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Gwyn Blackwell
- Jul 16, 2020
- 1 min
Design a Stunning Blog
When it comes to design, the Wix blog has everything you need to create beautiful posts that will grab your reader's attention. Check out...
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Gwyn Blackwell
- Jul 16, 2020
- 1 min
Grow Your Blog Community
With Wix Blog, you’re not only sharing your voice with the world, you can also grow an active online community. That’s why the Wix blog...
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Gwyneth Blackwell
- Jul 14, 2020
- 1 min
So, It happened to us!
My mother in law, who is in an assisted living community in Stamford, received a call from "her grandson", my son, and said "he was in an...
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Gwyneth Blackwell
- Mar 19, 2020
- 1 min
We are all in this together
Starting with this in mind, there are so many ways in which to help each other get through this Twilight Zone pandemic. First, if you...
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Gwyneth Blackwell
- Mar 18, 2020
- 1 min
The Coronavirus-you own a small local business and your customers had all but disappeared.
It's happening now as we speak. Restaurants are either closing and laying off workers or they are only offering take out. Dry cleaners...
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Gwyneth Blackwell
- Mar 18, 2020
- 1 min
The Coronavirus-What does it mean for my parents?
Your parents live alone and have been stable, perhaps with some assistance from you or a home care agency. All of a sudden your mother,...
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Gwyneth Blackwell and Kathleen Riordan
- Mar 17, 2020
- 1 min
Stop Hoarding Toilet Paper!
We have been to all the local stores in Westchester, CT and Putnam, and is no toilet paper! Please everyone, we all need it, so be kind...
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Gwyneth Blackwell
- Mar 12, 2020
- 1 min
Part 2 Cons of Assisted Living
Cons: Assisted Living. Cost, especially in Westchester and Fairfield counties can be high. The average cost for a studio apartment with...
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Gwyneth Blackwell
- Mar 12, 2020
- 3 min
Assisted Living Vs Home Care
Making the decision to either keep your loved one at home or have them move into an Assisted Living community. It's a difficult decision...
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Gwyneth Blackwell
- Mar 12, 2020
- 2 min
Coronavirus, What does this mean for your elderly loved ones?
The stores have run out of hand sanitizers and masks, hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living communities are on partial or total...
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Gwyneth Blackwell
- Sep 29, 2019
- 1 min
Continuing Saga of My Mother in Law!
So we moved her into a social model assisted living and she loves it! They assigned her an ambassador who is helping her get to know the...
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Gwyneth Blackwell
- Sep 29, 2019
- 1 min
How to choose the right Assisted Living Community
There are new assisted living communities cropping up everywhere! That's a good thing, since our population is rapidly aging. Choosing...
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Gwyneth Blackwell
- Sep 29, 2019
- 3 min
Depression is Not a Normal part of Aging
Depression can occur in the elderly, but it is not a normal part of aging. While most people experience periods of sadness at times,...
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Gwyneth Blackwell
- Sep 13, 2019
- 1 min
Assisted Living Vs. Skilled Nursing Care
When one's loved one has a catastrophic medical event and is admitted to the hospital, often hospital social workers will recommend a...
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Gwyneth Blackwell
- Sep 13, 2019
- 1 min
Advance Directives?
When we are young, I.E. in our 50's, we still think we may be impervious to needing any documents that would deal with our care if we...
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Gwyneth Blackwell
- Sep 10, 2019
- 1 min
Staying at Home Vs. Assisted Living
Choices, choices choices!! That's the good news for our seniors. There are so many options to choose from. However, making the right...
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Mayo Clinic Study
- Sep 10, 2019
- 6 min
The Silver Tsunami
Never before has the global population included as many older adults as it does today. Over the past century in the United States alone,...
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Gwyneth Blackwell
- Sep 9, 2019
- 1 min
Relationships and Seniors in Congregate Living
Has anyone had a parent or elderly loved one living in an assisted living or nursing home and meets a potential partner? If they have...
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Gwyneth Blackwell
- Sep 9, 2019
- 2 min
Tale of my Mother in Law!
My 93 year old mother in law, who has always been a free-spirited and independent woman, has found herself isolated, lonely and depressed....
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