By Eunice K. Neubauer, CSA As many of the “greatest generation” are living longer, they are also caregiving longer. It may start out as smaller tasks but over the years the care increases and the burden increases. Sometimes our oldest generation is caring for an adult child due to a disability or mental illness. Caregiving […] Continue reading → 
By Laurie and Chris Kemp, CSAs Road Scholar is a life long learning and travel company for seniors. It used to be called Elder Hostel and was started in 1975. Road Scholar has set aside money to make grants to caregivers so that they might take a Road Scholar trip. Eligibility The basic requirements to […] Continue reading → 
By Laurie and Chris Kemp, CSAs In an emergency situation we all want the people responding to our emergency to have the information that they need. This can be challenging since we do not know where that emergency will occur or what our condition might be. Choosing An Emergency Contact A first important step is […] Continue reading → 
By Eunice K. Neubauer, CSA For most Americans, the ability to get in a car and drive to where you need or want to go has been part of who they are all their life Older adults in general are safe drivers. In 2013, MN reported that there were 30 percent less fatalities of those […] Continue reading → 
By Eunice K. Neubauer, CSA Recently, a family called me to ask for my assistance in figuring out where their loved one with Lewey Body dementia could go for rehab after a broken hip and surgery. Having a parent that has gone through the process of a hospital stay and rehab without a dementia diagnosis […] Continue reading → 
By Chris and Laurie Kemp, CSAs <a href="http://agewiseassisted.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/become-an-artist-its-never-too-late-elderly-activities-information-twin-cities-mn cheap Generic nolvadex.jpg” class=”gallery_colorbox” rel=”attachment wp-att-1244″>Finding your creative self if you’re in your 60’s, 70’s, 80’s or 90’s is not only fun it can improve your health. Many people have always wanted to try to draw or write or even act. Some people may have done it […] Continue reading → 
By Chris and Laurie Kemp, CSAs The approaching summer brings thoughts of vacations. If you are providing care for a spouse, a parent or other loved one, the desire for a vacation from your daily tasks may be very strong, but figuring out how to do it may seem insurmountable. One solution may be to […] Continue reading → 
We Know How This Ends: Living While Dying By Bruce H. Kramer with Cathy Wurzer My current in process reading includes this book. I heard Cathy Wurzer and Bruce Kramer’s widow, Ev Emerson speak about it at the Recent St. Paul Senior Worker’s Spring Conference. In 2010, Bruce Kramer was diagnosed with ALS. He was […] Continue reading → 
By Eunice K. Neubauer, CSA Do you consider yourself to be a lifelong learner? You look forward to attending classes, lectures, recitals etc. If you are looking for a senior living option that provides lifelong learning activities, how do you determine if a community offers that. Here are 5 tips to determine if it’s the […] Continue reading → 
By Chris and Laurie Kemp, CSAs May is National Brain Tumor Awareness Month. A friend is in the midst of dealing with this diagnosis as we write this article. The first reaction to such a diagnosis is normally fear or anger navigate to this site. The best advice for proceeding is to take things one-step […] Continue reading →