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Health and wellness • March 26, 2025

Does Osteoporosis Affect Your Teeth?

Osteoporosis is a common bone condition that affects as many as 21% of older adults. Osteoporosis can affect many different aspects of your health, including your teeth. Here’s how osteoporosis can affect your teeth: Bone loss from osteoporosis in the jaw reduces your teeth’s stability leading to tooth loss. Changes in jaw shape can make dentures…

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Dementia • March 24, 2025

What Is Mixed Dementia?

Several different disorders fall under the dementia umbrella. Conditions like Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, and frontotemporal dementia are all types of dementia. But what is mixed dementia? Mixed dementia occurs when a person has two or more kinds of dementia at once. The most common kind of mixed dementia occurs when a…

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Assisted Living • February 26, 2025

What to Do When Only One Parent Needs Assisted Living?

As your parents grow older, providing them with the care they require can be deeply satisfying. Nevertheless, there may come a time when one parent requires more care than the other, creating a challenging balancing act. How can this be managed? Could both your parents reside in an assisted living facility even if one doesn't…

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Dementia • February 26, 2025

What Are the Three Golden Rules of Dementia? Helpful Tips for Communicating

Engaging in conversation with a dementia sufferer demands patience, comprehension, and compassion. The cognitive impairments associated with this condition alter their perception of the world, rendering conventional dialogue tactics difficult. However, adhering to a handful of basic strategies can facilitate a more relaxed and supportive setting. The 3 golden rules of dementia are: avoid asking…

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Memory Care • January 27, 2025

The Early Signs of Memory Loss: When to Consider Memory Care

Supporting a loved one with early signs of memory loss is rewarding and often manageable, but can also become challenging at times. As your loved one’s symptoms worsen, there may come a time when their well-being will benefit from ongoing professional care. Signs to look out for that suggest a loved one may benefit from…

Two hands hold up a puzzle of a person's head. Two pieces missing to symbolize the cognitive decline of dementia.

Memory Care • January 27, 2025

The Importance of Routines for Seniors with Dementia

For seniors with dementia, life can feel full of uncertainty and confusion. However, something as simple as a daily routine has the power to bring structure, reduce anxiety, and maintain independence for individuals with dementia and their caregivers. Whether it’s the consistency of a morning cup of tea or the calming familiarity of an evening…

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Assisted Living • January 21, 2025

Overcoming Guilt of Moving a Loved One to Assisted Living

Long-term care communities, like assisted living, are nothing like the stereotype associated with older adult care. Despite the planning and research, it’s normal to experience some feelings of guilt as your loved one transitions into this new space. It’s up to us to remind ourselves that this decision is an act of love and care.…

An older adult practices chair yoga as a way of staying active with limited mobility.

Assisted Living • December 13, 2024

Adapting Exercises for Seniors with Limited Mobility

Seniors with limited mobility can find themselves restricted in certain ways, but limited mobility doesn't mean that an older adult can't stay active. Chair exercise, chair yoga, water aerobics, and walking programs are ways of adapting exercises for seniors with limited mobility, making it possible for them to stay physically active. A reduced range of…

An adult caregiver experiences the onset of caregiver burnout.

Care options, Health and wellness • November 19, 2024

How to Recognize Signs of Caregiver Burnout

Caregiver burnout refers to a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion that can occur when caring for a loved one. It’s a serious condition that impacts not only the caregiver but also the person they’re caring for. Recognizing signs of caregiver burnout helps caregivers know to implement self-care and supportive strategies to prevent burnout.…

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Dementia, Memory Care • September 12, 2024

How To Create a Safe Living Environment for Seniors With Dementia

Caring for a loved one with dementia can be both rewarding and challenging. One of the most critical aspects of this responsibility is ensuring they live in a safe environment. For caregivers and family members, this means taking proactive steps to minimize hazards and prevent accidents, falls, and injuries. What Is Dementia? Before making changes…

Does Osteoporosis Affect Your Teeth?

What Is Mixed Dementia?

What to Do When Only One Parent Needs Assisted Living?

What Are the Three Golden Rules of Dementia? Helpful Tips for Communicating

The Early Signs of Memory Loss: When to Consider Memory Care

The Importance of Routines for Seniors with Dementia

Overcoming Guilt of Moving a Loved One to Assisted Living

Adapting Exercises for Seniors with Limited Mobility

How to Recognize Signs of Caregiver Burnout

How To Create a Safe Living Environment for Seniors With Dementia

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