Oct 25, 2017 | Alzheimers, Cognitive Decline, Dementia, Eldercare, Long-term care, Memory Care, Parent Care
Roughly 5 ¹/₂ million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s, a disease that ravages sufferers’ memories and, ultimately, stops their bodies from performing basic functions. There’s no cure, and not much that patients and their caregivers can do to stop the progression...
Oct 10, 2017 | Caregiver stress, Eldercare, Long-term care, Parent Care
Watching your parents age tears at your heart. He taught you how to drive, now you’re looking at that unexplained dent in his car wondering if you’ll have to take his keys. She held your hand to steady while you learned how to roller skate. Now you hold her hand up...
Jun 23, 2017 | Alzheimers, Cannibis, Eldercare, Long-term care, Marijuana, Memory Care, Parent Care
As surprising as it sounds, recent research suggests that marijuana could help reverse brain aging in senior citizens, especially those inflicted with Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers found that low doses of THC, one of the compounds found in marijuana,...
Jun 23, 2017 | Eldercare, Long-term care, New York, Parent Care, Population
According to a recent article in the New York Post, the average age of New York state residents is rapidly increasing, with an estimated 5.2 million people in the state expected to be 60 years or older by the year 2030, and 1.81 million of them being over 75 years...
Jun 23, 2017 | Alzheimers, Caregiver stress, Cognitive Decline, Dementia, Eldercare, Long-term care, Memory Care, New York, Parent Care
A recent article in the New York Times explored the status of the elderly and the care they receive from their adult children. According to a study done by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, nearly 1 out of 5 adult children will need to provide care...
