Top 10 Reasons to Recommend Aegis Living for a Parent
A candid, specific look at the ten reasons adult children most often choose Aegis Living for mom or dad - plus the questions to ask any provider.
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5 Signs Your Loved One May Need Assisted Living
Five clear, practical signs it may be time to consider assisted living for an aging parent - from daily-task struggles to safety, isolation, and caregiver burnout.
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How to Talk to Your Parents About Long-Term Care
A compassionate guide to talking with aging parents about long-term care - what to say, when to start, and how to keep dignity at the center.
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Spend Father’s Day in an assisted living community
As you prepare to celebrate your father and all he means to your family, you may wonder how to fit your usual celebrations into an assisted living community. Not only does nothing have to suffer from your dad’s transition, but you can also reap benefits from it. Senior living…
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12 Mother’s Day Activities for Seniors
Ideas for Mom at an Assisted Living Community For those of us with a mother living in an assisted living community, we have a few ideas to make her day even brighter. Here are a few other ideas to celebrate the day: Family Serenade. Mom would be excited to hear a favorite song…
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A Sense of Purpose for Seniors
We all want to feel like we are contributing to society and leaving our mark on the world.
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PTSD in Elderly Veterans Years After Service
Is your dad having difficulty sleeping due to nightmares?
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5 ways for caregivers to stay healthy
You work hard as a caregiver, but let’s face it; we all need a break from time to time.
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Is it time for your parent to stop driving?
Some of the most difficult talks you can have with an aging parent are those that may make them feel like you are stepping too far into their independence. One of those is “the driving talk.” Although this conversation may be tough, it’s definitely one worth having, especially…
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Six Holiday Planning Tips for Caregivers
During the best of times, the holidays can be overwhelming.
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Managing the Parent - Child Role Reversal
There comes a time as adult children when we need to step into a caregiver role for our aging parents.
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The Dangers of Falling
Did you know that the leading cause of injury among elderly adults is the result of a fall? In fact, falls send over two million people to the ER every year! Some falls cause minor bruises and scratches, while other falls can result in an acute injury like a broken hip…
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A Conversation With Your Parent That Can’t Wait
By Judy Meleliat, President Emeritus of Aegis Living As my mom blew out the candles on her 90thbirthday cake at Aegis Living, she looked up at me and smiled. It was the moment where I finally let my breath out too. We had made it. We had weathered the storm of doubt, guilt, and…
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Managing Your Parent’s Finances
As your parent gets older, they may struggle with their finances - paying their bills, managing their accounts, filing their taxes, or balancing a checkbook. Financial concerns are common for many families with elderly parents, particularly if they are living on their own…
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What Matters at the End of Life
Elder care today is not a simple equation of getting a diagnosis and scheduling treatment. It is more about having a quality of life discussion and how treatment might tip the balance - negatively or positively. Most of us are woefully unprepared to face end-of-life…
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What Family Caregivers Need
Our lives are busy. Most Americans seem to be juggling a family, household chores, working out, eating healthy, full-time employment, and maybe, squeezing in some personal time. Our delicate spinning-plates act can come crashing down when mom suffers a stroke or dad has a bad…
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How to Age in Place Safely: A Family's Guide
Aging in place means staying in your home as you age. Here's how to know when it works, when to modify, and when to consider assisted living.
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9 Signs Your Spouse Needs More Care at Home
Nine warning signs your spouse needs more care at home, with expert guidance on when to bring in respite, assisted living, or memory care.
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How to Stay Confident as You Age: 7 Proven Strategies
Confidence in later life is built, not lost. Here are 7 practical ways to help your aging parent feel strong, valued, and self-assured.
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What to Expect Moving to Aegis Living
Your longtime home may have been sold.
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Meaningful Family Visits in Assisted Living
You have worked very hard as the primary caregiver for your parent or spouse.
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Gifts for Seniors Using Senses
When looking for a gift for your parent or older spouse, consider their five senses as inspiration - sight, smell, taste, touch, and sound.
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Who Will Take Care of Mom?
When you ask, “Who will care for my mom or dad?”
