How to Make a Visit Meaningful: A balloon might be a perfect thing to take
By Megan S. Willman When Katherine Autin’s husband was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2004, she didn’t know much about the disease except for what she had heard from stars like Michael J. Fox and Muhammad Ali. Faced with this mysterious and complicated disease,...
Why Read Today’s Transitions?
Do your parents or grandparents need some extra help simplifying their lives? You can find great ideas on navigating your way through your situation by reading the latest issue of Today’s Transitions magazine. Here are a few more reasons you’ll want to read the summer...
An Easier Way to Manage Meds
By Megan Seckman Monitoring medications for yourself or a loved one can be an enigmatic puzzle. Take the green in the morning before coffee, the big white one with a meal, the two pinks before bed, and the brown ones as needed. It can be exhausting trying to remember...Ideas for Caregiving and Bathing
By Tiffany White Sheila Carter, owner of Heartsong Memory Care, shares her top five secrets to success when it comes to bath time refusals. Find out why the person refuses to bathe. Is it fear of water? Fear of falling? Too cold? Don’t ask “Do you want to…” Instead,...
You’re Planning to Hire a Caregiver…Now What?
If you’ve gotten to the point where you’re considering hiring a caregiver or a cleaning service to assist an older loved one, Becky Beanblossom, president of Home Instead Senior Care, offers some questions you need to ask yourself: What type of work needs to be done...
