1Nov 12, 2024
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 […]
2Sep 28, 2024
I started my career in Senior Living in an Independent Living Community in Springfield,Illinois. Then another community moved me to Seattle where I had always wanted to live and I worked for a few different companies over the years. In 2015 I started my company, Clear Path Senior Living Solutions helping families find the right […]
3Jun 12, 2023
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 […]
4May 30, 2023
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 […]
5Mar 21, 2023
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 […]
6Mar 16, 2023
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 […]
7Dec 7, 2022
It all started at Thanksgiving Dinner. Now youâre used to mom repeating herself a few times and always chalked it up to old age, but this time was different. She started doing the strangest things⊠It all started with mashed potatoes. What should you do when somethingâs wrong with mom? This week weâre going to […]
8Nov 14, 2022
Your mom is caring for your dad. She says sheâs doing fine, but you can tell itâs really wearing on her. She looks like sheâs not sleeping and she stopped meeting her friends for their weekly lunch. Or you may be your dad’s caregiver and for the last two years youâve put off your family […]
9Nov 8, 2022
Youâve been the one your mom called everyday for everything. You gave her a shower once or twice a week, you set up her medications every week and made sure she took them. You did her laundry and the list goes on and on, but now youâre tired and sheâs finally agreed to move into […]
10Nov 1, 2022
Are you a caregiver? Not because itâs your trade, not that that you went to school for it, or not that you even ever thought youâd be doing it. Sometimes weâre caregivers without even knowing it. In this weekâs post weâre going to define the role of a family caregiver. I was preparing another post […]