Latest Blog Posts
- Brain fitness is a key focus for senior living communities, but providing cognitive challenges is much more than crossword puzzles and trivia. It doesn’t have to just be using a computer program. Today, brain fitness programs should incorporate autobiography programming for the following four reasons. 1. Social wellness—There is nothing more complex than another human [...]
- I’m a busy, single male who is the only child available to care for my parents as they get older. I’ve noticed they’re starting to rely on me more and more, and I’m worried that I’m just not cut out for the task of caregiving. How can I be sure that I’m going to be able my parents the level of care they need? - Robert, 50
- Be on the look out for some amazing new enhancements to our site including “Caregiver Community Blogs” and “Personal Care Records.” With Community blogs, you as a caregiver will be able to create a website devoted to updating family members and friends about health challenges to your patients. Personal Care Records allow you to track important vitals [...]
- The year of the ‘care’. As one VC executive, Andy Donner of Physic Ventures, noted recently, this is the year of the ‘care’. There seems to be a growing list of vendors who are trying to offer some sort of ‘keep in touch’ product that connects an older person with family [...]
- As times change and people’s interests change, it is important to be flexible and creative with activities in senior living communities or in senior centers. Here are a few ways to get “outside the box” with your approach. 1. Ensure seniors have a chance to give back to the community. They have been caring for others their [...]
- The HSA is based on a high deducible insurance plan which allows the employee to take on a higher level of responsibility and risk for medical expenses than a traditional insurance policy. Employees that are quick to go to the doctors office because of low copays (because visits only cost $10) are less apt to go when they experience less serious conditions such as the sniffles. You think twice about paying when you have to pay the full $75 that the insurance company doesn’t make up.
- My company is rolling out a Health Savings Account program for all of its employees. What is a health savings account and why is it beneficial for me?
- I’m a busy working mom whose own mother is getting older - in fact, she just moved in with us. I use my iPhone all the time and have found a ton of apps that make my hectic life easier...what about some apps that can make it easier for me to care for my mom? – Cynthia, 45
- My father is coming to the end of his life and for the first time ever, he has begun to talk about spirituality. As his caregiver, I’m not sure how to handle this.
- I’m having a difficult time explaining to my 10 year-old son that his grandfather is aging. What’s the best way to approach the subject? Delores in Illinois, 47 Watching a grandparent age can be very confusing for young children. I always try to deal with this in a very practical and straight forward way. First, you [...]
- I’m a caregiver for my 75 year-old father who retired five years ago. He’s in relatively good health, and he just won’t slow down as much as I’d like him to. He says, “Retirement isn’t what it used to be!” What should I do? Carol in Texas
- As the baby boomer generation retires, many are concerned about dementia, Alzheimer's and memory loss. Modern technology and scientific advancements in health care are helping individuals live longer and healthier lives than any previous generation. The statistics of past generations indicate that 10 percent of individuals over the age of 65 years of age develop memory problems. By the age of 85 years of age, the percentage of memory problems increases to 50 percent.
- Care givers are stressed out providing eldercare for their family member. There is a cure that is sure to help stress relief, renew your energy and your spirits. This has been a survival technique that has successfully worked for me and I feel that I should share it. There are several parts of this "care giver stress cure": alone time, reflection, positive thinking and stress relief techniques. I know what you are thinking, "Who has time for all of that?" Since discovering the benefits of this simple little method, I have found a way to incorporate this into my everyday life. The first step is to allow yourself to reclaim your alone time. It will give you a sense of freedom and control over your life.
- Taking care of aging parents is not an easy task. Many in our aging society are not aging gracefully, and fighting or ignoring their decline in physical and cognitive abilities. No matter how well we eat, how much we exercise, how many supplements we take, there is nothing that stops the aging process. Granted, we [...]
- When I woke up it was not like there was nothingness, like I was asleep and then I awoke. It was just that my awareness started when I was being air-ambulanced from Mission Viejo to Kaiser Redwood City, and I did not think about what came before that. I was lying on a stretcher and [...]