Being a caregiver is challenging enough as is. The progression of watching an aging loved one go from independent, to assisted living, and then to memory care can be a difficult road.

There is also another category of caregivers that achieve that label through an unfortunate event that immediately thrusts their loved one into needing care. It can be from an event like a fall to an emergency medical condition like a stroke. If you have suddenly found yourself, be put into the caregiver role, we wanted to share some of the ways you can cope with your newfound duties. [Read more…]

Your aging loved one has been able to always take care of themselves. From personal hygiene to yardwork, they have always been self-sufficient. However, lately it seems, your loved one has started to slide on some of those things and rely on you or your siblings to help out with more duties. You might find their house is cluttered or they’ve not been keeping up with regular showers unless prompted to do so by you. [Read more…]

If your loved one was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or another type of memory loss disease, it can be a heart-breaking diagnosis. You have likely already started to notice some of the early signs of forgetfulness or frustration when their thoughts begin to escape them. [Read more…]