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!

5 Signs of Elder Financial Abuse That In-Home Caregivers Can Watch For

Elder financial abuse is a serious concern for many seniors. While your clients have likely taken care of their own finances all their lives, in those later years, new challenges may arise that lead to them welcoming help from other sources. Unfortunately, not all of those sources are the caring…

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Links to This Week’s Best Articles

Firsthand Advice on Caring for Someone with Alzheimer’s Stress and the Holidays: Coping Strategies to Keep you Sane

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Tip To Improve Dental Hygiene for Senior Residents and Clients

by: Annabelle Short When residing in a senior residence or when receiving other senior care services, it is imperative that senior citizens get the treatment they need and deserve. Where each level of care offer services that meet specific needs, everyone has room for improvement.  One particular area of concern…

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Weekly Senior Living and Care Posts – Fall Recipes, VA Helping Caregivers & Stimulating those with Alzheimer’s

Financial Advisors Should Offer Options, Not Opinions, on Senior Living Nutrition-Packed Fall Recipes Anyone Can Make Veterans Pension Helps Millennial Caregivers How to Stimulate Alzheimer’s Patients

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7 Tips to Help You Run Your Home Care Business

When you’re providing home care for seniors, it’s important to match the right people together. A person who provides home care is going to be in the senior’s life for a significant period of time. They might actually stay with the senior or they might go to their home everyday….

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5 Things to Consider When Trying to Lose Weight At 50 Years and Beyond

by: Emily John  You may realize that your body has started to change when you reached middle age. Your clothes start getting smaller as the numbers on the scale went up. Losing weight over 50 may be quite challenging because there is a huge change in your hormones. Losing and…

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4 Reasons Senior Care Demand is on the Rise

by: James Fleming If you are a caregiver or know a senior who utilizes caregiving services, you may have heard that the demand for senior care is not just on the rise, it’s on a very rapid rise. From 2006 to 2016 alone, jobs in healthcare settings grew a whopping…

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4 Ways Caregivers Can Improve Communication Between a Client and Their Distant Loved Ones

by: Brent Scott If you’re a caregiver, you see first-hand how powerful family interaction and support is on a client’s health and mental wellbeing. It’s been said that communication is key, and as we have shared in the past, effectively speaking to your senior client is the best way to…

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Preserving Your Legacy and Estate – Paying for Long Term Care Without Breaking the Bank

by: Harley Petrina Many seniors in the United States will have to find ways to pay for long term care that they need, either in an institutionalized setting such as an assisted living home, or at home through a home health or home care service. Unfortunately, the cost of these…

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Information on Florence, When a Senior Refuses to Eat, Fall Detection, Social Isolation, Living with Alzheimer’s, New New York Voucher System, Tai Chi, and What Home Care Professionals Need From You

Trying To Protect Seniors, The Most Vulnerable, From Formidable Foe Florence Elderly Parent Refuses Help: What to Do Updated Apple Watch can detect falls, and HomePod wireless speaker has new features The Key Difference Between Social Isolation & Loneliness I Had Alzheimer’s. But I Wasn’t Ready to Retire Special Needs…

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