by PLS | Apr 2, 2025 | Advice & Support, Aging in place, Baby Boomers, care planning, Caring for elderly parents, End of life planning, Healthy Living, Preferred Living Solutions
Make Life Easier for Your Loved Ones I recently spoke with a friend whose parents have both died within 6 months of each other. She had just settled the affairs for one when the other one passed. She was overwhelmed with grief and the checklist of paperwork and phone...
by PLS | Mar 4, 2025 | Healthy Living, Preferred Living Solutions, self-care
Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of vision loss among people age 50 and older. March is Save Your Vision Month. Risk factors for AMD, other than age, include smoking (doubles the risk); race (more common among Caucasians than African-Americans...
by PLS | Feb 3, 2025 | Advice & Support, Aging in place, At-Home Care, Baby Boomers, care management, caregiver, caregiving, Caring for elderly parents, Preferred Living Solutions
Adult children are excellent family caregivers. They are skilled at multi-tasking and juggling many balls at once. Even super-family caregivers need help sometimes making plans or difficult decisions for aging parents. Our care managers at Preferred Living Solutions...
by PLS | Jan 1, 2025 | Active Lifestyles, Baby Boomers, Healthy Living, Preferred Living Solutions, self-care
In today’s ever-changing world, we can wonder what do I have to offer to the next generation. I’m “old,” “washed up,” and not up on the latest technology. Guess what? You may have something that not many people have but want, and...
by PLS | Dec 2, 2024 | Preferred Living Solutions
No one really wants to plan for this, as if doing so brings it sooner. However, you may want to consider giving your loved ones a beautiful gift…the gift of having all your documents in order and decisions all made for your end of life and after death. As you...
by PLS | Nov 1, 2024 | Advice & Support, Aging in place, Assisted Living, Baby Boomers, care management, Caring for elderly parents, Preferred Living Solutions
Living options for aging adults can be a challenging topic to introduce. Telling a loved one about the need to research one’s next living options can be frustrating and hurtful if not handled appropriately. There are some aspects of this discussion you need to prepare...
