Coming together is a beginning…Keeping together is progress…Working together is success~ Henry Ford

Welcome! I am very pleased to introduce you to our newest community resource! For the past 15 years, I have assisted families through the many challenges they face as they make the transition to an assisted living or skilled nursing setting. Along with the opportunity to share some of my knowledge, I also encourage you to use this forum to share your own unique perspectives and personal experiences so that you, too, can be a part of the people, caring for people philosophy that this blog was created to represent.

Whether you are already part of a skilled nursing family, or you are at the beginning stages of exploring skilled nursing as an option, I encourage you to visit the www.medicare.gov website. This site offers a wealth of information regarding skilled nursing, Medicare, and new laws that are affecting healthcare today.  For those searching for a facility for their loved one, visit the Nursing Home Compare section, which provides the latest rankings of all skilled nursing facilities based on a five star quality rating system. Of special community interest, 5 of the 9 facilities located within San Luis Obispo County have been awarded a five-star ranking!

I look forward to providing our community’s residents with information they can use to make informed choices about senior living while also sharing new programs and resources that are available to enhance quality of life and care.  Please feel free to ask questions and I will do my best to answer them using my knowledge of short-term rehab, long term care, assisted living and the social and financial challenges-and rewards!- of both.  As someone who has been fortunate enough to help those within our community who have needed guidance through skilled nursing or assisted living placement, it is my hope that this blog will offer something of value to you as you navigate the health care options available within our community-or to be there for you when you need that extra shoulder to lean on.