Forget Me Knot Walk & Run
Friends Life Care Partners participated in a fundraiser last weekend.   Carol Barbour, CEO, helped to introduce the event welcoming over 150 participants. She was joined by other Friends Life Care Partners team members to support the second annual Forget Me Knot 5K and 1 Mile Walk & Run at Foulkeways’ community in Gwynedd .  Donations were raised for the Foulkeways’ community Music and Memory program.  The Music and Memory program brings the joy of music and music-triggered memories to individuals suffering from Alzheimer’s…

After years of wondering, waiting and joking, the lifestyle made famous in the cartoon The Jetsons might finally become a way of life. But think less “flying cars” and more about robotics and automated systems assisting people. The future is finally here to help you live more comfortably, and Friends Life Care has a proven commitment to using technology to help our members live a more independent and comfortable life.

The last two generations of Americans have produced fewer children than previous generations. There are fewer people, relatives or otherwise, who can p…

Dementia is not a disease.  It is a term that describes symptoms which may be caused by brain disorders.  These symptoms can disrupt daily life…your ability to plan, reason, solve problems and focus on tasks, among other things.  When you have a parent struggling with dementia, it can take a toll.
Mom and Aminata
It’s 8:00 am; a hazy, chilly February morning. My phone rings through to mom’s home…two, five, six rings. Mom lives alone now since Dad passed 2 years ago.  I call her every morning – the daughter alarm clock — to wake her up, make sure she takes h…

The Fountain of Youth is a fairytale concept. The only real way to stay young, or at least look and feel less than your age, is through daily exercise. Even moderate exercise can shave years off your age, no matter how many times you’ve blown the candles out on a birthday cake.
The only real problem with a daily fitness regime, especially for approaching an advanced age, is that just the mere mention of the word “exercise” sends people into a panic. But here are some things to keep in mind before putting a foot in your running shoes.

Exercise Doesn’t Always Mean “Gym”…

This is the first post in our series about the potential for rich life transformation for Boomers and Seniors through the natural occurrence of loss and grief.  A loss is a part of life and everyone will inevitably experience it at some point. A big challenge many face understanding the loss, accepting the grief and powering up to move toward a new reality…sometimes maybe even a better one.  So, it is about life transitions, but more than that.  

One of the Friends Life Care Care Coordinators brings this heart-warming story.  It is about the sense of loss associate…