Finding the Right Care Setting for Your Aging Loved One
With more than 30,000 assisted living communities in the U.S., navigating the right care setting or community can be overwhelming, especially for older adults and their family caregivers. In this…
Tips for Aging With Strength
Growing older doesn’t mean slowing down. That’s why National Senior Health and Fitness Day is a great reminder to keep participating in the activities that bring joy or to take…
Why It’s Still Important for Seniors to Set Goals
Goal-setting is commonly associated with young adults. It’s stressed as a way to help us build our careers and families. Oftentimes, goal-setting falls by the wayside as we age, but…
What Is Transfer Trauma and How To Avoid It
By CarePatrol Older adults must sometimes move to a new home to meet their current needs. However, uprooting the life of a senior can cause immense stress and disruption known…
Help Older Adults Avoid COVID-19 Scams
Many states continue to be ravaged by the coronavirus, with recovery taking longer than two weeks even among young adults and America’s COVID-19 death toll expected to reach nearly 300,000…
Laughter is the Best Medicine
By CarePatrol Life throws many stressors our way, posing a constant challenge for our mental health. Unfortunately, older adults have many unique stressors that they face. Deteriorating health, reduced independence,…
What is Palliative Medicine?
By CarePatrol Palliative Medicine is a newer care option in our area that is becoming well-known for delivering specialized care for individuals with serious illnesses. While the focus on this…
What is Respite Care?
By CarePatrol Respite care provides the primary caregiver/family a short-term break so they may rest, spend time with family or friends, run errands, attend financial/legal appointments or just simply “catch…
Senior Care and Medication Management
By CarePatrol Proper medication management in the elderly population results in better health and adds years to life. On the other hand, mismanaged medications can lead to serious consequences or…
Horror Stories Out Of Florida
By CarePatrol The names have been changed to protect the privacy of the participants, but these stories really happened in Florida. Most could happen anywhere in the country. It is…
Be Compassionate To Receive Compassion
By CarePatrol In 2014 the California Supreme Court ruled that caregiver Carolyn Gregory could not sue the family of the dementia patient who sliced her wrist with a knife during…
Five Ways Music Can Help Your Loved One With Dementia
By CarePatrol of San Mateo County When a loved one has dementia, it can be so hard to connect with them. As the disease progresses, it becomes harder to continue…
The Impact of the Wrong Senior Living Community
Chuck worked as a hospital-based home health medical social worker. One of his roles was to ensure seniors who were discharged from the hospital had supportive services in place for…
CarePatrol’s Urgent Mission: Find The Best Beds For Seniors Who Are Not In A Hospital
By CarePatrol Not long ago, nobody had even heard of COVID-19. Today, however, it is a global reality and a mandate for businesses to serve in ways we never could…