If your parent or another senior loved one is starting to need care due to a disability or health condition, then you may be considering whether to provide care for them yourself or whether to hire a professional carer. To help you make this tough decision, it helps to first understand what your responsibilities would […]
Giving Gifts to Loved Ones with Dementia
Giving Gifts to Loved Ones with Dementia
Staying personally and emotionally connected with loved ones who have dementia or Alzheimer’s disease is so important. Especially as the disease progresses, they may not always remember who you are or the memories you’ve shared together, but you can still have special moments going forward, ensuring that your loved one still knows that they are […]
Giving Gifts to Loved Ones with Dementia
Giving Gifts to Loved Ones with Dementia
Staying personally and emotionally connected with loved ones who have dementia or Alzheimer’s disease is so important. Especially as the disease progresses, they may not always remember who you are or the memories you’ve shared together, but you can still have special moments going forward, ensuring that your loved one still knows that they are […]
How to Adapt Social Outings and Activities to Include a Friend Who Has Alzheimer’s
How to Adapt Social Outings and Activities to Include a Friend Who Has Alzheimer’s
In previous blogs, we’ve looked at how engaging in creative activities and socializing can help people with Alzheimer’s in a number of ways. If a friend or a family member has Alzheimer’s, it is important to keep including them and socializing with them as much as possible, but this can become difficult as their condition […]
Fun Activities for Grandparents and Grandchildren
Fun Activities for Grandparents and Grandchildren
One of the best things about getting older is seeing your children grow up and start their own families. Most people report that being a grandparent is even better than becoming a parent because you get to do fun things with them and shower them with love and gifts without all of the sleepless nights […]
The Wonders of Nature and the Great Outdoors
The Wonders of Nature and the Great Outdoors
Looking after both your mental health and physical health is important at all ages, including in your senior years. It’s great to find things that contribute positively to both at once, such as exercise and spending time in nature. As we get older and less mobile, it can be easy to tend toward staying at […]
