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Moving into a senior living community can be an exciting transition. However, a common fear that some seniors have with this change is becoming socially isolated. While you probably already […]

Transitioning your elderly parents or loved one into an assisted living facility is never easy. At Sunnymere, we do everything we can to help our residents feel welcome and at home right […]

Multigenerational living can be a marvelous bonding experience, a chance for you to know your parent in a new way. It helps your aging parent avoid the sense of isolation and depression […]

Your aging parent may be keeping secrets from you. It may not constitute all-out lying, but they might be purposely withholding information that is important to their health, safety or […]

If you live some distance from your family, you probably have had a holiday visit with your aging loved ones. This visit may have been perhaps, the first opportunity in […]

This action is much easier to say than to do. Many people get the holiday blues, especially older adults. Seniors are more likely to have just lost a loved one, […]

Holidays are a time for family gatherings, fun traditions, and the holiday spirit. Unfortunately, holidays can also be stressful for those caring for someone who has been diagnosed with dementia. Involving […]

Americans celebrated the first Veterans Day on November 11, 1919, one year to the day after the end of the conflict they knew as the Great War and we (regrettably) know today as World […]

Oftentimes, adult children find themselves performing caregiving tasks that might otherwise be offered from a professional provider. The parent is still living at home, relying on one or more adult […]

It’s important to be safe on the road and at work, but safety at home is an equally critical consideration.  Let’s be honest—many of us live in somewhat cluttered households. […]