How to Cope with Guilt Over an Elder Care Decision

Making decisions for your parents, grandparents or other elderly relatives may be something that you need to do one day. Choosing the right path for one’s self is difficult enough, and those feelings can be heightened when you have to make decisions for others....

Assisted Living vs. In-Home Care

With each passing day, more families and individuals are having to come to grips with the fact that once a certain age hits, what is the best living arrangement alternative for their aged parent, loved one or family member. As there is not an easy answer to this...

Questions to Ask When Visiting Assisted Living Facilities

Assisted Living Questions Checklist Assisted living offers senior adults a long-term residential option that promotes independence while offering a variety of services designed to assist them with their daily needs. Once you have made the decision that assisted living...

What is Memory Care?

It is only right to want the absolute best for your elderly family members after they have passed the point at which they can care for themselves. Memory care is a somewhat unknown but very important way to enrich the quality of life of the individual who may need a...

What to Look for in a Memory Care Facility

Finding a senior living center and memory care facility for a loved one is often challenging and emotionally overwhelming for many families. Whether your loved one has recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or Dementia or if they are simply struggling to care...

3 Foods to Improve Senior Energy

Most senior living facilities, nursing homes, and other independent/assisted living facilities place an emphasis on caring for the illnesses and other medical problems that residents develop over time. The Manor on Marston Lake differs in this respect because the...

How to Reconnect with Friends After Retirement

During the many years that employees put in hard work and receive hard-earned pay, it can be easy to lose track of old friends and drift apart from those who were once considered close acquaintances. When the busy life of a typical adult slows down and the first few...

Factors to Consider for Aging Drivers

There are many factors to consider when you are wondering if you should still be driving.  Actually if you are wondering if you should still be driving, you might want to consider finding alternatives for transportation. As we age, unfortunately, our bodies and organs...