a standard Power of Attorney application form from your lawyer, or you can download one from a legal website. In most cases, a standard form is fine, but if you will be performing any real estate transactions on behalf of your parents, then you will need to obtain a state-specific Power of Attorney

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Life Transitions

Obtaining Power of Attorney to help your Loved One Common Issues

Common Challenges of Obtaining Power of Attorney It is important to note that not all parents are willing to grant their adult children Power of Attorney. For many, it is an undeniable sign that their mental health might be fading, so they refuse more out of fear and denial than for any other reason. Some will even refuse to even discuss the issue. There are a few different ways you can make the idea of

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Revocable Trust, Will or Living Will – Senior Living

Senior Living; How do you choose between Revocable Trust, Will or Living Will? Revocable Trust More people should, as wills have basic shortcomings. If they have any imprecise language or lack in terrorem clauses (which threaten heirs that challenge them with disinheritance), they can invite lawsuits and other battles. If the author of a will is elderly, a spouse, ex-spouse or children could try to assert that the author had insufficient mental capacity at the

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Caregiver Tips Best Foot Care for Loved Ones

Caregiver guide: Care For Elderly Feet Golden Girls want to help you in “Putting your best foot forward”. Check out our YouTube Video on this very important health topic!     Please help us out with your Like and Subscribe to our Chanel and Add YOUR Comment in YouTube. Health is important at all ages, when it comes to foot care. Be kind to your feet as a mode of mindfulness. When we age foot

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