As kids, our moms were our superwomen. They seemed to have so many balls up in the air and managed to juggle all of them effortlessly. Our moms were our source of strength and guidance; and our support when things went wrong. They seemed to be able to manage it all! But as of late, …
Moving into assisted living is far more positive and uplifting than it used to be. There are many misconceptions about this new chapter in life, and one of them is about having to make your parents get rid of all the little things they love. The truth is, they can have everything they loved about …
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An aging and increasingly infirm parent can be a challenging reality to face. It can be a difficult issue to confront and acknowledge – that the woman you used to depend upon is no longer independent; either physically or practically. At this point, an assisted living facility seems to make the most sense for her …
Help! Mom Doesn’t Want to Go into Assisted Living Read More »
Your parents worked so hard to give you a comfortable, happy life growing up. They are the two people that cared for you and anticipated all your needs more than anyone else in your life. To think about these two capable, loving, caring people being unable to care even for themselves can sound strange. For …
How do I Talk to Mom and Dad about Assisted Living? Read More »
You may have noticed something like this: your elderly mother, who would never be seen in public anything less than impeccably groomed, doesn’t bother to get her hair and nails done anymore. Maybe your loved one seems to forget things more than they used to, or maybe the once-careful driver now seems erratic and frankly …
Detecting Mental Illness or Decline in Seniors – How to Tell, What to Do Read More »
Focusing on Increasing Wellness in Assisted Living If we were to ask the question – has medical science increased the human life span – the answer would be an unequivocal yes! People do in fact life much longer than they used to just decades ago. However, if were to ask the question – has medical …
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When you hear the word ‘malnutrition’ you tend to think about starving kids in sub-Saharan Africa or famine in a third-world nation. You don’t think about malnutrition in connection with your own loved one. It is difficult to envision an older adult from a prosperous background, a loving family being malnourished, much less someone from …
Seniors Can Be Malnourished Too – Here’s How to Avoid This Read More »
Remember how you bought and filled that smart little pill organizer with all the separate little boxes in it with the names of the week and the morning, afternoon, evening and night doses for dad? And how you often checked that many of those little boxes were still filled? Left to his own devices, dad …
Medication Management for Seniors – Recommended Protocols Read More »
You probably have mixed feelings about moving mom/dad into assisted living. While you know they will be happier, safer and less lonely, it is also difficult to accept that this once vital person, brimming with energy and verve, now seems to need help. You probably feel fiercely protective about them right now, much as they …
Hiring a Senior Move Manager & Other Ways to Ease Moving to Assisted Living Read More »
If you’re used to thinking of your parent or other loved one as always being on top of things; a capable person that you and others have always relied upon, the idea of them growing old and infirm may be a little difficult to confront. The fact however is that growing old is the natural, …