Senior Activities: 5 Reasons to Consider Sharing Live Music with the Elderly Many in the aging services professions who work in senior activities are already aware of the power of music on healing and particularly with dementia patients. Many patients can remember and sing songs even in advanced stages, long after...
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Having the Tough Talk with Your Aging Parents – Smilecast 144
Having the Tough Talk with Your Aging Parents One of the hardest discussions you may face with an elder is taking away the car keys. But there are other discussions too. Like knowing when a move to a senior care home is necessary. Or filling out advance directives. Delicate topics...
Joy Filled Dementia Visits – Smilecast 143
Joy Filled Dementia Visits Kit Maximizes Family Time in the Midst of Alzheimer’s Julie created the Joy Filled Visits Kit designed to help families maximize dementia visits whether your loved one is living at home or in a care home. The kit, filled with tips, personal stories, and the tools that...
Family Dynamics and Caregiving – Smilecast 142
It a Family Affair – Family Dynamics Families have been done in when it comes to caregiving, creating wounds that sometimes never heal. It can be a struggle to get siblings or adult children all on board the caregiving ship. Paula will cover the biggest family issues; the best ways to...
Recognizing When Mom or Dad Need Care – Smilecast 141
Recognizing When Mom or Dad Need Care Hey parents are wily devils. They can disguise things from their kids pretty well. Just like your kids try to get over you, so do your parents. In this session you will learn what to spot that shows mom or dad need care...
Active Daily Living – Smilecast 140
Active Daily Living – A Platform for Caregivers Active Daily Living (ADL) is a online program that helps family caregivers dealing with the challenges of aging loved ones, in particular maintaining independence, maximizing health status, and safely aging-in-place. Dan will give you a guided tour. Read more about our expert...
Aging in Place While Living Alone – Elder Orphans – Smilecast 139
Elder orphans – Aging in Place When Living Alone Aging-in-place is harder when you’re alone. What steps do you recommend individuals take to be prepared to age at home alone? What are some of the risks? What should local community support services know about your needs and how can they better serve...
Reverse Mortgages – What You Need to Know – Smilecast 138
What’s the Deal with Reverse Mortgages? You’ve seen the celebrity endorsements for reverse mortgages. Probably the last people on earth who need them. Still advertising has compelled people to investigate these instruments. Mike will help us sort fact from fiction. He has no dog in the hunt, just straight advice...
Rosemarie Rossetti-Designing Your Home for Aging in Place-Smilecast 136
Designing Your Home for Aging in Place Rosemarie has a compelling story that propelled her advocacy and work around universal design. She will explain what that is and how you structurally need to modify your home to live in it safely. Read more about our expert – Dr. Rosemarie Rossetti. Rosemarie Rossetti,...
Aging in Place – Smilecast 135 – The Aging Experience – Patrick Roden
Aging in Place Patrick Roden was our expert for the Caregiver Smile Summit. He spoke to us about growing old in your home. Aging-in-place is a desire for many but do you really understand what is involved to do that with quality and in safety? Patrick discusses what this means, the...