Senior Care Blog

 The beginning of a new year is certainly a time for resolutions, but it also can be a time to take stock of the “big picture” if you are a caregiver to an older loved one.  Your older loved...

Perhaps you’re thinking about ways to make caregiving easier in the next coming year. You may have read tips and advice about caregiving and creating care plans, especially if you follow this blog, but don’t know exactly what care...

We all lose sleep sometimes, because we all can carry to bed with us the worries about the concluding day or the day ahead.  I have been taking an informal poll on what keeps caregivers awake, and some consistent...

The holidays have gone by in a great rush, but you may have noticed someone in your orbit who seems a bit down during these past days and beyond.  We have all heard somebody comment that New Year’s or...

This month we’ve addressed ways to mitigate holiday blues and that familiar feeling of melancholy for both the caregiver and the loved one throughout the season. However, for an older loved one, that feeling of unhappiness, especially if it...

As you prepare for the big holiday feast and potentially the big snowfall that may come your way, we at Creative Care Management wanted to take time out to wish you happy holidays, good health, and an encouraging start...

There are a lot of misconceptions about Alzheimer’s Disease or dementia in general, and these misconceptions can make simple conversation frustrating for both the person with the condition and the well-intended caregiver.  If you are in a position during...

As we once again come together with family and face tough decisions for the start of the coming year, it may not be so much the caregiving tasks that leave you down and out after the holidays. What may...