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5 Tips for Showing Compassion While Caring for Aging Parents
It can be frustrating caring for aging parents who refuse help. However, it’s important to approach the situation with…
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Health & Wellness
Senior Stress Management
As we enter senior life, the causes of our stress change. Young adults often feel stress at their job…
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Independent Living
Seniors Live Longer and Happier at Retirement Communities
For years, the primary goal of many older adults was to remain in their homes for as long as…
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Hospice Care
How to Know When It’s Time for Hospice Care
When you hear the word “hospice,” what is your first thought? Is it “an improved life” or “pain relief”…
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Caregiver Tips
Staying Motivated as a Senior Caregiver
A key to being a senior caregiver is keeping your life in balance. This sounds simple until you have…
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Health & Wellness
You’re Never Too Old for Making New Friends
Making new friends can be hard, but people are happiest when connected to others and live longer, healthier and…
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Assisted Living
How to Evaluate an Assisted Living Community
Throughout their lives, seniors have made many decisions both large and small. The decision about which assisted living community…
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Alzheimer’s & Dementia
How to Know It’s Time for a Memory Care Community
With dementia, there may be a definitive moment that tells a family member, caregiver, or senior that more extensive…
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Health & Wellness
What Happens to Your Brain as You Age?
As an older adult, you may be monitoring how your body is changing, and probably no area of concern…
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Health & Wellness
Brain Exercises to Keep You Mentally Sharp
Can you “exercise” your brain? And what does “mental sharpness” mean? Of course, the brain is not a muscle,…
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Caregiver Tips
How Music Can Help the Elderly and Their Mental Health
Music has been defined as “the science or art of ordering tones or sounds in succession.” When you hear…
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Health & Wellness
Foods for Improving Brain Health
Two words that Michele Norkus, Registered Dietitian and Bethesda Clinical Nutrition Manager, shares when asked about her approach to…
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Independent Living
What to Expect When Dining at an Independent Living Community
The dining services teams at independent living communities recognize that the spectrum of preferences, needs, and expectations that senior…
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