New LifeStyles Senior Living & Care Blog

We know that it can be tough, finding care for a loved one, or taking care of them yourself. So we offer our end users a blog with information on care giving, choosing a community, senior living and care news and just for fun!

Continuum: Private Duty Home Care and Family Partners: Day Services/Residential Home with Barth Holohan

Barth Holohan is the president and founder of Continuum: Private Duty Home Care and the co-founder of Family Partners: Day Services/Residential Home. He started his home care business in 2002, his day services business in 2008 and his residential home business in 2017. Barth has been in the healthcare industry…

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Preparing For In-Home Care

by: James Fleming If you are a family caregiver, you may be supplementing your caregiving responsibilities with an in-home care attendant for your aging parent. In-home care attendants offer assistance helping with everything from activities of daily living like dressing and eating to instrumental tasks like checking mail, refilling prescriptions,…

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Staying in your Home vs Moving, Long Distance Caregiving, Grocery Shopping Help, & Delaying Dementia

Crunch the Numbers: Staying in Your Home vs. Moving to a CCRC Long Distance Caregiving: Assessing Needs Grocery Shopping for Elderly Adults: A Senior Shopping Service You May Need New Study Explores How Active Lifestyles Could Delay Onset Of Dementia

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Medication Education: Keeping Your Loved One’s Home Safe

For years, public health and law enforcement officials have spoken about the dangers of illegal drug use. Most Americans are warned about these by the time they reach elementary school. However, recent concerns about the rising levels of opioid abuse and the misuse of other medications make it clear that…

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Home Care vs. Assisted Living vs. Retirement Communities: Which Option Is Right for Your Future?

by: Cynthia Madison Understanding senior care and housing services can sound complicated, considering the many options that exist in the United States, but it’s something that you need to navigate if you want to secure a safe and happy future for your retirement years. When thinking about elder care, nursing homes…

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Home Care Messaging & Technlogy

Mixed Messages May Confuse Families Seeking Home Care Support for Aging Parents  Can Technology Be The Key to Unlocking the Continuing Care at Home Market? Aging in place gets a hand from technology

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Outings, Having “The Talk”, Aging in Place and Moving in with Family

Outings For Seniors: Ideas To Help You Get Out In Any Season Is it time you had ‘the talk’ with your aging parents? Will Aging in Place Soon Become a Thing of the Past? Moving in With Family: Issues to Consider

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Volunteering, Independence, CCRCs, and Nursing Home Visits

Senior Independence: Aging and Loss of Independence Why Adult Children of CCRC Residents Opt for a CCRC Too Making Nursing Home Visits Meaningful

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Caregiver Stress, Home Care Options, Travel Program, Lead Generation, & a Tax Deduction

Advising Your Clients About Caregiver Stress Reiterating the Difference in Home Care Options Helps Families Make the Best Decisions for Loved Ones Kisco Launches Forbes Travel Guide, ‘Lattice’ Programs to Boost Workforce Lead Generation Outlook for 2019 20% tax deduction awaits some assisted living operators but eludes skilled nursing providers  

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What’s in a Name, The Decision Process, What Concerns Seniors, The Brady Bunch, Hearing Issue Confusion and Caring for Caregivers

Old Timer, Senior Citizen, Elderly Person: What’s in a Name? 6 Key Considerations for Your CCRC Decision Process Senior Lifestyles: What concerns seniors today? Yours, Mine, Ours: A Brady Bunch Holiday What seems like a memory issue may be a hearing issue instead 7 Essential Do’s and Don’ts for People…

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