Houseplants are Mood-Boosters
It’s estimated that most people spend 87% of their time indoors; the elderly are often indoors even more than that. Studies have found that having a connection to the outside world inside our interior spaces can improve both our physical and psychological health. The...
When Aging Parents Resist Help
As your parents age, you may notice signs that they are changing. Perhaps this is in their driving, keeping up with bill payments, forgetting to take medications, or other tasks they’ve done for years. If you’re the adult child, particularly if you’re the one who...
Quality of Life for Seniors
As senior adults continue to age, they often become homebound and their quality of life is affected. Once they no longer drive, many lose the independence to come and go, to see friends, to attend church or other events, or even enjoy the outdoors. That sense of being...
Care for the Caregiver
Most often, the care for elderly parents or other family members falls to their adult children and other family members. Often, that is more heavily placed on one family member then on others. And while most say it is a blessing to care for parents as they age, it...
