By Chris and Laurie Kemp, CSAs There are many stories of families that did not speak for years after mom and dad passed away. Disagreements can come from major decisions like what to do with the family lake cabin or home that everyone grew up in. However, they can also come from little things like […] Continue reading → 
By Eunice K. Neubauer, CSA According to statistics more than one million Americans live with Parkinson’s Disease. And 60,000 people are diagnosed with Parkinson’s each year with only about four percent being diagnosed before the age of 50. Parkinson’s cause is still unknown. Experts feel there is a genetic or an environment link and aging […] Continue reading → 
Parkinson’s Disease: 300 Tips for Making Life Easier By Shelley Peterman Schwarz April is Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month. In preparing for that we wanted to find a book that might be helpful for families living with Parkinson’s. The author Shelley Schwarz was diagnosed with MS in 1978. As she struggled and learned about living with […] Continue reading → 
Eunice K. Neubauer, CSA Recently, I’ve been learning and hearing more and more about music programs for those with Alzheimer’s or a dementia diagnosis. One of my clients sings in the MacPhail Giving Voice Chorus http://www.givingvoicechorus.org which is tremendous! Most memory care options have music therapy or music programming as part of their activities. Look […] Continue reading → 
By Eunice K. Neubauer, CSA Recently I attended a St Paul Senior Worker monthly meeting and the presenter that day was talking about her graduate work on Elderspeak. The dictionary definition is: a manner of communicating to older people using a slow rate of speaking, increased volume, simplified syntax, collective pronouns or terms of endearment […] Continue reading → 
By Chris and Laurie Kemp, CSAs It can be a very emotional time when you or a loved one need to find the right assisted living or memory care community. That task is made even more difficult when your loved one needs specialized care for conditions such as Parkinson’s, Lewy Body Dementia and FTD. There […] Continue reading → 
Mind Over Medicine Scientific Proof That You Can Heal Yourself by Lissa Rankin, M.D. This author tells her personal experience of going from poor health as a OB/GYN doctor spending little time with patients and many hours working, to a healthy integrative medicine doctor where she helps her patients to prescribe their own health. If […] Continue reading → 
By Eunice K Neubauer, CSA If you have toured senior living communities over the last few years, you may have noticed that they offer “care suites” or “enhanced living” within their continuum of care. Today there is more variety in what that means as compared to a few years ago. Generally, a care suite or […] Continue reading → 
By Chris and Laurie Kemp, CSAs Scams are as old time. The ‘Shell Game’ dates back at least to Ancient Greece. In modern times the scams tend to be conducted by phone and email. The good news is that while phone and email scams are annoying, they are easy to ignore. Here are some of […] Continue reading → 
By Eunice K. Neubauer, CSA Statistics tell us more and more Americans are overweight. When a person weighs 300 pounds or more there are limited options to assist when care is needed. If you have a loved one that is large and needs care, a key question to ask a senior living option is if […] Continue reading →