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 […]