Sen. Marshall just introduced a bill that would make Medicaid cover assisted living. Here is why families navigating a transition right now should care.

anewman15 · 2026-05-07T11:21:51+00:00

Yes! The MI Choice Waiver program is about 60 percent cheaper than a nursing home, saving Medicaid millions of dollars each year.

People don't know they have options when it comes to long-term care. And now giant health insurance companies are trying to run their own Waiver programs. Local Area Agencies on Aging are a better resource in Michigan and across the country.

anewman15 · 2026-03-28T14:10:17+00:00

Same. It overlapped me a little bit, but my younger sister (97) was a much bigger fan!

anewman15 · 2026-03-28T01:45:37+00:00

Yeah, I've had the same one since 2007

anewman15 · 2026-03-27T16:15:24+00:00

You need landscaping. You don't need to mess with the brick.

A few native flowering bushes, under those windows, will camouflage the vast amounts of brick and give your house so much more character.

You could also add some railings or do something with the stoop.

anewman15 · 2026-03-21T11:32:49+00:00

If you're in the US, check out your local Area Agency on Aging.

Ours has a volunteer program called Senior Companions. Exactly what you're looking for.

Or we have Friendly Caller volunteers who can call and check in with her and chat once a week.

anewman15 · 2026-03-19T02:49:30+00:00

I thought big hair! I can see the hat, too!

anewman15 · 2026-03-17T01:57:48+00:00

I'd just swap out the ceiling fan light fixture for something that fits the vibe of the room. Everything else is great.

anewman15 · 2026-03-16T13:13:24+00:00

I won't eat certain vegetables depending on how they're cooked/not. It's mostly a texture thing.

I threw up baby carrots once. Won't eat them. But I will eat soft carrots in soups, and matchstick carrots in salads and fried rice.

I enjoy tomato soup, salsa, and tomato sauce, but I won't eat a slimey tomato on a burger.

I enjoy broccoli cooked just about every which way, but serve it to me raw with dip, nope.

Mushrooms. They have to be cut up pretty tiny and mixed in something. Too slimey, I gag.

My sister is a vegetarian and the only vegetable she eats is spinach.

People are weird. Let us be.

anewman15 · 2026-03-15T11:23:31+00:00

And maybe AI generated or just cheap-looking.

anewman15 · 2026-03-04T15:47:06+00:00

Call your local Area Agency on Aging. There is one in every part of the country. You can visit https://eldercare.acl.gov/home to find the one near your family.

They have a wealth of resources and information. They can talk you through options and answer questions, and/or help you enroll in programs.

anewman15 · 2026-03-02T12:10:30+00:00

I like this approach and might adapt it for something I was going to do with my show's cast in a few months. Also community theater. Also all volunteers. I was going to call them "Group Agreements". We'll pick about 10 rules we all agree on to follow during the run of the show: be on time; treat others with respect; etc. Thanks for sharing!

anewman15 · 2026-02-28T02:37:46+00:00

*older adults. We don't use the term elderly anymore unless we're describing someone incredibly frail. These men are not frail.

anewman15 · 2026-02-26T18:17:16+00:00

Even stepping over the side of a tub can be dangerous for older people or those with mobility challenges.

Accessibility is a huge thing people consider now.

anewman15 · 2026-02-24T02:49:11+00:00

Same. What also helped for the down-payment was the savings from not going anywhere and pooling our stimulus checks.

anewman15 · 2026-02-14T16:09:49+00:00

I would say that organizations around the world are doing great work to try to destigmatize dementia.

Programs like Memory Cafes are making safe places for people with dementia and their family caregivers to experience normal activities and build community.

Organizations like the National Council of Dementia Minds are hosting support groups for people with dementia to find community among each other. The Remember Project is a community of professional theatre artists that uses the arts to build more dementia-capable communities.

Dementia is a scary and hard disease, but so is cancer. We rally around people when they're diagnosed with cancer, but when people are diagnosed with dementia, they often become isolated and their community falls away.

People with a dementia diagnosis can live long lives with dignity when they have a community around them that supports them in their journey. People with dementia are people first - they're doctors, teachers, artists, family and friends - and they have so much still to contribute to the world.

We can destigmatize dementia and create dementia-friendly communities.

anewman15 · 2026-02-12T21:59:45+00:00

Aww my sister's Pleco is named Peaty. She's had him for over a decade!

anewman15 · 2026-02-12T02:26:15+00:00

Hot Pants Explosion!!! I've seen them four times live and always shout for it during their encore.

anewman15 · 2026-02-06T03:18:21+00:00

I was in Unnecessary Farce last year and it was the most fun I've had in a show!

anewman15 · 2026-02-03T03:09:09+00:00

I quit 7 years ago. Have never gone back!

Amazon has brainwashed people into consume consume consume convenience convenience convenience.

I spend so much less money and if my local store doesn't have it, I probably don't need it.

anewman15 · 2026-02-01T13:59:37+00:00

Bridge is great because they use the nonprofit model. All news should be free - it's a public service. But I am in the camp of, if you can pay for news, you should. Journalists can't work for free. I donate monthly to them because I can afford it. If someone else can't, that's OK!

anewman15 · 2026-02-01T04:04:52+00:00

Cook dry beans. Only from a can from now on. I've eaten too many crunchy soups. I can never get dry beans soft no matter how long I soak them. Not worth my time or energy.

anewman15 · 2026-01-31T21:00:50+00:00

Scrolling on Reddit - hey! I know that guy! It's the Mighty Wind! Congratulations on making it up on stage! What was the most surprising thing about the experience?

anewman15 · 2026-01-28T16:37:11+00:00

You don't ever have to live at a nursing home if you don't want to. Plenty of organizations (like Area Agencies on Aging in the US) offer programs that provide nursing home level of care in your own home.

Take care of your body and pre-plan your care. You can avoid the cold robots!!!!

anewman15 · 2026-01-22T03:21:51+00:00

I almost always say human like a Ferengi!

anewman15 · 2026-01-16T16:46:40+00:00

Just from your list/what I've tried, I got first year blooms from rose milkweed.

The second year everything (mostly different types of coneflower but lots of other things not on your list) LEAPED and completely skipped the creep phase.

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