http://blog.flseniorlivingadvisor.com Your comprehensive source for Florida senior living options. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:32:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With my elderly father hospitalized due to a fall last week, I have not had time to write for this Florida Senior Living Advisor blog. So I am thankful to Barbara Dunn of haiwatch.com for submitting this guest post on healthcare associated infections. It is particularly timely information for me ... http://blog.flseniorlivingadvisor.com/2010/03/05/healthcare-associated-infections/ My elderly father recently underwent cataract surgery, and it has lead to a dramatic improvement in his vision. But the true benefits go far beyond better eyesight. Now that he can see more clearly, he is participating in activities at his Florida continuing care retirement community more. He is spending ... http://blog.flseniorlivingadvisor.com/2010/02/22/vision-problems-in-elderly-may-contribute-to-dementia/ Love is in the air - again. In my last post, I told you about a contest for love stories sponsored by Emeritus Senior Living. Now I found out about a Florida-based marketing & PR firm that is seeking submissions of senior love stories for a book. The Ehlers Group, ... http://blog.flseniorlivingadvisor.com/2010/02/12/have-a-great-senior-love-story-send-it-in/ As I've watched my father's relationship with his dear friend Ginny grow closer and closer over the last 20 months, it has demonstrated to me that love really can blossom later in life.  He and Ginny are just one of the many happy couples I see when I visit their ... http://blog.flseniorlivingadvisor.com/2010/02/07/senior-living-provider-looking-for-love-stories/ It's common knowledge that high blood pressure can lead to heart attack and heart failure, stroke, kidney failure, and other health consequences. Now new research has found high blood pressure may also make you more prone to dementia as you age. The research, from the National Institutes of Health, suggests that ... http://blog.flseniorlivingadvisor.com/2010/01/26/link-between-high-blood-pressure-and-dementia/ Despite our best efforts to make the holidays a time of pure joy and thankfulness, the fact is for most people I know there is also a fair amount of stress. I can only imagine how that is exacerbated when there is a family member with Alzheimer's. The Alzheimer’s Association - ... http://blog.flseniorlivingadvisor.com/2009/12/15/coping-with-alzheimers-during-the-holidays/ Thanks to Linda Dunkelberger for submitting this guest blog post to Florida Senior Living Advisor. She provided this post on behalf of Visiting Angels, a nationwide network of  senior home care providers that help seniors with everyday tasks, errands, meals, transportation, just to name a few services.  I think these ... http://blog.flseniorlivingadvisor.com/2009/12/12/coping-with-the-stress-of-senior-home-care/ We celebrated my father's 85th birthday yesterday. As I sat there watching him enjoy his dinner and laughing at the antics of his grandchildren, I couldn't help but smile at how much he has mellowed with age. When I was younger, he was tough. Really tough. Opinionated. Obstinate. Prone to cynicism. ... http://blog.flseniorlivingadvisor.com/2009/12/07/mellowing-with-age-not-a-myth/ I suppose I shouldn't have been surprised by this sentence in a recent report by the Federal Government. The sentence reads, "In addition, the most poorly performing homes tended to be chain affiliated and for-profit and have more beds and residents."  The report, by the General Accounting Office, is a ... http://blog.flseniorlivingadvisor.com/2009/11/30/chain-affiliated-and-for-profit-nursing-homes-poorest-peformers/ In the past year, I've seen first-hand how devastating a fall can be to an elderly person. My 84-year-old father has fallen twice in his independent living apartment. The first time, he was on the floor for about 36 hours before he was found; the second time, he was down ... http://blog.flseniorlivingadvisor.com/2009/11/19/article-highlights-incidence-and-danger-of-falls-by-elderly/