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Getting the Most from Senior Care Insurance

Getting the Most from Senior Care Insurance Table of contents What is senior care insurance? Senior insurance benefits When does long-term care

Senior Heart Health: Preventing the Effects of Aging

Our cardiovascular system changes with age. Improve senior heart health with these tips for diet, exercise, and more.

Hospice Grief and Loss: Understanding the Stages of Grief

Hospice Grief and Loss: Understanding the Stages of Grief Table of contents Why do we feel grief and loss during hospice? Where

Does Medicare Cover Home Health Care for Seniors?

Home health care refers to services given in your senior parent’s home to treat injuries or illnesses. It’s typically more convenient Home

Continuity of Care: What Is It and Why Is It Important for Seniors?

Continuity of care gives patients an ongoing relationship with their healthcare providers and allows information to be shared between them.

Cancer Screening in Older Adults: Which Tests Do Seniors Need?

Cancer screening in older adults helps your senior parent maintain their health. However, not all seniors will need certain tests.

Living Well with Hearing Loss: Tips for Seniors

Living Well with Hearing Loss: Tips for Seniors Table of contents What causes hearing loss in seniors? Tips for living well with

Does My Senior Parent Need a Healthcare Proxy?

A healthcare proxy lets your senior parent make their wishes known about medical and end-of-life care while they're still healthy.

Low Blood Pressure Levels: How to Help Your Senior Parent

Low blood pressure levels are a common ailment in seniors. Here's how to recognize the signs and when to see a healthcare

Respite Care for Seniors: The Benefits for You and Your Parent

Respite care for seniors offers family caregivers time to recharge, make sure their own needs are met, and avoid burnout.

High Cholesterol in Seniors: Making Changes for a Healthy Heart

High cholesterol in seniors can negatively affect their health. Changes to their diet, lifestyle improvements, and medications can help.

Why is Fall Prevention Important? Plus 12 Tips to Prevent Senior Falls

Why is fall prevention important? Falls are common but can cause serious injuries for seniors. Here are some tips to prevent falls

What are the Different Levels of Hospice Care?

Many people mistakenly think that hospice is a place where your loved one goes. However, it’s actually an expert service

Is a Small Assisted Living Facility Better for Your Senior Parent?

A small assisted living facility can offer a warm, home-like environment for your senior parent while still meeting their care needs.

Summer Health Tips for Seniors: Fun in the Sun

Summer health tips for seniors. How summer weather affects seniors and how to help your parent stay safe and healthy during the

COPD in Seniors: What You Should Know

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, in seniors is a lung disease that can affect your parent's health and daily life. Here's

The Importance of Foot Care for Seniors with Diabetes

Beautiful senior woman doing stretching exercise while sitting on yoga mat at home. Mature woman exercising in sportswear by stretching forward to

How to Plan an End of Life Celebration for Your Senior Parent

End-of-life celebrations: tips for choosing the type that best fits your parent and a look at Parentis Health's yearly celebration.

Home Oxygen Therapy Tips for Your Senior Parent

Home Oxygen Therapy Tips for Your Senior Parent Table of contents What is home oxygen therapy? What equipment is needed for home

Maintain Independence With Assisted Living: How To Help Your Parent

Help your parent to maintain independence with assisted living. Assisted living may let your parent live more freely than on their own.

Happy Senior Couple Reading and Knitting

How to Stay Sharp in Old Age: 10 Tips to Help Your Parent

Many people think that becoming forgetful and slowing down mentally is a fact of growing older. But it doesn’t have to be.

How to Prevent Senior Isolation and Boredom

How to Prevent Senior Isolation and Boredom Table of contents What causes seniors to become lonely and bored? The health risks of

How to Help Your Senior Parent Avoid Diabetes Complications

Help your senior parent avoid diabetes complications that can affect their health. Tips for caring for a parent with diabetes. Here are

8 Top Safety Hazards In The Home For The Elderly

Avoid these top safety hazards in the home for the elderly. You can help your aging parent remain independent at home with

Moving Parents into Assisted Living: 7 Steps for an Easy Transition

Moving parents into assisted living can be a challenge. Here are seven helpful steps for adult children to begin the conversation.

Dental Care for the Elderly: Why it’s Important and Tips for Success

Oral health is essential for everyone! Medical research increasingly shows that the health of your mouth is connected to the health of

Osteoporosis meds are available as pills, injections, or infusions from a healthcare provider.

