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 ...

Leading up to this Mother’s Day weekend, the focus has been on Mom, Grandma, and all the special women in our lives. Though the men will have their day in June, families caring for aging parents, friends and relatives ...

They sit and talk about “dependence and independence,” and they range in age from 75 to 88. It’s not officially called a therapy group, but this special workshop, led by a clinical social worker/psychoanalyst named Wendy Wilson, is instead called “...

Dementia. Parkinson’s disease. Macular degeneration. Depression. People are living longer thanks to medical advances, but there are consequences. In a recent article on AgingCare.com, Susan Levy, M.D., spoke to the health issues plaguing seniors today; some are ...

Of course there is Bingo, there are computer classes and guest lecturers and trips to the art museum, and holiday parties galore in assisted living. Most communities have a full-time activities director tasked with keeping residents busy and happy, and ...

Residents in assisted living and seniors receiving home care are among those whom occupational therapy (OT) practitioners serve. Since April is OT Month, we’ll highlight a few of the services these professionals provide in senior living settings:

Assistance with ...

How many hugs do you give or receive each day? When was the last time you held someone’s hand, or had a friend pat you on the back (not figuratively)? Physical contact, no matter how brief, delivers a profound ...

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Lately, I find myself getting weepy when watching TV: the “Making a Difference” segment of Nightly News with Brian Williams is typically the culprit, but every once ...

Sunrise Senior Living, a national senior care provider, recently added a new component to their blog: Senior Eats. Per the inaugural post by Tim Whelan, Sunrise’s VP of Dining Services, residents in assisted living “look forward to really good ...

Caring for a senior parent, friend or relative is a process rife with decision-making: Should I quit my job to provide care full-time at home? Would Dad do better in assisted living? Can we bring in home care to help ...