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Caregivers

How to Help Seniors Combat Loneliness

Whether you live alone or with others, loneliness is bound to creep in if it feels like meaningful relationships are...

4 Thoughtful Ways to Thank Your Family Caregiver

Each year, millions of caregivers in the U.S. provide unpaid care for a loved one. These caregivers, known as “informal...

4 Tips to Help Your Parents Prepare for Medicare

Many people start out learning about Medicare by helping their senior parents find health insurance coverage. Medicare can be confusing...

How to Talk With Seniors About Their Unsafe Driving

Talking to seniors about their driving abilities can be a difficult conversation to have. For many people, driving represents independence,...

Dementia vs. Alzheimer’s: Understanding the Difference

Most of us have experienced an occasional lapse in memory at some point in our lives. Forgetting about an appointment...

Different Types of Long-Term Care

There are different types of long–term care. Long–term care refers to a broad range of medical and personal services designed to assist individuals who have...

How to Pay for Nursing Home Care

You may never need to move into any type of assisted living facility, but life can be unpredictable. Even though...

Forms Needed to Act on a Loved Ones Behalf

Caring for a loved one who is aging and experiencing a decline in health can be difficult for everyone involved....

Countdown! 10 Fun New Year’s Party Ideas for Older Adults

Welcoming a new year is a special time of looking forward to new beginnings, fresh outlooks on life, and celebrating...

Memory Exercises for Seniors That Work

How can we improve our memory? Most experts believe memory exercises for seniors should typically involve real-world activities, but there...

Fall Prevention Checklist for Older Adult Safety

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than one out of four older adults fall each year....

5 Best Pill Reminder Apps

According to the National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE), seniors use more medicines—prescription, over-the-counter (OTC) and supplements—than any other...

Senior Housing Options for ‘Aging in Community’

Most older adults want to “age in place,” meaning that as they age, they can continue to live at home...

Handling Stress as a Long-Term Caregiver

Patience and compassion are two qualities that a long-term caregiver needs an abundance of when caring for a loved one....