January 31, 2025
What kind of world are we living in where a person who needs assisted living—someone with dementia, functional disabilities, or frailty—can be detained by ICE? A recent email from…
April 21, 2023
For many people living with Parkinson's Disease, sexual functioning can change, but intimacy doesn't have to. I was working with a 70-something husband and wife a few months ago. The…
April 13, 2022
Assisted living and long-term care communities have a duty to ensure that residents’ rights of sexual autonomy and self-determination are honored and equally have a duty to protect residents from…
March 30, 2022
Love, intimacy, and sexuality are important aspects for people living with dementia and their intimate partners. A growing body of research tells us that the majority of older nursing…
October 7, 2021
The stories of deaf older adults and their families need to be shared and heard. For the past couple of years, I have been following and sharing the story of…
February 23, 2021
Helping aging parents move into a senior living or assisted living environment can be overwhelming, and emotions can easily escalate. Here are 12 tips for managing those emotions during difficult…
January 26, 2021
Have you helped your loved one move to a senior living or assisted living community only to find that in the midst of experiencing relief that your loved one is…
January 19, 2021
There may come a time when you're faced with the conversation of talking with your aging parents about moving into a senior living or assisted living community. Many people dread…
January 12, 2021
When he was in his late 80s, William Cohn, Candy Cohn's father, unintentionally stopped taking medication for a long-standing bipolar disorder and experienced a significant mental health crisis requiring hospitalization…
April 15, 2020
We’ve all heard stories of older adults on lock down in their long-term care community. Maybe you’ve even seen the images of family members visiting their loved ones separated by…
July 31, 2019
This month has been all about senior housing!!! THE WHAT! A couple of weeks ago, I described the different living options for older adults (link here!). I answered the question,…
July 17, 2019
Last week, I listed the various types of living environments for older adults, this week, I wanted to share exactly why you should know living options for your aging…
