Culpepper Place provides monthly resources on the topic of assisted living and maintaining a happy and healthy lifestyle while aging. Seniors, families, and caregivers can all benefit from reading the topics on the Culpepper Place blog.
If you’re transitioning into assisted living or know someone who is, there are plenty of posts that we’ve included that will help you and your loved one adjust with a sense of optimism. We cover topics such as how to discuss moving to an assisted living facility with your parent, the cost of in-home care v. assisted living, and how assisted living enhances quality of life.
For caregivers, we have posts that cover caregiver guilt, dementia, and more.
Of course, you’ll need to browse through our blog posts to find out more! We hope you enjoy reading the resources that we’ve created for you.
As we age, we may lose our ability to remember details and events easily. It can be frustrating, even frightening, when we can’t remember things that are important to us. Often when we think about memory loss, we can’t help but think of Alzheimer’s disease.
It can be hard to move into assisted living. Your loved one will be moving out of a space they’ve called home. They may be saying goodbye to a place where years of cherished memories were made. Your loved one will also have to let
Our furry friends can improve our lives in many ways. For seniors moving into assisted living, pets can serve as both loving companions and a source of purpose. Pets encourage routine and daily activity, and they also provide many health benefits. A pet may be
Many changes accompany aging. We may feel weaker, may experience joint pain, and we may notice that our vision and hearing are deteriorating. Our memory also changes as we age. In this blog, we discuss common signs of memory loss, ways to decrease memory loss
Whenever you’re the caregiver for an aging senior loved one, the choice to help transition them into assisted living might not come easy. In some cases, your loved one might be ready, and even excited, to make the transition. In other cases, your loved one
Meditation, also called “mindfulness training”, is the practice of clearing your mind and focusing your breathing. No matter if you are young or old, you might find the idea of shutting off your thoughts to be a bit overwhelming or maybe even a little weird.