Senior Living
Caregiver Tips
Caregivers of Seniors – Here’s Your Holiday To-Do List!
As if being a family caregiver wasn’t busy enough, the upcoming holiday season presents additional responsibilities that can feel…
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Independent Living
Maintaining Long-Term Friendships After a Move
When 57-year-old Brenda Thompson, a communications consultant, transplanted from Austin, Texas to Los Angeles after marrying her partner in…
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Assisted Living
Assisted Living and Safety Considerations for Seniors with Parkinson’s Disease
According to Lea Ann Coates, Residency Counselor at Bethesda Hawthorne Place, many of the requirements for residents are the…
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Health & Wellness
Could We See More Patients Receive “Social Prescriptions?”
The practice of prescribing social activities, or “social prescriptions,” as an alternative or complement to medication for a variety…
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Care Management
7 Ways a Care Manager Will Simplify Your Life
The term “Golden Years” was coined by an advertising agency in 1959 in an ad for a retirement community.…
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Senior Living
Considering a Skilled Nursing Home Community?
If, as a caregiver or family member, you have been wondering if it is time for your loved one…
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Assisted Living
The Basics of Senior Living and Care Communities
If you’re exploring the possibility of a senior living community or long-term care for yourself or a loved one,…
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Independent Living
Retirement Living Guide: How to Make Friends at a Retirement Community
You have recently moved into a retirement community, and it is filled with people you haven’t met. Do you…
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Assisted Living
Planning Ahead for Assisted Living
Most of us believe there will always be enough time to plan for long-term care. Then, life happens, and…
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Assisted Living
Avoid These Missteps When Choosing an Assisted Living Community
As senior loved ones age, emotionally difficult decisions have to be made about their future care, including choosing an…
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Care Management
When Is It Time to Find Long-Term Care for a Spouse?
“I’m scared and worried,” wrote Dennis Abrams in a column in The Houston Chronicle in July 2017. Abrams’ husband,…
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Assisted Living
When You Are Shamed for Moving a Parent into a Senior Care Community
Beth came up to me, tears in her eyes. “My cousins came into town,” she lamented. Normally this would…
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Health & Wellness
Identifying the Unique Challenges of Solo Agers
Over 30 years ago, researchers and geriatricians identified “elder orphans” (sometimes called “solo agers”) as people aging alone with…
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