Talking to your Aging Parents about Their Driving

It is never easy to talk to your elderly parents about hanging up their car keys. For some parents, it’s the last bit of independence and control they have in their lives. Yet for their safety and the safety of others on the road, it’s imperative to take...

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...