Sometimes the desires of our hearts and early life ventures can lead the way to a successful and fulfilling career. For Highgate Senior Living CEO Marjorie Todd, stepping into a hospital as a candy striper at age 14 ushered her on to a position as activity assistant at a senior living home just a few years later. “I fell in love with working with seniors and found my calling,” she said. “I worked with people who had late- to mid-state cognitive impairment and dementia.” Todd says working … [Read more...] about Marjorie Todd Believes in Holistic Care for Senior Living
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Ensuring a Balanced Diet for Seniors
Health issues and physical limitations sometimes make it difficult for seniors, the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population, to get the nutrients they need for a balanced diet. Poor nutrition and malnutrition occur in 15 to 50 percent of the elderly population. The symptoms of malnutrition – weight loss, disorientation, lightheadedness, lethargy and loss of appetite – can easily be mistaken for illness or disease. Whether it’s a physical, mental or financial obstacle, many seniors … [Read more...] about Ensuring a Balanced Diet for Seniors
Taking Time for Gratitude
Many of us probably don’t think about gratitude all that often in our day-to-day lives. Although most of us will habitually focus on what’s going wrong – the feelings of rejection, the losses, hurts and our imperfections. It’s easy to draw our attention away from what we have and into that dark place of what we don’t have or think we need. Being grateful doesn’t mean we deny what’s wrong or difficult or unfair in our life – gratitude shifts our focus from what our life lacks to the abundance … [Read more...] about Taking Time for Gratitude