CJ & Associates Care Consulting

  The importance of taking time and putting effort into self-care is getting more recognition. To some, focusing on self-care may feel indulgent or gets pushed to the backburner. This is especially true for the elderly population, who may have spent a good deal of their lives taking care of others. It is never too late to prioritize yourself and take the time to fulfill your own needs and wants. Mental health and general well-being can also decline as you age. Taking care of all parts of yourself is proven to increase your physical, mental, and emotional well-being, leading to a higher quality of life well into your later years read more here...

  Taking on the new responsibilities that come with caring for an aging parent or parents can be difficult. This is especially true when you share this caregiving role with siblings. While it can be nice to have others with whom to share the load and who understand what you are going through, siblings working together to care for parents can encounter complications too. Whether you and your siblings have a relatively healthy or strained relationship, the pressure of caring for your elderly parents can cause friction, disagreements, and resentment. There will be many big decisions to be made, shifts in your own lives to accommodate changes, and a lot of emotions throughout this time. You may feel differently about what should be done, one sibling may feel that they are taking on more of a burden, or another may feel that they are being left out of the important conversations. The last thing you want is fighting or even a break in the family as you are trying to help your aging lov...

  Every single person has their own unique life story worth sharing. Elderly people have a lifetime of experiences and history which can unfortunately be lost over time. The question is how to preserve these stories for younger generations before they are lost to memory loss and death. There are so many benefits to recording the histories of your elders while they are still around. It helps younger generations connect to and learn from their elders, know more about where their family came from, and understand a real, personal view of history they may only know from books and movies read more here...

  Sitting down to watch a TV show or movie is a great way to enjoy recreational time, especially for seniors. Older adults often have more time to themselves and may be looking for ways to pass the time, especially if they are stuck inside, have limited mobility, or less social interaction. TV and movies are an easily accessible form of entertainment which can be modified for the various needs of the elderly. Unfortunately, so much of modern media centers young people and stories about coming of age or young adults entering into early relationships; stories which may not be as interesting or applicable to the elderly who are well past that stage. Seniors are often an afterthought or even portrayed as stereotyped characters there for a laugh or as a subplot for the main characters. Accurate representation in TV and movies for seniors show that your life isn’t over after a certain age. People of all ages still laugh, love, date, dream, have adventures, get into trouble, experience j...