Brain Power
from Jeffrey Johnson
For most of my 59 years in this world, it was acknowledged that as we aged, so did our brain: it became slower, could not remember as well as it once did, and that after our twenties, we would begin losing brain cells that could [...]
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Pump Up Your Brain!
Posted in Dealing with Aging Parents, Uncategorized, tagged angel, brain power, caregiver, coping with dementia, Dealing with Aging Parents, Dementia, exercises for the brain, senior care, senior exercises, senior medical issues on December 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Give an “Angel” for Christmas!
Posted in Dealing with Aging Parents, Elder Care, Long Distance Caregiving, Uncategorized, tagged angel, caregiver, Dealing with Aging Parents, helping others, Sandwich Generation, transportation for seniors, Visiting Angels Phoenix on December 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you are looking for a special gift for your aging loved one, why not give them an “Angel”?
We are offering special four-hour packages of care at a discounted Christmas rate.
The “Angel” service you give your loved one can include:
Personal hygiene
Light housekeeping
Meal preparation
Medical reminders
And of course great companionship from our caring and compassionate [...]
Reverse Mortgages are Changing.
Posted in Boomer Investing, financial worries, tagged Dealing with Aging Parents, family meetings, financial worries, helping others, reverse mortgage, Sandwich Generation, Visiting Angels Phoenix on November 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am in the middle of exploring all avenues of income generation for one of our clients. She is approaching 90 and is in remarkable health and her mind is still sharp as a tack. She lives in a nice home, almost 2,000 square feet and feels comfortable and safe there even though she lives [...]
What Happens Next?
Posted in Uncategorized on November 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is something that I have been thinking about for a long time. In fact, all my life. What happens next on this page is that you will be asked to participate.
Many events happen in our life without us having the opportunity of seeing it coming. Some of these events are positive like an unexpected [...]
Do you get dizzy?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged angel, caregiver, Dealing with Aging Parents, exercises for seniors, helping others, Sandwich Generation, senior care, senior exercises, senior health issues, senior home care, senior medical issues, Visiting Angels Phoenix on November 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here are some very simple exercises that you can do to help with the symptoms of vertigo. My mother-in-law suffered from terrible episodes of dizziness and there was more than one occasion where we called the ambulance and had her transported to the hospital. After she was diagnosed with vertigo we found theses exercises. This along [...]
Blueberries as the “Magic Bullet”
Posted in Elder Care, Long Distance Caregiving, Sandwich Generation, Uncategorized, tagged caregiver, Dealing with Aging Parents, Diet, senior health issues, senior home care, senior medical issues, Visiting Angels Phoenix on November 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
How I love to go into Sam’s Club and see those little deep blueberries in a large container. I love to put them in cereal, on ice cream, in pies, in cheese cakes or just pop a handful in my mouth as a snack. I have heard that they are very rich in antioxidants (are there any [...]
Diet and Dementia
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged caregiver, coping with dementia, Dealing with Aging Parents, Dementia, Diet, helping others, Sandwich Generation, senior care, senior medical issues on October 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Wonderfully informative short video by Dr. Lynette Cederquist on the effects of diet on dementia. Take a look and leave a comment.
Gardening As Therapy
Posted in Dealing with Aging Parents, Elder Care, Long Distance Caregiving, Uncategorized, tagged angel, caregiver, Dealing with Aging Parents, family meetings, Sandwich Generation, senior care, senior medical issues, visiting angel, Visiting Angels Phoenix on October 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
In many facilities that provide emotional and psychiatric care, “third object modality” therapies are standard forms of treatment. For example, wood shop, leather craft, pottery, art work, music, and even gardening. Yet, in our world of caring for the elderly in their homes, most of us probably don’t consider the positive effects of using [...]
That day…9-11
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 9/11, firefighters, first responders, helping others on September 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It was one of those days that you just don’t forget.
Like the day John Kennedy was assassinated, the day that Bobby Kennedy was assassinated, the day that the shuttle Challenger exploded, the day Reagan was shot and the day that almost three thousand people were assassinated in the World Trade Center.
I was standing in front [...]
Labor Day Remembrances
Posted in Uncategorized on September 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Being just shy of medicare age I have more then a few Labor Days to look back upon. Before my mother moved her three kids and her mother to the west coast from Chicago to pursue a better life I remember spending late summers on Cedar Lake in Michigan. It was an idyllic time for [...]
