Nursing Home or Assisted Living?
Have you noticed that your parent could use a little help? They’re missing their medications; maybe they’ve had a fall that requires they have more assistance day to day. Now it’s the time to decide where to go, but you’re not sure what kind of care they need. Do they need a…
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Do’s and Don’ts for Visiting Your Loved One with Dementia
Visiting a loved one with dementia may present interesting challenges. Depending on what stage they are in their dementia diagnosis, a good day can be a joyful reminder of the loved one you’ve always known, while a bad day can be discouraging. It is important to visit a parent…
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Most Common Types of Dementia
Getting a call that a loved one has been diagnosed with dementia can be difficult and confusing. What does it mean? How will this affect their life? How can I help them? A great way to start is by understanding the diagnosis itself. For starters, did you know dementia isn’t a…
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Best Activities for Seniors to Stay Healthy in 2024
The best activities for seniors blend movement, social connection, and brain engagement. Here are seven proven options backed by research.
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When to Start Planning for Long-Term Care
The right time to plan for long-term care is your 50s or early 60s, before a health event forces rushed decisions. Here's how to start.
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Managing the Frustration of Dementia Caregiving
Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia can be challenging and overwhelming on the best of days.
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How to Stay Confident as You Age: 7 Proven Strategies
Confidence in later life is built, not lost. Here are 7 practical ways to help your aging parent feel strong, valued, and self-assured.
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Healthy Benefits of Gratitude for Caregivers
Gratitude lowers caregiver stress and improves sleep, mood, and heart health. Here's how to build a daily practice that actually sticks.
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Nutritional Needs of Seniors
As the temperatures change we find ourselves craving warm comfort foods - calorie-laden coffee drinks, pumpkin spice sweet treats, and cheesy casseroles.
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Making Plans for Your Aging Parents
As children, your parents seem invincible.
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How Does Music Benefit Senior Health? 4 Proven Ways
Music boosts memory, mood, movement, and creativity in older adults - here's how to use it daily, plus what neuroscience and geriatricians recommend.
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Understanding Assisted Living Expenses
Shopping for the right assisted livingcommunity for your parent or spouse can be a daunting task.
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What Makes Áegis Living Different?
CEO and founder, Dwayne Clark, created Áegis Living with the determination of creating an alternative to the sad “old folks’ home.”
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What Is a POLST Form? End-of-Life Orders Explained
A POLST form converts a seriously ill patient's end-of-life wishes into binding medical orders. Here's how it works and who needs one.
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From Transitional Care to Memory Care
If your parent is showing mild or early signs of dementia, do they need to move into memory care?
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Smooth Transition to Assisted Living
Change for anyone can be difficult.
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Meet Your Assisted Living Staff
Your loved one has moved to Áegis Living.
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Gifts for Seniors Using Senses
When looking for a gift for your parent or older spouse, consider their five senses as inspiration - sight, smell, taste, touch, and sound.
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Meaningful Family Visits in Assisted Living
You have worked very hard as the primary caregiver for your parent or spouse.
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What to Expect Moving to Áegis Living
Your longtime home may have been sold.
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11 Common Aging Health Issues
As we age, we notice more outward signs of the passing years such as deepening wrinkles, pronounced laugh lines, grey hair, or we pick up our reading glasses more frequently.
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Why Your Parent Needs a Power of Attorney Now
A power of attorney protects your parent's finances and healthcare choices if they can't decide for themselves. Here's why it matters and how to set one up.
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Value of Intergenerational Relationships
Did you know September is Intergeneration Month, a time to intentionally connect generations to communicate age-related gratitude and needs?
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Who Lives in Assisted Living?
Perhaps you never thought that one day your mom or dad may be unable to care for themselves.
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