According to the Institute on Aging, “Chronic illness has replaced acute illness as the major health problem of older adults—and increasingly so as medicine evolves.” While death rates for heart disease and stroke are falling, this means people are surviving and living longer, but with the chronic consequences of disease. “Approximately 80% of older adults […]
Assisted Living
Ask Deb About Senior Living (part 3)
Deb Veit, our Director of Community Relations, spends much of her time answering people’s questions about their senior living options. “In Part 1, I talked about how to determine what kind of senior living residence might be the best fit for Mom or Dad,” says Deb. “In Part 2, I answered the questions people ask […]
Ask Deb About Senior Living (part 2)
Deb Veit is Episcopal Homes’ Director of Community Relations. Much of her time is spent showing prospective residents and their families around our “continuing care campus” in Saint Paul’s Midway, which offers Independent Living, Catered Living, Assisted Living, Long-Term Care (“nursing home”), Transitional Care (Short-Term Rehab after hospitalization), and Home Care.“In Part 1, I talked about […]
