Many families experience conflict when it comes time to start making care decisions for an aging parent. This is especially true for families were the aging person has a few children. Each person thinks he or she knows the right way to handle the situation and no one...
Guilt is a common feeling for adult children who have recently moved a parent to assisted living. Even if you have done your research and found the best senior care facility possible, you might feel like you have failed your parent in some way. This emotional response...
Every individual happens to experience the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease differently. The symptoms classified in stages below, however, provide a general idea of how the senses of an individual with Alzheimer’s are likely to get impaired with time. STAGE 1: During...
The thought of developing Alzheimer’s disease is a significant concern for older people. As the condition progresses, it can compromise the memory and your ability to think, reason and make decisions. The condition can even worsen to such an extent that the individual...
As a person ages, they tend to need more help. In some cases, it can be gradual and in others, it may seem like this change happens over night. It is important for the children of elderly parents to keep their eye out for signs that their mom or dad needs more help....
As baby boomers grow old, the need for qualified professional senior care and assisted living services also increases. The number of Assisted Living Facilities across the United States is growing rapidly, offering more and more innovated services. Although many of...