Assisted Living Navigators, LLC

12/04/2025

If you’re caring for an aging parent, you already know how heavy the day-to-day can become.

You're doing your best, but the questions, the decisions, the guilt, the exhaustion — it adds up fast.

Juggling work, kids, and the growing needs of an aging parent you love isn't easy, and you're not expected to know all the answers.

That’s why we're here. We help you understand what each level of care actually means, what will keep your parent safe, and what will bring more peace back into your days.

We stay with you from the first conversation to move in day, offering steady guidance without sales pressure, without sharing your information, and without rushing you into choices that don’t feel right.

Just honest support from someone who knows the landscape and cares about your family’s well being.

💙 Call, email, or DM when you’re ready to talk through what support could look like for your loved one.

Joanna Ripple
Owner & Senior Living Placement Specialist
Assisted Living Navigators
📲 (330) 554- 2757
📩 Joanna@assistedlivingnavigators.com

11/30/2025

It often begins quietly — a few repeated questions, a misplaced wallet, or growing frustration over simple routines, but each small change can carry meaning.

Here’s what families often notice first:

1️⃣ Forgetting conversations or mixing up daily details

2️⃣ Finding items in unusual places — the phone in the fridge, keys in a drawer

3️⃣ Feeling lost in routines like cooking or paying bills

4️⃣ Acting differently — more worry, irritability, or skipping gatherings with friends

5️⃣ Searching for the right words, or repeating the same story several times

💙 Let’s talk through what you’re seeing and find the best path forward, together. Message, call, or email us today.

Joanna Ripple, Owner & Senior Living Placement Specialist
📞 (330) 554-2757
📩 Joanna@assistedlivingnavigators.com

11/26/2025

Don't dismiss your senior loved ones with holiday prep! It may benefit them more than you know💙

Thank you for sharing Northeast Ohio Association of Activity Professionals 🙌

Slicing strawberries is a wonderful practical life activity for older adults. The aroma, texture and taste of the berries provide sensory stimulation. Food preparation activities allow elders to make meaningful contributions to the community, which can enhance their feelings of self worth. Participating in a familiar role can also spark reminiscence, as well as feelings of comfort and belonging. Give it a try!

Check out our website to learn more about how you can engage elders in meaningful activities.
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11/24/2025

As Alzheimer’s Awareness Month comes to a close, we’re filled with gratitude for the families who remind us what strength looks like.

So many of you have shown us that even in the hardest seasons, there’s still light.

A daughter seeing her mom smile again. A husband finding peace knowing his wife is safe and cared for.

That’s what this work is really about — finding hope in new beginnings.

To the caregivers, families, and friends walking this road, your love makes a difference every single day.

💙 Reach out by phone, email, or DM if you’d like to talk about next steps — we’re here, every season.

Joanna Ripple, Owner & Senior Living Placement Specialist
📞 (330) 554-2757
📩 Joanna@assistedlivingnavigators.com

11/19/2025

The holidays are here, and that means visits from family and loved ones. However if you are visiting a loved one with dementia, your introductions may need to look a little different 💙

This is very helpful information from Adria and Be Light Care Consulting.

Let me know what you think- have you asked a loved one with memory care needs this question? What do you think of this approach? Let's chat about it in the comments. We're here to support and guide with compassion!

11/16/2025

It’s not “too soon.”

Modern memory care isn’t a last resort — it’s a thoughtful step that honors each person’s story, helping them live with joy and purpose.

Trained staff, meaningful activities, and personalized care can truly change the day-to-day experience for your loved one.

💙 Reach out by phone, email, or DM — we’re here to help you explore the right fit.

11/12/2025

Incredible effort to support those in need by our local communities. Details below, please donate if you can 💙

HOMELESS CLOTHING DRIVE
Help make a difference this winter! Six local communities—Stow, Cuyahoga Falls, Munroe Falls, Silver Lake, Hudson, and Tallmadge—are teaming up to collect warm winter clothing for those in need.

