by Lisa Krauss | May 18, 2022 | Aging in Place, Aging Life Care, Alzheimer's, Caregiver, Caregiver Support, Disease and Illness, Family Dynamics, Health and Safety, Health and Wellness, Health Assistance, Health Care Decisions, Injury, Lifestyle, Lifestyle Changes, Medication Management, Senior Care Solutions, Senior Health
As part of celebrating the month of May as Aging Life Care Month, we would like help educate our visitors on what it is that Aging Life Care Professionals, also known as Geriatric Care Managers, do to help aging persons and their involved family members to plan for...
by Lisa Krauss | Apr 19, 2022 | Aging Life Care, Caregiver, Caregiver Burnout, Caregiver Stress, Caregiver Support, Caregiving, Health and Wellness, Isolation, Lifestyle, Senior Health, Stress, Stress & Anxiety
There are many components to caregiving, and many responsibilities that go along with it. Caregiving can be a very rewarding experience, but many caregivers often face challenges that leave them feeling anxious, overwhelmed, and alone. Caregiving duties tend to take...
by Lisa Krauss | Feb 15, 2022 | Aging Life Care, Exercise, Family Dynamics, Finding Purpose in Life, Health and Wellness, Isolation, Lifestyle, Lifestyle Changes, Meditation, New Chapter in Life, Nutrition, Planning for the Future, Priorities, Prioritization, Self Improvement, Senior Fun and Activities, Socialization, Stress & Anxiety, Time Management
For many seniors, they’ve spent their lives taking care of others. This can make aging care challenges so much more difficult since they must rely on others to take care of them. As we age, our brains also change, and for many it becomes more difficult to...
by Lisa Krauss | Sep 15, 2021 | Aging Life Care, Health and Wellness, Health Care Decisions, Planning for the Future, Senior Care Solutions, Unique Care Needs
Betty and Rhonda were twins, 88 years old. They had both been widowed years earlier, and had decided to share a two-bedroom apartment when keeping up their homes became too much for them. However, Betty’s son was concerned that Betty was becoming forgetful. She...
by Lisa Krauss | Apr 15, 2021 | Aging Life Care, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health and Safety, Self Improvement
The long months of winter, social distancing, and closures due to the pandemic have taken a toll on many people’s mental health, including older adults. As spring starts and vaccinations are more available recommended restrictions are easing. It is a good time...
by Lisa Krauss | Dec 3, 2020 | Aging Life Care, Health and Safety
Technology gives people choices they never had before, including the ability to age in place safely at home. Today, a wide range of technological devices for seniors offer everything from wireless sensors that detect falls to talking clocks that remind people to take...