By Chris and Laurie Kemp, CSAs Ambiguous loss is a loss that occurs without closure. In families with an aging loved one, this can often be the case when more advanced dementia is being experienced. It is that time when your loved one is physically there, but may not remember you or others that they […] Continue reading → 
By Eunice K. Neubauer, CSA Recently I was reminded that as we age we lose muscle. For me weekly weight lifting at least 2 times at home or Fitness 19 is my goal. Each year unless we are moving and using our muscles they will atrophy after age 40. And the older we are the […] Continue reading → 
By Chris and Laurie Kemp, CSAs When we get together with family, whether it is our kids, siblings or cousins, it is always a time of retelling family stories. Everyone laughs and cries as they enjoy hearing the memories again. This gift of family memories is a great and easy idea for Christmas gifts. It […] Continue reading → 
By Chris and Laurie Kemp, CSAs When a loved one moves into an assisted living or memory care, family members do not stop being caregivers. Now instead of being the caregiver that performs the caregiving you are the caregiver that watches over the cares being provided. Communication is key. Here are some tips to help […] Continue reading → 
By Eunice K. Neubauer, CSA Many seniors today think that if they can’t remain in their “home”, their only option is a skilled nursing facility or care center. They don’t realize their options include independent living communities, assisted living communities, memory care communities, Continuous Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs) or continuum of care communities where you […] Continue reading → 
By Chris and Laurie Kemp, CSAs One of the questions that is often asked when someone goes to the hospital is who makes the medical decision if the person in the hospital cannot. At the Fall Aging Conference in October, Attorney Thaddeus Pope talked about how it works in Minnesota. It is presumed that all […] Continue reading → 
By Eunice K. Neubauer, CSA You maybe have heard that November is Diabetes Awareness Month. According to the American Diabetes Association, more than 30 million Americans have diabetes and 1 in 4 do not know they have this disease. The average medical expenditures for someone with diabetes is $13,700 annually. More and more Americans are […] Continue reading → 
By Eunice K. Neubauer, CSA Recently I sat in to listen to a panel of seniors that had moved to senior housing in the recent past. Each had moved to a different senior living option; a cooperative, a senior rental with a continuum campus, a senior condominium and a Life Care Community (or sometimes referred […] Continue reading → 
By Eunice K. Neubauer, CSA A client of mine recently conducted her own research on automatic medication dispensers. When I started my business over 8 years ago there were few on the market and awareness was low for these devices. Today there are more options and improved devices coming out throughout the year. Today there […] Continue reading → 
By Laurie and Chris Kemp, CSAs How To Make A Senior Fair Payoff A senior fair is a great place to get pens, paper and candy, but that is not really what you want to get out of it. You want to use it as a place to get information that you may need down […] Continue reading →