Ways to Care For a Senior When They Live Far Away If you’re working and raising a family while worrying about the well-being of your aging parent or parents, you’re not alone. A senior citizen or older adult is defined as someone 65+ years or older, and there are 56 million in the [...]
When Caregivers Struggle, Who Will Step In? We all expect to age. We expect others will age as well. The amount of care needed for an aging loved one will still come as a surprise. To see their physical and mental health completely change as a result of aging can be extremely difficult. [...]
Discover The Healing Power of Pets for Our Seniors Many seniors have pets and for good reason. Health experts agree that pets can help keep seniors healthy. The benefits are manyfold from experiencing real companionship, getting exercise, creating a daily routine as well as releasing everyday tension. Plus add the benefits of meeting new [...]
Senior Isolation - A Silent Problem Unless you have a parent who is over 65, are an older adult yourself or are in contact with seniors on a frequent basis, you may not know about the different types of issues that older adults face. One ongoing issue which has worsened since social distancing became [...]
What Is Caregiver Burnout? When doing some research about senior topics and trends we came across something we very rarely talk about. We spend so much time talking about seniors that we never touched on the topic of caregivers. We are hearing a lot of buzz about caregivers and the care that they are [...]
The Power Of Vanilla Ice Cream Looking for a way to help serve our older adult community? Maybe give a little time and love? There are opportunities every day, not just around the holidays so let’s make it happen! Here at DSCC one of our interactive services is our Friendly Visit & Assistance program [...]
