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Dec 19

Navigating the Challenges of Caring for Aging Parents

Offering tips and Tennessee-specific resources to help those caring for aging parents manage responsibilities, reduce stress, and ensure the

Creating a Dementia-Friendly Home Environment For the Holidays

Dec 12

Caregiving

Creating a Dementia-Friendly Home Environment For the Holidays

Create a warm, safe, and supportive dementia-friendly home environment this holiday season.

Being a Caregiver is Scary: How Care Coordinators Help

Oct 24

Caregiving

Being a Caregiver is Scary: How Care Coordinators Help

Discover how care coordinators help caregivers while ensuring loved ones receive the best possible care.

Oct 16

Caregiving

Holiday Stress: How To Keep Calm

The holiday season isn’t always easy—especially for caregivers balancing family traditions with the ongoing demands of caregiving. This blog

The Difference Between Assisted Living And Skilled Nursing Facilities

Sep 12

Long-Term Care

The Difference Between Assisted Living And Skilled Nursing Facilities

Learn about the difference between assisted living and skilled nursing facilities, including regulations, costs, and care levels, to make an

What Are The Caregiver's Responsibilities After Moving A Parent into Assisted Living?

Aug 1

Caregiving

What Are The Caregiver's Responsibilities After Moving A Parent into Assisted Living?

Caregiver responsibilities after moving a parent into assisted living continue even after your loved one transitions.

Jul 22

Caregiving

Negativity Bias and How It Affects Caregiving

When a person has a negativity bias, they give more attention to the negative side of things than the positive.

What to Know about the Latest Scams Targeting Older Adults

May 14

Caregiving

What to Know about the Latest Scams Targeting Older Adults

The latest scams targeting older adults can be devastating to everyone involved. Here's what we're seeing most often.

Living with Dementia: Preparing for Severe Weather – Part 2

May 14

Caregiving

Living with Dementia: Preparing for Severe Weather – Part 2

This is the second in a two-part series about how to prepare for severe weather if you have loved ones with dementia or Alzheimer's disease.

Living with Dementia: Preparing for Severe Weather – Part 1

May 14

Caregiving

Living with Dementia: Preparing for Severe Weather – Part 1

You and the elderly loved ones you care for can prepare for severe weather. Here's where to start.

May 8

Caregiving

Supporting Your Family Caregiver

The National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP shows that family caregivers spend about 24 hours per week providing care.

Apr 16

Caregiving

Is Caregiver Stress Sneaking Up on You?

During National Stress Awareness month this April, we shine the spotlight on caregiver stress, a common elder care challenge.

How to Choose a Caregiver for an Elderly Loved One

Mar 13

Caregiving

How to Choose a Caregiver for an Elderly Loved One

When you decide to get help, what should you look for when choosing a caregiver? This article walks you through the process.

Dec 14, 2023

Caregiving

Caregiver's Corner: Caregiving Intentions vs. Resolutions

It’s a few weeks into the new year, so I must ask…are you sticking to your New Year's resolution, or has it fallen by the wayside already?

Holiday Gift Ideas for the Older Adults in Your Life

Dec 6, 2023

Caregiving

Holiday Gift Ideas for the Older Adults in Your Life

Elder Care Coordinator Debra King joins Gayla Zoz to talk about holiday gift ideas for elderly relatives.

Nov 16, 2023

Caregiving

Five Telltale Signs of Phishing Scams

Every year, millions of people fall for these scams, which arrive via email, phone, text, and payment apps. Here's how to avoid them.

Older Adults Deserve Dignity and Respect

Sep 9, 2023

Caregiving

Older Adults Deserve Dignity and Respect

No one likes to feel disrespected or belittled but, it seems that’s what we tend to do to people who are old or disabled.

Aug 25, 2023

Caregiving

What Is a Doula?

What is a doula? How can a doula help older adults? Katlyn Clifton, a Gerontologist in Sumner County, explains.

Jun 28, 2023

Caregiving

Mom & Dad Had Too Much Stuff

When an older adult can no longer live at home, what happens to their personal property? Elder Care Coordinator Debra King weighs in.

May 26, 2023

Caregiving

Sweating Through a Caregiving Summer

Try these simple strategies for surviving the summer heat and managing its effects on elderly loved ones.

Elder Care Coordination: What a Nice Surprise

May 17, 2023

Caregiving

Elder Care Coordination: What a Nice Surprise

The ability to access the services of an elder care coordinator is often one of the most unexpected blessings of working with our firm.

May 3, 2023

Caregiving

Who Will Take Mom's Stuff?

What will you do with the things that fill an elderly parent's home? Elder Care Coordinator Debra King offers some tips.

Never Underestimate a Person Living with Dementia

Feb 8, 2023

Caregiving

Never Underestimate a Person Living with Dementia

This man taught Joshua Hunter an important lesson about dementia--and about life.

Feb 8, 2023

Caregiving

Mom needed care. I needed help.

Trena needed help paying for her mom's care. Here's what she did.

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