As our loved ones age, we must account for their living arrangements. For many seniors, an assisted living community is the best option for a safe, comfortable, and engaging environment. However, choosing an assisted living community can be an overwhelming process. You should know what to look for before making any decisions or researching. Let’s […]
Watching a loved one struggle with cognitive decline can be heartbreaking. Yet with patience and understanding from everyone involved, families and their elders can navigate these challenges together. From identifying the warning signs to addressing their evolving needs, you can learn how best to support your elderly family member as they go through cognitive decline. […]
Living with a chronic condition presents numerous challenges for anyone who wishes to remain physically active and fit, particularly seniors. Yet all-inclusive elder care centers offer an avenue—including medical advisement and recovery time—for residents with chronic conditions to maintain an active lifestyle. Additionally, these facilities provide specialized programs tailored to each individual’s needs and goals […]
Among the greatest challenges to successful senior care services is maintaining patients’ emotional and mental health. This revelation can shock the families of seniors who enjoyed vibrant careers and personal relationships during their active years. Nevertheless, it makes sense when one considers seniors’ lifestyle changes: their children and other family get busy with careers, their […]
Some of the kindest things you can do for elderly loved ones are also the easiest to forget: asking for their advice, showing them courtesy, sharing meals with them, and more. We may see such acts as minor or inconsequential; however, seniors—especially those in a living or hospice care facility—often regard them as moving in […]
September 22nd marks Falls Prevention Awareness Day. Slip & falls are the leading cause of injury-related emergency department visits. It’s a public health issue and one that many must take seriously, especially seniors who live alone. For the safest senior housing facility, consider staff availability, caregiver experience, resident privacy, emergency preparedness, individualized care, and overall […]
Although assisted living communities should provide a home for their senior residents, some patients experience harm at the hands of caregivers, a tragedy observed on World Elder Abuse Day. Families concerned by such incidents can help avoid them by seeking and visiting a high-quality senior care home, where they can ask about the staff, accommodations, […]
A certain amount of memory loss normally occurs as people age. Nevertheless, seniors and their loved ones should monitor the progression of their memory loss over the years. Doing so—as well as studying the differences between forgetfulness, mild cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer’s—allows families to recognize when they should seek medical services for a loved one. […]
February is American Heart Month, a time to recognize the importance of heart health, acknowledge the risk of heart disease, and encourage healthy habits! These concerns apply to seniors in particular. If you have one at risk of heart disease, urge them to eat a healthy diet, engage in physical activity, and practice heart health […]
Senior moments—a nonmedical term for mental lapses—occur as our brains endure normal, age-related memory decline over time. Such moments include distorting words (literal paraphasia) as well as forgetting names, phone numbers, and reasons that you walked into a room (“What was I going to get?”). Changes in neurotransmitters and brain size can cause these incidents, […]
