Talking about suicide with seniors
September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness month, and a chance to highlight the importance of mental health for seniors.
Preparing seniors for winter in the Pacific Northwest
If you’re like me and most others who live near a rainy coast, you hang onto summer fearing for when the days grow shorter and the skies turn gray. Though there are some adva
3 Reasons why home care benefits families during a crisis
In last week’s blog, I told a personal story about making a trip out to Iowa to visit my great-grandmother. She lives in a nursing home, which for now means she’s confi
A trip to see my great-grandmother highlights the importance of home care
My grandparents and me long ago
Stay close to home, and other senior travel tips for the future
Just like others with a demanding job, caregivers need a break every once in a while. But with both the CDC and the state department advising against non-essential travel, it might
What we’ve learned after 6 months of COVID-19
It’s been about six months since Washington state became the first state to have a confirmed coronavirus case on January 20th. An outbreak in a Kirkland nursing home followed
