Long term care insurance is an insurance policy designed to help offset the cost of senior care as someone ages. An active policy can be used to pay for some or all of the cost of senior care if and when that care is … [Read more...]
Methods to Reduce Opioid Prescriptions
The opioid pandemic has received a lot of attention over the last few years. Opioids were commonly prescribed to help people manage both short term and chronic pain, but the addictive and dangerous qualities of this class of medication have … [Read more...]
What Slower Growth Rates Means for Senior Care
Recently, it was announced that the rate of growth in the skilled nursing facility sector has been slowing. The year over year growth from February of 2023 to February 2024 dropped from 4.4 percent to 4.0 percent. Likewise, the rate … [Read more...]
Where Medi-Cal Fits in With Senior Care
Medi-Cal plays a big role in making sure that senior citizens are connected to the right care. This goes for senior care, health care, and day to day help. Medi-Cal serves an important purpose. It ensures that people that can’t … [Read more...]
How Delivery Services Can Enhance Independent Living
Delivery has been a great option for years. Whether you’re running short on time or you just don’t feel like cooking dinner, having a pizza or another meal brought right to your home is an easy timesaver. Amazon changed life … [Read more...]
Home Care for a Loved One with Dementia
If you have a loved one with dementia, you have probably already started looking at care solutions that can help them live the quality of life that they deserve. Maybe that’s how you found our website. If that’s the case, this … [Read more...]
Why We Need to Think Differently About Senior Care
The traditional model of senior care has been shaken up ever since the COVID-19 pandemic. It isn’t a surprise. The pandemic has changed how we think about a lot of things, why should senior care be any different? A … [Read more...]
Heart Disease and Changes in the Brain
A new study from the George Institute for Global Health indicates that heart disease can lead to changes in the brain and how it works. The changes that were noticed included alterations to the blood vessels that impact blood … [Read more...]
Fending Off IBS as You Age
Irritable Bowel Syndrome, commonly referred to as IBS, is a condition that impacts thousands of people in the U.S. It is uncomfortable and can lead to other health problems. This can be especially tough for elderly individuals to cope … [Read more...]
Why Are Some People More Vulnerable to Dementia?
New research indicates that some people are more susceptible to developing dementia than other people are. It has been observed for quite some time, but much of the evidence is anecdotal in nature, and not always supported by … [Read more...]
Exercise Now Might Help Reduce Pain Later
People that are more active tend to have lesser rates of chronic pain than those that are more sedentary, according to a group of researchers. A team from the Arctic University of Norway looked at people who were physically … [Read more...]
Tips for Helping Seniors Build Muscle
A few days ago, I posted a blog about how strength training and building muscle can help some populations live longer lives. Today’s post is geared toward helping you to get started doing this. Before I go too deep … [Read more...]