Archive for the ‘Nursing Homes’ category
Senior Living | The Senior Retirement Dilemma…Now What?
by Karl Edmunds :: For many seniors, the door to retirement is not all it is cracked up to be. Some have lots of time but no money and can’t figure out what to do. Others have money but can’t get out of the work mode and claim no time to relax and look at [...]
Senior Caregivers | The Stress Caring for a Seniors
by Grace Enderlein : Most Americans will be informal caregivers at some point during their lives. Each year more than 44 million Americans (21% of the adult population) provide unpaid care to an elderly or disabled person who are 18 years or older. This is significant! It represents 80 percent of all long-term care in [...]
Senior Exercise | Less Bridge and More Wii in Assisted Living Facilities
by Melissa Peterman :: Getting efficient exercise, both physically and mentally can be a challenge for some seniors who have disabilities, lack of physical assistance, or financial difficulties. Nintendo’s Wii Sports brings mental and physical exercising to seniors instead of seniors having to seek it outside their homes. It’s not just the kids playing video [...]
Assisted Living Facility for Individuals with Alzheimer’s or other Dementia
Alzheimer’s disease affects approximately 26 million people worldwide. In the initial stages, the symptoms of this disease become apparent through loss of short term memory for recent events. It then develops into an inability to remember and perform the Activities of Daily Living (ADLs). As the disease progresses, the symptoms worsen and manifest in the [...]
