Relocation can be a huge stress factor for any of us in life. As hard as we try to be organized, the disruption that comes from moving to a new home can lead to increased anxiety in the most ideal situations. Our brains like familiar surroundings, routines, and order,...
Benefits Overview Families often ask what benefits pay for assisted living services in Texas? Does Medicare or Medicaid pay for assisted living services? The answer can be confusing and challenging for families to navigate through. In short, Medicare does NOT...
Transferring your loved one to a different memory care facility may stir up some stress regardless of your best laid out plans, but there are ways to minimize disruption on the actual moving day. Create a Move Day Timeline Do not involve your loved one with dementia...
Your loved one with dementia resides in a memory care facility near your home and you just found out that you are moving to another state. Moving can be a huge process in itself, but now you’re faced with how to choose a memory care facility in the state you are...
Parkinson’s disease is typically thought of as a disease that only affects movement. With a very early diagnosis of the disease the obvious physical symptoms, which may be sporadic, include tremors, slow movement, impaired posture, and muscle rigidity. As time goes...
When a person with dementia hallucinates, they experience something very real to them that nobody else does, because they sense something that isn’t there. Real-life hallucination examples: Someone tore up the lawn. Look at what got dug up. The grass had been mown...
