Let’s Hear it for Grandparents!
“Parents know a lot, but grandparents know everything.” – Unknown Grandparents are the center of the universe. The ultimate in fun, grandparents are the adults who grant wishes, have an…
Downsizing Tips for Older Adults: A Complete Guide to Easier Transitions
The “golden” years often come with many changes and transitions, downsizing being one of them. Downsizing, or moving from one home to a smaller one, may be an attractive strategy…
When Returning Home Isn’t an Immediate Option
Post-hospitalization care for older adults, especially after a serious medical event, does not always include going back home.
National Long Term Care Planning Month
October is National Long Term Care Planning Month, the ideal opportunity to consider a strategy for the future. According to the National Institute on Aging, when considering long term care, think about assistance with activities of daily living like grooming, dressing and bathing as well as services like meals and transportation. This help may be needed after a health setback, disability, hospitalization or as part of the natural aging process and can involve a change in senior living arrangements to make sure an older adult stays safe.
Understanding Depression
Feeling blue or melancholy is common, with many people relating to those emotions. Recognizing the difference between sadness and depression is important, especially in older adults. The National Institute of Mental Health categorizes depression as a serious mood disorder that is accompanied by symptoms that impact how a person thinks, feels and handles their day to day activities like working, eating and sleeping.
Supporting Emotional Wellness for Seniors
The way that you handle daily stress can provide a window into your overall emotional state. October is Emotional Wellness Month, an ideal opportunity to take stock of how we are doing as well as consider the emotional wellness of the seniors we love.
Mindful Aging: Keeping Your Brain Sharp
Did you know? Our brains get much of their power from 100 billion nerve cells, or neurons, that control reading, remembering, deciding, moving and other activities that involve thinking and planning.
What You Need to Know About Caregiver Burnout When Caring for Seniors
According to AARP, almost 48 million Americans provide unpaid care to an adult relative or loved one. Many spend the equivalent of a workday or longer providing care in ways…
Having ‘The Talk’: How to Discuss Assisted Living With Siblings
In the journey of discussing assisted living options with aging parents or loved ones, the involvement of siblings or family caregivers can significantly influence the process.
How to Navigate Senior Living Options in the “Sandwich Generation”
If you’re taking care of your children and aging loved ones at the same time, you may be feeling stretched thin. It may seem like you never have time for…
Dispelling Assisted Living Myths
Assisted living is part of a continuum of long-term care services that provides a combination of housing, personal care services, and health care support services.
Therapy Solutions No Matter the Location
For older adults recovering from an injury, surgery or illness, there are various therapy services that can support them throughout the process in order to ensure the best health outcomes.
Women and Caregiver Stress
Most Americans will find themselves in the role of informal caregiver at some point in their lives. Many aspects of handling family responsibilities have historically fallen to women, especially when it relates to raising children or caring for family members.
Cheers to the Baby Boomers
If you were born between 1946 and 1964, you belong to an esteemed group called “baby boomers.” The nickname came as there was a baby boom after World War II, with an increased number of births than generations prior. There was a two year span after World War I with an elevated number of babies coming into the world, but the baby boomer generation stretched over an 18 year period, with 76.4 million babies being born, accounting for 40% of the US population at the time.