Osteoporosis Meds: Reducing the Risk of Pain and Fractures in Seniors

Osteoporosis meds can help prevent bone fractures in senior adults. These treatments are available from a healthcare provider as pills

How to Recover From Caregiver Burnout: 5 Tips to Reduce Stress

Learn the causes and how to recover from caregiver burnout. Five tips you can use to reduce caregiver fatigue and burnout. Caregiver

Director Series 2: Residential Care with Arda Kardjian

Learn how Verona Court has maintained its level of excellence, before and during Covid-19 from its Co-Founder Arda Kardjian, RN, BSN.

Inside Assisted Living Facilities: What They Are and How They’re Different

Finding the right place for a loved one can feel overwhelming—especially for those who require ongoing, long-term care.

Director Series 1: Home Care with Marco Aguiluz

The Director Series—a Parentis Health Learning Center exclusive—connects you with our leadership team in a whole new way.

Palliative Care vs. Hospice: What’s the Difference?

Palliative care and hospice are two types of health care that are often used interchangeably—but they differ in several key ways

4th-swing-fore-literacy-golf-tournament

Support young readers in Orange County! Register now for a round of golf in Parentis Foundation’s 4th Annual Swing Fore Literacy Charity

4th Annual Igniting Potential – Day of Giving

For the 4th year in a row, Parentis Foundation partnered with Orange County Community Foundation and 16 other local nonprofits to support

Tips on How to Eat Healthy

Tips on How to Eat Healthy We live in a complicated nutritional landscape, surrounded by fad diets and superfoods. Though we are

End Stage of Parkinson’s

The end stage of Parkinson's is painful and debilitating. To preserve quality of life, families need a plan to provide round-clock-care.

What’s the Difference Between Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy?

What’s the Difference Between Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy? Knowing how to remain active and independent

Yoga Strength, Balance & Flexibility Exercises

Yoga Strength, Balance & Flexibility Exercises Poor fitness is the biggest obstacle to healthy aging. More than anything, our physical abilities shape

The Importance of Family in the Physical Therapy Process

The role of family in physical therapy is crucial. Their support motivates patients, ensuring they continue to exercise and rebuild their strength.

Home Health, Comfort Care, & Crisis Care

Due to advances in medical science, services once available only in hospitals can now be provided in the safety and comfort of

Late Stage Alzheimer’s: What to Expect

Late Stage Alzheimer’s: What to Expect Alzheimer’s disease affects every aspect of personality and behavior. Patients become forgetful.

What is Terminal Restlessness?

What is Terminal Restlessness? When their time comes, we hope our loved one dies peacefully. Unfortunately, the process is not always soft

Mindful Eating 101: Everything You Need to Know

Mindful Eating 101: Everything You Need to Know The average American makes roughly 200 food-related decisions per day according to Brian Wansink

Elderly Fall Prevention: Tips & Strategies to Stay Safe

Elderly fall prevention exercises improve your strength, balance, and coordination, so senior can continue living free and independently.

Recovering From a Broken Hip: 7 Strength-Building Exercises

Recovering From a Broken Hip: 7 Strength-Building Exercises For seniors, hip fractures can have a devastating impact on mobility and independence.

What is Anticipatory Grief?

Anticipatory grief moves through several stages. First is the initial shock. People can be angry, perhaps searching for someone to blame.

Hospice Volunteers: Making an Impact in People’s Lives

Hospice volunteers play an integral role in hospice care, helping patients find peace and happiness during one of the most trying periods

Memory Care: A Short Guide for Families

For people suffering from dementia, memory care offers a way to stay healthy, stay connected, and preserve their mental abilities as long

5 Healthy Comfort Foods with Proven Benefits

5 Healthy Comfort Foods with Proven Benefits What we eat affects how we feel. There is a reason we crave sweets and processed

Mottling of the Skin Before Death

Mottling is caused by poor circulation; the patient’s heart can no longer pump blood effectively. This causes deprivation in the outer extremities,

Why is Death Painful & What Can be Done About It?

