By Donna Mischke Last week I was scrolling through Facebook when I came across a story about a 90-year-old woman who wrote a letter to her neighbor asking if she would be her friend. Apparently, this woman was desperate for some human connection, so she bravely reached out to the neighbor. She said that her […]
Is It Time For Your Mammogram Upgrade?
By Kathy Finley, Director of Family Services at Concierge Care Advisors Is it time for your next mammogram? Which kind should you choose? You mean there is more than one kind? I myself am overdue to have a mammogram done. So, when I saw an article in the Seattle Times about the new 3D mammogram, […]
Gratitude for My Clients
By Brenda Deschner, Certified Concierge Care Advisor I often talk about my client’s needs, wants, and desires. All while helping them figure that out. Since it is November and many of us begin thinking about all we are grateful for, I decided to reverse the roles a little and explain why I love what I […]
Tips for Seniors to Stay Warm This Winter
By Erin Denstaedt Certified Concierge Care Advisor As the body ages, its ability to regulate its own temperature, as well as sense other temperature fluctuations, changes. This can be dangerous for seniors in any extreme temperature, but the cold can be especially perilous. In fact, hypothermia is a real danger for seniors, with over half […]
Something Good is Weighing On Me
By Sylvana Rinehart, Certified Concierge Care Advisor My husband and I are celebrating our thirty fifth wedding anniversary and we indulged in the purchase of a weighted blanket. This is the history behind this quirky purchase for a better night’s sleep for the next thirty-five years. During the summer, my husband had cataract surgery. He […]
Lemon Butter
By Heather S. This is a family recipe that has been handed down through multiple generations. This recipe was originally given to my great, great grandmother in the early 1900’s by an English lady named Margaret. For the last hundred or so years my family has enjoyed this every Christmas morning with breakfast. The picture […]
Celebrate Grandparents
By Rose Fabrick, Certified Concierge Care Advisor September welcomes change from summer to autumn. We had a lovely summer in Washington, followed by the autumn season to highlight the beauty of the Pacific Northwest. For my family, September also brings celebration with the wedding of my son and his beautiful bride. You can imagine the […]
Keto Fat Head Pizza
By Donna M. Pizza has always been a family favorite for us. Who doesn’t love pizza? But when we started the Keto way of eating, we thought our days of eating pizza would be over: until we found this recipe for the Fat Head Pizza Dough. Honestly, I like it better than store-bought pizza and […]
Mexican Salsa
By Mary C. I would like to honor my grandma Aurelia Cordova, she was a lady of I guess many words and very few few pictures. I’ve only seen three pictures of her in my life and this is one of them. She was raised in the mountains of Mexico in a town called Botopalis […]
What Is Aspiration in Older Adults with Dysphagia?
By Kathy Finley, Director of Family Services at Concierge Care Advisors Understanding Dysphagia and the Risk of Aspiration Pneumonia: A Personal Journey When I started noticing changes in my 88-year-old mother—who has dementia—I didn’t expect a seemingly innocent cough to spark such a journey of discovery. At first, it was just a cough, but it […]
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