Guest post written by my buddy Bernardo Graham
When my mom turned 86 this past year, it was a decision for my brothers and I to decide what we wanted to do to make sure she felt safe living by herself. We checked out some options recommended by friends like http://www.Atlantahomesecurity.com/ to compare some of the different options for security systems. Another option that we looked at was possibly moving her place of residence to some sort of assisted living place, but she is not very excited about that. Thing is, she’ll still have her independence with assisted living, just a little help with things she can’t do anymore. Plus, with assisted living she’ll have people her own age around her constantly so that she’s not lonely, which will do her some good. I know that if we show her around an assisted living facility like Immanuel she’ll be swayed (even if she doesn’t want to admit that!). See, my mom’s fiercely independent with everything she does. Even though she’s 86, she’s still in good health- we just don’t like the thought of her at home on her own without dad there anymore, I knew she’d need people to talk to so I found that these phones are good for elderly people that may be hard of hearing or with vision troubles, I’ve told her to call me whenever she likes, and I hope with her moving to an assisted living facility she’ll be able to make friends with some others that she may enjoy the occasional phone call with as well.. We think it would be good for her to be around some more people her age with activities for them to do, but she’s definitely not going to give in without a fight. I want her to be happy, but also want to make sure if she falls or something happens to her that there is someone there to check on her. Parents getting old is no day in the shade!