Sol Vista Senior Living Solutions

09/09/2025

What's a common element that can unite lonely people to come together to enjoy friendship, care and connection?

Dogs.

Therapy dogs can provide that connection sparker, bringing together both young and old to enjoy the companionship of beloved pooches and the connection of two often lonely populations meeting to learn from and connect with one another.

Therapy dogs can serve as social catalysts, bringing students and seniors together.

06/12/2025

Lonely?

Many people feel lonely as they age. Online Scams are prevalent nowadays, targeting people of all age groups, and especially seniors.

Some tips for avoiding scammers are:
- Be suspicious of anyone claiming to share all the same interests
- Scammers always rush relationships, ask for money, and/or encourage you to let them teach you to invest (in cryptocurrency, stocks, new business, etc.).
- They claim a family member is sick and they need money immediately to help them
- They want to meet immediately but don't want to meet in public.

The above are just a few tips. Be sure to read the article to learn all the signs to look out for when protecting you, seniors and your loved ones from scammers.

Looking for love in all the wrong places? Meeting someone online can be dangerous and/or disappointing. Here are some guidelines and warning signs to keep you safe.

06/04/2025

Quality sleep is essential for everyone, and especially for senior adults. Make sure the seniors in your life are getting adequate and quality sleep and you'll help to ensure they remain healthy and independent. Read the linked article to learn all the benefits of quality sleep.

Quality sleep is important for mobility and decreasing fall risk. Read this post to learn more about the impact of sleep to mobility.

05/14/2025

The link between the body and the mind and how they influence each other is found evident in this article.

What activities do you think can help keep the body healthy and younger, thus helping regulate the emotions and mood of the mind?

Aging cells become "zombie cells," leaking inflammatory chemicals that reach the brain. This disrupts dopamine, serotonin, and reward circuits, causing depression.

05/14/2025

"Sometimes, when a parent needs care, siblings revert to childish behaviors and interactions. They become bossy, jealous, and demanding, and compete to be the favorite. These siblings were beginning to experience tension around accepting that Donna had real deficits. The brothers felt that Jenna was exaggerating their mother’s difficulties because she was vying to leave her job and live with Donna. She had always been the baby, and the brothers resented the extra attention she had always received. They felt that Donna would recover best if she were responsible for doing as much for herself as possible. They didn’t want Jenna babying her."

Review this article to learn how we can enlist the help of our siblings to bring the family together to help care for an aging elder.

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Try these strategies for improving communication and cooperation when siblings don't agree about an aging parent's caregiving needs.

05/01/2025

Elders are often perceived as being more vulnerable and easy targets for scammers due to age, physical and mental health.

Two easy techniques for Elder's to utilize to avert being scammed involve the following:

- Stall: As an Elder (or give this advice to a loved one), you should stall the potential scam call by asking them to hold for a moment. Walk away from the phone, gather your thoughts and come back a few minutes later. Oftentimes, the potential scammer will have hung up the phone already.
- Question the caller: Ask the caller straight to the point, "Who is soliciting this information?"
* A third tip (Blake's suggestion): Ask the potential scammer, "What is your name?" A potential scammer will often act offended or belittle an elder, saying, "C'mon grandma, how do you not remember me?" DO NOT GUESS THE NAME OF THE PERSON pretending to be a child or grandchild. NEVER ASK THEM TO CONFIRM THEIR IDENTITY BY GIVING THEM FAMILY MEMBER NAMES.

** If an elder is still especially sharp, aware and about their wits, they can possibly take the approach of asking the potential scammer if their name is (fill in with name that nobody in the family has or goes by). If the scammer replies, "Yeah, grandpa, it's me, XYZABC!" The elder can then tell them, "I don't have a family member by that name," and hang up the phone.

What about you guys? Do you have any tips for helping avert and avoid scammers? Leave your tips in the comment section below!

So far this month I have heard of two elder women being targeted for scams. Contrary to what we might expect, these ladies proved unscammable.

04/18/2025

AI could be a companion on the path of happier aging, providing health alerts, appropriate fitness goals, and reminders to stay socially connected. Of course, AI will not be able to replace personal awareness, goals and active engagement with peers and environment.

How do you feel about AI as a health tool? Do you feel it have a positive, neutral or negative effect on elders?

By embracing awareness, goal setting, and engagement — the AGE strategy — we can navigate the challenges of aging with resilience and purpose. AI can help along the way.

06/06/2024

How do you feel about aging? Is discrimination, or ageism, a human rights issue? Do you hold stigma or stereotypes about yourself or towards others who are elderly or ageing?

There are many things we can do to not only contest unfair stereotypes we may hold. We can also engage in healthier habits to ensure we ourselves gracefully age into our elder years. Read on to learn more.

Aging, in many respects, is a self-fulfilling prophecy: The more we are told we are old, the more we believe we are. And the older we feel we are, the older we act.

05/31/2024

Many of us have found ourselves engaging in "baby-talk" to toddlers and young children at one point or another. But have you ever caught yourself talking in "elder-speak" to a senior?

Read this article from Psychology Today to learn why "elder-speak" is unhelpful and even damaging to the well-being and self-esteem of our elder population and what we can do to help elders who may be having trouble with hearing as well as behaviors we can model to speak to our elders with the dignity they deserve.

Many of us use baby talk when communicating to toddlers. Studies show this same technique is often used when talking to talk to people as they age. Here's why.

04/25/2023

Princeville - College Park in Seal Beach, CA is hiring a Caregiver to join their care team. Apply today! At Princeville Senior Care, we provide comfortable...

08/30/2022

Experienced caregiver needed immediately to provide nighttime supervision and assistance for elderly resident at board and care home. This is a temporary position.

08/25/2022

Experienced caregiver needed for at least 3 live-in shifts per week at our 6-bed elder care home. Must be available to work on weekends. Private room, meals and free internet are included.