Daily Living Services

When you invite someone into your life or your home for support, you’re outsourcing tasks and extending trust. At Simply Golden Solutions, confidentiality isn’t a side note or a checkbox. It’s a core tenant of how I work and how I serve my clients.

The holidays are one of the few times everyone is under the same roof. You may be noticing little changes. Or you know your parents have worked hard and earned some ease in this season of life. The shift can feel tender, scary, and heavy all at once. This is exactly the right time to start gentle, honest conversations about support at home.

For many of us in the “sandwich generation” (raising children while also helping our older parents), fall is a natural time to ensure our parents’ home is safe, accessible, and ready for the wet and chilly weather headed to Central Iowa soon.  With over 75% of seniors wishing to age in place, proactive seasonal maintenance is key to making that goal a reality – and it helps maximize the value of their retirement savings. 

Adults make between 30,000 - 35,000 decisions every day. The majority (90%) are made subconsciously at a rate of about one each 1-2 seconds. The remaining 10% requires us to make the most of our finite mental capacity. The American Psychological Association reports that 64% of parents  cite back-to-school season as a significant stressor—largely due to decision overload.  I’m sending a sophomore to high school. My decisions may be fewer than when she was younger, but it is DE