Senior Housing Guide
There are many helpful ways to understand the different senior housing options available — including what they offer and why each might be the right fit for your loved one. Here’s what they had to say about aging in place: On independent living: On assisted living: On nursing homes: It’s also important that your loved […]
When a Person with Dementia Says, “I Want to go Home”
🧠 “I Want to Go Home”: Understanding Dementia and the Desire to Leave Have you ever heard a loved one say, “I want to go home”—even when they’re already there?This phrase often surfaces in the mid to late stages of dementia, signaling deeper emotions or unmet needs. Some individuals may even begin packing a suitcase, […]
Hospice Care for Aging Parents
💙 Helping Greg Navigate Hospice Care for His Aging Mother Hospice care for aging parents can be one of the hardest transitions a family ever faces.Greg’s mother Evelyn, 84, had been declining for months—and I’d been supporting their family through every twist and turn. 🚨 Repeated Falls and Escalating Risk Over a 14-month period, Evelyn […]
How Do I Know When It’s Time To Make a Move?
As we get older, small things, such as tying shoes or lifting heavy cooking pots, become more difficult. For many, the big things get tough too: being able to get out of the bathtub, losing their balance while walking, and forgetting whether or not they took their morning pills are threats to a senior’s safety […]
Caregivers Pay the Price for Providing Care with Increased Mortality Rate
Increased Mortality Rate for CaregiversStatistics around spouses that provide care are a cause for concern. Spousal caregivers aged 66 – 96 who experience caregiving-related stress have a 63% higher death rate than those non-caregivers of the same age.* Eighty percent (80%) of care provided at home is delivered by family members, a friend, or other […]
The #1 Mistake in Finding Senior Living
What is the #1 mistake people make in finding care?We’ve assisted 7,000+ families with finding care for their loved ones since our founding in 2012. We know exactly how difficult it is. We’ve also seen that the biggest mistake is often the most costly and hardest to remedy. Don’t worry though, we are here to […]
Social Isolation & Senior Citizens Revisited
The New Silent Killer?– You just had a brush with it. I published Social Isolation – The New Silent Killer blog on February of 2018. We had no idea how relevant this would become two years later. We are all getting a feel for what a senior’s reality is when they isolate. Isolating by choice, […]
Urinary Tract Infections in Seniors with Dementia
Has your mom, dad or maybe your spouse had frequent urinary tract infections? There may be underlying reasons for this. Do they have a diagnosis of dementia? People with dementia have frequent urinary tract infections (UTI) because UTIs are directly related/caused by the disease. It can be surprising because this often has nothing to do […]
Lower Risk of Alzheimer’s For Women with Kids
Motherhood may affect a woman’s Alzheimer’s risk in unexpected ways, according to a report by researchers recently. Their findings suggest that women who had three or more children were less likely to develop dementia than women who had only one child. And women who had miscarriages were more likely to develop dementia as well. The […]