The Benefits of Pet Therapy for Older Adults

Our furry friends are awfully cute and watching funny pet videos on YouTube is a great way to spend an afternoon. But their presence in our lives has major impacts…

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Preparing for Senior Living: Hints for a Stress Free Move

You’ve had the conversation about senior care solutions with a loved one, consulted with a CarePatrol senior care advisor and found the right community. The excitement of this next step…

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Celebrating Occupational Therapists!

It can take a team to help when a health setback or the aging process changes the way a person handles day to day activities. There are ways to navigate…

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Loneliness and Older Adults

Although feeling down in the dumps is a common feeling that people of any age may experience from time to time, about half of adults over the age of 60…

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Opening Up the Lines of Communication About Senior Living

Family dynamics are unique and they can shift over time.  If you’ve noticed that a parent or other loved one may be experiencing challenges living at home safely, it can be…

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Three Cheers for Activity Professionals!

Keeping older adults who reside in communities inspired, energized and engaged takes a truly special professional.  This profoundly important responsibility is one that is tackled each and every day by…

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Preserving Family Stories

Sharing family stories is a powerful way to keep our personal history alive. By narrating both the best and most challenging life experiences, we can get the whole picture of how a family becomes a collective unit.

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Are You Suffering From Caregiver Burnout? Know the Signs.

As caregivers struggle with the demands of their everyday lives including jobs, kids and the tasks that accompany running a household in addition to the worry of caring for an aging or sick loved one, caregiver burnout can become a reality. These feelings can creep up over time so you may not even realize that you’re dealing with caregiver burnout.

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Women and Caregiver Stress

Most Americans will find themselves in the role of informal caregiver at some point in their lives. Many aspects of handling family responsibilities have historically fallen to women, especially when it relates to raising children or caring for family members.

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Understanding Caregiver Burnout

You may have heard the term “caregiver burnout” but do you know what it means? According to WebMD, it is a state of emotional, physical and mental exhaustion. Unpaid caregivers devote an average of 20 hours a week to providing physical, financial, and emotional support for an older loved one or friend. Though caregivers enjoy helping a loved one to age in place at home, there is a toll that is taken, resulting in stress, depression, and anxiety.

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AI in Senior Living Communities: Aging in Modern Times

These days, it’s hard to escape the presence of artificial intelligence (AI). After chatGPT and other natural language processing (NLP) tools exploded in popularity in early 2023, every aspect of…

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Father’s Day Fun Facts

Howard Cunningham, Homer Simpson, Mike Brady, Tony Soprano, Ward Cleaver and Danny Tanner are just some of the popular television dads who have become like family over the years, appearing in our living rooms and feeling so familiar. To honor the fathers, grandfathers and father figures in our lives, we’ve gathered some fun facts:

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