Category: Seek On Blog (Consumer)

Ever since Bob had heart valve replacement surgery in 2016, his wife, Sharon, has been managing his care, staying on top of his medications, taking him to clinic appointments and, with increasing frequency, to the ER. For Sharon, 71, and Bob, 87, there was a silver lining to yet another hospitalization in October 2021: thanks […]

For the past seven years, my 91-year-old mother has lived fairly independently in a little apartment in a senior living community. As her dementia has progressed, we’ve added services, like medication management and a dinner escort, but so far, that seemed like enough, in spite of her inability to make new memories and, in some […]

It was February 2020—ten months before the presidential election—and Ron was on the campaign trail working 20-hour days on behalf of a candidate whose platform included improving health care for families. He was meeting with business leaders, talking to voters at the Iowa and Minnesota State Fairs, giving speeches, and knocking on doors—with no evidence […]

When residents of Eagle Point Senior Living, a Lifespark Community, were introduced to the concept of the Spark Challenges in 2022, they thought the staff had completely lost their minds. And in a way, they had—ditching the age-old mindset of ‘We’re here to take care of you’ and replacing it with ‘You’re capable of extraordinary […]

After my father died in 2016, I took a look at my mother’s living will, written in 2000, and wondered whether she still wanted all heroic measures. Once I explained to her what that could mean, she said, “I’m 87 years old. WHY WOULD I WANT THAT??!” (I think it was a rhetorical question.) We […]

Last fall, when we interviewed Tanya Castillo, RN, Director, Lifespark Community Home Care, for a blog on the warning signs that an aging parent might need some help, she mentioned broken appliances, dirty dishes, neglected pets, poor dental hygiene, strong body odor, incontinence, and unpaid bills as red flags for family members. We caught up […]

Financial planner Melissa Machlitt, CRPS, CRPC, has never been affiliated with Lifespark—not as an advisor, partner, or consultant—but she’s been a super-fan since 2006. That’s when she first learned about the company’s mission to help people age magnificently. “An executive from Lifespark, which was called AgeWell at the time, met with our team of advisors […]

Connie*, a member of Lifespark COMPLETETM, lives on her own with the help of her Lifespark team and her adult daughter, Heather, who lives in Nashville but visits as often as possible. “Heather is a great example of how family involvement—even from afar—can make such a difference in the lives of our clients,” said Dana […]

If you’ve been following Lifespark on social media or in the news lately, you may have heard the organization described as a complete senior health company. Does this mean Lifespark has shifted its focus? Not at all, said Dr. Nick Schneeman, Lifespark Chief Medical Officer. “Our commitment to seniors and to helping people age magnificently […]

Jim Lynn was just seven years old when his father died, leaving his mother to raise six children on her own. Three months later, in July 1949, he was in a car crash that left his family alive but sprawled unconscious on a lawn. “With no father, and my mother in the hospital, I was […]