Highgate Blog

November 24, 2017    Highgate Senior Living

Topic: Caregiver & Family Resources, Memory Loss Resources

Caregiving for Someone with Dementia? Tips for Navigating the Holiday Season

The holiday season is already stressful. Schedules get busy and emotions run high. If you’re also caring for a loved one with dementia, it can be overwhelming.

November 24, 2017    Highgate Senior Living

Topic: Assisted Living Resources, Respite Stay Resources

What is a Respite Stay?

Caregiving is tough a business for the family of an ailing senior — especially as the primary or only caregiver. There’s no such thing as a night off, or a weekend away.....

November 24, 2017    Highgate Senior Living

Topic: Senior Living Resources

How Important is Senior Nutrition?

Eating a healthy, balanced diet is important for everyone. But seniors are at greater risk of failing to meet their nutritional needs, and being misdiagnosed with....

November 24, 2017    Highgate Senior Living

Topic: Caregiver & Family Resources

Infographic: 9 Startling Facts About Family Caregivers

Becoming a family caregiver for an aging parent or relative is commendable. But, often times caregivers are not exactly sure what kind of impact that will have on them....

November 17, 2017    Highgate Senior Living

Topic: Memory Care Resources, Caregiver & Family Resources

VIDEO: Who will care for your loved one?

Who would care for your loved one if something were to happen to you, their primary caregiver? If the time comes (hopefully it doesn’t) when you need to make a sudden....

November 17, 2017    Highgate Senior Living

Topic: Senior Living Resources

Infographic: The Future of Senior Living

What is the probability you will need senior living? What should you consider when you start the search? These are likely just a couple of the many questions you have if....

November 14, 2017    Highgate Senior Living

Topic: Assisted Living Resources, About Highgate Senior Living

Living Life to the Fullest

If you’ve never lived in a senior living community, it might be hard to picture what you’d do with all the spare time now that someone else is taking care of....

November 10, 2017    Highgate Senior Living

Topic: About Highgate Senior Living, Senior Living Resources

Highgate Holistic Health Care: The Role of Advocacy and Benefits of a Goal-Driven Approach

When your parent moves to an assisted living community, they’re getting a lot more than a new place to live. A safe environment, around-the-clock care, medical....

November 10, 2017    Highgate Senior Living

Topic: Caregiver & Family Resources, Respite Stay Resources

Tips for Talking to a Parent About a Respite Stay

Caretaking is exhausting — physically, emotionally and spiritually. If you’re the primary caretaker for a parent, there is a wide variety of reasons why you might....