moving your loved one into a nursing home

• Why Your Loved One Might Not Have Alzheimer's Disease

  6 June 2016

  If your parent has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, you may assume that the diagnosis is correct and make plans based on this diagnosis. However, there are many times when Alzheimer's disease is diagnosed incorrectly or is diagnosed too soon. It is important to make sure that your loved one is not suffering from a different condition because this can influence the type of assisted living conditions that your parent should be under.

• What Can You Do If Your Elderly Parent Has Memory Issues?

  29 April 2016

  As your parent ages, he or she might begin to experience issues with memory. Although this might seem like a small issue at first, it can quickly grow to a bigger problem. If you suspect that your parent is suffering from cognitive impairment, here is what you need to know.  What Are the Signs? Unless you are visiting your parent daily, recognizing whether or not he or she is suffering from cognitive impairment can be challenging.

• Improve Your Life Through A Senior Living Community

  19 April 2016

  Senior living communities are often synonymous with individuals who have declining health. Boxing in these facilities in this way is unfair, as senior living isn't just for those with medical issues. If you, or a loved one, have shied away from a facility for this reason, take some time to consider just some of the many overlooked ways in which transitioning to a senior living community can benefit you. Increase Your Social Circle

• Adult Day Care Activities And Groups For Seniors

  14 April 2016

  Adult day care center activities operate much like college courses for participating senior members. The groups, clubs, and classes are structured to enhance the cognitive skills of the senior participants and emphasize awareness, reasoning, knowledge, intuition and judgment. These groups can begin with a lesson and class assignment and conclude with senior member responses to the assignments. All of these classes can continually change and seniors can take the class many times without repeating information.

• How To Make Your Short-Term Rehab Stay Count

  13 April 2016

  Long, drawn-out hospital stays are largely a thing of the past. When you go in for a scheduled surgery, like a knee or hip replacement, or even for an emergency, like a heart attack, the odds are good that you'll be discharged in a few days if all goes well. But even in the best possible scenario, it takes more than a few days in the hospital to recover from a major surgery or medical event.