Bridge to Better Living

Finding Care for Aging Loved Ones

By Kristine Pryor

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When is the right time to start looking for a higher level of care for your aging parents? If you are thinking about it, now is the time. The consultants at Bridge to Better Living can help you find the best place for your loved one’s next chapter, and their support and guidance don’t stop once you or your loved ones are placed. They become your support team for life.

 

When Mary Ann Stallings needed to find care for her own aging loved ones, she struggled to balance research and tours with full-time work and family responsibilities—a challenge many families know well. That experience showed her the need for a service that could guide families and handle the legwork of finding the right place for their loved ones. Out of this experience, Bridge to Better Living was born. 

 

Sixteen years ago, Mary Ann founded Bridge to Better Living, and she still brings that same passion for helping others to her work. When it’s time to start exploring a higher level of care for yourself or a loved one, call Bridge to Better Living.

 

What sets Bridge to Better Living apart from other senior placement services is its thorough intake assessment, which focuses on four key pillars of care: social, physical, medical, and financial needs. During the intake assessment, the consultant guides you and your loved one through these pillars of care and a variety of other questions to help identify the communities meeting their criteria. Bridge to Better Living’s expert consultants are committed to your loved one’s future and carry out their mission of “Placement with Passion®.” They provide peace of mind by putting the client’s needs first. 

 

When it’s time to begin touring communities, Bridge to Better Living’s transition consultants coordinate every visit for you and your family. During this stressful time, it can be easy to forget what to ask—or not know where to begin. A consultant accompanies you on each tour to help ensure that the right questions are asked and clearly answered. Bridge to Better Living’s experts help keep the process transparent, informed, and focused on your loved one’s best interests. 

 

Every senior community has its own personality, atmosphere, and ways of making residents feel at home. The goal is to find a place where your loved one’s needs, preferences, and daily life can truly be supported. Bridge to Better Living looks closely at whether the community offers activities that match the client’s interests, offers the accessibility and physical support that help preserve quality of life, and offers medical care that can meet both current and future needs. The financial fit matters just as much, because costs can vary widely from one community to another. 

 

With all of this in mind, Bridge to Better Living’s consultants provide unbiased, expert recommendations for the communities that feel like the best fit—whether that is independent living, assisted living, memory care, or long-term care.

 

Your transition consultant handles the research and footwork, saving you time and helping you consider the communities that are the best fit for your loved one’s future. Perhaps the best news of all? The service is free to you and your loved one because Bridge to Better Living has contracts with the senior living communities. 

 

As the holidays draw near and families gather together, take the opportunity to check in with your aging parents or loved ones and begin thoughtful conversations about future care needs. Hearing from families who have already walked this path can help make those conversations feel a little easier. Let’s hear from some clients of Bridge to Better Living. 

 

“Your expertise and shoulder to cry on was so needed,” says the daughter-in-law of a client. “There is just something very special about the Bridge to Better Living team we didn’t receive from anyone else. May God bless you and every family you touch!” 

 

Cheryl says, “The first time we sat down with Bridge to Better Living to start the discussion, all the way through getting Dad moved, checking up on him and us during and after the move, they have been great. Bridge to Better Living listened to not just the words in our conversations. They understood our situation and what we truly needed.”

 

When is it time to start looking for senior care? The answer is simple: Start looking now. With Bridge to Better Living’s expert assistance, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Another helpful step is to attend a free information session for Bridge to Better Living to learn more about the differences in senior living options. You can find times, dates, and locations of these informational session on their website. 

 

Bridge to Better Living has locations in Omaha and Lincoln. Call 402-218-5610 (Omaha) or 402-802-3301 (Lincoln) or visit bridgetobetterliving.com.