FirstLight Resources
We’ve gathered helpful caregiving resources for you and your loved ones. See below for informative articles, resources, podcasts and helpful websites about home care, self-care, aging and more.
- Alzheimer's: Caregivers Share: Best activities to get through the dreary months
- Alzheimer's: Race Towards a Cure: Alzheimer’s and an Ageing Population
- Fall Statistics: Falls in Older Adults
- Family Caregivers: Resources for Family Caregivers
- Medicare vs. Medicaid: What You Need to Know
- Pets: How Pets Can Benefit the Mental and Physical Health of Older Adults
- Sleep: How Can Caregivers Better Manage Sleep and Burnout
- Caregiver Podcast
- Daughterhood The Podcast: For Caregivers
- Dementia Care Partner Talk Show Podcast
- The Caring Generation
- The Happy Healthy Caregiver
- The Working Daughter
- Untangling Alzheimer’s and Dementia
- AARP
- Ageless Grace
- Aging Life Care Association
- Alzheimer’s Association
- Cake
- Daily Caring
- Genworth: Financial Solutions for Long-Term Care
- National Aging in Place Council
- National Association for Homecare & Hospice
- National Council on Aging
- Next Avenue
How Seniors in Licking County Beat the Summer Heat
Licking County does summer like nowhere else. With music festivals, breweries and wineries, and plenty of trails and parks to explore, there’s no shortage of summer fun to be had around Newark, Ohio. However, seniors in Licking County sometimes need help to make the most of the summer months. Older adults tend to drink less water than they need, and many of them also have chronic conditions that can be exacerbated by heat. But here’s the good news: Licking County is full of resources that can help. With opportunities to exercise indoors and sources for summer clothing that’s both cooling...
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How Seniors in Licking County Beat the Summer Heat
Licking County does summer like nowhere else. With music festivals, breweries and wineries, and plenty of trails and parks to explore, there’s no shortage of summer fun to be had around Newark, Ohio. However, seniors in Licking County sometimes need help to make the most of the summer months. Older adults tend to drink less water than they need, and many of them also have chronic conditions that can be exacerbated by heat. But here’s the good news: Licking County is full of resources that can help. With opportunities to exercise indoors and sources for summer clothing that’s both cooling...
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Sundowning in Elderly?: Managing Dementia at Night
From our Care Blog
Dementia symptoms tend to intensify later in the day. Preparation makes managing sundowning in elderly people easier on everyone involved.
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