Grief Counseling – How You Can Find the Peace You Need to Move Forward

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Grief counseling can help you get your life back together after the loss of a senior loved one. Grieving is something that most everyone goes through during their lifetime. According to the CDC, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 2,596,993 deaths in the United States in 2013. When you lose someone, you lose a part of yourself. That’s not easy to get over or to deal with each day. There’s nothing wrong…

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Assisted Living – Learn How More Seniors are Enjoying and Accepting Assisted Living Facilities

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When someone mentions assisted living facilities, the first impression is a place where seniors are completely helpless and need round-the-clock surveillance and help. While there are some seniors who require more care than others, there are some seniors who enter a memory care home out of convenience. This type of care for seniors hardly existed 40 years ago, according to AssistedLivingFacilities.org, which says the trend began in earnest in the late 1970s. Before then, you…

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5 Simple Steps to How Seniors Can Boost Their Immune Systems

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When seniors keep a strong immune system, it can successfully help them fight off disease-causing germs and keep their bodies healthy. Nearly anyone can boost the balance, harmony, and functioning of their immune system with sound lifestyle habits. 5 Simple Steps to How Seniors Can Boost Their Immune Systems Seniors can boost their immune systems, too. Getting old doesn’t always mean that the body needs to become weak and frail. This article reveals a few…

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The Value of Assisted Living in Colorado – Memory Care and Support are Key

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Although it has been around for many decades, many people are not well-versed with assisted living in Colorado. And because of this, many elderly don’t get a chance to experience assisted living and memory care in their golden years. Instead, some families struggle to take care of their elderly loved one’s daily needs, and some seniors are neglected or isolated by their communities. Many seniors with age-related diseases such as memory loss, Alzheimer’s or other types of dementia,…

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Coping With Caregiver Grief and Alzheimer’s Disease

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Coping with caregiver grief is something that most people will deal with when their loved ones have Alzheimer’s disease or any other type of dementia. How will it feel when the person you have loved so many years is no longer the same? What will you do when it seems like you are talking to a stranger, and that person no longer recognizes who you are? Anyone with Alzheimer’s suffers in silence. Yet, caregivers can…

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Assisted Living or Nursing Home – Do Families Have a Choice?

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It can be a daunting decision when it is time to move a senior loved one to an assisted living or nursing home. Which is best? Who makes this decision, your family or a doctor? The best way to ease this transition is to understand the options that are available before making any quick decisions. What are Assisted Living Facilities? Assisted living facilities are places where trained staff assists their residents with activities of daily life.…