Seniors For Living

What happens when the senior is a caregiver too? There are special health risks and care needs for those serving as primary caregivers to spouses, adult children with disabilities or even grandchildren. Respite must be a priority, and families should ...

No matter how strong the caregiver, caring for a senior loved one with complex care needs (perhaps related to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, cancer, COPD, or another chronic illness, disease or disability) over a long period of time will take ...

If you are a caregiver for someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia (whether at home, in assisted living, or elsewhere), you will likely experience sundowning/shadowing at some point in the disease progression.

Sundowning, per the Alzheimer’s Association, is ...

With thousands of assisted living communities throughout the United States and no uniform, universal definition of it (each state has its own set of regulations and licensing procedures), confusion about this care category abounds. As it is also one of ...

Providing pizza and cold drinks when it’s all over is one possible way to motivate certain family members to pitch in when a senior relative must move to assisted living. Moving is a stressful process though, and it may ...

One out of three seniors (those over age 65) falls each year, per the CDC. More than 6.5 million have a severe visual impairment, with rates are predicted to double by 2030, per a study referenced on the American Federation of the Blind’...

The hardest thing about caring for someone with Alzheimer’s or a related dementia is that it doesn’t get easier. The disease advances, and the strain on the primary caregiver intensifies, leading to burnout. Thus, it is crucial for ...

Going to the doctor, attending family events, a trip to the bank or post office: these are among the tasks that residents in assisted living may not be able to do on their own.

Transportation services are often provided by ...

Some working Americans have the day off for the Easter/Passover holiday, but for the over 65 million who are caregivers, today is just “another day at the office.” Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s, COPD, or any other chronic illness ...

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I recently had the privilege of chatting with Diana Denholm, PhD, LMHC, an experienced psychotherapist, and author of The Caregiving Wife’s Handbook. I learned so much from ...