by Jennifer | Jan 24, 2020 | ALZHEIMERS, dementia, support
Dementia and Alzheimer’s is a challenge that some caregivers face for aging parents or senior loved ones. Coping with behaviors or personality challenges of aggressiveness, hallucinations, attempting to leave unfamiliar surroundings, and/or eating and sleeping...
by Jennifer | Mar 27, 2015 | Frequently Asked Questions, Long Distance Transportation, support, Tips
Moving can be an ordeal at the best of times, even when a person is in great health and the move is voluntary. It doesn’t become any easier with medical conditions and a possibly unwanted move to an assisted living facility. In a best case scenario such a move is a...
by Jennifer | Mar 25, 2015 | prevention, support, Tips
You know how time tends to disappear when you’re engulfed in something you really like to do? That concentration and that level of being in the here and now erases worry and regrets, at least for a while. Staying in the present requires practice, but being here and...
by Jennifer | Jan 6, 2015 | assisted living facilities, comfort, dementia, long distance medical transport, support
It can be difficult to talk to someone with Alzheimer’s or other type of dementia, and many might hold back from visiting, because striking up and keeping conversation is too hard and emotionally taxing. Here are some tips that can make it easier. Call the person by...
by Jennifer | Jan 6, 2015 | Frequently Asked Questions, long distance medical transportation, patient transport services, support
Sometimes the body’s immune system attacks healthy body tissue by mistake, and this is called an autoimmune disorder. There are over 80 known types with arthritis being the most well known. They all have one thing in common: the immune system destroying normal tissue....
by Jennifer | Nov 13, 2014 | ALZHEIMERS, dementia, hospice centers, patient transport services, support
The National Institute on Aging funds a number of Alzheimer’s Disease Centers at medical facilities around the USA. The focus of the centers is to find a cure and prevent Alzheimer’s, but the centers also help families cope with the disease. If you or a loved one has...
