The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the lives of many upside down over the past year. Residents of assisted living communities have been impacted disproprotionately; both directly by the COVID-19 virus and indirectly through social isolation. Now, with a light at the end of the tunnel in the form of vaccinations, many people have questions. [Read more…]
Becoming a caregiver may be a slow change over time, or it may be a sudden shift after an acute medical issue. It can be difficult for someone to balance supporting someone’s independence and their ability to make their own decisions, while also balancing their needs and safety concerns. [Read more…]
Nocturnal leg cramps are common in aging adults as well as competitive athletes and can be a source of a great deal of pain. It is estimated that one third of adults over the age of 60, and half of the adults over 80 suffer from nighttime muscle cramps with 40% reporting pain several times per week. [Read more…]
Never in American history has a vaccine been developed, tested, and distributed to the public with the speed in which Covid has. For those older Americans, and people with compromised immune systems there seems to be little question as to whether to receive the vaccine or not, but what about the healthy population? [Read more…]
I have heard from my clients hundreds of times how their loved one(s) are very hard of hearing yet they refuse to wear their hearing aids! I am always perplexed as to why anyone would intentionally make it difficult to communicate by refusing to utilize their hearing aids? [Read more…]