Seniors For Living

Pet therapy is wonderful. Intergenerational interactions -- from infants to young adults -- are therapeutic too. However, there may be residents in assisted living with allergies, or a fear of/aversion to animals. There may also be residents who don’...

Pet therapy programs have expanded all over the country, reaching people in all age groups and meeting a wider variety of health needs. Though seeing eye dogs are still an option, now there are therapy llamas for hospice patients, monkeys ...

We chose assisted living for Dad so he could get the help he needed. Why would he also need therapy?

It’s a perfectly legitimate question, but the thing about assisted living is this: the more assistance your Dad needs ...

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He’s only 5-foot-5, but 92-year-old Hyman Strachman’s customers call him “Big Hy.”

Though Hollywood is not a fan, American soldiers in Iraq and ...

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 “...

There are over 4 million stroke survivors in the United States, states a recent article from McKnight’s Long Term Care News & Assisted Living.

As a substantial 40% of these survivors require some kind of specialized care following the stroke, Julie ...

Glenview at Pelican Bay, an assisted living community in Naples, Florida, is one of several locations tracking a unique therapy to improve senior mobility, reports AllAssistedLivingHomes.com.

As countless articles and publications constantly cite the risk of falls (and consequently ...

Yes, antipsychotic medications can help take the edge off the anxiety and agitation that many with Alzheimer’s experience, but there are serious risks and side effects to consider (and of course, meds are expensive too).

That’s what makes ...

Baby doll therapy is something that I've never been too sure about. During my senior living days, I observed many Alzheimer's patients hugging, rocking, burping, or carrying a baby doll throughout the halls of the memory-impaired unit. In a way, it seemed to soothe the person. The doll provided someone, something to care for, and I'm sure it reminded the person of precious memories from the early days of parenthood (...