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People are living longer thanks to medical treatments and innovation, which increases the risk that more of us will end up living with disabilities and chronic illnesses in our senior years. This also means that many of us will find ourselves becoming ...
There are many changes that occur in life following a diagnosis of dementia. Beyond planning for the future, getting finances in order and coordinating care for today and tomorrow, you or your loved ones also have to deal with the changing roles that ...
When your loved one is going through a dementia journey, it can feel like it’s a long string of little losses joined together. The progressive nature of the disease means that loss and grief come in waves, hitting harder one day than the next. There's no ...
September is National Yoga Awareness Month, and if you don’t have a little namaste in your life, you’re missing out on some great benefits for your mind, body and soul.
“Yoga is a fantastic practice that everyone and anyone can do, no matter your age or ...
When a loved one is diagnosed with dementia, you’ve begun a journey that will require a lot of choices. Who will handle what? What will you do at each stage of the journey? One of the biggest decisions you and your loved ones will have to make is when to ...
Every September, people around the globe come together in support and hope to help raise awareness about Alzheimer’s disease (and other forms of dementia). This September will be the 10th year of this international awareness campaign, developed by the ...
All cases of Alzheimer’s disease are dementias, but not all dementias are Alzheimer’s disease. Dementia is an umbrella term for a group of symptoms caused by progressive cognitive decline, including memory loss, physical impairment, personality changes ...
Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects approximately two percent of individuals aged 65 and older. That’s over one million Americans today, according to the Parkinson’s Foundation. But perhaps most importantly, individuals ...
First things first – Dementia is not synonymous with Alzheimer’s disease. Dementia is actually a collection of symptoms that are related to cognitive decline, and Alzheimer’s disease is one form of this. There are five major dementias that affect seniors ...
A healthy lifestyle goes hand in hand with a healthy diet, and that’s particularly true for older adults. As we get older, the body’s ability to absorb and use nutrients decreases, so it’s more important than ever to make sure the food we’re eating is ...
Who would have expected, years ago, that the senior living space would become one of the most technologically rich industries ever? Thank the Boomers for this phenomenon – now that the bulk of them are at that age, they’re demanding more from their ...
Alicia Seaver is the Vice President of Memory Care Operations for EPOCH Senior Living and a Certified Memory Impairment Specialist. Every month, she addresses a specific issue related to memory and memory care. If you’re interested in hearing about a ...