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Caregivers and seniors can choose from a variety of senior living options around Bradenton. Independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing are the main choices outside of home care. Some communities offer a continuum of care with a variety of choices on one campus, said Dee Isguzar, Case Manager at Senior Helpers . Independent living communities provide a place to live, activities and food but no personal care, said Larry Prescott of Grand Villa. Assisted living also offers personal care such as help bathing or reminders to take medicine. The hands-on care is in addition to housing, activities and food, Isguzar said. Memory care communities offer “a secure assisted living or nursing home setting, usually in a …
'We are still very vital. The interest is still there. Instead of vegetating in an old folks home, you are able to fulfill something within yourself.' – 86-year-old Artist Mary Wilder Paul.
Creating studio art, conversing in French, penning memoirs, meeting Southeastern Guide Dogs in Palmetto and trying paddleboarding are among the 70 lifelong learning and enrichment opportunities at The Fountains at Lake Pointe Woods, said Community Life Director Kathy Hallock. No, The Fountains is not community college for seniors. It is just one of the more innovative examples of independent living residences for seniors in southwest Florida. As seniors and caregivers consider selling the family home or pondering next steps, independent living residences often are the answer. 'We are still very vital. The interest is still there. Instead of vegetating in an old folks home, you are able to fulfill something within yourself,' said Artist …
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8:31 am on Thursday, February 14, 2013
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