November 1, 2015

November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month and Family Hospice Care will be recognizing its Colleagues and Volunteers all month for the extraordinary...

November 1, 2015

Washington, DC — Older driver and drivers with some chronic illnesses (hereinafter referred to as “Senior Driver” even though they may not be senior)...

September 30, 2015

The definition of a caregiver is one that provides help to another person in need. In the Parkinson’s world, this is typically an adult...

September 1, 2015

In the past 40 years, attitudes towards death and dying in America and much of the rest of the world have slowly changed. The...

April 29, 2015

It is time to view the medical world differently. The following information is a “sign of the times” in health and medicine. Ask yourself,...

April 1, 2015

It wasn’t too long ago I finally took time out of my busy schedule to take a trip to my mom’s house. Phone calls...

January 31, 2015

Palliative care is meant to make the patient more comfortable. To palliate is to make a disease or its symptoms less severe or unpleasant...

September 30, 2014

Sundowning is basically a group of symptoms that may come with or without a disease. By itself, it is not a disease; however, it...

August 31, 2014

So you’ve promised “in sickness and in health," but whose health? One new poll shows that being the caregiver to an ill spouse carries...

July 31, 2014

Because music is non-threatening, enjoyable and enhances brain function, people of diverse ages, backgrounds and abilities can gain therapeutic benefits through music therapy. Music...

July 31, 2014

How do you tell someone you promised till death do us part, That you feel strongly and straight from the heart, They will be carrying more...

June 30, 2014

Nobody wants to think about a defenseless loved one being wronged in anyway, but unfortunately, elder abuse is a significant problem. It is estimated...

June 30, 2014

Whether you grieve because you are losing yourself to a disease process, or you grieve because you have a loved one you are losing...

June 1, 2014

I came up with one thing And I don’t believe I’m wrong That nobody,  But nobody  Can make it out here alone. The business of living is tricky. It’s...

April 29, 2014

According to the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), nearly 90 percent of seniors want to stay in their own homes as they age....