While memory loss is a normal part of the aging process, it can have a significant impact on seniors’ lives. It is important to recognize if and when a senior’s memory loss extends to a cognitive disorder such as Alzheimer’s. One must also remember that many seniors are not very alert or vigilant and can… Read more »
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The Sandwich Generation: Dealing with Aging Parents While Raising Kids
This article will look at tips and financial considerations for anyone dealing with aging parents and adult children at the same time. Are you “sandwiched” financially and emotionally between an aging parent and an adult child? According to a recent study, nearly half of Americans in their 40s and 50s have a parent aged 65… Read more »
Parenting the Parent: Balancing Senior Care for Parents in New Jersey
It is a significant reversal of roles for many people, and when it comes time to parent the parent it can be a big change in your relationship. According to many senior care experts, watching our parents lose their independence is one of the most challenging realities for children to face as our parents age…. Read more »
Unsure Whether Your Senior Parent Will Like Assisted Living? Consider Short-Term Care Options
Many people are concerned about whether their senior parent will be happy in an assisted living facility. Finding high-quality care that fits your senior care needs is important, but making sure that your senior enjoys where and how they are living is just as important. One of the best ways to be sure your elderly… Read more »
Pet Therapy: Can it Cure Your Senior Parent’s Loneliness?
It doesn’t take a lot of scientific evidence and big research reports for all of us to know that pets make humans feel better. Anyone who’s been snuggled by a dog or cuddled up to by a cat knows this instinctively. The pet-human bond is therapeutic for both sides. One of the most persistent problems… Read more »
Short Term Care for Your Senior Parent Recovering From Surgery
Recovering from surgery without help isn’t easy. Most people underestimate how much their life changes post-surgery. The senior care consultants at Adult Care Advisors identify some of the major challenges your senior parent is likely to face when recovering from surgery: Be prepared for a longer-than-expected recuperation and recovery time. Even straightforward procedures such as… Read more »
How to Assess the Quality of Medical Care at Your Parent’s Senior Care Facility
When selecting a senior care facility for your parents, a significant deciding factor will be the quality of medical care available. We all want to be assured that our senior parents will be well taken care of, with access to the best quality medical care when needed. Adult Care Advisors offers some useful tips and… Read more »
Can I Afford Senior Care for my Retired Parents?
Contrary to popular belief, the cost of senior care is well within reach of anyone in need of it. Unfortunately, most people tend to avoid thinking about their senior adulthood. Similarly, most of us don’t plan ahead for our senior parents and the care they will need in their golden years. The fact is, at… Read more »
Senior Care and Assisted Living Tips for The Sandwich Generation
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the term “Sandwich Generation” describes that demographic of people who are balancing the needs of the oldest and youngest members of their families. What can you do to cope if you are a member of the Sandwich Generation? Can senior care communities and assisted living be of any… Read more »
Discussing Assisted Living with Your Parents
Although it would be ideal for seniors to live at home all their lives, it is not always the safest or most practical option. Staying alone at home all day can be quite dangerous – particularly when the individual in question is facing increased fatigue, reduced agility and more frequent memory lapses. Moving your senior… Read more »
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