With the holidays quickly approaching, many of us will be visiting parents or aging loved ones or hosting them in your own homes. If you’ve not seen your loved ones for a period of time, you may be in for a rude awakening. When my father came to live with me many...
Consistent attention to health needs is a main concern with aging relatives. Extra care is needed when 24 hour care is not applicable at the hands of the family. This is where in-home care becomes an option. Professional care is usually the only way to ensure...
Most parents don’t wish to be a burden to their children, so when they arrive at a stage in their lives where they may need some additional help, they may be reluctant to share their discovery. Transitioning to assisted living or to the home of one of their...
A couple of weeks ago I broke a wine glass. It was a special wine glass – one that Phil received when he attended The Wine Blogger’s Conference in Walla Walla. This particular glass was designed by Master Sommelier Andrea Robinson and is called The One...
If you have an aging parent who is living alone or who is perhaps caring for another aging loved one, you may worry that their diet is not nutritionally sound, and with good reason. There are many causes of poor nutritional intake: recipes are difficult to scale down...