More options means a larger number of qualified choices. Having a lot of options in front of you doesn’t really mean much if all of the options presented to you are not really helpful when it comes to meeting your unique needs. When there … [Read more...]
What’s the Most Important Aspect of Care?
Senior care does a lot for the individual and for the family unit as a whole. It is a vital resource and it allows seniors and their families to live in a safer, and hopefully more fulfilling, manner. The title for this post is … [Read more...]
Growing Populations and Senior Care
The state of Florida is currently going through an interesting process when it comes to the elderly population there, and it’s one that other states should keep their eyes on if they want to truly learn how to better care for the older … [Read more...]
Staff are Essential for Success in Senior Care
Senior care staff are essential for the long term health and wellbeing of our older family and friends. However, there are shortages of caregivers all across the country right now. It’s a problem that’s been a long time in the … [Read more...]
Helping to Make Aging in Place a Little Bit Easier
Aging in place has become a popular term over the last few years since the pandemic changed how we think about our lives. My hope with this blog is to introduce the topic a little bit and give a few examples of how this might make life a … [Read more...]
Pain, MS, and Staying Active
Chronic pain is difficult to treat, but when the pain is linked to an illness such as multiple sclerosis (MS), pain can become even more difficult to manage. Chronic illnesses like MS don’t have a cure, which means that the root cause of … [Read more...]
Medication and Driving
Driving can be a hot topic for seniors. There are always stories floating around out there about senior citizens having their keys taken away by family members that don’t trust them anymore. There are also always stories about seniors that … [Read more...]
What’s Popular in Senior Living Right Now?
According to a recently conducted study, the popularity of assisted living is growing rapidly in the world of senior care. One of the biggest reasons why this is happening is because of money. One estimate puts the median cost … [Read more...]
Lessons from Senior Care Services in Missouri
A recent study stated that Missouri has some of the best access to senior care when compared to every other state in the U.S. In addition to other factors, Missouri has the cheapest average care in the U.S. The need for greater … [Read more...]
Fighting Loneliness in the Senior Population
Loneliness is one of the biggest mental health issues that we face. It’s been growing in severity for years, but the pandemic brought many of these issues to light thanks to much of the population being asked to stay in their homes during … [Read more...]
Caregiving, Purpose, and Family
A new study states that although being a family caregiver for an older loved one is stressful, family caregivers tend to suffer lower rates of depression than the average individual in similar circumstances. Why is this? The … [Read more...]
How COVID Helped to Transform Senior Care
It’s been a couple years since the COVID-19 interrupted all of our lives. This was a trying time for everyone and the impact still lingers today. While we are happy to have life return to mostly normal, there are some lessons that we as a … [Read more...]