Senior Care Blog

Thanksgiving is just days away, and if you are like a lot of folks, you may have shifted from going to the grandparents’ house for Thanksgiving Dinner to now being the host for the annual feast.  And if you...

I’ve talked about being on the lookout for signs of early onset dementia as we all begin our holiday gatherings.  Dementia may be difficult to detect for a number of reasons.  First, early onset can be evidenced in very...

If you are like millions of folks in this country, you might be counting the days until Thanksgiving. Typically this creates a minor panic considering all the preparation most of us put into making the holiday happen.  If you...

 Everybody forgets something!  There is a heightened awareness – even fear – of Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia especially as we all advance in years, but simple forgetfulness does not inevitably lead to a dementia.  And if you...

I mentioned in the previous post that November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month, so I have invited the Alzheimer’s Association to provide a guest blog.  You will see a quote in this posting from Melanie Chavin, Vice President...

November is National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, and that means it is a good time to talk about how to deal with this frightening condition.  There has been ample press and research in recent months about how Alzheimer’s works, the...

The winter season will soon be upon us, so I have invited Elizabeth Carrollton of Drugwatch.com to guest blog on some of the fall hazards that are part of the ice and snow of winter in the Midwest.  Falls...

In my last post, I talked about indoor fire hazards that are specific to the changing of the seasons. But there are some general safeguards that should be implemented in any senior’s home regardless of the season.  Here are...