As our population ages, more families are faced with the challenge of caring for loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Memory care facilities provide a specialized type of long-term care designed to meet the unique needs of individuals suffering from memory loss.
Aging is simply a part of life…a part of life that is surrounded by many myths and misconceptions that often determine how we look at our elderly.
As our loved ones go into nursing home or memory care facilities, our greatest concern is that they receive the care and support they need. In fact, ensuring proper care for seniors in nursing homes should be a top priority.
As we age, it’s common for seniors to experience occasional forgetfulness or a decline in cognitive function. However, research suggests that our diet plays a very important role in maintaining brain health.
Many people are unaware of the variety of options that are available for Senior Living…they think that once you retire, reach a certain age or leave your home, the only choice you have is to go into a nursing home…but in today’s world there is soooo much more!
Ways To Help Improve Mental Health In Seniors By the time you’re 80 years old you’ve learned everything. You only have to remember it.” – George Burns Just when you think life should be getting a bit easier, it has a funny way of changing things up on you. As you age, your mental health […]
As we approach the holidays, or any other time of year when you like to remember the special people in your life with a gift, it is often difficult to find the right gift for someone who is memory impaired.
Caring for someone who has memory loss can not only be challenging but very stressful. How can you help them feel loved, respected, and safe? These practical ideas will be very helpful.
We all forget or lose things once in a while, and some of us have better memories than others…but when a senior begins to forget things, it’s automatically assumed that they have dementia or Alzheimer’s disease – which isn’t necessarily true. And there are things they can do to strengthen their mental function…
