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Elderly Can Find Freedom in Assisted Living with Big Hearts

Assisted living facilities such as Big Hearts can provide many benefits for the elderly.  One is a newfound sense of independence and community. This can be refreshing for your elderly parents, who may have been in home care for so long, and can tend to feel isolated and dependent. At first, the idea of seniors …

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How to Get Your Senior Loved One Involved During the Holidays

Senior family members usually look for holidays and celebrations, because that means they can see family members and special friends they don’t see so often for the rest of the year. However, if their expectations fall short, such as when a family member can’t come visit, a senior loved one can find the holidays sad …

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Tips for Traveling with Senior Parents

Traveling with senior parents can be wrought with challenges and anxiety. By following these tips, you can be sure to have a great time making great memories with your whole family. The holidays are here, and this means vacations and meeting families and relatives. This can also mean traveling with senior parents to your province …

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14 Difficult Elderly Behaviors and How to Deal with Them

Does your parent or loved one exhibit difficult elderly behaviors? Do they behave in ways that you don’t expect them to? Perhaps they used to be easy-going and mild-mannered and suddenly they act up. Have these difficult elderly behavior left you flustered, frustrated, embarrassed, hurt, exhausted, or helpless?

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How to Deal with Elderly Temper Tantrum

Let’s face it–as years go by, your elderly parents can start to get difficult. They may act childish and even have what we can call as elderly temper tantrums. They may yell and have overall bad behavior that can drive you up the wall. Aside from that, their behavior can also be frustrating, tiring, and …

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10 Signs It’s Time for Assisted Living

Does your elderly parent need assisted living services? Find out by reading the signs below. Everyone of us ages. Soon, we’ll come to that point when we can no longer do things on our own and we need the assistance of other people, whether they be our own children, siblings, or caregiver. And this could …

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How to Talk to Elderly Parents About Assisted Living

Sometimes, many things in your life happen that make it clear you need help taking care of your elderly parents. Whether you’re starting your own family, raising kids of your own, building a career, or juggling all these things together, your parents still need the best care that you can provide for them. Even if …

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10 Signs of Stress in Caring for Elderly Parents

Taking care of your elderly parents can be very demanding and can give you a great deal of stress. You have to be on your toes all the time to attend to the every need of your aging parent. In the long run, this can take a tool on your own health, emotions, and well-being. …

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