Donations Accepted:
Now through December 14, 2025
Drop off your gently used coats, hats, gloves, scarves, and other warm-weather gear at your city hall during regular business hours. List of Items Needed: https://stowohio.org/DocumentCenter/View/12752

Drive-Thru Donation Events:
To make giving even easier, you can also donate at one of our convenient drive-thru collection events, where members of the Knights of Columbus will be on hand to assist:

-Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025 (10 AM–2 PM) – Cuyahoga Falls & Tallmadge City Halls
-Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025 (10 AM–2 PM) – Hudson, Munroe Falls & Stow City Halls

Together, we can help keep our neighbors warm this winter.

Learn more and see accepted items here: stowohio.org/Calendar.aspx?EID=1687

11/10/2025

November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month — a time to honor those living with memory loss and the caregivers who walk beside them every day. 💜

Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia can hold both beauty and heartache. To every caregiver showing up with patience, grace, and love, your strength does not go unnoticed.

💙 If you’re unsure whether it’s time to explore memory care options, please reach out. Let’s take that step together with compassion, clarity, and care.

Joanna Ripple, Owner & Senior Living Placement Specialist
📞 (330) 554-2757
📩 Joanna@assistedlivingnavigators.com

11/02/2025

Not all memory loss means dementia.

If forgetfulness happens after busy or stressful days, that’s often normal. But if your loved one often forgets familiar places or people, it may be time to talk with a professional.

These early signs can be confusing, but learning what to look for will bring you peace of mind.

💙 Reach out anytime — we’re here to help you understand what comes next.

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10/19/2025

Do you know who helps families when a loved one is leaving the hospital and can’t safely return home?

They’re called case managers — and they’re the ones making sure every patient has the care, support, and next steps they need.

This past week, we joined Summa Health to celebrate these amazing healthcare heroes for Case Manager Appreciation Week!

➡️ At Assisted Living Navigators, LLC, we reduce hospital re-admissions by working closely with case managers across Northeast Ohio and beyond to help families find the right senior living community when going home is not a safe option, whether that's Independent & Assisted Living, Memory Care or Long-Term Nursing Care.

To every case manager out there: thank you for your compassion, your teamwork, and the calm you bring to stressful times.

We all want someone in our corner who truly cares when it matters most. Case managers do that every day.

Drop a 💙 in the comments to help us thank them for all they do!

Assisted Living Navigators
📲 (330) 554- 2757
🌐 www.AssistedLivingNavigators.com

10/08/2025

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09/23/2025

👋 Meet Joanna Ripple

Founder & Senior Living Placement Specialist at Assisted Living Navigators (ALN)

"I am honored when families give me the opportunity to help in their journey of finding the right senior living options for their loved one. I'm passionate about making their next chapter, their best chapter."

As the only social worker-owned and locally operated placement services in Ohio, I help families navigate with compassion, through the overwhelming process of exploring senior living options from Independent & Assisted Living, Memory Care, and Long-term Nursing Care before they begin their searching!

I walk beside families every step of the way - helping replace fear and misconceptions with clarity, confidence, and hope ✨️

Best of all, my services are free to the client and their family!

With a background in hospice and home health, I know firsthand the challenges caregivers face and how important it is to protect loved ones from rushed or sales-driven decisions.

My mission is simple: to ease the burden and help seniors thrive in this new season of life.

💙 The moment I feel most proud of my work is when I see a once-nervous senior light up- making new friends, joining activities, and rediscovering fun in their community with their peers!

ALN offers services throughout the state of Ohio, with a focus in Summit, Stark, Portage, Medina, Cuyahoga and surrounding NEO counties.

📍 We also assist in transitioning clients out of the state of Ohio to be closer to loved ones in a nearby community, and from out of state to a facility in Ohio.

Contact me before you start your online search!

Joanna Ripple
Owner & Senior Living Placement Specialist
Assisted Living Navigators
📲 (330) 554- 2757
🌐 www.AssistedLivingNavigators.com