Planning, organizing, downsizing, packing, unpacking…moving is hard work…it’s exhausting! Not only is it hard work, but it can also be very stressful. Although it’s stressful for everyone, it seems to be even more so for seniors. How can that be avoided?
As many people age, they develop feelings and thoughts of being useless, abandoned and rejected. Sometimes there is no reason for these feelings, but oftentimes the people around them inadvertently say or do things that cause these thoughts.
Whether you’re moving into a college dorm, your dream house or into a senior community, moving, just by its nature, is stressful…but it doesn’t have to be…
Is there a move to a senior community in your future or the future of a loved one who you will be helping during this “big event”? There can be a lot of anxiety associated with a rightsizing move, but much of it can be avoided it…
So many seniors move into senior living communities each year…is this your year? Maybe you have already made the move…are you happy? If you’re not, these tips will certainly help your become so…
None of us want to just sit and stare all the time, that why it’s important for seniors with dementia to have activities throughout the day that they can enjoy, be kept busy with and feel successful with, just like you and I do. What does your senior do all day?
Sure, it’s inevitable that as we age, we have a tendency to slow down a bit, our bodies are getting older, but that doesn’t mean we should stop using them, a sedentary lifestyle is not a healthy or fulfilling lifestyle…
For a senior being asked to move into a senior community, it’s a difficult to impossible thing. But what happens if they have a cat or dog that they love and can’t live without…can they take it with them?
Dementia can leave a person afraid, angry, paranoid, confused and sad, and can cause them to become aggressive or even violent…how do you deal with challenging situations like that?
For many seniors, letting go of their clutter is like asking the impossible…a couple of months ago, I wrote a blog post on “How to Help a Senior Hoarder”, today I’d like to talk about why they become hoarders…why they just can’t let their stuff go. Hopefully, understanding their reasons might help you help them to […]
