Unless you’ve had your head buried in the sand for the last month or so, there’s no way you haven’t heard about COVID 19, otherwise known as the Coronavirus. As a topic of discussion, COVID 19 is becoming more ubiquitous by the day. The news is talking about it, your family and friends are probably talking about it, and it’s starting to affect a lot of areas of our day-to-day life. Busines…Read More
The road to old age can be one that’s loaded with happiness and joy, or fraught with stress and pain. Realistically, it’s a combination of the two for most people. There are countless people who achieve their dreams, raise amazing families, and look back on a life well-lived, but even they can’t avoid the inevitability of aging, where their body stops functioning like it used to. Elderly cit…Read More
It’s safe to say that most people, if given the choice, are reluctant to resign themselves to a senior living center. For many elderly folks who have lived long and independent lives, these care homes are symbolic of weakness — an open acknowledgment that their minds and bodies aren’t what they used to be. Indeed, convincing your elderly loved ones to make the change can be extremely difficu…Read More
Every year, the list of physical possessions we need seems to grow ever smaller. While getting new toys on Christmas was one of the best parts of childhood, many people in adulthood don’t have a huge need for more things — partly because they’ve acquired so much throughout their life, and partly because they have an income to support themselves. Recent studies have shown that giving people e…Read More
Everyone grows up cultivating various hobbies, interests, and lifestyles. Many of these can be practiced for a lifetime, but there are also many pursuits that require a capable body and youthful energy. Unfortunately, for many senior citizens, this means that many of their favorite things growing up are no longer an option. No matter how healthy you keep your body, age is an inevitability and even…Read More
Moving a loved one into assisted living is never an easy decision to make. Oftentimes, the move needs to happen due to an escalating disease or increased difficulty moving through the home. Here are some signs that it may be time to consider assisted living: Aggression - If your loved one is easier to upset than before and responds with physical or verbal violence, it may be time for an assisted l…Read More
If your loved one will soon be moving into Wilson Care, we want to make sure he or she will have the smoothest transition possible. It’s often important to your family member that you help move him or her into the new home, whether that be through packing, unpacking, or saying goodbye to the old home. Here are a few tips to help ease the transition into his or her new assisted living space. Say …Read More
Social lives are great to have, but hard to maintain. When we’re young it’s easy to maintain a social life. Between the days spent at work, friends from college and the young families surrounding you, having people to talk to isn’t hard. But as we get older, friends move and people get busy. Unfortunately, it doesn’t get better. As someone that is either looking into or living in an assist…Read More
There are few things as beautiful as the summers in Honolulu. Our lush, green trees create shade and an overall beautiful scene while fruits and flowers grow at a rapid rate. If you’ve lived on the island a long time, you’ve grown to love gardening and are likely find it becoming one of your favorite pastimes, and that won’t change with age. At Wilson Care, we are full supporters of active l…Read More
Alzheimer's is an unpredictable and scary diagnosis. From the dementia to the dependability that enter your life, it’s a hard adjustment to make. In our last blog post, we talked about a few of the things that an assisted living community can provide, that you may not be able to and why these benefits are so important. In our post today, we are going to visit a few of the reasons that an assiste…Read More