Hospice exists to alleviate suffering. Though we do not like to think about it, our lives are finite. No matter how hard we fight,

Haldol & Nausea: Keeping Sickness at Bay

Haldol & Nausea: Keeping Sickness at Bay Haldol is Nausea and vomiting are unfortunately common in terminally ill patients. They are some of the most

Healthy Food for the Eyes

If your eyes feel healthy, it is easy to assume they are healthy. But many eye problems, such as cataracts and age-related

Signs Death is Near

During the final stage of life, each person goes through a unique set of physical and psychological changes. As their body begins shutting down, their thoughts

15 Ways to Boost Daily Fiber Intake

15 Ways to Boost Daily Fiber Intake Most of us know we ought to eat more fiber. However, despite the talk of numbers, most of

Caring for Dementia: Practical Tips & Strategies

Caring for Dementia: Practical Tips & Strategies Caring for dementia requires patience, knowledge, and compassion. During the early stages

How Long Does Hospice Last?

How Long Does Hospice Last? Hospice exists to improve quality of life for people struggling with serious illness. It offers such immense

What is Sundown Syndrome?

What is sundown syndrome? We have collected practical tips to help manage Alzheimer's patients who become agitated.

The Best Food for Brain Health

The Best Food for Brain Health When thinking about their brain power, seniors should pay particular attention to what they are eating.

What Happens When Hospice Is Called?

What Happens When Hospice Is Called? Hospice is called when patients feel aggressive treatment is no longer a viable or attractive option.

Parkinson’s Disease and Physical Therapy

Physical therapy slows the progression of Parkinson's disease and improves quality of life, allowing patients to remain active and independent longer.

5 Major Health Benefits of Magnesium

5 Major Health Benefits of Magnesium Maintaining a healthy intake of magnesium is a challenge for seniors. As they get

Home Care vs. Home Health: What is the Difference?

Home Care vs. Home Health: What is the Difference? The services of home care and home health exist to assist seniors in difficulty. Perhaps

What to Say to a Dying Person

What to Say to a Dying Person How to have meaningful conversations during the end-of-life stages In order to pass away with

Palliative Care vs. Hospice. What is the Difference?

Palliative Care vs. Hospice. What is the Difference? Palliative care and hospice are presented as separate services when in reality

How Do You Know It’s Time for Hospice?

It can be challenging to know when it's time for hospice. Hospice begins with an honest conversation between families, patients, and their

The Duties of a Senior Caregiver

The duties of a senior caregiver are important for the health and happiness of older adults, helping them regain their strength

Financial Intelligence for Retirement

Financial Intelligence for Retirement Everyone dreams of a comfortable retirement, but not everyone has the financial intelligence

Senior Mental Health & Longevity Mindset

Senior Mental Health & Longevity Mindset Mindset is key to senior mental health. A brevity mindset sees life as closed, with limited

Supporting Families Who Can’t See A Dying Loved One

Supporting families who have lost someone during COVID can be challenging. Our chaplain offers practical advice

Recognize Non-Verbal Pain Cues

Recognize Non-Verbal Pain Cues Hospice care exists in order to improve a person’s quality of life. Key to this is managing pain.

Signs A Loved One Needs Residential Care

Signs A Loved One Needs Residential Care Retirement homes provide a lot of value to seniors. However, there are times when the

Creating an Advance Care Plan for Hospice

Creating an Advance Care Plan for Hospice Creating an advance care plan explains your wishes to doctors, nurses, and hospice workers

Importance of Intimate Nursing Care

Intimate nursing care provides close, personal support to people with serious medical & memory issues in a loving, family atmosphere.

Treating COVID Symptoms in Hospice

Treating COVID Symptoms in Hospice In hospice, treating COVID symptoms requires a different approach. Unlike acute medical centers

How Physical Therapy Helps Seniors

Accidents and injuries are serious obstacles to a person’s independence—no matter how old they are. While most of us bounce back from

What Are the Benefits of In-Home Physical Therapy?

What Are the Benefits of In-Home Physical Therapy? After an accident or illness, it is important seniors rebuild their strength, balance, and

Adapting Hospice Care to COVID-19

Adapting Hospice Care to COVID-19 Adapting hospice care to COVID-19 has been a challenge. In order to treat symptoms, hospice workers

In-Home Physical Therapy During COVID

In-Home Physical Therapy During COVID COVID-19 has led to an important shift in patient care. Rather than rely on skilled nursing facilities

Total Body Strength Protocol

Total Body Strength Protocol People are creatures of habit, even when they exercise. Once they find a workout they enjoy, they tend

Treating High Blood Pressure in Seniors

Treating High Blood Pressure in Seniors America’s leading heart experts have discovered almost 80 percent of the nation’s seniors have high BP.

Being a Caregiver

The responsibility and expectations of a caregiver are really high. Some caregivers say they lose their sense of privacy in the job.

