Home Care or Nursing Home: Which Option Is Best for Your Aging Loved One? June 28, 2021 by Jennifer Grey Articles , Continuing Care , Home Care , Senior Health - When your parents graduate to the final stages of their earthly journey, they may require a bit more help than they did in their younger years. Naturally, you want to care for them as they cared for you, but you can’t watch them around the clock. You will have two options: home care or a … Continue reading "Home Care or Nursing Home: Which Option Is Best for Your Aging Loved One?" How Aging Adults Can Strengthen Their Bones and Why It’s So Important May 18, 2021 by Jennifer Grey Articles , Continuing Care , Independent Living - One of the main concerns for aging adults is getting osteoporosis and fractures. This is why it is so important to strengthen your bones and build bone density. Bones are living tissue that can continually rebuild as long as you take care of them. Thankfully, keeping bones strong is not hard to do. Ways Aging … Continue reading "How Aging Adults Can Strengthen Their Bones and Why It’s So Important" 4 Ways for Seniors to Socialize Regularly and Avoid Isolation May 14, 2021 by Jennifer Grey Articles , Senior Health , Senior Health Guides - When a person reaches a certain age, they often don’t have the energy they once did. They also might not have the same communication skills or awareness they once did that made socialization so much easier in their younger years. This can lead to seniors keeping themselves isolated, which can lead to deterioration of both … Continue reading "4 Ways for Seniors to Socialize Regularly and Avoid Isolation" 5 Considerations When Caring For Someone With Dementia March 18, 2021 by Jennifer Grey Articles , Home Care , Senior Health - Dementia is a disease in older adults that refers to an impairment in one’s ability to think, remember, and make decisions. Symptoms may start slowly but gradually increase in severity. Over time, it can affect a person’s ability to carry out everyday functions, such as eating, dressing, or bathing. It can even result in changes … Continue reading "5 Considerations When Caring For Someone With Dementia" 5 Must-Have Items Seniors Should Bring to Their Assisted Living Home December 8, 2020 by Jennifer Grey Assisted Living , Featured - The job of convincing your senior parent to move into a senior living facility is only half the battle for family members. The rest of the challenge comes when it’s time to start downsizing and sorting through decades of memories and cherished items from the family home. The most common reason seniors are reluctant to … Continue reading "5 Must-Have Items Seniors Should Bring to Their Assisted Living Home" 7 Health Exams Seniors Should Take December 8, 2020 by Jennifer Grey Articles , Featured , Senior Health - As you age, the body undergoes many different changes that can affect your life significantly. In fact, a person’s age can be a risk factor for the occurrence of some diseases. This is why older people are considered vulnerable groups, particularly for COVID-19 and similar diseases, and need to take a more proactive approach when … Continue reading "7 Health Exams Seniors Should Take" Senior Housing and the Growing Senior Homelessness Problem February 11, 2020 by Jennifer Grey Articles , Featured - By 2050 Over 25% of the US Population Will be 65 Years Old or Older Right now, roughly 15.6 percent of the US general population is 65 years old or older, but by 2050 that percentage is estimated to balloon to over 25 percent. It is crucial that we start planning for how we will … Continue reading "Senior Housing and the Growing Senior Homelessness Problem" Make a Grandma or Grandpa’s Life Easier – Give Them The Best Tech Gifts for Seniors September 6, 2019 by Jennifer Grey Articles , Featured , Seniors & Technology - Make a Grandma or Grandpa’s life easier–Give them best tech gifts for seniors Whether the tech is for music on the go or to keep track of health issues there is a huge universe of fun and practical products available. Everyone enjoys a high-tech gadget that’s easy to use so keep in mind the gift … Continue reading "Make a Grandma or Grandpa’s Life Easier – Give Them The Best Tech Gifts for Seniors" Gray Divorce – What Seniors Need to Know June 24, 2019 by Jennifer Grey Articles , Family Issues , Featured , Seniors & Dating - The rate of divorce in the general population is lower today than it ever was before. But, the generation called the baby boomers is divorcing like crazy. The divorce rate among folks 50 years old or older has doubled over the last couple of decades. This has led to the phenomenon called “gray divorce.” Things … Continue reading "Gray Divorce – What Seniors Need to Know" Dementia in Aged Care: 10 Vital Questions to Find The Right Aged Care Provider January 3, 2019 by Jennifer Grey Articles , Alzheimer's Care , Family Issues , Featured , Senior Health - When it comes to choosing a dementia aged care provider, there are many factors to consider to ensure the best quality of life possible for your loved ones. There are plenty of dementia aged care providers out there that do a great job of taking care of their patient’s needs. But how do you which … Continue reading "Dementia in Aged Care: 10 Vital Questions to Find The Right Aged Care Provider"
Home Care or Nursing Home: Which Option Is Best for Your Aging Loved One? June 28, 2021 Articles, Continuing Care, Home Care, Senior Health - When your parents graduate to the final stages of their earthly journey, they may require a bit more help than they did in their younger years. Naturally, you want to care for them as they cared for you, but you can’t watch them around the clock. You will have two options: home care or a … Continue reading "Home Care or Nursing Home: Which Option Is Best for Your Aging Loved One?"
