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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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Bethesda Foundation
$5,000 Grant Provides Respite to Bethesda Families Affected by Alzheimer’s
Bethesda has received funding for the third year in a row from Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) to provide…
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Caregiver Tips
What to Say to Someone in Hospice Care
Someone once said, “social work is the art of listening and the science of hope.” Bethesda Hospice Care social…
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Caregiver Tips
Moving Forward After the One You Cared For Dies
As anyone who has lost a loved one knows, grieving is a heartbreaking journey. When you’re a caregiver and…
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Caregiver Tips
Managing Caregiver Guilt after Moving a Parent into Senior Living
Caregiver guilt is unofficially defined as the feelings you experience between what you are able to do for your…
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Senior Living
A Veteran’s Guide to Senior Living
Of the 9.3 million Veterans of retirement age (and 1.6 million more who would reach retirement age by 2025),…
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Independent Living
Independent Living Amenities You Can’t Get at Home
The word “opportunity” is extremely important when addressing the needs of a senior considering a move to an independent…
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Caregiver Tips
Temporary Senior Care (or Respite Care) for Labor Day
Labor Day, which is taking place on Monday, September 2nd this year, honors American workers, and if you are…
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Alzheimer’s & Dementia
Why the Discovery of ‘LATE’ Dementia Is Important
When is Alzheimer’s disease not Alzheimer’s disease? It’s a riddle that finally has an answer. Researchers recently pinpointed another…
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Care Management
Do You Need a Geriatric Care Manager?
As you or a senior loved one age, you may find yourself searching for answers about complex senior care…
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Care Management
Tips for Moving Your Senior Parent
In his song, “Beautiful Boy,” John Lennon sang that “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making…
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Finance & Planning
The Risks of a Handwritten Will
When the “Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin died in August 2018, it was believed that she hadn’t prepared any…
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Independent Living
A New Tempo: Why Seniors Prefer Independent Living Communities
People are drawn to beautiful harmony in music. Jim Thielker and his wife, Judy, have found harmony in their…
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