An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Being a Sandwich Daughter If you are an entrepreneur, you already balance more things in one day than most people do in a week. Add to your list “caregiver” of not only your children, but now your parents, and whoa! With the aging of Baby Boomers, more and more women are

7 Habits of Highly Effective Caregivers If you’ve ever read Covey’s best seller, you know that habits create success. Now more than ever, finding or becoming an effective caregiver is beyond important. The population of people over 80 is growing more quickly than the number of people being born, and as baby-boomers age and have

Another Tie- A Gift Giving Guide for Older Dads With Father’s Day upon us, so many people are wracking their brains (the way they have for several years now) trying to come up with a gift idea for the men in their life. Dads are not always the easiest to buy for, and for those

Training Empathy As the market for new senior living communities continues to see growth and a greater understanding of what future residents and their families want, more and more companies are highlighting things like longevity, qualification, and training of their teams. But how do we train that untrainable thing? How do we make our CNAs,

The Top 3 Reasons to Choose a New Construction Senior Living Community As a disclaimer, new construction communities may not be a possibility for everyone, and there are absolutely solutions where those other options are the best choice. Each scenario is certainly unique, just like each potential resident and their family. But if you’re considering

Incorporating Hygge in Dementia Care If you haven’t yet heard about the concept, or seen Meik Wiking’s adorable “The Little Book of Hygge” on your Pinterest or news feed, allow me to be the one to drop this comfort bomb on you. Hygge (pronounced hoo-gah) is the Danish concept and term for comfort, togetherness, and

More Than a List of Questions- Choosing the Right Senior Living Community Nowadays, the majority of my time at work (and let’s be honest, during dinner, in the middle of weeding the garden on a Sunday morning, and occasionally while I’m getting ready for bed) is spent on the phone with families who have begun

“Level of Care” & Other Unsolved Mysteries I used to think there was pretty much one way to make an omelet. You crack eggs, mix them, pour them in the pan, throw in your fillings, and then fold it over, right? Maybe some of you are thinking “absolutely wrong, the filling should be mixed in