Senior Care Blog

Dialing the stress down at the holidays

The holiday season can be both a time of great joy and extra stress, especially for older adults and their caregivers. Holidays represent family, emotion, memories of times past as well as the reality that things aren’t how they once were. The good news is that there are several strategies that help manage stress.

Music is Magical

Earlier in her career, our founder, Janet Brush was a Geriatric Social Worker in New York City and would occasionally visit the Riverdale Jewish Home as an observer. Her favorite visits were when she got to watch the magic of music transform residents who were living with middle and late-stage Alzheimer’s disease.

5 Tips for a Safe & Healthy Winter

We are fortunate to live in a mild climate so that we don’t typically need to worry about ice and snow during the winter. We still can have some winter challenges though and these tips offer some ways to keep our seniors safe and healthy through the winter months.

Visiting an aging family member: activities to enjoy

Activities such as watching home movies together or looking through old pictures as a group can be a nice way to remember those times as a family to help alleviate feelings of loneliness in an aging loved one.

November is National Family Caregiving Month

This month we acknowledge all of those who care for family members, usually at no cost to the elder.

Think Pink! October is Breast Cancer Awareness

The best way to honor ourselves and loved ones is to live healthy lifestyles and take advantage of all that is available to us preventatively.

Ready, Set, Walk!

If you would like to join the Senior Alternatives team, we invite you to reach out to us! You can also make a donation directly on our team’s page. The more we can raise for researching this fatal disease, the closer we come to finding a cure!

Senior Alternatives Celebrates its 25th year!

For 25 years we have worked with many hundreds of families and their loved ones. It has truly been a privilege for us to be so involved in the communities we serve (Alameda, Contra Costa and Marin counties) and the partnerships we have developed over the years.