Social Wellness and Aging: What the Research Shows
Your parent's doctor tracks cholesterol. A pharmacist manages refills. Maybe a home health aide stops by twice a week. But when was the last time anyo...
You weren't expecting the call from the care team. Your parent has been doing fine, or so you thought. But the team has started noticing patterns: a growing hesitation during group activities, a tendency to wander into the wrong apartment, and moment...
Your parent's doctor tracks cholesterol. A pharmacist manages refills. Maybe a home health aide stops by twice a week. But when was the last time anyo...
Maybe it started with a quiet observation you kept to yourself for weeks: the way your parent fumbled with the TV remote they've used for years, or th...
You weren't expecting to feel worried. You were just FaceTiming with your parent in Fort Myers when they mentioned they'd been "a little off" lately: ...
Most families in the Fort Myers, FL, area can recall a moment when they noticed something shift in a parent or grandparent. Not a dramatic change, but...
It starts with a feeling. Maybe you drove down to Fort Myers for a holiday weekend and noticed the house was cluttered in ways it never used to be. Yo...
You've memorized the drive to your parent's home in Fort Myers. You know which cabinet the medications go in, which neighbor checks in on Tuesdays, an...
Your mom used to swim laps three times a week. Your dad never missed his morning walk along the river. Now, as you explore assisted living or memory c...
Maybe it started with a phone call. Your parent mentioned they forgot to take their medication again, or a neighbor told you they saw Dad looking conf...
Last Thanksgiving, you noticed your dad fumbling with his medication bottles more than usual. He laughed it off. You flew back and tried to forget abo...