A lot of people begin to panic when they hear their loved one has been diagnosed with Alzheimers.  Images of nursing homes with people nodding off and barely able to remember their kids’ names come to mind. The question that we are always asked is … Continue reading →

Home Instead Senior Care Greater Phoenix welcomes Ms. Margaret Anne Coles, Program Manager at The Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center (MAPC). Margaret Anne gives us insight into the Parkinson Center, and the programs and education classes they offer to those living with Parkinson’s disease in the Phoenix area. … Continue reading →

A lot of people get very nervous when their relative starts to show signs of dementia or alzheimers and begins forgetting some basic things such as where they left their keys, checkbook or whether they turned the oven on.  My mother was visiting for the … Continue reading →

Seniors with smell and taste deficiencies may find that when they are able to taste their meals, foods just don’t taste like they used to. Things may taste too salty or too sweet, and meats may take on an odd taste. It’s not uncommon for … Continue reading →

When seniors begin to lose their sense of taste or smell, meal time can be challenging, because with aging comes decreased appetite, and when food lacks flavor or has a bad taste it becomes easy to neglect nutrition; opening the doors to all kinds of … Continue reading →

Passing legislation that requires seniors do undergo on-road testing in order to renew their licenses would not be easy to implement. In Ventura County, California, a lawyer representing a client in a wrongful death suit, caused by an elderly driver is attempting to impose a … Continue reading →

While specific driving laws vary at the state level, both the US and Canada share one thing in common when it comes to elderly driving; neither nations require mandatory testing overall either on the road or on paper to ensure that seniors are safe to … Continue reading →

While seniors should exercise extra care when on the road, the elderly’s approach to getting behind the wheel shouldn’t be so different from younger generations. Seniors also need to have a firm grasp upon the rules of the road, and be proactive while driving defensively. … Continue reading →

To encourage their safety behind the wheel of a car, senior drivers need to consider factors that take place both on and off the road. Overall health can have a great impact upon a senior’s ability to safely operate a vehicle, and since aging causes … Continue reading →

It’s human nature to worry about finances, but as the recession continues to haunt our lives our concerns are increasing; especially those of us in our senior years, retired and living on limited incomes. With the current state of the economy, now might be the … Continue reading →