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Personal financial planning is often a difficult conversation to have with your elderly loved one but it is a necessary one. These 6 tips will jumpstart it.

Six Ways to Start the Elderly Financial Planning Conversation

A person’s true colors show when money is involved. Unfortunately, more times than not, those colors are not flattering. Money is quite possibly one of the main reasons people argue, get divorced and ...

A Vestibular Disorder is characterized by symptoms such as dizziness, vertigo and disequilibrium. Fortunately, with treatment the effects can be lessened.

Vestibular Disorder: Is Your Head Spinning? We Can Help.

Thanks to Starbucks, even though Fall doesn’t technically start until the end of September, as soon as the clock strikes midnight on September 1, it is Pumpkin spice everywhere. This year, Fall offici...

From infants to elderly, we are all at risk of suffering from Glaucoma, the leading cause of blindness. These prevention tips will help lower your risk.

Glaucoma Treatment and Prevention Tips

We have blogged a lot lately about senior eye health and the prevalence of eye diseases amongst the elderly. As caregivers we help a lot of patients who suffer from vision loss due to eye disease, and...

Diabetic Retinopathy(DR) is the leading cause of blindness worldwide. Once you have it, there is no getting rid of it. Learn how to manage DR here.

How-To Manage and Prevent Diabetic Retinopathy

It seems like June was just yesterday, but now we are at the end of August. It’s simply amazing how fast the Summer months go by. The end of August means the end of another successful National Eye Exa...

Cataracts are the number one leading cause of blindness worldwide. Knowing what to look for and how to prevent cataracts will greatly lower your risk.

6 Ways to Reduce Your Risk of Cataracts

It all started as an idea to raise awareness of eye disease and increase patient visits to the eye doctor. Twenty-seven years later National Eye Exam month is going strong with thousands of ophthalmol...

For the last 27 years, the month of August has become synonymously known as National Eye Exam Month. This week we explore Age-related Macular Degeneration.

The Caregiver’s Guide to Age-related Macular Degeneration

Being close to the end of the Summer, August is typically known for its consistently hot and dry days. However, for the last 27 years, it has also become synonymously known as National Eye Exam Month....

August is usually the hottest time of the year. The best way to keep the elderly cool is air conditioning. These tips will keep the bill cool too.

7 Air Conditioning Tips To Stay Cool for Cheap

August is less than a week away, and that means we are approaching the hottest time of the year. Even though it has been a mild Summer so far, the 10-day forecast is calling for temperatures to reach ...

This Summer's weather is perfect for elderly loved ones to go outside & safely enjoy the outdoors. These Summer activities will put a smile on their faces.

6 Summer Activities for Your Elderly Loved One

After the hot spring we had here in the Pacific Northwest, many expected this Summer to be a scorcher. It’s hard to believe it is July now and the weather is overcast, fairly wet and consistently cool...

The 4th of July is the pinnacle of Summer holidays. Make sure your elderly loved one stays safe and has fun this Independence Day with these safety tips.

The Caregiver’s Guide to a Safe Independence Day

With more than 80% of Americans attending a cookout or get together, the fourth of July is perhaps the biggest event of the Summer. This year, the 4th of July lands on a Monday, making it a long weeke...

Their cuddly nature and low maintenance personalities, make cats the perfect companions for the elderly. These tips will help you find the perfect fit.

Cats: The Purrfect Elderly Companion

Many people joke about growing old to become a ‘crazy’ cat person, in which they live alone with a plethora of cats. While this version of a cat person is a little extreme, cats actually do make great...