Independent Living for Seniors

my brother anI want to be together ,he is 77 and i am 86 we are from a big family and want to stay together ,we are both on limited income and we could pay about 250. or 300. each . we live in the modesto area and would like to remain in that area.

Hello, If you are looking for housing options, Caring.com has a team of Family Advisors that can help. This is a free service, available 7 days a week. You can reach a Family Advisor at (800) 325-8591.

Need a place that is dog friendly.

The link for NORCs didn't work. I think you meant to link to norcs.org

I need to wear a camera on my shirt like a button that can be seen online, I need someone to watch online to offer me some type of security, i have seizures and medic alert doesnt work when I have seizures, who can I pay to watch online when I wear a camera on my shirt like a button for my safety, Thank you

Hello Gwen, You may want to call Caring.com's Family Advisors at (800) 325-8591. This is a free service and available 7 days a week. They are willing to help you locate an affordable place to live. -Rosa

My husband and myself are looking and thinking about Independent, but do not have alot to spend. Need 2 bedroom, unfurnished, dont have stove, or refrigerator. Nice people, people our ages, allow pets low pricing. We do for ourselves just fine. I am in worse shape than him, but he takes care of me. I am 66, he is 74.If I need for something like this, then how do I able for Section 8??? Need someones input. Right now live with oldest daughter, grandsons, boyfriend. Just time to leave while we are still speaking.

It helped in differentiating independent and assisted living, and the necessity of finding a place that offers BOTH without moving from your independent apartment in order to receive assistance later when needed.

provided some meaningful and thought-provoking insight as to what to look forward to sooner than later.

I don't understand why people cling to their house when they can't maintain it any longer. Once I finally made the move to independent living, I would never go back. Good food, good companionship, it is a true community. I feel perfectly safe leaving my husband, who has mild dementia, for 2-3 weeks while I travel. He can get to meals and read up on the activities, and I can call every day or two. If he should fall, he has an alert button and the gated community is as safe as can be. He did burn tsome toast and set off the smoke alarm while I was gone, and he couldn't figure out how to open the window--but someone came right away. Yes, everyone here is old, and a lot of them are physicially and/or mentally challenged. But it is really a good move, better than living with your children or in a huge old dirty house.

anyone who wishes to be a roommate at my house in North carolina

I am not looking to start an independent living center. I want someone to share my home with.

I am a 66 year old woman, who wishes to share my home with another older female

I wish that I had something to make it easier when my Father had Alzheimers, who is now deceased, and now with my Mom who just turned 87 and also lives in independent living. Because of what I see with both my parents and other elderly, seniors, disabled and special needs individuals, my business partner and I researched and recently became Northern California distributors of two types of systems, one is called CloseBy and the other VitalPoint. CloseBy uses advanced motion sensor technology that learns the daily living patterns of seniors and sends alerts (text or email) when certain out-of-the-ordinary events occur. It helps put families first, and to give them all peace of mind never before possible. The basic system includes a sensor for the bed, one sensor for the easy chair, a sensor for the stove in case it's left on too long, sensors for the doors, cabinets, medicine cabinets, etc. Optional video cameras can also be purchased that can be mounted outside on the front porch so you know who is at the door. The VitalPoint Home Monitor is another system which is intended to be used as a clinical tool for remotely monitoring a patient's health status at home or in another healthcare facility. The system is intended to guide patients through a set of scheduled activities whereby medical data (vital signs, symptoms, and medication compliance) is collected. The system is intended to transfer the collected data to a remote site where it is stored and reviewed by a clinician. The system is also intended to allow the clinician to modify the patient's scheduled activities in response to the collected medical data or other information available to the clinician. The intent is to provide clinicians caring for patients outside the hospital with a means for keeping track of how the patients are doing without the patients having to come in for a checkup or requiring the clinician to go to the patients. It provides periodic remote monitoring of the patients self-reported symptoms or vital signs, including: "¢ Non-invasive blood pressure "¢ Oxygen saturation "¢ Pulse rate "¢ Temperature "¢ Weight "¢ Blood glucose level "¢ Fluid status "¢ Prothrombin time "¢ Electrocardiogram (ECG) and heart rate monitors WARNING: THE DEVICE LABELING ADVISES PATIENTS TO CONTACT THEIR CAREGIVER, NURSE, OR DOCTOR; CALL LOCAL EMERGENCY NUMBER AS APPROPRIATE; OR GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WHENEVER THEY FEEL THE NEED TO DO SO. THE VITALPOINT HOME MONITOR DOES NOT ANALYZE PATIENT INFORMATION, NOR DOES IT OFFER MEDICAL ADVICE. NEITHER THE VITALPOINT OR CLOSEBY HOME MONITOR IS NOT AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM. I hope this information is helpful for those caregivers looking for some sort of help. I wish I had these when my Father was alive. There is more info at www.insight-network.com

Hi aaderosas, Thank you for your comment. Unfortunately, Caring.com does not have any resources or expert knowledge on how to start your own independent living center, but I wish you the best of luck. Take care -- Emily | Community Manager

hi can anyone tell me how to start an independent living center. We want to convert a house do we need licensing to do an independent living center in california what steps do we need to take to legalize everything or can we just start it?

i was looking for housing ?i live on my own. i live in the middletown ct. area. thank you. butch.

This is a wonderful outline of things to do to prepare for this serious life change. I would like to get permission to print it or link to it on my website. Mike@KephartLiving.com