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 → 
Aging Wisely: Strategies for Baby Boomers and Seniors By Robert A. Levine, M.D. This book focuses on aging as more of a philosophy and attitude. Written by a neurologist, Dr. Levine provides examples of how people he has worked with deal with aging and in so doing gives insight to what is effective for aging […] Continue reading → 
By Chris and Laurie Kemp, CSAs Among the wonderful books that Laurie gave me for Christmas was a delightful one by Madeline Drexler called “A Splendid Isolation, Lessons on Happiness from the Kingdom of Bhutan.” It is very short but talks about Bhutan and their constitutional requirement that “The State shall strive to promote those […] Continue reading → 
By Eunice K. Neubauer, CSA Do you have any new year resolutions? I looked up the dictionary definition and it is defined as “a firm decision to do or not do something”. I guess I typically think of personal goals rather than resolutions. As I get older I find the things I focus on center more […] Continue reading → 
By Eunice K. Neubauer, CSA A respite stay is a short term stay to relieve the caregiver. It may be needed due to travel/vacation plans or an upcoming surgery of the caregiver. Often it is for a loved one with memory loss but it doesn’t need to be. It can be for days, or weeks […] Continue reading → 
Journeywell: A Guide to Quality Aging By Trish Herbert Trish is a local author that has worked with older adults for many years as a psychologist with a specialty in gerontology. I have not yet gone through this workbook in detail as I write this yet in meeting Trish today I thought it sounded like […] Continue reading → 
By Chris and Laurie Kemp, CSAs One thing that everyone strives for is peace of mind. Whether you are a senior caring for your spouse or an adult caring for a parent you want them to be independent, but you also want to know they are safe. There are many new gadgets that can provide […] Continue reading →