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Managing Medication for your Parents
As your parent gets older, their medication list can get longer and more complicated.
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Help Your Parent Adjust to Their New Home
Your family has toured communities, spent lunches at assisted living options, met multiple residents and staff, and now you have made your final selection […]
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How Can You Help a Dementia Caregiver?
If you have a friend or a sibling caring for a parent or loved one with dementia, there are many ways that you can love and support them. A caregiver to someone living with dementia or Alzheimer’s is experiencing not only the daily demand of their care but also the personal…
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Caregivers: Are you taking care of yourself?
A common piece of advice for caregivers is, to effectively take care of others you must first take care of yourself.
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How do I Convince Mom it’s Time to Consider Assisted Living?
Is your elderly parent struggling to live on their own?
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Holiday Review: Did you notice changes in your parents?
The holidays are over.
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Signs your parent needs care?
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
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What is Assisted Living?
Are you worried that mom might take another bad fall?
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What Activities for Seniors May Reduce Falls?
The three keys to reducing your parent’s fall risk are muscular strength, balance, and flexibility.
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Supporting Your Family Caregiver
Even in a large family, the role of caregiver often falls to one sibling.
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Bathroom Safety for Your Aging Parent
As your parent ages, there are tasks you may take for granted that they now struggle with or are hazardous to their health.
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National Grandparents Day: Sharing Time Together
In September we celebrate National Grandparents Day - a day to cherish your beloved grandmother or grandfather by spending quality time with them as a family.
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How to Prepare for Your Aging Parents' Future: 6 Steps
A practical 6-step roadmap to prepare for your aging parents' future before a crisis forces rushed decisions.
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Follow Your Nose to a Comforting Scent
Out of the blue, it can hit you - a scent that jumps out of your surroundings and instantaneously evokes a memory or feeling.
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How to Properly Use a Cane
Many seniors resist using a cane because they don’t want to appear old or frail.
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Dehydration Concerns for your Parent
Pour yourself a glass of ice-cold water to sip while you read this hot topic on dehydration.
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Spend This Father’s Day Together
Spending quality time with your dad is a wonderful way to celebrate this Father’s Day.
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The Emotional Side of Moving to Assisted Living
Your family is confident with your decision to move your elderly parent into an assisted living community.
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How to Help Your Elderly Parent Quit Smoking
Is your elderly parent finally committed to kicking their smoking habit?
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Knowing Your Family Health History
Each time you visit the doctor, you are asked about your family history.
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Love Just Gets Better with Age!
Marketers target their Valentine’s Day message to a younger audience of romantic new loves, first dates, and newlyweds.
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7 Signs Your Mom Needs More Help at Home
Seven concrete signs your mom may need more help at home, with expert guidance on when to consider assisted living or memory care.
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Loneliness Around the Holidays
‘Tis the season for families to gather around the dining room table in celebration, friends to meet to finish last-minute shopping, and parties to be thrown to usher in the new year.
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The Safe Way to Dispose of Medications
Approximately 40% of all medications purchased in the U.S. each year remain unused.
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Grieving the Death of a Spouse
As an adult child who loses an elderly parent, the initial shock and sadness will slowly lessen in time. But the grieving process for your surviving parent can be profoundly different than your experience. An elderly parent may be facing many challenges that might be harder to…
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Ideas For Father’s Day When Your Father Has Dementia
Help your father celebrate and remember his years as a young parent this Father’s Day. Having a father who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia can be challenging for a family. It can be especially difficult this time of year with the upcoming…
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Celebrating Mother’s Day When Mom has Dementia
Do you remember the construction paper cards you made for Mother’s Day as a child? Those days were simple. Today, life is more complicated because you are caring for an aging parent with dementia. This Mother’s Day, you may feel a range of emotions if your mother has been…
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Stop the family feud: Tips to better communicate
It’s a sad truth, but many families find themselves arguing about their aging parent and their care needs. It can be a complicated, stressful, and confusing time for many families. Growing concerns and questions can cause conflict if everyone is not on the same page. Should…
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Four Tips To Transition Into A Caregiver
You hang up the phone and you think that mom seems fine. On your next cross country visit, you realize she isn’t fine. The house is not fine. Her health is not fine, but she has been hiding it on the phone all these months. Now what? If your parent is physically or cognitively…
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New Year, New Home: Time to Declutter!
