Seniors For Living

With well wishes for a happy, healthy holiday season all around us, it is easy to assume that everyone will be gathered ‘round the fire, enjoying an abundance of food and gifts, and laughing and talking with the ones we ...

Everyone’s talking about noticing changes in senior loved ones over the holidays, but what about the primary caregiver?

Consider this scenario: if you haven’t seen Mom for a couple of months and a holiday visit has you concerned ...

If it’s the first year that a senior loved one is in assisted living (or other senior care setting) for the holidays, be prepared for a potentially emotional experience.

Whatever the reason for the move, you and your loved ...

The first holiday after losing a loved one can be a painful reminder of someone who isn't with you anymore. People may be conflicted between the need to grieve and the pressure to get into the holiday spirit.

Hospice Care ...

With less than two weeks to go until Christmas, this week’s #ElderCareChat tackled holiday stress – the kind that particularly hassles caregivers. And speaking of tackling, the discussion fittingly covered how to handle those “Monday morning quarterbacks,” i.e. visiting ...

If you often visit a relative or friend in assisted living, you probably know the staff quite well. At this time of year then, you might be inclined to give gifts to a few of those employees who have gone ...

Holiday stress is almost inevitable, unless you have learned to balance the bustle, noise, extra activities and to do’s with adequate time for rest and recovery.

If you are a caregiver, this balance may be harder to strike. Taking ...

With added emphasis on spending time with loved ones during the holidays, the presence of Alzheimer’s becomes even more unwelcome. This year, the families of the 5.4 million living with Alzheimer’s or a related dementia will do their best ...

Social gatherings often involve food, a prime reason that many people gain weight over the holidays. From Thanksgiving dinner to Christmas cookies and everything in between, it seems we spend the last two months of each year eating our way ...

With Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday behind us and the saturation of holiday shopping ads still before us, this week’s #ElderCareChat was focused on a different kind of gift-giving, thanks to tweets shared by a record-breaking 84 ...