Tips for Healthy Hearing for People of All Ages

Your favorite song. Birds singing. Children laughing. There are many lovely sounds to enjoy all around us, so it’s critical to take care of the amazing gift of hearing. As we get older, our ability to hear clearly can change, but the following tips for healthy hearing can help make sure this important human sense […]

Top Health Strategies for Older Adults in 2023

Have those New Year’s resolutions already been dropped? If they have, do not fret; you are in good company. Some of us are enthusiastic about a major lifestyle change once we roll over into the new year, but life quickly rushes in and distracts us from sustaining our determination to succeed. Still, it is never […]

How to Help Older Adults Live Their Best Lives

As we get ready to roll the calendar forward to 2023, it is the perfect time to ponder what we have learned through the past year and what changes we’d like to make in the coming year. It is more than just making a resolution that’s likely to be given up on within a matter […]

What Is Mild Cognitive Impairment and How Can You Recognize It?

Returning home for the holidays is a wonderful time to make new memories and reminisce together about holidays past. But it’s also a time when people regularly see changes in their elder loved ones – changes which may be too small to detect in the course of a phone call or FaceTime, but become glaringly […]

How to Stay Independent When It is Time to Give Up the Car Keys

It is a discussion none of us wants to have with our aging parents, but one that will most likely be essential at some time. Having the ability to drive whenever and wherever we choose is a key component to our feeling of freedom, yet as we grow older, driving becomes unsafe for a variety […]

Tips for Managing Multiple Chronic Health Issues in Older Adults

If you are a family caregiver and your days seem overloaded with balancing appointments with various physicians, trips to the drugstore, lab work, managing medications and special nutritional needs for an older individual you love, you are certainly not alone! Chronic health conditions like arthritis, COPD, diabetes, and heart disease affect many older adults – […]

Debunking Common Myths About Aging

If you are holding onto a stereotypical picture of the aging process that involves a sedentary, lonesome lifestyle spent on the couch in front of the TV every day, it is time for you to reconsider that thought! The answer to healthy aging is understanding the facts and debunking the misconceptions to embrace a healthy, […]

In-Home Care Offers Pain Management Assistance for Older Adults

Aching. Burning. Stinging. That is the way many older adults with chronic pain express what they live with on a daily basis. Chronic pain may occur anywhere in the body, in some cases for no apparent reason at all. It is defined by pain that continues for more than three months, either nonstop or off […]

Helping an Older Adult Adjust to the Need for a Wheelchair

Aging demands that we get accustomed to more than a few changes. Our children grow up and leave the nest. We may decide to sell the family home and scale back. Retiring from a long-lasting job changes our purpose and goals. And, medical conditions or mobility challenges may lead to the need for a wheelchair. […]

Steps to Take When a Loved One Passes

When a loved one passes away, there are a number of administrative tasks that must be completed in a timely manner. Knowing where to begin and what to do can be challenging while also dealing with grief. To help navigate this time, our aging care experts have put together the following helpful guide so you […]