Preparing for Aging: What You Need to Consider

Preparing for aging can be a difficult topic. No one likes to consider the bumps they might face down the road. However,

Hospice Volunteer Program

I would like to share an article written by our Volunteer Coordinator here at Parentis Hospice. Mrs. Taylor Edwards Harper holds a

Making The Most of In-Home Caregivers

In-home caregivers improves quality of life by providing intimate support to you and your loved ones. They are an important help for

What It Takes To Be A Good Home Caregiver

A good home caregiver plays a vital role in a senior’s life. As people get older, it’s common for them to feel

How to Help When They Have Lost a Loved One

It’s difficult to support a friend or family member who has lost a loved one. What practical things can you do to

What is Compassion Fatigue?

Compassion fatigue hurts nurses and healthcare providers, but is easy to prevent. Find out how to keep your caregivers at 100 percent.

Hospice Is Not What You Think…You May Be Surprised

She lay down in a room with a nasal cannula blowing oxygen lightly into her nose, unable to get out of bed.

We All Poop… Until We Don’t

Constipation is a major cause of distress and infection in hospice patients, but with the right care, nurses and family can maintain

Top 10 Anti-Inflammatory Fighting Foods

Top 10 Anti-Inflammatory Fighting Foods Purpose of this article: To provide nutrition knowledge and food sources to help prevent the exacerbation

7 Practices for Healthy Aging

I’m sure you have heard of men and women in their 60s, 70s , maybe even 80s, say how they don’t feel

How Does Someone Qualify For Hospice?

Patients qualify for hospice when their disease has entered an advanced final stage and they believe their comfort is now fist priority.

Can Morphine Kill You?

Can Morphine Kill You? The importance of morphine in hospice care Morphine is one of the best tools hospice has for managing

Meal Planning for Beginners: 7 Steps

It’s Tuesday night. You just got off work and haven’t eaten all day. Now it’s time to decide what’s for dinner. You

Healthy Sleeping Guide for Seniors (updated)

Healthy Sleeping Guide for Seniors (updated) As we age, most of us will experience bodily changes that affect how we sleep.

Checklist for Funeral Planning

Checklist for Funeral Planning Funerals do more than acknowledge the reality of death. They mark the transition from this life to the

How to Explain Death to a Child

Parents find it hard to explain death to a child because, in most cases, they are not comfortable talking about it themselves.

Moving into a Nursing Home Facility

Moving into a Nursing Home Facility For a while, your loved one has been growing steadily worse. They are constantly fatigued.

Director Series 2: Residential Care with Arda Kardjian

Learn how Verona Court has maintained its level of excellence, before and during Covid-19 from its Co-Founder Arda Kardjian,

Director Series 1: Home Care with Marco Aguiluz

The Director Series—a Parentis Health Learning Center exclusive—connects you with our leadership team in a whole new way.

Getting the Most from Senior Care Insurance

Getting the Most from Senior Care Insurance Table of contents What is senior care insurance? Senior insurance benefits When does long-term care insurance pay?

Respite Care for Seniors: The Benefits for You and Your Parent

Respite care for seniors offers family caregivers time to recharge, make sure their own needs are met, and avoid burnout.

8 Top Safety Hazards In The Home For The Elderly

Avoid these top safety hazards in the home for the elderly. You can help your aging parent remain independent at home with these safety

How to Recover From Caregiver Burnout: 5 Tips to Reduce Stress

Learn the causes and how to recover from caregiver burnout. Five tips you can use to reduce caregiver fatigue and burnout. Caregiver burnout is

Parkinson’s Disease and Physical Therapy

Physical therapy slows the progression of Parkinson's disease and improves quality of life, allowing patients to remain active and independent longer.

Home Care vs. Home Health: What is the Difference?

Home Care vs. Home Health: What is the Difference? The services of home care and home health exist to assist seniors in difficulty. Perhaps they have

The Duties of a Senior Caregiver

The duties of a senior caregiver are important for the health and happiness of older adults, helping them regain their strength

How Physical Therapy Helps Seniors

Accidents and injuries are serious obstacles to a person’s independence—no matter how old they are. While most of us bounce back from a bad

What Are the Benefits of In-Home Physical Therapy?

What Are the Benefits of In-Home Physical Therapy? After an accident or illness, it is important seniors rebuild their strength, balance, and flexibility.

