Culture, Connections and Celebrations

Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements talks about how to be observant about life changes with our senior loved ones. There may be a...

The month of November can be overwhelming for a family member caring for a loved one. It’s the time when planning for the holiday...

When do you start discussing having more care for mom and dad? Oftentimes, people wait too long. In this segment, Daphne Davis of Pinnacle Senior Placements offers the broad picture health analogy of a three-legged stool: hydration, medication, and nutrition, which balance fine so long as all three are done well. Daphne gives us some warning signs that it may be time to have that dreaded conversation with a senior loved one that they could benefit from some assistance at home.

When families come together during the holidays, they do so all with different perspectives. We all grew up with different degrees of closeness to...

Nichole Smith from CarePartners Living: We in the senior living industry think of ourselves as co-petitors, not competitors, and we meet on purpose to know all of the services out there. Just this morning I met with a group of 140 providers, and I thanked them all for their help, because we just went through placing my own family in assisted living, putting my dad in hospice, him ultimately passing away, and it was the people in that room that I called upon when my family needed help. One provider can't do everything

With the holiday season upon us, we all go into a “go mode” and between shopping for gifts, preparing our homes with decorations, and...

Kelley Smith from CarePartners Senior Living joins Suzanne to add insights and advice to the fifth and sixth of Teepa Snow's six tips for making holidays successful for those who have Alzheimer's and dementia.

Encore Creativity for Older Adults is the nation's largest choral organization for adults over the age of 55. They are just now coming to...

June Sekiguchi, one of three art curators for Era Living, joins Suzanne to talk about art and how it plays into seniors and senior living.

Getting through the holiday season for families who may have differences or be at odds can be overwhelming. It seems like we all start...