There are many factors that can contribute to poor dietary habits in the elderly: lack of money to purchase healthy food, unable to drive or to access a grocery store, physical ailments (including dementia) that prevent people from cooking, fatigue or lack of confidence in the kitchen. Anyone can relate to at least a few Read More
Silver Alert: It’s an Amazing Amber Alert For Seniors
by Pam Ness In California, we have gotten familiar with the concept of Amber Alerts. Our phones vibrate or chime with the message that a child or teenager has been abducted, including pertinent details of vehicle license plate numbers and car descriptions. In synchrony, the media plays a role in spreading the information, and electronic Read More
Caring for Seniors with Mobility Issues
A person’s ability to move around by themselves, called mobility, can drastically change as they age. Some changes come slowly over a long period of time, like weakening of muscles due to declining nutrition, illness, natural aging, decreasing coordination and flexibility associated with dementia, or illness such as diabetes or others that affect the circulatory Read More
Managing the Scary Costs of an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
by Pam Ness The Alzheimer’s Association recently released the results of an important study on the financial impact of caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease. There are currently over 5 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s, and every 66 seconds someone living in the U.S. is diagnosed with the disease. Alzheimer’s disease is the Read More
The Connection Between Diabetes and Alzheimer’s & Proactive Protection
Diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease are two of the most common causes of death in the United States, and in the past few decades, scientists have seen a rise in both. Diabetes is a disease in which the body is not able to process sugars regularly, and the cardiovascular system is put in great danger–especially when Read More
What to Expect When Touring a Residential Care Facility
Perhaps your loved one was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or dementia, and though they have not progressed rapidly in their disease, you sense that soon enough they will not be able to be left alone. Oftentimes, a family and friends decide to put their loved one in a residential care facility, and maybe that is Read More
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