If your parent is downsizing to a smaller home, moving in with a family member or transitioning to an assisted living community, it’s time to start to declutter their home. Here are some helpful tips to get you started: Get assistance. If your parent still lives in your…
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Who cares for your family member after a hospital stay?
If your older family member is admitted to the hospital for an illness or surgery, do you know your care and rehab options once they are discharged? Even after a hip replacement, an elderly patient may stay in the hospital only three or four days, depending on their progress…
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FREE: Senior Care Emergency Preparedness Kit
Peace of mind comes from being prepared. Learn how our Preparedness Kit can help your family. If you’re noticing changes that indicate your parent or senior loved one is needing some assistance, do you know what the process to getting more help? If your parent or an elderly…
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Post-holiday assessment: Should your senior parent live alone?
You have made it through the holidays. The gift wrapping, shopping, family dinners, travel, and sleep deprivation.
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How to be a medical advocate for your aging parent
As your parent ages, they may begin to slow down not only physically, but also cognitively. They may process things much slower and their comprehension can diminish. Tasks that may have been easy are now a source of frustration and can be confusing to them. This can be…
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30 Questions to Ask Your Grandparents
As families of all ages gather together it is the perfect opportunity for grandchildren to learn more about their grandparents. Encourage your children to talk to their grandparents, ask questions, and share more about their lives. It is a meaningful way to pass along family…
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Sharing Memories Through the 5 Senses
Dementia can be a cruel thief, stealing short-term memories from your loved ones. They may forget to eat or drink during the day. They may no longer be able to recognize their home or apartment. And cruelest, they may forget the name of their spouse or children. Where these…
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Finding the best caregivers for your loved one
Who is really caring for your mom or dad on a daily basis? We know that moving your parent into an assisting living community can be a difficult decision. It can be stressful for not only your parent moving into a new situation, but for you as the adult child. You want to make…
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Using the Expertise of a Geriatrician
One of the many things that a new parent prepares for, before the arrival of their bouncing baby, is selecting a pediatrician - a doctor who specializes in the physical, behavioral, and mental health of a growing child. They are particularly knowledgeable in the symptoms and…
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5 Helpful Tips to Downsize for Assisted Living
Do your parents still live in the home where you grew up? Are there notches on the door frame that mark your growth as a child? Is there a spot in the backyard where you buried your first goldfish? Do you know where everyone sits at a holiday dinner? Does the kitchen smell of…
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The Story of Dwayne J. Clark, Aegis Living founder
Aegis Living is a leader in the world of assisted living, thanks to decades of dedication providing seniors with comfort, security and memory care. While it stands at the forefront of senior care today, Aegis Living has humble beginnings that date to 1997, when Dwayne J. Clark…
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Is it time to think about assisted living?
Denial is the most common reason people wait until a fall, injury or illness before they start to seek information on assisted living. So what are the signs that your parent may need help before an emergency happens? Even when you know your parent could use some extra help…
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Legal Documents and Dementia: A Family Guide
When a parent has dementia, legal planning becomes time-sensitive. Here's how to handle capacity, power of attorney, and key documents.
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Guilt and denial: Moving a parent with Alzheimer’s to senior care
Alzheimer’s disease affects the mind in many ways, leading to loss of memory, confusion, poor judgment and decision-making skills.
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Aegis testimonial interview with Susan Williams
The progression of issues such as dementia, Alzheimer’s disease or arthritis may limit a person’s ability to live independently, requiring the need for assistance with daily living responsibilities. In some cases, an adult child may choose to care for their parent, but at some…
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3 easy ways to stay in touch with family
The Internet is a prevalent means of communication and there are many ways that we can stay in touch with family. With smartphones now the norm for many individuals, your parents don’t have to wait to chat with their children and grandchildren or to catch up with an old friend…
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