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Senior Living • January 6, 2025

Tips for Caring for Elderly Parents

Caring for aging parents is a profound act of love, but it also comes with challenges that may feel overwhelming. From juggling healthcare needs to maintaining their emotional well-being, balancing these responsibilities can be complex. Tips for caring for elderly parents include: Creating a safe and supportive environment Managing medication Navigating financial and legal matters…

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Resources • December 9, 2024

Maintaining Proper Nutrition After A Short-Term Stay

Transitioning from a short-term stay at a skilled nursing or memory care community to life at home can bring relief and a few challenges—especially when maintaining proper nutrition. Whether your loved one has been at the Care Center of Fort Wayne for skilled nursing, memory care, or at the Residence of Fort Wayne, ensuring they…

A senior in short term care chatting with her nurse about her transitional care plan.

Senior Living, Skilled Nursing • October 24, 2024

Short Term Care For Seniors: Everything You Need to Know

Short-term care for seniors provides temporary support during recovery after surgery, illness, or hospitalization. It’s designed to help seniors regain strength and independence before returning home, offering medical, rehabilitative, and personal care services. Whether your loved one needs assistance for a few days or a few weeks, short-term care can bridge the gap between hospital…

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Caregiving, Resources, Senior Living • October 1, 2024

Navigating Moving Elderly Parents Out of Their Home

Moving your parents out of their home and into senior living, assisted living, or memory care programs can be a difficult and emotional process. Every aspect of this large transition requires careful planning. From finding the right facility for your parents to downsizing your parents’ belongings, there are many crucial decisions to make. To make…

Three senior woman drinking tea and laughing together in a dining area of senior living, enjoying the benefits of social activity.

Caregiving, Wellness & Fitness • September 19, 2024

How Social Activity Can Benefit Cognitive Health for Seniors

Preserving cognitive abilities is a key part of a higher quality of life. And for many seniors, there's a powerful—yet often overlooked—way to maintain cognitive health: through regular social activity. Social activity can seniors’ benefit cognitive health by stimulating memory, attention, comprehension, and problem solving abilities. The link between social activity and cognitive benefits is…

An adult child drinks a mug of coffee and discusses memory care with their senior parent.

Memory Care / Alzheimers / Dementia • August 15, 2024

When Is It Time For Memory Care?

Memory care is a specialized form of senior care designed to provide a safe and supportive environment for individuals with Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and other memory-related conditions. For caregivers, recognizing when it’s time to consider memory care for a loved one can be a challenging and emotional decision. When a loved one’s safety, health, and…

A group of seniors spending time together at an assisted living community, chatting with one of the nurses.

Assisted Living, Skilled Nursing • July 30, 2024

Assisted Living vs. Skilled Nursing: What’s the Difference?

Choosing the right care for your aging loved ones can be overwhelming. With so many options available, it's hard to know which is best suited to their needs. Two of the most common choices are assisted living and skilled nursing, each offering distinct levels of care and support. But what exactly sets them apart? Assisted…

A woman sitting with her mother outside, sharing a cup of tea.

Caregiving, Resources, Senior Living • July 22, 2024

How Long Does It Take to Recover from Caregiver Burnout?

Caring for a loved one is rewarding, but can be filled with many responsibilities. Over time, some individuals may feel overwhelmed by the energy associated with caring for a loved one, resulting in caregiver burnout. Caregiver burnout is serious and should be taken as such. Burnout can lead to deteriorating health and wellness for caregivers…

Senior Living • July 30, 2020

Peace of Mind Lives Here

Memory Care / Alzheimers / Dementia • June 27, 2019

Some commonly prescribed meds may increase the risk of dementia, study shows

USA Today reports that a study completed by University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom found a link between dementia and several commonly used medications including anticholinergic drugs like antidepressants, bladder antimuscarinics, antipsychotics and antiephileptic drugs "which resulted in nearly 50% increased odds of dementia." The following article and study "strongly warns people against stopping any of…

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Tips for Caring for Elderly Parents

Maintaining Proper Nutrition After A Short-Term Stay

Short Term Care For Seniors: Everything You Need to Know

Navigating Moving Elderly Parents Out of Their Home

How Social Activity Can Benefit Cognitive Health for Seniors

When Is It Time For Memory Care?

Assisted Living vs. Skilled Nursing: What’s the Difference?

How Long Does It Take to Recover from Caregiver Burnout?

Peace of Mind Lives Here

Some commonly prescribed meds may increase the risk of dementia, study shows

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