Go Purple and Get Involved: How You Can Support Alzheimer’s Awareness Month
Alzheimer’s is a brain disease that results in a form of dementia and is expected to impact 76 million people by 2030. That means tens of millions of families across the world will be dealing with Alzheimer’s by 2030. It’s a growing problem and one that impacts everyone around the person suffering from Alzheimer’s. Learn how you…
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Easing the Transition to Memory Care Homes for Alzheimer’s Patients
An estimated 50 million people are living with dementia worldwide. If a loved one is suffering from dementia, caring for them yourself can be hard. It can be a challenge to fit that care around your own busy life. Eventually, it may come to the point where you need help. Memory care homes can give your loved…
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Coping with Guilt: 7 Myths About Choosing Residential Senior Care for Your Loved One
“My parents cared for me when I was young, and now it’s my turn to care for them.” This is a common sentiment to have, but 52% of seniors require some type of long-term care service. Between work and raising your own kids, you may not have enough time to devote to caring for your aging parent’s…
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Memory Care vs Assisted Living: 5 Important Differences
You’ve been seeing signs for a while now, but maybe you didn’t want to face them. It started out small. Misplaced glasses here. A lost remote there. But then she started forgetting people’s names. Forgetting the words for things. Last week, she got lost coming home from the grocery store. And she looks bad. Your…
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A Guide to Helping Your Loved One When They Need More Care Than You Can Provide
As much as you’d like to do it all yourself and provide round-the-clock care for an aging loved one, sometimes it’s just not achievable on your own. This can be a hard pill to swallow for many children or spouses who have cared for a loved one but need to hand over a little responsibility…
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Trust Your Senses: Here’s How Your Senses Can Help You Find Quality Senior Care for Your Loved One
Given the range in cost and quality of care for the elderly, it’s important to understand the options for your loved ones. Many seniors want the option of freedom and home comforts, but this isn’t always easy to offer them in their own homes. If it’s time to consider assisted senior living, you want to…
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What to Do When Your Elderly Parent Refuses Help
When an elderly parent refuses help, it can put a great strain on you. You can see that your mom or dad can’t function like they used to. They may exhibit signs of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. You notice that they’re more frail, and they aren’t keeping up with everyday chores. You offer to help, but…
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Top 7 Questions to Ask When Touring Assisted Living Homes
With the senior population set to double over the next 30 years, more people than ever are exploring the possibility of assisted living. Assisted living is typically a congregate living situation in which people over the age of 65 reside. Residents in assisted living can get the care they need to ensure their highest possible quality…
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Moving On, Moving Up: A Guide to Help with Moving Your Aging Parents
Relocating from one place to another is never easy, but it’s usually the start of a new, exciting chapter. Most people move when they have a job opportunity or a loved one waiting for them, or simply to follow their heart. At some point, though, the need to move becomes a little more serious. If…
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Did You Know? 7 Things You Didn’t Realize About Assisted Living Care
In America, there are 46 million senior citizens. That number is set to double to 98 million by the year 2060. Given this growth in the senior population, chances are you have a parent or a loved one who is moving into the more advanced years of their life. That reality often comes with a lot of…
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Free Educational Open House for Seniors
On January 22nd, 2019, we are hosting a FREE open house for seniors to help inform you about senior care and dementia. This educational event is hosted at: J. Arthur’s Coffee Shop 2441 Rice Street Roseville, MN 55113 2:00pm–8:00pm. Join us all afternoon, or come for your favorite topic! Virtual Dementia Tour Experience…
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Everything You Need to Know About Memory Care
Over 5 million people are currently living with Alzheimer’s. Any sort of dementia, especially Alzheimer’s, can interfere with a person’s ability to carry on daily life. Simple tasks such as using the restroom, tying a shoe, or cooking a meal can become nearly impossible in cases of severe dementia. For those struggling with memory loss and health problems, finding…
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