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Loving Relationships In The Face Of Dementia

August 11, 2021

Parents, like snowflakes, are unique in design, even more so when a parent is diagnosed with dementia. What was once a loving relationship may start to unravel with memory loss and dementia issues. Perceptions and attitudes change parental/child bonds when dementia becomes the invisible participant. Initially, you need to “let go” of traditional parental images […]

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Acts of Kindness You Can Do for a Senior

July 26, 2021

A freely volunteered smile has impacted all of us. Masks during the pandemic did make smiling a challenge, but acts of kindness did prevail in other ways. Seniors, more susceptible to periods of loneliness and depression, have benefitted exponentially from simple gestures of compassion. Kindness has changed lives in intervals of seconds or minutes. The […]

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A Living Will

July 16, 2021

Have you ever heard someone say “… if I die?” Although optimistic the truth is we “will die.” Advancing age and the loss of loved ones prompts most Seniors to worry about end-of-life care if incapacitated or unable to make health decisions. It may be a relief to know there is a way to assure […]

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A Cool Breeze In Summer

July 10, 2021

Snowbirds go South for the Winter, but how do Senior “Sunbirds” handle Summer heat? Traveling to a more desirable climate is not always the answer and fewer options exist for Senior travel. Heat-related deaths have increased with the Center for Disease Control reporting 39% of heat-related deaths occurring in people over the age of 65. […]

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Bridging The Generation Gap: Aging Boomers, Gen X and Millennial Caregivers

July 2, 2021

New caregiver generation gaps seem much larger than they were before. In the 1960’s, the earliest members of the Baby Boomer generation, born between 1946 and 1964, were coming of age. The Gen X generation, born 1965 through 1980, was coming into being. The advent of cable television made it possible for the first time […]

Benefits of Assisted Living

June 28, 2021

Assisted living Communities are designed to provide personalized care and assistance in a residential setting. Each community offers varieties of physical and mental assistance levels and care is driven by the physician, family, and resident. Assisted Living is the answer for continued Senior support and care. Assisted Living Benefits One advantage of these communities is, […]

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