Senior Living Blog

2015 Annual Mother’s Day Fashion Show: “You’re Such a Doll!”

We love hosting events for our assisted living residents, and Mother’s Day is no exception. Our favorite event, hosted for the last 15 years at The Inn at Belden Village, is the Annual Mother’s Day Fashion Show put on by executive director Nan Gammill […]

What To Do If Your Loved One Is Resisting Assisted Living

Your aging grandmother refuses to stop driving. Your elderly father fell last week but still wants to live on his own. Your mother is determined to stay in her own house rather than move to an assisted living facility. Nobody […]

Signs Assisted Living Is Right for Your Loved One

According to the National Center for Assisted Living, over 735,000 people nationwide now live in assisted living care facilities. The Alzheimer’s Association states in its 2015 Alzheimer’s Disease facts and figures report that one in three seniors now dies with […]

Enjoy This Month’s Chef Feature: Green Bean Steak Salad Recipe

Here at The Inn at Belden Village we will be writing a monthly blog post featuring a meal we serve at our assisted living facility. We frequently hear about assisted living residences getting a “bad wrap” for their food. We […]

April’s Senior Spotlight on Jim Decker: Father, Husband, WWII History-Maker

At The Inn at Belden Village, we are fully dedicated to our residents as individuals. To celebrate the lives of our residents, we will be putting one of our esteemed seniors in the spotlight in our monthly Senior Spotlight blog to […]

What conditions are beyond The Inn at Belden Village’s scope of care?

The Inn at Belden Village cannot care for a person that… is bedfast and cannot be ambulated by the assistance of one person upon admission. requires skilled care services beyond medication administration, simple diets, and simple dressings for more than […]

Eligibility For Assisted Living

Residency Guidelines The following are guidelines and policies that are used by The Inn at Belden Village to determine whether a resident is capable of residing at The INN. To insure an optimum level of health, a nurse and personal […]

Possible Tax Deductions for Assisted Living

Given the difficult economic times we are in, it’s important that you’re aware of the potential tax deductions for assisted living care. While The Inn at Belden Village cannot offer tax consultation or legal advice, we do want to inform […]

What is assisted living, and how do I know it’s right for my loved one?

Assisted living communities are for people needing assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) but wishing to live as independently as possible for as long as possible. Assisted living exists to bridge the gap between independent living and nursing homes. […]

How do we afford assisted living?

Assisted Living communities vary widely in cost depending on room size, services offered and other factors. Although private pay is the most common, there are other options: long-term care policies, Veteran’s Aid and Attendance Benefit, Medicaid or SSI. Tax deductions […]