by Mimi Tapia-Bowie | Oct 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
By Mimi Tapia-Bowie, Founder, New Day Lifestyle for Seniors (20+ years in senior care) | Last updated: September 2026 24-hour care at home means a caregiver is with your loved one around the clock, through a live-in caregiver, rotating shifts, or a mix of paid...
by Mimi Tapia-Bowie | Oct 1, 2026 | Blog
By Mimi Tapia-Bowie, Founder, New Day Lifestyle for Seniors (20+ years in senior care) | Last updated: September 2026 The 7 stages of dementia come from the Global Deterioration Scale, developed by Dr. Barry Reisberg and used by the Alzheimer’s Association....
by Mimi Tapia-Bowie | Sep 30, 2026 | Blog
By Mimi Tapia-Bowie, Founder, New Day Lifestyle for Seniors (20+ years in senior care) | Last updated: September 2026 A Hoyer lift is a mobile patient lift that uses a sling and a hydraulic or electric mechanism to move a person who cannot safely stand or walk, for...
by Mimi Tapia-Bowie | Sep 30, 2026 | Blog
Moving into a nursing home does not mean giving up a resident’s legal, personal, or civil rights. In Texas, residents of nursing homes have rights involving dignity, privacy, communication, care decisions, visitors, personal property, finances, complaints,...
by Mimi Tapia-Bowie | Sep 25, 2026 | Blog
An independent living community tour is your chance to look beyond a website or brochure and see how a community actually operates. The most useful approach is to ask specific questions, observe the environment, verify important details, and compare communities using...
by Mimi Tapia-Bowie | Sep 17, 2026 | Blog
If you’re worried about how a nursing home resident is being cared for, you have three main options: raise it with the facility, file a complaint with your state’s State Survey Agency, or contact your local Long-Term Care Ombudsman. Which one you start...
by Mimi Tapia-Bowie | Sep 16, 2026 | Blog
Figuring out the cost of independent living is usually the first real hurdle families hit once they start seriously looking at senior communities. The advertised “starting at” price on a website is rarely the number you’ll actually pay, and costs...
by Mimi Tapia-Bowie | Sep 14, 2026 | Blog
Walk into any assisted living tour and you’ll hear the same reassuring line: “We’re fully staffed, don’t worry.” It sounds good. It’s also almost impossible to verify just by looking around a lobby during a scheduled visit. The...
by Mimi Tapia-Bowie | Sep 10, 2026 | Blog
Senior care in the U.S. generally falls into five levels, independent living, assisted living, memory care, residential care homes, and skilled nursing, and each one is built around how much help a person needs with everyday tasks. Communities determine the right...
by Mimi Tapia-Bowie | Sep 8, 2026 | Blog
If you’ve started researching care options for a parent or spouse with memory loss, you’ve probably noticed that “memory care” and “dementia care” get used almost interchangeably online. Some websites treat them as the exact same...
