Category: Assisted Living
How to Start a Conversation About Moving to a Senior Living Community
Maybe the last time you visited home you noticed some things about your loved ones that sparked concern. Maybe mom and dad mentioned needing some extra help around the house, or you worry about them being unable to keep up with their lifestyle. Transitions are always difficult, especially when it comes to the time for…
How Pets Benefit Seniors
Pets have a way of delighting everyone, young and old. Cats, dogs, hamsters, fish… Whether fluffy or scaled, pets have a way of improving our lives. Seniors in particular can find plenty of benefits to having a pet. Here are some of the top ways that pets can benefit seniors, thanks to goldencarers.com. Companionship. Have…
Senior Living Transitions: Decorating
When the time comes for you or your loved one to transition into life at a senior living community, moving can seem to be overwhelming. However, your new apartment is a blank canvas for redecorating! By taking the time to carefully decorate your apartment, your transition will be eased as you begin to feel more…
Yoga Over 50
Yoga classes have become a popular practice in health conscious people across the planet. This combination of meditation and breath control while sustaining specific bodily postures has expanded far beyond its origins as a Hindu practice as the health and relaxation benefits are discovered. Fortunately, yoga practice includes a wide range of difficulty and can…
Step-by-Step Guide to Dealing with Senior Hearing Loss
Hearing loss often comes hand-in-hand with aging, unpleasant as it may be. Often, seniors struggle with hearing loss for long periods of time without acknowledging it or accepting help. Don’t suffer in silence (literally!). Thanks to seniorlivingmag.com, here are our recommendations for a step-by-step guide when you or your loved one may experience hearing loss.…
Family Expectations and Senior Living Transitions
What is more important than family? Especially when it comes down to making big decisions about senior living, family carries a lot of influence. It can also lead to frustrations, with differences in opinions and personal expectations conflicting. Nonetheless, family members, and adult children especially, are incredibly influential when it comes to choosing a senior…
Three Tips to Help Adjust Into Living at a Senior Living Community
When the time comes to transition you or your loved one into a senior living community, there will inevitably be a million thoughts and worries before and throughout the transition period. But there is no need to stress! Chances are, after allowing yourself a little while to adjust, you will find yourself happy and comfortable…
7 Ways To Keep Memory Sharp
Are you a forgetful person? Constantly forgetting exactly where you put your keys is certainly annoying, but is not necessarily by itself a symptom of a larger problem. As your mind ages though, more and more things seem to slip through the cracks. It does not have to be this way! Here are some tips…
Ten Foods to Slow Aging
Undoubtedly, food can have a huge effect on a persons overall health and well being, especially for seniors. Certain nutrient packed foods, including the ones below, will help nourish the body and promote health, according to myageingparent.com. Remember to always check with your doctor before making changes to your diet. Avocado: Avocados are a tasty…
Musical Memory
Could music have magical properties when it comes to restoring the memories of seniors? While “magic” is certainly an overstatement, it cannot be denied that in many cases, listening to familiar music can help boost memory in a way that is unlike many others. A documentary film, Alive Inside, demonstrates this phenomenon through one man’s…