Treating High Blood Pressure in Seniors

Treating High Blood Pressure in Seniors America’s leading heart experts have discovered almost 80 percent of the nation’s seniors have high BP.

Being a Caregiver

The responsibility and expectations of a caregiver are really high. Some caregivers say they lose their sense of privacy in the job.

Preparing for Aging: What You Need to Consider

Preparing for aging can be a difficult topic. No one likes to consider the bumps they might face down the road. However, putting a

Making The Most of In-Home Caregivers

In-home caregivers improves quality of life by providing intimate support to you and your loved ones. They are an important help for the road

What It Takes To Be A Good Home Caregiver

A good home caregiver plays a vital role in a senior’s life. As people get older, it’s common for them to feel lonely and

Does Medicare Cover Home Health Care for Seniors?

Home health care refers to services given in your senior parent’s home to treat injuries or illnesses. It’s typically more convenient Home health care

Low Blood Pressure Levels: How to Help Your Senior Parent

Low blood pressure levels are a common ailment in seniors. Here's how to recognize the signs and when to see a healthcare provider.

Why is Fall Prevention Important? Plus 12 Tips to Prevent Senior Falls

Why is fall prevention important? Falls are common but can cause serious injuries for seniors. Here are some tips to prevent falls at home.

COPD in Seniors: What You Should Know

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, in seniors is a lung disease that can affect your parent's health and daily life. Here's what you

Home Oxygen Therapy Tips for Your Senior Parent

Home Oxygen Therapy Tips for Your Senior Parent Table of contents What is home oxygen therapy? What equipment is needed for home oxygen therapy?

How to Help Your Senior Parent Avoid Diabetes Complications

Help your senior parent avoid diabetes complications that can affect their health. Tips for caring for a parent with diabetes. Here are some tips

Osteoporosis Meds: Reducing the Risk of Pain and Fractures in Seniors

Osteoporosis meds can help prevent bone fractures in senior adults. These treatments are available from a healthcare provider as pills

What’s the Difference Between Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy?

What’s the Difference Between Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy? Knowing how to remain active and independent

The Importance of Family in the Physical Therapy Process

The role of family in physical therapy is crucial. Their support motivates patients, ensuring they continue to exercise and rebuild their strength.

Home Health, Comfort Care, & Crisis Care

Due to advances in medical science, services once available only in hospitals can now be provided in the safety and comfort of home. They

Elderly Fall Prevention: Tips & Strategies to Stay Safe

Elderly fall prevention exercises improve your strength, balance, and coordination, so senior can continue living free and independently.

Recovering From a Broken Hip: 7 Strength-Building Exercises

Recovering From a Broken Hip: 7 Strength-Building Exercises For seniors, hip fractures can have a devastating impact on mobility and independence.

Parkinson’s Disease and Physical Therapy

Physical therapy slows the progression of Parkinson's disease and improves quality of life, allowing patients to remain active and independent longer.

In-Home Physical Therapy During COVID

In-Home Physical Therapy During COVID COVID-19 has led to an important shift in patient care. Rather than rely on skilled nursing facilities

Hospice Grief and Loss: Understanding the Stages of Grief

Hospice Grief and Loss: Understanding the Stages of Grief Table of contents Why do we feel grief and loss during hospice? Where did the

Does My Senior Parent Need a Healthcare Proxy?

A healthcare proxy lets your senior parent make their wishes known about medical and end-of-life care while they're still healthy.

What are the Different Levels of Hospice Care?

Many people mistakenly think that hospice is a place where your loved one goes. However, it’s actually an expert service

How to Plan an End of Life Celebration for Your Senior Parent

End-of-life celebrations: tips for choosing the type that best fits your parent and a look at Parentis Health's yearly celebration.

Palliative Care vs. Hospice: What’s the Difference?

Palliative care and hospice are two types of health care that are often used interchangeably—but they differ in several key ways

End Stage of Parkinson’s

The end stage of Parkinson's is painful and debilitating. To preserve quality of life, families need a plan to provide round-clock-care.

Home Health, Comfort Care, & Crisis Care

Due to advances in medical science, services once available only in hospitals can now be provided in the safety and comfort of home. They

Late Stage Alzheimer’s: What to Expect

Late Stage Alzheimer’s: What to Expect Alzheimer’s disease affects every aspect of personality and behavior. Patients become forgetful.

What is Terminal Restlessness?

What is Terminal Restlessness? When their time comes, we hope our loved one dies peacefully. Unfortunately, the process is not always soft and gradual.

