As your loved ones age, they’ll eventually require more assistance in completing simple daily activities, like cooking and cleaning. As such, an assisted living community can be an ideal place for them to live their retirement comfortably. But, some choose to move to assisted living early, even though they’re still able to complete these daily…
Lately, there’s an emerging trend of more and more older adults being isolated. While we may usually associate isolation with living in a remote area, the elderly can also be isolated due to loss of social connections and the inability to head out of the house. For the latter, it may be that they are…
If you’re living with Alzheimer’s, dementia, or other forms of memory-loss related conditions, you should know that cognitive decline is a common symptom and severely impedes the individual from being fully independent and going through their daily life smoothly. Cognitive decline is widely regarded as a loss of intellectual function, as the affected individual increasingly…
The sudden transition from the winter season to spring can impact your elderly parent’s health. From cold temperatures to now warmer weather, older adults can find it challenging to keep up with the change in climate, increase in social activities, and many more. Due to this transition, they would tend to experience issues, such as…
Now that the spring season is fast approaching, it’s time to say goodbye to cold, harsh snowstorms and bitter temperatures, and say hello to bright sunny days and warmer weather. Since the weather will get more pleasant, it will be a waste of opportunity to spend most of your days indoors. Instead, take this time…