In our household, we often ask: is it safe to do this? For my family, we’re careful as I work with seniors. In our family, it’s a team effort. We wear masks, we keep distant from others, and we avoid crowds. We wash our hands. Right now, we’re...
Friends of Skylark: The Skylark Day Centers have REOPENED! It’s all about Masks, Social Distancing, and Screening. It’s all about Fun, Engagement, and Health. We’ve had a tremendous reopening. Like many adult day centers across the nation, we...
Friends of Skylark: I’m writing to share some thoughts concerning Skylark as we approach the 60-day mark of our temporary closing of our adult day centers and the continued shelter-in-place orders for seniors and the medically fragile. The news stories continue apace....
Age can leave anyone in need of a little help. It could be Alzheimer’s, dementia, or any number of other debilitating conditions which cause a challenge. Whether a loved one needs help standing up from a chair, bathing after a long day, or making sure they get enough...
It’s open enrollment time for Medicare for coverage in 2020. An exciting change to Medicare Advantage program is the addition of supplemental benefits that include services such as Adult Day and Home Care. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield has recently announced their...
It isn’t uncommon for aging seniors to need extra care. In many cases, it means seniors must move out of their homes and into a care facility. Things are changing, though. While a care facility seemed like the fate of seniors of the WWII era, Baby Boomers are doing...
