Caregiving Solutions
An Aging Life Care Professional™ shares how his creative solutions helped a daughter honor her mother’s wishes by keeping her father living safely at...
Only Child Caring for Aging Parents
Speaking as a third generation, only daughter and experienced Aging Life Care Professional™, I have many thoughts on an only child caring for aging...
What to Look for When Visiting Aging Parents this Holiday
Visiting aging loved ones this holiday is a great opportunity to poke around the house and look for signs that he or she may...
Last Minute Gift Ideas for Seniors
The last few shopping days are here and you’ve found yourself stuck thinking about what to give that special elder in your life. Here...
10 Ideas to Celebrate Holidays with the Elderly
Your aging loved one may be slowing down, but it doesn’t mean grandma or grandpa doesn’t want to celebrate the holidays anymore. Finding ways...
Social Isolation and Loneliness
Ask anyone for their top advice about living a long, healthy life and you’ll probably hear tips about the importance of eating well, stopping...
Aging Adults Need a Winter Storm Emergency Plan
With winter storm Caly bearing down coast to coast, severe weather — snow, freezing temperatures, ice, or heavy rains — greatly impacts the safety and...
Long-Distance Caregivers Seek Professional Help
During the holiday season families and friends visit aging loved ones. Frequently this is the time when they discover troubling changes in health, behavior,...
Creating Smooth Discharge Planning Transitions
For many patients, being in the hospital is like riding a bullet train. Zipping from room to room, procedure to procedure, being jabbed, jostled...
Five Tips to Help Family Caregivers Balance Responsibilities
November marks National Family Caregivers Month – a time to recognize the countless individuals like you who make the everyday commitment to care for...