Category: Seek On Blog (Consumer)

September is Pain Awareness Month Wincing I watch my 75-year old uncle walk around his kitchen, slowly and cautiously. The image of the man I see is not the same as the one who danced freely in that same kitchen just a few years ago, sharing animated football stories and his days as CEO of […]

Social Isolation Effects Similar to Smoking 15 Cigarettes Per Day Not obesity or smoking, but social isolation, according to Joel Theisen, RN, CEO of Lifesprk, is the number one issue we should be looking at for seniors ahead of heart conditions, diabetes, or even cancer.  The issue, highlighted recently in Home Health Care News, is […]

Mary Susan Timion, BSN, RN, Director, Life Care at Summit Place Senior Living couldn’t explain how she felt when she connected with a senior client of hers so she took a few moments and wrote her experience down on paper to capture the essence of one interaction she had with her client.  Through tear filled […]

When Ameriprise released Money Across Generations II, a cross-generational survey of economic perceptions in 2012, the study revealed that only 28 percent of boomers’ parents say they regularly discuss money and finances with their family, and 41 percent feel they haven’t discussed their financial situation adequately with their children. An article in Daily Finance on […]

We aren’t talking about Tom Brady or Nick Foles – but we are using the upcoming Super Bowl as a senior care metaphor (we have to; it is in our home state). Picture the quarterbacks – they are the leaders of the offense whose goal is to win the game. To do this, they must […]

Music was Jonathan Weinhold’s passion. When his wife, Mary, passed away seven years ago, he lost his inspiration to play the piano and for years, the music sat there untouched.  Since then his health has declined. Jonathan recalled those moments: “I landed myself in a situation where I was unsafe at home, three different hospitalizations, […]

Download a copy of our ‘When to Consider’ overview which identifies triggers or warning signs and ways to get proactive. You expected the leftovers, endless dirty plates, messy house, endless laughter, and talks of who is hosting the next holiday. What you didn’t expect – how hard it was for Mom to hear and participate […]

I remember being a young girl at Thanksgiving – the smells coming from the kitchen of the turkey baking in the oven, the pie crust being rolled onto the counters covering everything in sight with flour and my siblings running around getting ready for the holiday specials soon to air. But the best sound was […]

Every senior wants to live as independently as possible for as long as possible at home (or wherever we call home). Unfortunately, most rehabilitation services such as physical, occupational, or speech therapy only kick in after a health crisis, focus on recuperation, and can be provided in a facility or as home care. As Karen […]

Every 40 seconds, someone is thrust without any warning into the unchartered territory of caring for a loved one who has just experienced a stroke – the daunting, vulnerable feeling of what do I do now? What is happening? In the moments that follow, proactive guidance and trusted relationships mean everything. Tim suffered a stroke […]