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Pet-Friendly Assisted Living in Houston: What to Ask Before You Move
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Understanding and Addressing Depression in Seniors with Dr. Caren Gertner Fritts
Depression in older adults is often misunderstood. Feelings of sadness, withdrawal, or low energy...
Living with Arthritis: 5 Ways to Prevent Further Damage
Living with arthritis affects far more than joints, it impacts daily routines, emotional...
Six Ways to Deal with Stress
Stress affects everyone no matter your age, background, or stage in life. Whether you’re juggling...
4 Things to Know About Yom Kippur
This year, Yom Kippur begins on Wednesday evening, October 1, and ends at nightfall on Thursday,...
5 Things to Know About Rosh Hashanah
As the sun sets on Monday, September 22, Jewish communities around the world will begin the...
Top 5 Nutrition Tips for Healthy Aging: Eat Well, Age Strong
Healthy habits and overall well-being for older adults begin with what’s on your plate, not just...
Sun Safety for Seniors: Essential Tips to Protect Aging Skin
Older adults deserve to enjoy the sunshine safely, but they do need to take a few extra...
Seven Acres Therapy Sets Patients on the Path to Recovery
Seven Acres Jewish Senior Care Services offers comprehensive outpatient therapy in addition to...
How to talk to your parent about moving to an elder care campus
Approximately one million Americans live in some type of senior living community. With that number...
When is it time to make the move to senior living?
One of the hardest decisions a caregiver will ever have to make is determining the time has come...
Assisted living vs long-term care: Which option is best for my loved one?
Senior living communities come in many shapes, sizes and names, so finding the right living...
What you get: For-profit vs. non-profit senior living
When it comes to choosing a senior living community for someone you love, there’s no shortage of...
How to discuss assisted living costs in Houston with family members
According to Genworth’s 2020 survey, the cost of assisted living in Houston can range from $3,800...
How to start the first family conversation about assisted living
Watching a loved one age can be hard. And when your parent or grandparent can no longer live...
How to select the best assisted living facility
An assisted living facility can offer a new lease on life for seniors who can no longer live on...
Assisted Living Facility Tour Time: What to look for?
Deciding to move your elderly loved one to an assisted living facility can be difficult but...
Countdown to move-in day: Help your loved one transition to senior or assisted living (Part 1 of 2)
Moving can be difficult, no matter your age or circumstance. But, paring down a lifetime of...
Moving to an assisted living community: What to bring and what to leave behind (Part 2 of 2)
In Part 1 of this blog, we discussed how to prepare for a move to an assisted living community....
Caregiver Burnout: How to Care for You Too
Whether of love, duty or doing “right,” you may be among nearly 40 million US caregivers taking...
When Temporary Senior Living Respite Care Makes Sense
In our previous blog we’ve discussed the symptoms of caregiver burnout and resources available to...
Nutrition for Seniors: Are your loved one’s dietary needs met?
Proper nutrition is important at every stage of our lives. Eating a balanced diet can help...
Eight ways to stop losing sleep as you age
By Julie Limon PT, MCSP, Rehab Director, Seven Acres & The Medallion Our sleep and wakefulness...
Delaying the ‘senior moment’ – cognitive health and aging
Senior moments. We’ve all had them. Typically, these ‘slips of the mind’ are associated with...
You’re Not Alone – The Family Council Provides Peer Support
A transition to an assisted living or long-term care community can be difficult for family...
The Angry Old Man (or Woman) Part 1: Five reasons seniors may become grumpy
Statistically speaking, older people are as likely to be irritable as younger people. In fact,...
The Angry Old Man (or Woman) Part 2: How to respond when your aging parent acts out
In Part 1, we covered a few reasons why your elderly loved one may be more prone to emotional...
Post-Holiday Blues: Help Keep Your Senior’s Spirit Bright
With special celebrations and traditions, and visits from family far and near, holiday season is a...