We’ve all heard the term “essential worker” tossed around lately. This is the term for people that have to keep showing up to work day in and day out regardless of what is going on in the world with illness, pandemics, racial tensions, or … [Read more...]
Growing Elder Abuse Numbers
Portions of the U.S. are beginning to see a steep incline in reported cases of elder abuse. As the nation starts to open up, a lot of things that were occurring during the quarantine are just coming to light. The sad truth is that abuse, … [Read more...]
Dangers as We Come Out of Quarantine
Some parts of the United States are beginning to re-emerge from quarantine from the novel coronavirus. It’s an exciting time, but one that a lot of people are rightly hesitant about. Although we all want life to resume as normal, we also … [Read more...]
Estate Planning During Quarantine
Quarantine has made everything that we do a lot more difficult. Even going to the grocery store has become a huge ordeal for a lot of us right now. We know that it’s for a good cause--keeping as many people healthy as possible. COVID-19 has … [Read more...]
Battling Feelings of Being Shut In
One of the ways that senior care facilities are battling the threat of the spread of the coronavirus is to stop the flow of visitors in and out of a facility. The biggest consequence of this, unfortunately, is increased feelings of social … [Read more...]
Sticking Up for Loved Ones During Quarantine
Quarantine and social distancing have caused major disruptions to our lives. We all understand the value of quarantine: it protects the people that are most vulnerable to COVID-19. Quarantine is designed to slow the spread of the disease so … [Read more...]
Taking Pet Therapy to a New Level
We have all heard of therapy animals, right? In the past, dogs were considered to be the only type of animal that could be used for therapy. The first thing that we think of tends to be the seeing eye dogs that those who have a visual … [Read more...]