This Online Community Solves 3 Biggest Challenges for Family Caregivers

Clearday at Home is the first online care community made to support seniors and family caregivers from the comfort of home

This past year, families across the globe have been forced to quickly adapt to new routines. In the United States, 19% of those families include an unpaid family caregiver looking after an older adult with specialized needs. As a dementia care professional, I’ve heard countless stories from family caregivers of how the pandemic has disrupted their ability to keep their loved ones…

Get Dozens of Fantastic Activity Ideas for Seniors at this Free Website

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Keep seniors engaged with a variety of fun activities Having lots of fun activity ideas on hand helps prevent boredom, boost mood, reduce agitation, and improve quality of life for older adults. To give you plenty of options, we found a fantastic free website called Maria’s Place that’s full of creative activity ideas for seniors. They’re simple, fun, and adaptable for all…

Top 5 Alzheimer’s and Dementia Questions: Better Understand the Disease

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Knowing more about dementia makes caregiving easier Alzheimer’s and dementia are complex brain diseases that change your older adult’s behavior and affect family and friends. To provide great care and reduce your own stress, the first step is to find out more about the disease. Getting a better understanding of the basics takes away some of the uncertainty and anxiety. We worked…

SingFit: At Home Music Therapy for Dementia

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Music is great for seniors with dementia Music benefits seniors with Alzheimer’s or dementia in many ways. Multiple research studies confirm this and documentaries like Alive Inside allow us to witness music’s amazing effect on older adults. Music has even been shown to be more effective than medication in boosting mood, reducing anxiety and agitation, and increasing happiness and engagement – even…

Music for Seniors: Improve Health, Mood, and Sleep

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Music improves health, mood, and sleep Music has many therapeutic benefits for seniors and sometimes helps more than medication. In documentaries like Alive Inside, we’ve seen how music can deeply affect older adults with cognitive issues. This study showed that in stressful pre-surgery situations, patients who listened to music rather than taking anti-anxiety meds actually had less anxiety and lower cortisol (stress)…

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