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Caregiving, Health & Wellness • December 30, 2024

Enhancing Dexterity: 13 Simple Activities for Fine Motor Skills for Older Adults

Are you finding that your extremities are beginning to ache and simple everyday tasks like tying your shoes or twisting a doorknob are becoming more cumbersome? You’re not alone. A big culprit to this? Muscle weakness. Luckily, there are a variety of activities to improve fine motor skills for older adults. In this guide, we…

Health & Wellness, Senior Living • December 4, 2024

10 Mental Health Tips for Seniors: How To Fight Mental Health Issues and Enjoy Life to the Fullest

Sudden mood changes and feelings of depression, anxiety, and loneliness — you’re beginning to go through these more often, and your family and friends are noticing it, too. They’re wondering if you are experiencing mental health issues, and if you’re honest with yourself, you’re beginning to think the same thing as well. You know mental…

elderly woman watering plant while using walker

Health & Wellness, Safety • November 20, 2024

Staying Safe and Active: The Best Fall Prevention Tips for Seniors

One of the less desirable effects of aging is that it’s not as easy to get around as it was when we were younger. This might be a discouraging, or even frightening, reality. Perhaps you are less inclined to take advantage of opportunities for outings or afraid of being as active as you would like…

Eating Well, Health & Wellness, Lifestyle, Senior Living • October 21, 2024

Feeding Tubes for the Elderly: Exploring the Pros and Cons of Nutritional Intervention

Living with a feeding tube can sometimes be difficult to navigate, especially if you’re an elderly person who’s interested in an assisted living community. Sometimes the need for a feeding tube is unavoidable, and unfortunately, many senior communities are not equipped to take in residents that require tube feeding. In our guide, we explain: The…

Health & Wellness, Safety, Senior Living • September 21, 2024

How Fast Does Parkinson’s Usually Progress? What To Expect After a Diagnosis

It can start with an almost undetectable quiver of a hand. Then you notice difficulty in day-to-day tasks. Before you know it, you’re faced with a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease. As scary as it may seem, Parkinson’s disease doesn’t always quickly descend into severe stages. Many people live a functional and comfortable life for years.…

Senior with caregiver medication management

Health & Wellness, Senior Living • August 28, 2024

6 Comprehensive Strategies for Managing Diabetes in the Elderly

Diabetes is a complex, often misunderstood medical condition. There are a lot of factors that go into managing diabetes in the elderly and figuring it out without help can be daunting. With proper monitoring and care, diabetes doesn’t have to stop someone from enjoying their golden years. At Senior Services of America communities, we understand…

Senior woman with walker getting out of car

Health & Wellness, Lifestyle, Safety • July 26, 2024

How To Use a Walker With Wheels: Safety and Movement Recommendations

Walkers are a great tool to prevent falls, increase independence, and aid in recovery. But learning to use a walker with wheels may feel overwhelming as you must relearn how to do things like walking or sitting again with this new contraption. It may even feel like it’s more of a burden than a help.…

Alzheimer’s & dementia, Caregiving, Health & Wellness, Lifestyle, Senior Living • June 21, 2024

Navigating the Challenges of How To Cope With a Parent With Dementia

You may have noticed some recent subtle or not-so-subtle mental, physical, and emotional changes in your parent’s health condition or behaviors, and they now have received a diagnosis of dementia. What does a dementia diagnosis mean for their future — and your future as a caregiver? Caring for a parent with dementia can be overwhelming…

Alzheimer’s & dementia, Lifestyle, Safety, Senior Living • May 24, 2024

Dementia and Driving:Can You Drive With Dementia?

How To Navigate Driving and Dementia You’re starting to notice more scrapes and dents on your dad’s car. You’re worried that he recently got lost driving to the grocery store he’s been shopping at for the past 20 years. You find yourself thinking it may not be safe for your dad to be driving anymore.…

Health & Wellness, Lifestyle • May 15, 2024

The Best Sleep Aids for Seniors: Ways To Help Older Adults Dealing With Insomnia

Constant tossing and turning, incessant thoughts churning, and the continual yearning for just a bit of shut-eye — if insomnia has a grip on you or an older loved one, you may be familiar with this picture. Sleep issues like insomnia may often have a trickle-down effect that dampens an older individual’s quality of life…

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Enhancing Dexterity: 13 Simple Activities for Fine Motor Skills for Older Adults

10 Mental Health Tips for Seniors: How To Fight Mental Health Issues and Enjoy Life to the Fullest

Staying Safe and Active: The Best Fall Prevention Tips for Seniors

Feeding Tubes for the Elderly: Exploring the Pros and Cons of Nutritional Intervention

How Fast Does Parkinson’s Usually Progress? What To Expect After a Diagnosis

6 Comprehensive Strategies for Managing Diabetes in the Elderly

How To Use a Walker With Wheels: Safety and Movement Recommendations

Navigating the Challenges of How To Cope With a Parent With Dementia

Dementia and Driving:Can You Drive With Dementia?

The Best Sleep Aids for Seniors: Ways To Help Older Adults Dealing With Insomnia

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