Five Common Mistakes People Make With Their Fitness Routine
Sometimes it feels like you need a PhD to sort through all the fitness information that’s out there. With so much conflicting advice, it’s easy to get confused. A good rule of thumb is balance—not doing too much exercise, not doing to little, and taking care of other aspects of your health, too. Here are five common mistakes that might be throwing your fitness routine out of balance. Forgetting Your Motivations In a study of New Year’s Resolutions, psychologist Richard Wisema
Mortgages in Retirement: The Rights of Senior Homebuyers
Today we have a guest article from our good friends at elderaction.org. Enjoy! When most people think about retirement, they don’t imagine a mortgage as part of it. Rather, aging adults dream of having their house paid off so they can enjoy a low cost of living in their senior years. However, that’s not always the reality for senior homebuyers. Many seniors move around retirement age, either to find a smaller abode or migrate to a more retirement-friendly locale. And with ris
Aromatherapy for the Elderly
Aromatherapy is a form of alternative medicine that involves the use of essential oils, or other sources, for their aromatic properties. Aromatherapy can be used to improve one's physical and mental health and mood. In a senior environment, we typically use aromatherapy to ease the symptoms of anxiety, depression, and insomnia; and to boost the memory and improve the mood of those living with dementia. It can also be used generally to help people relax after a long day. There
Happy Valentine's Day From Holistically Devoted
We here at Holistically Devoted Assisted Living Facility (HDAL) would like to wish you all a happy Valentine's Day. We hope your day is filled with nothing but love. For those who have taken the time to read about us, the owners of HDAL, you would see that we operate our facility together as a married couple. On this Valentine's Day, our third as a married couple and first as the co-owners of HDAL, we are happy and proud to be able to call each other valentines for the rest o
How to Pay for Assisted Living
In our previous blog post, we gave an introduction to what assisted living care is, defining the industry in general and the specific regulations enforced by the state of Maryland. Now that you hopefully have an understanding of the assisted living industry, we want to follow that up by providing some education on how much you can expect to pay for these services, and your different options for payment. According to a 2015 survey referenced by assistedlivingfacilities.org, th
