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...
How Do I Know If Grandpa Needs Help? What to Look for During Holiday Visits
Holidays are occasions that many of us spend with family, whether we live down the block or across the country. For those with aging...
Understanding the Stages of Dementia
Understanding the Stages of Dementia Can Help You Provide Better Care by Heather Imhoff, MSW, LMSW, Aging Life Care Association™ Member Dementia is...
Need Help Caring for Aging Parents?
Hiring an Aging Life Care Professional™ when you need help caring for aging parents is really no different from hiring an attorney for legal...
Hospice and Palliative Care – Is there a Difference?
Know Your Options! is the theme of this year’s National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. Understanding the difference between hospice and palliative care is...