By Brandy Clayton, RN, BSN, OSA Southwest Dallas The holidays are just around the corner, and for many people that means chilly days filled with checking items off of shopping lists, gathering with family and friends for dinner, spending...
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By Brian Hauenstein, OSA Greater Grand Rapids For someone living with dementia, the distant memories are often the most familiar, rather than events that happened earlier that week, or even that day. This reality can make it difficult for...
By Connie Pizarro, CSA®, OSA Central Jersey You’ve probably noticed the CSA initials behind the names of some professionals who work in the senior space. However, if you’re not familiar with senior care or senior living, these initials may...
By Lynn Paxson, CSA®, OSA Delaware An Oasis Senior Advisor’s goal is to ensure that their clients and families find a comfortable place for their older loved one to live. Sometimes clients fit a standard form, and it is...
How To Keep An Eye on a Caregiver Your parent was alone in the house all day, so you hired a senior in-home caregiver. Now you wonder, how can you be sure the person you hired meets your...
How To Choose Between Assisted Living And In-Home Care Making decisions about a parent’s care as they age is not easy. The array of options can be dizzying, and understanding the implications of each can be intimidating. Not to...
Power of Attorney Explained Is it time to have a conversation with your parent about financial power of attorney? There is no bad time to have this talk. As parents and their adult children age, the way they think...
When a Senior Says, “Can I Go Home Now?” What if home did not feel like home? Or if no matter where you were, the warm, safe feeling of home remained elusive? That can happen to people with Alzheimer’s...