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When you hear the word “hospice,” what do you think? There are many questions, myths and misconceptions surrounding this topic, and because of the sensitivity that some people feel, often they don’t ask questions until they’re in the middle of a ...

Seniors and technology sometimes go together like oil and water – or so many people think. We’ve all seen the memes of what it’s like to help Mom or Grandma navigate the Internet. It’s downright frustrating for everyone involved, and doubly so because ...

There are more than 5 million seniors in America with a form of dementia, such as Alzheimer’s disease. Nearly 80 percent of these individuals will eventually develop symptoms like anxiety, aggression, hallucinations, wandering or delusions. These ...

Discover how technology helps seniors with dementia stay connected, healthy, and engaged for a happier, more fulfilling life.

The old adage goes “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks,” but today’s seniors are beating that misconception into the ground. In today’s population, 71 percent of seniors go online every day, while 81 percent of seniors use social media regularly to ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us more than ever how technology can help us stay connected to our loved ones – and the world at large. As we’ve been social distancing, our society’s use of technology has been used to help us do everything from buying ...

Is there an ideal time of year to consider a memory care community? If you ask Barbara Harrison, Executive Director of Bridges® by EPOCH at Westwood, a memory care assisted living community in Westwood, MA, the answer is simple: spring. “Spring is the ...

Spring has always symbolized new beginnings and fresh starts. There’s nothing quite like waking up to those first days of spring: the balmy weather, the longer days, the budding trees and green shoots and the freshness of the air. After a long winter of ...

The sun is shining, the flowers are blooming, the birds are singing, and the world is unthawing ... so why does it feel like you’re still stuck with the winter blues? If you haven’t yet started making your spring cleaning to-do list, that might be the ...

What do you imagine when you think of spring cleaning? Do you imagine going through your closets and dusting your baseboards? How about weeding and clearing out our yards for the gardening season? Most of us imagine taking care of physical clutter ...

What says “spring” or “nice weather” more than the action of throwing open a window and breathing in the clean, fresh air? It sounds a little bit like a setup to a laundry detergent commercial, yes, but admit it – we’ve all quite literally breathed a ...