Family caregivers of a loved one with dementia are known as “the invisible second patient” because the physical, emotional, and financial strain of the caregiving role....
About Highgate Senior Living, Caregiver & Family Resources
Design: The Forgotten Criteria in Evaluating Memory Care Communities
When families evaluate care options for their loved one with dementia, they ask a lot of questions: Is the staff capable and kind? Do they have the resources my loved....
Memory Care Resources, Caregiver & Family Resources
An Inside Look at What It Feels Like at the Cottage at Highgate
If you’re like most people, you have a few reasons you’re hesitant to consider memory care for a loved one.
Maybe you’ve heard that memory care facilities isolate....
7 Activities to Help Your Loved One with Dementia Stay Active and Engaged
Think about your life: When do you feel your best? When are your self-esteem and self-worth at their highest?
According to researchers, living your life with a sense of....
Checklist: Questions to Ask When Touring an Assisted Living Facility
You know the popular idiom, “If you've seen one, you've seen them all”? That could be said of a mall. A mall’s a mall, right?
When it comes to assisted living....
Slideshow: 6 Tips to Eat Healthier as You Get Older
Have you ever thought to yourself, “The dishes I’ve always liked the most just don’t taste the same as they used to” or “Now that I live alone, it's too much trouble to....
About Highgate Senior Living, Senior Nutrition
Eat This, Not That
Khalid Iraqui spent more than 20 years as a chef at high-end restaurants and hotels around the world. From Thailand and Indonesia to South America and North Africa,....
Senior Living Resources, Senior Nutrition
How Seniors Can Get Help Paying for Healthy Food
There’s this idea that healthy foods are expensive. But healthy doesn’t necessarily mean expensive. In fact, that idea is really a myth.
In a recent study, researchers....
About Highgate Senior Living, Senior Nutrition
What's the Food Like in Assisted Living?
Think back to the last time you ate your favorite food. How did it make you feel? Eating is one of the great sensual pleasures in life. Diving into a plate of Mom’s....

