New LifeStyles Senior Living & Care Blog

We know that it can be tough, finding care for a loved one, or taking care of them yourself. So we offer our end users a blog with information on care giving, choosing a community, senior living and care news and just for fun!

Weekly Senior Health & Care Links

Questions to Ask When Hiring a Caregiver Alzheimer’s and Laughter My Mother Doesn’t Listen To Me! The New Role Of Eldercare Mediation

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The Wisdom of Seniors: Preserving Family Stories for Future Generations

  From earliest childhood, many of us remember sitting at the knee of a parent or grandparent hearing about their adventures and life lessons. In fact, it is often those lessons learned and the wisdom shared that strengthens families and carries them through difficult times, generation after generation. There is…

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Weekly Links on Caregiving, CCRCs & Home Health

Choosing a CCRC That Will Keep Its Promises (and What to Do If It Doesn’t!) Home Care Agencies Often Wrongly Deny Medicare Help To The Chronically Ill What The New RAISE Family Caregivers Act Will Do Transformational Self-Care

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Tips On Dealing With People Who Have Dementia

Can you imagine what it’s like to not recognize your children? What if everyone was a complete stranger? On top of that, you only understand every third or fourth word spoken to you. Sadly, this is reality for many dementia patients. What can we do to help? First, accept that…

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Weekly Senior Living Links – 1/11/18

Plan Now In Case You Cannot Speak for Yourself Later If your house is the wrong size for you, how do you find a “rightsized” home? How to Know if it’s Time for Hospice Care Ready to Sell? Tips for Preparing Your Home for the Real Estate Market Financial Stability…

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Helpful Caregiving Links

What are Support Groups and Why are They Important? Hospital Discharge – How Does It Work? The One-Word Resolution in 2018 A Caregiver Agreement Informal caregiving linked to sleep problems Gene Wilder’s widow on what it’s like to care for someone with Alzheimer’s

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Thursday Holidays Senior Living & Caregiving Links

Understanding Age Requirements at CCRCs & Other Senior Living Communities Tips For Staying Connected With Your Senior In Assisted Living Or A Nursing Home The Elderly and Cold Weather: Prepare This Winter Season A Caregivers Christmas

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Holiday Progressive Blog Party 2017

Welcome caregivers from the Holiday Progressive Blog Party! New LifeStyles is your guide to senior communities and care options nationwide. Rather you need respite care for an upcoming vaction or hospital stay, or some help at home so you can get things done, we list all state licensed options and…

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Reminiscence Neighborhoods: Memory Care vs. Assisted Living

Memory care is a specific form of long-term assistance tailored to meet the needs of people with Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementia diagnoses. Similar to assisted living facilities, Memory Care Communities offer a wide range of services, such as personal attendance, medication management and help with activities and facets of daily…

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Weekly Senior Living Links

Moving an Aging or Disabled Parent Into Your Home: 4 Things You Should Know Straight From The Patient’s Mouth: Videos Can Clearly State Your End-Of-Life Wishes Living in the Past – Dementia & Your Loved One Dealing with Caregiver Guilt A Great Relief, by guest author and CCRC resident, Jim…

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