What is Anticipatory Grief?

Anticipatory grief moves through several stages. First is the initial shock. People can be angry, perhaps searching for someone to blame.

Hospice Volunteers: Making an Impact in People’s Lives

Hospice volunteers play an integral role in hospice care, helping patients find peace and happiness during one of the most trying periods of their

Mottling of the Skin Before Death

Mottling is caused by poor circulation; the patient’s heart can no longer pump blood effectively. This causes deprivation in the outer extremities, but eventually

Why is Death Painful & What Can be Done About It?

Hospice exists to alleviate suffering. Though we do not like to think about it, our lives are finite. No matter how hard we fight, our health

Haldol & Nausea: Keeping Sickness at Bay

Haldol & Nausea: Keeping Sickness at Bay Haldol is Nausea and vomiting are unfortunately common in terminally ill patients. They are some of the most distressing and

Signs Death is Near

During the final stage of life, each person goes through a unique set of physical and psychological changes. As their body begins shutting down, their thoughts gradually turn

How Long Does Hospice Last?

How Long Does Hospice Last? Hospice exists to improve quality of life for people struggling with serious illness. It offers such immense relief and

What Happens When Hospice Is Called?

What Happens When Hospice Is Called? Hospice is called when patients feel aggressive treatment is no longer a viable or attractive option.

What to Say to a Dying Person

What to Say to a Dying Person How to have meaningful conversations during the end-of-life stages In order to pass away with dignity, patients

Palliative Care vs. Hospice. What is the Difference?

Palliative Care vs. Hospice. What is the Difference? Palliative care and hospice are presented as separate services when in reality

How Do You Know It’s Time for Hospice?

It can be challenging to know when it's time for hospice. Hospice begins with an honest conversation between families, patients, and their physicians. They

Supporting Families Who Can’t See A Dying Loved One

Supporting families who have lost someone during COVID can be challenging. Our chaplain offers practical advice

Recognize Non-Verbal Pain Cues

Recognize Non-Verbal Pain Cues Hospice care exists in order to improve a person’s quality of life. Key to this is managing pain.

Creating an Advance Care Plan for Hospice

Creating an Advance Care Plan for Hospice Creating an advance care plan explains your wishes to doctors, nurses, and hospice workers

Treating COVID Symptoms in Hospice

Treating COVID Symptoms in Hospice In hospice, treating COVID symptoms requires a different approach. Unlike acute medical centers

Adapting Hospice Care to COVID-19

Adapting Hospice Care to COVID-19 Adapting hospice care to COVID-19 has been a challenge. In order to treat symptoms, hospice workers

Hospice Volunteer Program

I would like to share an article written by our Volunteer Coordinator here at Parentis Hospice. Mrs. Taylor Edwards Harper holds a Masters Degree

How to Help When They Have Lost a Loved One

It’s difficult to support a friend or family member who has lost a loved one. What practical things can you do to help them?

What is Compassion Fatigue?

Compassion fatigue hurts nurses and healthcare providers, but is easy to prevent. Find out how to keep your caregivers at 100 percent.

Hospice Is Not What You Think…You May Be Surprised

She lay down in a room with a nasal cannula blowing oxygen lightly into her nose, unable to get out of bed. Her strength

We All Poop… Until We Don’t

Constipation is a major cause of distress and infection in hospice patients, but with the right care, nurses and family can maintain normal bodily

How Does Someone Qualify For Hospice?

Patients qualify for hospice when their disease has entered an advanced final stage and they believe their comfort is now fist priority.

Can Morphine Kill You?

Can Morphine Kill You? The importance of morphine in hospice care Morphine is one of the best tools hospice has for managing pain.

Checklist for Funeral Planning

Checklist for Funeral Planning Funerals do more than acknowledge the reality of death. They mark the transition from this life to the next, providing

How to Explain Death to a Child

Parents find it hard to explain death to a child because, in most cases, they are not comfortable talking about it themselves. Death and

Continuity of Care: What Is It and Why Is It Important for Seniors?

Continuity of care gives patients an ongoing relationship with their healthcare providers and allows information to be shared between them.

Is a Small Assisted Living Facility Better for Your Senior Parent?

A small assisted living facility can offer a warm, home-like environment for your senior parent while still meeting their care needs.

Maintain Independence With Assisted Living: How To Help Your Parent

Help your parent to maintain independence with assisted living. Assisted living may let your parent live more freely than on their own.

