Highgate Blog

February 22, 2019    Highgate Senior Living

Topic: Caregiver & Family Resources, Memory Loss Resources

3 Ways Loneliness Might Increase Risk of Dementia

Loneliness is a growing epidemic. Approximately 42.6 million adults over age 45 in the United States are estimated to be suffering from chronic loneliness, according to ....

February 15, 2019    Highgate Senior Living

Topic: Assisted Living Resources, Healthy Aging

How Pets Can Emotionally Help Seniors Moving Into Assisted Living Facilities

Seniors often move into assisted living communities when they are ready for help with daily activities, such as dressing, bathing, and meals. It might seem....

February 15, 2019    Highgate Senior Living

Topic: Caregiver & Family Resources

How to Manage Long-Distance Caregiver Guilt

If you live an hour or more away from a person who needs care, you are a long-distance caregiver. Long-distance caregivers often struggle with making sure they....

February 8, 2019    Highgate Senior Living

Topic: Caregiver & Family Resources

Slideshow: 7 Common Emotions Caregivers Experience

When you become a family caregiver, there are a lot of emotions that are bound to surface, from fear of all the things that “might” happen while being a caregiver to....

February 8, 2019    Highgate Senior Living

Topic: Caregiver & Family Resources

7 Ways to Cope with Caregiver Guilt

You cannot live a completely guilt-free life, so there is no such thing as entirely guilt-free caregiving, either. However, you can keep your feelings of guilt within....

February 8, 2019    Highgate Senior Living

Topic: Caregiver & Family Resources

Infographic: Feeling Guilty? You Are Not Alone

Do you ever feel jealous of your friends who are able to go out and do things that you can no longer do because of your caregiving responsibilities? What about anxiety....

February 1, 2019    Highgate Senior Living

Topic: Caregiver & Family Resources

Why Caregivers Feel Guilty

If there is one emotion that nearly anyone caring for an aging loved one can count on feeling, it is guilt.

January 25, 2019    Highgate Senior Living

Topic: Assisted Living Resources

Slideshow: Moving to Assisted Living? Here is a Handy Packing List

Deciding on which things to bring to an assisted living apartment after a parent has spent years living in the same home can be difficult. If your loved one has a hard....

January 25, 2019    Highgate Senior Living

Topic: About Highgate Senior Living

Sheila's Secrets to Easing the Transition to Highgate Senior Living

Sheila knew it was time for her mom, Delores, to transition to assisted living after she fell at home. Her dad, Robert, on the other hand, was prideful and in denial.....