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Posts from October, 2016

  • The Elderly Appetite: Causes of Change or Loss and How to Stimulate It The Elderly Appetite: Causes of Change or Loss and How to Stimulate It It’s natural that we experience changes in appetite or loss of appetite. However, these can also be signs of malnutrition or other health problems. Seniors might not need as much food as when they were younger, but they still need the right nutrition to keep them as healthy ... Read More
  • Elder Care and Role Reversal Elder Care and Role Reversal No matter how much you think you have planned ahead, the day your aging parent can’t cope on his or her own comes as a shock. You begin to reverse roles: you become the “parent” and your aging parent becomes your “child” as the scope of Mom or Dad’s needs begin to mimic ... Read More
  • Why Seniors Need a Living Will Why Seniors Need a Living Will No one wants to talk about end of life issues. Especially if those issues involve a beloved aging senior who isn’t near the end of his life. But no matter how hesitant family members might be to broach the subject, either because they find the subject awkward or in poor ... Read More