As we age we often experience normal changes in our sleeping patterns, such as becoming sleepy earlier, waking up earlier, or enjoying...

When considering a long term care facility for a parent or loved one with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, you should try to make sure...

Many adult children don’t think much about what to do when their parents can’t live alone any more until they are actually faced with the...

Due to the growing number of older adults living at home independently, it’s increasingly important to make sure they continue to stay...

Are you afraid to go to sleep at night because mom or dad might wander alone outside? Are you scared to go to the store with your...

Pneumonia vaccines help prevent developing pneumonia, a lung infection, commonly caused by a bacteria called Streptococcus. When the...

July is National Wheelchair Beautification Month! This celebration was established by author and illustrator, Horace Knowles, who has...

Study after study has shown that some form of active socialization can have a positive affect on one’s health. Unfortunately, as many of...

It can happen suddenly; you receive a phone call in the middle of the night from your elderly mother or father who has fallen and hurt...

Each year on July 4, the United States celebrates its Independence Day. Independence Day is considered one of our most important national...

June is National Aphasia Awareness Month! Aphasia is a language disorder that affects the ability to communicate. It does not affect...

What a wonderful night this was! On Monday, June 12, 2017, Mitchell-Hollingsworth Nursing & Rehabilitation Center officially dedicated...