Sheila Carter, founder and president of Heartsong Memory Care, gives her solution to a caregiving quandary:“With two people in our family recently needing home care, we decided to consolidate and have both under the same roof. We had four family members collaborating and rotating … [Read more...] about How she handled a situation where multiple loved ones needed care
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Help your loved one get more out of mealtimes
If your aging loved one isn’t eating enough or if mealtimes are proving difficult, remember this advice:The elderly will eat and drink more if small amounts of food and fluids are offered frequently during waking hours. A large drink or plate full of food can appear … [Read more...] about Help your loved one get more out of mealtimes
Don’t miss the regional premiere of this new comedy!
Bunbury Theatre Company presents the regional premiere of Jon Jory’s The Two Musketeers. What happens when budget cuts cause a small theatre company to eliminate one of the Musketeers in Alexander Dumas’ classic? The cast of six actors with limited resources sally forth into a … [Read more...] about Don’t miss the regional premiere of this new comedy!
Build your caregiver confidence
How do you stay confident as a caregiver? “Educating myself on the condition of my loved one helped,” says Janice Baldon-Gutter, online instructor and facilitator for adult higher education at Kaplan University and author of Caregiving: A Daughter’s Story: Life After Loss - … [Read more...] about Build your caregiver confidence
Yum – try this German potato salad recipe!
In our fall issue (page 40), we told you about how the residents at Elmcroft of Mt. Washington will be taking a virtual tour through Napa Valley, Germany, and Chicago as part of the Port of Call program. The residents will take walking, driving, and flying video tours … [Read more...] about Yum – try this German potato salad recipe!