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Pre-Hab Before Knee Replacement
By: on Feb 23, 2011
For years, hospitals and skilled nursing/rehab centers have been trying to sell patients on the idea of “pre-hab”. Meaning a patient would complete a special rehab program in preparation for knee replacement surgery. The pre-hab would be a combination of resistance training, flexibility and other light exercises. Pre-hab has met with various levels of interest [...]
Pets as Therapists for the Elderly
By: on Oct 8, 2010
If you’ve ever visited a friend or loved one in an assisted living or nursing care community and taken a pet, you’ve seen this first hand. As these four-legged ambassadors make their way through the hallways, every resident wants to see them or touch them. They bring joy to so many with no real effort. [...]
The Hidden Costs of Caring for the Elderly
By: on Oct 5, 2010
Families often struggle with the decision to move an aging loved one to a senior living community. They struggle for many reasons – they don’t understand senior care, they think assisted living is just another name for nursing homes, and we have all heard the horror stories about nursing homes. But what families often underestimate [...]
Getting the Most of Your Relationship with Your Physician
By: on Oct 4, 2010
I read a great article in The Huffington Post last week by Dr. Richard Senelick. Having worked in the senior living industry for almost 15 years now, it really hit home for me. The burdens on our physicians are great without a doubt. But more and more, I hear from families that they feel like [...]
Should You Claim Your Parent as a Dependent?
By: on Aug 24, 2010
Not only can caring for an elderly parent be stressful, but it can also become quite costly. Whether your parent is receiving elderly in home care with you, or you’re paying for assisted living or nursing home care, you may be paying for medications, special foods, transportation, clothing, respite care and credit card bills [...]
Making the Move to a Senior Community: Interviewing Realtors
By: on Aug 23, 2010
As we help people prepare to move to senior living, we often find the person moving has lived in their home for several decades. They are parting with a home that has great sentimental value to everyone in the family. We’ve put together this list of questions to help you find a realtor that will [...]
When is it Time to Get Help for the Elderly?
By: on Aug 23, 2010
Many of us find ourselves as members of a growing club – the sandwich generation. While we’re still raising our own children, we’re also “sandwiched” in the middle helping to care for our aging parents. According to the Family Caregiving Alliance, approximately 44 million American families and friends provide unpaid care to another adult, sometimes [...]
Brain Tour
By: on Jan 28, 2010
When my grandfather was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease, one my struggles was understanding what was causing his new behaviors. I knew he was forgetful and that he wandered. But, the disease was proving to be much more than that. I wasn’t prepared for the paranoia or for the loss of speech. I wanted to understand [...]
Sandwiched in the Middle
By: on Dec 28, 2009
For those of us who work in the senior living industry, the 2009 study Caregiving in the USA conducted by the National Caregiver Alliance (NAC) and AARP, held few surprises. Nearly one-third of Americans reported being a caregiver in 2009. That number has held fairly stable over the past five years, as have the demographics [...]
Time for Mom to Hang Up Her Keys?
By: on Dec 28, 2009
Because I work in the senior living industry, a friend approached me last week to ask for advice on how to talk to her mother about giving up driving. She thinks her mom is a hazard to herself and others because she drives at a top speed of about 25 mph. I wasn’t sure how [...]
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