Assisted Living NEWS & ARTICLES

Seniors are more likely to experience balance issues as their health deteriorates. Some health problems, like diabetes, heart disease, and a stroke, can make them feel dizzy or make it hard to keep their balance.

Hallucinations can happen in older people for any number of medical conditions, all of which are serious and require extra care. Seniors who have hallucinations are not likely to tell anyone about their visions as they do not want to be seen as mentally unstable.

Guardianship is a legal relationship formed between a competent adult who is willing to be the guardian of a person who is unable to manage his or her own affairs due to incapacity, called the ward.

At times, we have all felt the sting of loneliness, but the elderly can feel the ramifications stronger as they feel isolated. Because loneliness is an emotional state, it manifests differently in various people.

If you’re in the Stellar Care dining room during meal service and hear a steady stream of chuckles and laughter, chances are, you’re somewhere near Lourdes Schuler’s table.

People with dementia are affected in different ways, and it is common for them to change how they act or feel. They are no longer in complete control, and their inhibitions will most likely change as well.

One of the hardest problems in personal relationships is trying to make a marriage work when caring for an elderly parent. In the end, keeping a marriage together is a full-time job in and of itself before adding anything else to the mix.

As people get older, they may start to lose their memory which can hinder their life. While memory loss comes with age, it creates problems that require solving.