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How to Make Valentine’s Day Special for Seniors and Caregivers
A bouquet of flowers, conversation hearts, plush teddy bears, Xs and Os (love), and confections are what Valentine’s Day is all about, right? Well, not necessarily. While the holiday is a time of love, it can also serve as a reminder to express love and appreciation...
How to Create a Successful Care Plan
The need for caregiving can happen slowly as part of the natural aging process, or suddenly because of an accident, a new diagnosis, or a hospitalization. A care plan is an organizational tool outlining needs, actions, and responsivities to ensure that seniors, family...
Are Veterans Living Longer?
A veteran is a person who has significant experience and expertise in a particular occupation or field. A military veteran is a person who is no longer serving in the military. A military veteran that has served directly in combat in a war is further defined as a war...
Make The Most of Holiday Family Time with Aging Parents
Holidays can be both a joyful and a stressful time for everyone, no matter what stage of life we’re in. But as a family member ages, it can become more and more difficult to continue the family traditions everyone expects, and at the same time juggle our elderly loved...
Strokes: What Women Need to Know
A stroke, sometimes called a brain attack, happens when blood flow to an area of the brain is blocked or when a blood vessel in the brain bursts. Blood carries oxygen to cells in the body, and when brain cells are starved of blood, they die. A stroke is a medical...