You probably know what a physical therapist does—but how about an occupational therapist? This lesser known profession can work wonders to help people of all ages perform activities of daily living more efficiently, including seniors who may struggle with mobility. April is Occupational Therapy month, so it’s an ideal time to discover a little more…
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Why Caregiving Can Be More Challenging for Millennials
Typically, we care for aging relatives as we are in midlife or even the early stages of older adulthood ourselves. However, there are millions of Millennials—those born from the early 1980s to the mid-1990s—who are caring for aging relatives right now. Intensive caring for older family members can completely transform their life plans. “My life…
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5 Signs It’s Time to Move Mom or Dad to Assisted Living
It can be hard to accept the fact that one or both of your parents may need assisted living. You’ve perhaps always seen your parents living independently, so the homework and sweat effort that accompanies a move to assisted living can be intimidating. However, despite the initial hesitation or hard work involved, assisted living often…
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5 Tips to Help Manage a Senior’s Mail
So much of the mail we get nowadays comes electronically. However, many seniors still get a large chunk of mail via “snail mail,” through the U.S. Postal Service. For elderly loved ones who may have slowing cognitive skills, managing mail can become a challenge. Important documents or bills may get lost or not get paid…
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Caregiving Services From Secure Aging Highlighted in the Story of Divine Miss M
Secure Aging provides a full range of financial management and caregiving services for seniors in Manatee and Sarasota counties. Perhaps the best way to demonstrate all that we can do is with the story of Divine Miss M. Divine Miss M may be a nickname for actress/singer Bette Midler, but we’re using the moniker here…
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4 Ways to Help Provide Relief for Caregivers
If you are caring for a sick or older family member—or if you know someone who is—then you likely experience a roller coaster of emotions. You may feel stressed devoting so much time to your loved one in addition to work or other family responsibilities, but you also may feel grateful you can provide so…
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6 Tips to Prepare Your Older Relative for the New Year
Take a minute to think about what you do to get ready for the new year. Make new year’s resolutions? Get some house organizing done? Make special plans to see relatives or friends you don’t get to see often? Set that dentist appointment you’ve been procrastinating? Well, all of those kinds of tasks also…
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