Seniors For Living

If you ask them, you’ll find that most seniors have never had psychotherapy or any type of mental health counseling. That could be related to a prevailing belief system shared by the older adult generation that you “pull yourself ...

When you’re caring for an older adult, it’s easy to lose sight of you -- your emotions, needs and overall well-being. Even on a good caregiving day, the subtle signs of burnout may very well be present, but ...

This Wednesday, 37 participants confronted a difficult but nonetheless important subject during our real-time Twitter forum: mental health and aging issues. CDC stats from 2004 say that 67% of nursing home residents have mental disorders. A recent Institute of Medicine report said 1 in 5 ...

Last week, we covered a tough topic in assisted living: mental health issues. (Read the post here.) Today at 1pm ET, we will explore that topic in more detail during our bi-monthly #ElderCareChat on Twitter, a forum that we co-moderate ...

Mom wandered out of the house again yesterday. Dad hasn't been the same after his stroke. Your great aunt fell and fractured her hip.

Maybe caregiving has taken its toll on your sister, who is the sole caregiver for her ...

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 ...

Winter is here, which means temperatures are dropping, nights are longer, and the sun isn’t making regular daily appearances. Enter a season of depression for many seniors, as all of these factors contribute to a syndrome known as SAD, ...

Depression, loneliness, isolation: sometimes these are the reasons for an assisted living transition, rather than a need for care, supervision, or help with daily tasks. Numerous studies affirm the remarkably positive health outcomes – not just emotional or mental, but actual ...

Halloween is over: now the real holiday rush begins. But with depression plaguing many seniors in assisted living, the season is not always so bright (read more in this post).

Family members and friends need to be sensitive to what ...

Christmas decorations are already on the shelves in major retail stores, white lights blinking and red tinsel sparkling just beyond the racks of Halloween costumes and candy.

Enter the holiday blues.

Many of us miss loved ones lost, and particularly ...