Highgate Blog

November 30, 2018    Highgate Senior Living

Topic: Caregiver & Family Resources

How to Help Aging Parents When You Live Far Away

If you are providing care to an older parent who lives an hour or more away, you are one of roughly 7 million long-distance caregivers in the U.S.

Being a long-distance....

November 23, 2018    Highgate Senior Living

Topic: Caregiver & Family Resources

3 Conversation Starters for Talking with Parents About Aging

Jeremy Glover spends a lot of time helping families navigate the move to assisted living. As Community Relations Coordinator at Highgate at Bozeman, he starts every....

November 16, 2018    Highgate Senior Living

Topic: Assisted Living Resources, Caregiver & Family Resources

What You Need to Know About Assisted Living Wait Lists

When your loved one decides they’re interested in making the move to assisted living, or you’ve decided a change would be in their best interest, you want to help them....

November 5, 2018    Highgate Senior Living

Topic: Senior Living Resources, Caregiver & Family Resources

Infographic: Tell-tale Signs from Around the House that It Might Be Time for Mom and Dad to Move

Mom and Dad want to stay in the house. They raised their children there, made their life there, but independent living doesn’t last forever.

As your parents’ physical....

November 2, 2018    Highgate Senior Living

Topic: Assisted Living Resources, Caregiver & Family Resources

How Do I Know When I Should Start Exploring Assisted Living with My Parents?

For many years, your parents helped you navigate life. Now, as they age, it’s time for you to help them. It won’t always be easy — who wants to admit they need some help....

October 26, 2018    Highgate Senior Living

Topic: Caregiver & Family Resources

Four Dementia Caregiver Resources You Didn't Know Were Available

Family caregivers are at a disadvantage when it comes to looking after their loved ones with dementia.

They are not experts in medicine or caregiving and they are....

October 12, 2018    Highgate Senior Living

Topic: Caregiver & Family Resources

Caregiving for Dementia Is Harder Than Even Caregivers Think

Family caregivers of a loved one with dementia are known as “the invisible second patient” because the physical, emotional, and financial strain of the caregiving role....

October 12, 2018    Highgate Senior Living

Topic: About Highgate Senior Living, Caregiver & Family Resources

Design: The Forgotten Criteria in Evaluating Memory Care Communities

When families evaluate care options for their loved one with dementia, they ask a lot of questions: Is the staff capable and kind? Do they have the resources my loved....

October 12, 2018    Highgate Senior Living

Topic: Memory Care Resources, Caregiver & Family Resources

An Inside Look at What It Feels Like at the Cottage at Highgate

If you’re like most people, you have a few reasons you’re hesitant to consider memory care for a loved one.

Maybe you’ve heard that memory care facilities isolate....