Senior Care Blog

First, I want to thank everyone who helped get the word out on our recently-orphaned therapy dog, Annabelle.  I am happy to report that Annabelle has found a new, adoptive home and that dog and master are doing great. ...

It’s not just about being lonely.  Isolation may be a bigger senior health issue than even dementia – never mind that research has shown a clinical link between these two.  I had a client a few years back who...

Therapy dogs work, because we all – as the saying goes – get by with a little help from our friends.  It may be a cliché and it may be a good basis for a song, but it also...

Today’s guest post comes from David Tuggle, a Central Illinois attorney with the firm of Tuggle, Schiro & Lichtenberger.  They focus on Social Security Disability law and Personal Injury. In 2004, colleagues ranked him in the top 5% of...

It’s not just about forgetting how to get to where they are going.  Older adults – even in the early stages of dementia – are simply at a much higher risk of accidents while driving.  While adults over the...

Here in Chicago we just had a day time high temperature of 88 degrees this week, but I am thinking of the holidays.  The grass may still be green and the leaves may still be on the trees, but...

Today’s posting is from one of our long-time business associates and health care industry expert.  Mr. John Marchica is founder and president of  Darwin Health, a research resource and think tank in the industry.  He is a published author...

If you are a caregiver to an older loved one, you likely have heard of it, but maybe you were not sure if it is a real syndrome…or if it is, what you can do about it.  I am...