Senior Care Insights: Expert Advice & Resources on Assisted Living

Oct 9, 20236 min read

Dementia Care Costs: From Treatment to Setting

The cost of healthcare, dementia or otherwise. Who wants to start?

Sep 25, 20235 min read

Dementia Care Settings: When Smaller is Bigger

A care home is a home away from home that still looks and feels like home, rather than an institutional setting.

Sep 11, 20231 min read

The Time is Now: Create an Estate Plan Today

Your to-do list: Eat right. Get your exercise. Develop an estate plan.

Aug 28, 20232 min read

Senior and Rural Healthcare Services and the Benefits of Technology

With the danger of the pandemic looming over the world, utilizing technology in the delivery of healthcare became the new frontier.

Aug 14, 20231 min read

Healthcare Answers: Education, house calls, tech are in the mix

How and where do those in need receive critical medical care? How is their quality of life affected?

Jul 31, 20232 min read

Designing patient-centric dementia care: An expert care-giver’s perspective

An interview with Tammy Easterly, manager of Prescott Valley Assisted Living and a care-giver with over 20 years' experience.

Jul 17, 20231 min read

Living Well with Dementia

Providing good dementia care is complicated. Each experience is a highly individualized journey.

Jul 3, 20232 min read

Dementia: What You Should Know Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention

There is progress in the fight against dementia.

Jun 19, 20232 min read

Retiring Baby Boomers and the Coming of the Silver Tsunami

The seabed of our aging shakes, the waves form and they are now visible from where we stand on the healthcare shoreline.

Jun 5, 20232 min read

Advocacy in Assisted Living Setting: Who’s on your side?

Dr. Zambakari shares his thoughts on the importance of patient advocacy in an assisted living setting.

May 16, 20235 min read

More than Service: Integrating Advocacy into the Care Framework

Advocating for seniors is critical to ensure they receive the best possible care and assistance.

Sep 5, 20225 min read

Strategies can provide symptom relief: What to know about Parkinson’s disease

Parkinson’s disease affects the body’s nervous system, causing movement issues.

Aug 2, 20225 min read

Dementia: Early diagnosis, behavioral interventions key in vascular dementia

Dementia is a set of symptoms that can include memory loss and difficulties with thinking, problem-solving or language.

Jul 4, 20226 min read

Managing the symptoms: All about Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s is the most frequent form of dementia, which is a slow and steady decrease in the behavioral, social and thinking abilities.

Jun 1, 20225 min read

Lewy body dementia: A common form of dementia

How is Lewy body disease different from other forms of dementia?

May 4, 20226 min read

Different from Alzheimer’s: What to know about dementia?

Nearly 50 million people worldwide have been diagnosed with a form of dementia, according to the World Health Organization.

Apr 1, 20224 min read

Pneumococcal (Pneumonia) Vaccines

By Jessica Craig What is pneumonia? Pneumonia is an infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs. The air sacs may fill with...

Mar 1, 20223 min read

Herpes Zoster: Understanding and Preventing Shingles

For certain individuals, the symptoms of shingles are mild; only a sight itching sensation. For others, shingles can cause severe anguish.

Feb 1, 20225 min read

Seasonal influenzas vaccine

Influenza, commonly called the flu, is a viral infection that attacks your respiratory system, including your nose, throat and lungs.

Jan 31, 20224 min read

Coronavirus’ many faces – beta, delta and omicron. No time for COVID complacency

Covid-19 – be it the devastating effects of the original outbreak (beta), or variants delta or omicron – requires constant attention.

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