Category: Seek On Blog (Consumer)

The doctor happened to be at Donna Bloom’s house the day she received one of her in-home lymphedema treatments from Shaunda Brekke, Occupational Therapist and Certified Lymphedema Therapist for Lifesprk Home Health. He was holding onto the notion that Shaunda’s home health care treatment wasn’t going to relieve the swelling on Donna’s legs. “There was […]

Don’t let fear get in the way of reaching goals Margaret Dunnigan and Julie Flanagan are P.E.O. sisters. Both are members of the Philanthropic Educational Organization celebrating the advancement of women. It’s a bond of servant-leadership, education, and advocacy to motivate women to achieve their highest aspirations.  When Margaret broke her sacrum at the base […]

It is an age-old tug-of-war. Adult children worry about their older parents because they care. They worry about Mom eating or Dad taking his medications, or fill in the blank __________ – driving, falling, socializing, getting enough exercise, taking care of themselves, etc. It is the quintessential elder care concern, and often prompts the search […]

Writing Poetry Sparks Her – What’s Your Spark? At 88, Dorothy Sandquist is a poet. But the spark of writing poetry didn’t begin until later in life at age 50. Sparks aren’t always obvious. Sometimes we have this driving need deep inside to do something – be creative, write, paint, run a 5k or take […]

Summer is the perfect time to get active. Maintaining a consistent level of physical activity actually helps seniors stay pain-free, reduce the risk of falls, stay independent longer and increase well-being.  Staying fit has more health benefits than just physical. According to a new study from Boston University Medical Center, fit older adults showed increased […]

The tulip is a classic flower symbolizing love, royalty, abundance and prosperity. The Dutch actually popularized the tulip considering it a reminder of how brief life can be. The brevity of life is why sparks are so important. Perhaps it’s why random acts of kindness are popping up everywhere lately leaving the beholder with an […]

Time to talk about that ‘one fall’ with your elderly parents. The fall you may or may not know about. If you’re like most adult children then you can relate to how your aging parents have a funny way of not sharing all the details of their care at home. They say it was ‘just […]

How do great movements start? With someone taking the first step. And that’s exactly what Shelby Andress and her neighbor Sue Larson did at Parkshore Senior Campus in St. Louis Park, Minnesota for seniors and their families everywhere. Inspired by seeing a presentation by Dr. Atul Gawande, surgeon, writer, and best-selling author of Being Mortal, […]

A new report from PHI and LeadingAge Minnesota paints a clear picture of Minnesota’s changing demographics and its impact on providing care at home to elderly parents. Here are just a couple of the facts from the State of Care: Minnesota’s Home Care Landscape report: By 2020, for the first time in history, Minnesota’s 65+ […]

Do these elder care scenes sound familiar? Mom age 85 drives a couple times a week to pick up groceries and her prescriptions but the kids keep urging her to give up driving. Eighty-seven year-old Dad just had another fall and the family keeps asking him to consider moving to be safer. It is an […]