Is it Time for a Change?

10 signs that a move to a more supportive environment may be a consideration:

10.   Your lifestyle is less active and you tend to stay at home.

9.  The exterior of your home is less well maintained than usual.

8.  You experience a change in communication quality or frequency.

7.  You extend fewer invitations to your home.

6.  You just cannot seem to get to the bills and other mail.

5.  It is hard to keep up your home, do the laundry, cook & wash the dishes.

4.  You experience unexplained weight loss.

3.  You have inadvertently burned pots or damaged things in your home.

2.  You experience falls or difficulty navigating around the house

And, the number one sign...

1.  If you are experiencing concern for your own or your loved ones' well-being,

Modified from: The Care Guide, Summer/Fall 2008, p29 (www.thecareguide.com)