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
When Is It Time to Start Home Care Assistance?
From our Care Blog
A few key signs make it clear when to begin considering home care assistance, but it’s important to start the discussion early on.
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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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How Silicon Valley Seniors Build Brain Health
98% of people have room to improve how they look after their brain health. It’s no wonder most people could be doing more; brain health is complicated. There are 14 risk factors that, when addressed, can help seniors avoid or delay the onset or worsening of dementia. Luckily for seniors in Silicon Valley, it’s easy to address those risk factors in our own community. We’re surrounded by resources that help with maintaining social connections, staying physically active and managing chronic conditions. It just takes a little help to make the most of them. How Silicon Valley Seniors Maintain a Healthy...
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