by PLS | May 2, 2025 | Advice & Support, At-Home Care, Caring for elderly parents, Dementia
For many people living with dementia bedtime does not necessarily mean sleep-time. As dementia progresses insomnia and nighttime wandering may interfere with rest for care partner and caregiver. One possible solution that involves no medication is a weighted blanket....
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 | 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...