How to Prevent Senior Isolation and Boredom

How to Prevent Senior Isolation and Boredom Table of contents What causes seniors to become lonely and bored? The health risks of senior isolation

Moving Parents into Assisted Living: 7 Steps for an Easy Transition

Moving parents into assisted living can be a challenge. Here are seven helpful steps for adult children to begin the conversation.

Director Series 2: Residential Care with Arda Kardjian

Learn how Verona Court has maintained its level of excellence, before and during Covid-19 from its Co-Founder Arda Kardjian, RN, BSN.

Inside Assisted Living Facilities: What They Are and How They’re Different

Finding the right place for a loved one can feel overwhelming—especially for those who require ongoing, long-term care.

Late Stage Alzheimer’s: What to Expect

Late Stage Alzheimer’s: What to Expect Alzheimer’s disease affects every aspect of personality and behavior. Patients become forgetful.

Memory Care: A Short Guide for Families

For people suffering from dementia, memory care offers a way to stay healthy, stay connected, and preserve their mental abilities as long as possible.

Caring for Dementia: Practical Tips & Strategies

Caring for Dementia: Practical Tips & Strategies Caring for dementia requires patience, knowledge, and compassion. During the early stages

What is Sundown Syndrome?

What is sundown syndrome? We have collected practical tips to help manage Alzheimer's patients who become agitated.

Signs A Loved One Needs Residential Care

Signs A Loved One Needs Residential Care Retirement homes provide a lot of value to seniors. However, there are times when the care they

Importance of Intimate Nursing Care

Intimate nursing care provides close, personal support to people with serious medical & memory issues in a loving, family atmosphere.

Moving into a Nursing Home Facility

Moving into a Nursing Home Facility For a while, your loved one has been growing steadily worse. They are constantly fatigued.

Senior Heart Health: Preventing the Effects of Aging

Our cardiovascular system changes with age. Improve senior heart health with these tips for diet, exercise, and more.

Cancer Screening in Older Adults: Which Tests Do Seniors Need?

Cancer screening in older adults helps your senior parent maintain their health. However, not all seniors will need certain tests.

Living Well with Hearing Loss: Tips for Seniors

Living Well with Hearing Loss: Tips for Seniors Table of contents What causes hearing loss in seniors? Tips for living well with hearing loss

High Cholesterol in Seniors: Making Changes for a Healthy Heart

High cholesterol in seniors can negatively affect their health. Changes to their diet, lifestyle improvements, and medications can help.

Summer Health Tips for Seniors: Fun in the Sun

Summer health tips for seniors. How summer weather affects seniors and how to help your parent stay safe and healthy during the hot weather.

The Importance of Foot Care for Seniors with Diabetes

Beautiful senior woman doing stretching exercise while sitting on yoga mat at home. Mature woman exercising in sportswear by stretching forward to touch toes.

How to Stay Sharp in Old Age: 10 Tips to Help Your Parent

Many people think that becoming forgetful and slowing down mentally is a fact of growing older. But it doesn’t have to be. Here are

Dental Care for the Elderly: Why it’s Important and Tips for Success

Oral health is essential for everyone! Medical research increasingly shows that the health of your mouth is connected to the health of the rest

Tips on How to Eat Healthy

Tips on How to Eat Healthy We live in a complicated nutritional landscape, surrounded by fad diets and superfoods. Though we are all eager

Yoga Strength, Balance & Flexibility Exercises

Yoga Strength, Balance & Flexibility Exercises Poor fitness is the biggest obstacle to healthy aging. More than anything, our physical abilities shape

Mindful Eating 101: Everything You Need to Know

Mindful Eating 101: Everything You Need to Know The average American makes roughly 200 food-related decisions per day according to Brian Wansink

5 Healthy Comfort Foods with Proven Benefits

5 Healthy Comfort Foods with Proven Benefits What we eat affects how we feel. There is a reason we crave sweets and processed foods when

Healthy Food for the Eyes

If your eyes feel healthy, it is easy to assume they are healthy. But many eye problems, such as cataracts and age-related macular degeneration

15 Ways to Boost Daily Fiber Intake

15 Ways to Boost Daily Fiber Intake Most of us know we ought to eat more fiber. However, despite the talk of numbers, most of us are

The Best Food for Brain Health

The Best Food for Brain Health When thinking about their brain power, seniors should pay particular attention to what they are eating.

5 Major Health Benefits of Magnesium

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