EPOCH Exchange

Thanksgiving is a special time of year for us to gather with the people we love to give thanks, spend time together and, of course, enjoy a delicious meal. Many of us have Thanksgiving traditions we look forward to every year. But when a family member ...

While we all know that change will happen in our lives, especially as we get older, we don’t often like being in the middle of it. That’s especially true when it comes time to shift from a large family home into a smaller senior living apartment. ...

Since Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, and affects more than 5 million people in the United States, you have more than likely been affected by or know someone affected by the disease. Generally, Alzheimer’s affects adults over the ...

Once we reach a certain age, our bodies and our health tend not to be as great as in the past. We get slower, have aches and pains that weren’t there before, and overall we start feeling the effects of age. While this is all normal, what’s not a normal ...

Staying active – physically and mentally – helps us remain healthy, retain our abilities and have an overall better quality of life. That’s why it’s so important for people with dementias such as Alzheimer’s disease to participate in activities that ...

Every 65 seconds in the United States, someone develops Alzheimer’s disease. More than 5 million Americans are currently living with the disease, and as the Boomer population ages, this number is expected to increase rapidly. One in three seniors die due ...

If you’re a caregiver for an aging spouse or elderly parents, we don’t need to tell you that it’s a stressful job. Sure, it can be very fulfilling, but the truth of the matter is that it’s easy for caregivers to burn out, jeopardizing their own ...