From Guilt to Grace on the Long-Term Care Journey
Learn how to move from guilt to grace as you navigate long-term care decisions for a loved one with dementia.
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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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Respite Care to Support the Caregiver
At one time or another, you may feel like you are about to hit a wall.
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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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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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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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Healthy Benefits of Gratitude for Caregivers
Gratitude lowers caregiver stress and improves sleep, mood, and heart health. Here's how to build a daily practice that actually sticks.
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Making Plans for Your Aging Parents
As children, your parents seem invincible.
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Nutritional Needs of Seniors
As the temperatures change we find ourselves craving warm comfort foods - calorie-laden coffee drinks, pumpkin spice sweet treats, and cheesy casseroles.
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How Does Music Benefit Senior Health? 4 Proven Ways
Music boosts memory, mood, movement, and creativity in older adults - here's how to use it daily, plus what neuroscience and geriatricians recommend.
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Why Your Parent Needs a Power of Attorney Now
A power of attorney protects your parent's finances and healthcare choices if they can't decide for themselves. Here's why it matters and how to set one up.
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How to Celebrate Veterans Day
November 11th is Veterans Day.
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The Importance of Healthy Senior Nutrition
Who doesn’t turn into a kid again around Halloween?
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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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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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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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Vision Loss May Limit Independence
After the age of 40, many of us find we regularly need reading glasses.
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Springtime Activities for Seniors
As our neighborhoods erupt in shades of pink from cherry blossoms, we can shake off those winter blues with the guarantee that spring is on its way.
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Who is Susceptible to Shingles?
If you are the caregiver for your aging parent, it is important to know who is susceptible to shingles.
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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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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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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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Fight Three Common Assisted Living Fears
When it’s time to consider assisted living for your senior loved one, you’re likely to encounter worries and fears from both sides. You can help yourself by doing your research into assisted living and choosing the best possible community - and you can help your loved one by…
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Planning for dementia care
When your loved one receives a diagnosis of dementia of any kind, life changes. While the disease itself will not progress to its latest stages immediately, your mind is probably racing. How will you care for your mother or father? What will he or she need as the condition…
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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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