Youâve spent years caregiving, you added in home care and then you decided it was time for a memory care community. You researched, maybe had some help, toured a few places and chose one. You moved your dad in and then one day you couldnât find his lotion. In this post we are exploring whatâs […]
Pet therapy Dog Walking and Increased Health Pet Attachment and Decreased Loneliness Pet Ownership and Decreased Cardiovascular Disease The Healing Power of Pets for the Elderly These are just some of the articles on the benefits of pets for seniors. But what happens when your mom or dad can no longer take care of their […]
Your mom is not safe living on her own. The time has come for moving into senior living and sheâs NOT happy about it. She keeps talking about how sheâs losing her independence but you see it as gaining the freedom to do more since she wonât have to worry about keeping up with the […]
Your mom started the conversation about maybe needing some help. Great! Because youâve been worried about her for months. Youâre not exactly sure what she needs but youâre ready to find out. You sit down to your trusty computer andâŠ. pause⊠what the heck are you supposed to type in? Youâre not even sure what […]
A Birthday⊠More important than than you ever thought Imagine a group of senior living professionals sitting around a couple of tablesâŠdrinking coffee and talking about whatâs newâŠthen imagine the owner of a transportation company relaying the story of how one of their clientsâŠa senior with cognitive impairment had given 3 different birth dates and […]
21 days, 12 days, 42 days⊠zero days. These are just some of the states and how long theyâll hold your mom or dadâs apartment while theyâre in the hospital on vacation or a skilled nursing facility. Today weâre talking about the Medicaid Bed hold. This exact situation just happened to a client of ours […]
Social Isolation Can Raise the Odds for Dementia, Frequent Socializing Linked to Longer Lifespan of Older People, People with Active Social Lives Live LongerâŠand the headlines go on. Are you worried about your mom or dad isolating? Are they the last of their siblings? Is it getting harder for them to leave the house? This […]
You think mom needs more help, your brother disagrees or your dadâs friends tell you theyâve noticed some changes in his memory. The way he communicates when he talks to you, he just sounds a little tired and he seems fine but is everything really fine? Or are you in denial? If youâre a regular […]
Your dad suffers from extreme Arthritis and itâs gotten worse as heâs gotten older. Youâve noticed how difficult it is for him to get in and out of his chair and youâre pretty sure heâs sleeping in that chair. And then it happened⊠what youâve secretly been afraid ofâŠhe fell. Today weâre talking about transfers […]
One of the things that we hear from families that they find the most frustrating is that their mom or dad pushes the button and it takes forever for someone to actually answer that call. This can be a big deal especially if they need assistance with the bathroom and they have to wait. This […]
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