How Aging Adults Can Strengthen Their Bones and Why It’s So Important May 18, 2021 Articles, Continuing Care, Independent Living - One of the main concerns for aging adults is getting osteoporosis and fractures. This is why it is so important to strengthen your bones and build bone density. Bones are living tissue that can continually rebuild as long as you take care of them. Thankfully, keeping bones strong is not hard to do. Ways Aging … Continue reading "How Aging Adults Can Strengthen Their Bones and Why It’s So Important"
4 Ways for Seniors to Socialize Regularly and Avoid Isolation May 14, 2021 Articles, Senior Health, Senior Health Guides - When a person reaches a certain age, they often don’t have the energy they once did. They also might not have the same communication skills or awareness they once did that made socialization so much easier in their younger years. This can lead to seniors keeping themselves isolated, which can lead to deterioration of both … Continue reading "4 Ways for Seniors to Socialize Regularly and Avoid Isolation"
5 Considerations When Caring For Someone With Dementia March 18, 2021 Articles, Home Care, Senior Health - Dementia is a disease in older adults that refers to an impairment in one’s ability to think, remember, and make decisions. Symptoms may start slowly but gradually increase in severity. Over time, it can affect a person’s ability to carry out everyday functions, such as eating, dressing, or bathing. It can even result in changes … Continue reading "5 Considerations When Caring For Someone With Dementia"
5 Must-Have Items Seniors Should Bring to Their Assisted Living Home December 8, 2020 Assisted Living, Featured - The job of convincing your senior parent to move into a senior living facility is only half the battle for family members. The rest of the challenge comes when it’s time to start downsizing and sorting through decades of memories and cherished items from the family home. The most common reason seniors are reluctant to … Continue reading "5 Must-Have Items Seniors Should Bring to Their Assisted Living Home"
7 Health Exams Seniors Should Take December 8, 2020 Articles, Featured, Senior Health - As you age, the body undergoes many different changes that can affect your life significantly. In fact, a person’s age can be a risk factor for the occurrence of some diseases. This is why older people are considered vulnerable groups, particularly for COVID-19 and similar diseases, and need to take a more proactive approach when … Continue reading "7 Health Exams Seniors Should Take"
Senior Housing and the Growing Senior Homelessness Problem February 11, 2020 Articles, Featured - By 2050 Over 25% of the US Population Will be 65 Years Old or Older Right now, roughly 15.6 percent of the US general population is 65 years old or older, but by 2050 that percentage is estimated to balloon to over 25 percent. It is crucial that we start planning for how we will … Continue reading "Senior Housing and the Growing Senior Homelessness Problem"
Make a Grandma or Grandpa’s Life Easier – Give Them The Best Tech Gifts for Seniors September 6, 2019 Articles, Featured, Seniors & Technology - Make a Grandma or Grandpa’s life easier–Give them best tech gifts for seniors Whether the tech is for music on the go or to keep track of health issues there is a huge universe of fun and practical products available. Everyone enjoys a high-tech gadget that’s easy to use so keep in mind the gift … Continue reading "Make a Grandma or Grandpa’s Life Easier – Give Them The Best Tech Gifts for Seniors"
Gray Divorce – What Seniors Need to Know June 24, 2019 Articles, Family Issues, Featured, Seniors & Dating - The rate of divorce in the general population is lower today than it ever was before. But, the generation called the baby boomers is divorcing like crazy. The divorce rate among folks 50 years old or older has doubled over the last couple of decades. This has led to the phenomenon called “gray divorce.” Things … Continue reading "Gray Divorce – What Seniors Need to Know"
Dementia in Aged Care: 10 Vital Questions to Find The Right Aged Care Provider January 3, 2019 Articles, Alzheimer's Care, Family Issues, Featured, Senior Health - When it comes to choosing a dementia aged care provider, there are many factors to consider to ensure the best quality of life possible for your loved ones. There are plenty of dementia aged care providers out there that do a great job of taking care of their patient’s needs. But how do you which … Continue reading "Dementia in Aged Care: 10 Vital Questions to Find The Right Aged Care Provider"
