Feeling The Stress

Feeling The Stress

Recently, I lost my mother to Dementia after a long-fought battle for 16 years.  Most of the facility new me, or my sister, who had worked at the facility as a Certified Nurse Aide and a Housekeeper.  I realized that for family members caring for a relative with...
How To Avoid Caregiver Fatigue

How To Avoid Caregiver Fatigue

From A Place For Mom Blog Happy, well-rested caregivers are crucial to the job – but the job is exhausting. So family caregivers must balance caring for a parent or senior loved one and caring for themselves. Otherwise, they can experience caregiver fatigue and...
7 Tips for Downsizing to A Smaller Space

7 Tips for Downsizing to A Smaller Space

So, you’re moving to a new space? This a great opportunity for new experiences! With this sort of opportunity comes some headache of downsizing. I know most of us don’t like this term, but think about it…We all need less stuff, right? Instead of making downsizing an...

4 Ways to Overcome Objections to Senior Living

You start to see a change in mom and you know it’s time to have the conversation about getting more medical help. What do you do? For most of us, senior living isn’t a conversation until it’s necessary. Most don’t make plans to move in to a senior living community...