“You must look for places that can be creative. And you know, just kind of look for the individual needs of that person. Because not everybody’s going to want to play bingo, you know.” Amanda Bailey- Senior Advisor
With Amanda Bailey’s years of experience working in memory care communities, this conversation with Kim Hegwood is one you do not want to miss. Learn what you need to observe and what questions to ask when touring a memory care community.
How to Contact Amanda
Website: www.helpformyparents.com
Email: amandabailey@helpformyparents.com
Phone (281) 218-0880
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HelpForMyParents
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/help-for-my-parents-llc/
LinkedIn Personal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandabailey1987/
Bio:
Like many of the families she helps, Amanda Bailey’s family faced Alzheimer’s head-on when her mom was diagnosed with the debilitating disease. Her family, like many others, was faced with care decisions that seemed overwhelming and needed guidance.
Amanda’s mom succumbed to the disease, and it charted a path for her to help families looking for care in senior living. Amanda Bailey’s unique experience as a family member and eventually becoming an executive director in assisted living & memory care communities is what she brings to families to this day.
Her company, Help for My Parents, assists families search for the care they need for their loved ones. It is the goal to provide families with a concierge style approach to searching for long-term care placement. She draws on her extensive experience in facilities to help the family first determine the right type of care needed and second how to go about selecting the right community for their loved one. Her expert guidance is what benefits the families she helps in a unique way. Her compassion assists the families in difficult times; she’s been there.
Author Bio
Kim Hegwood
Managing Attorney
Kim Hegwood is the Founder and Managing Attorney of Your Legacy Legal Care®, a Houston-based estate planning and elder law firm she established in 1998. A graduate of South Texas College of Law, Kim was inspired to focus her practice on elder law and estate planning after watching her own grandparents struggle with the challenges of aging. With nearly 30 years of experience, she helps families with wills, trusts, powers of attorney, Medicaid planning, and asset protection.
Kim is a Certified Dementia Practitioner and a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and her firm has been named Best Trust & Estate Law Firm by the Houston Chronicle. A mother of three, she spends her free time with her children and grandchildren and volunteers with several local charities.
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