Seniors For Living

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 ...

Imagine if caregivers had a vacation bank in which they could accumulate days off and know they would have coverage while away? Though this may be a pipe dream (for now), that does not mean caregivers should not take time ...

Assisted living may offer more care services than independent living, but some residents require more help than the staff can provide in a 24-hour period. For this reason, many allow residents and their families to bring in home care or ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ever wondered how much assisted living costs in Minnesota? In California? In your home state?

Check out this useful Cost of Care Tool from Genworth Financial. Click on the interactive map of the United States to find out the average ...

When a family decides to bring in home care, things change.

A transition to a senior living community means packing, consolidating, signing agreements, unpacking, settling in, and adjusting to a new routine and schedule, but bringing in home care is ...

A Wall Street Journal article published last week indicated that families are opting for cost-effective alternatives (which would seem, on the surface, to be more costly): “...on cruise ships, in spas, at ‘fully staffed homes in Costa Rica,’ shared houses ...

Being a caregiver for someone with Alzheimer’s -- whether a home care professional, family member, or nurse aide in assisted living -- can be physically, emotionally and mentally taxing.

Yet the symptoms of dementia extend beyond memory loss and ...

Cooking, cleaning, laundry, grocery shopping: maintaining a house is a lot of work, and when you’re a full-time caregiver, it’s a challenge to keep up.

Ever heard of non-medical home care? When referred to this way, it means ...