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Financial Planning may be offered through Sequoia Wealth Advisors & Investment Management Inc., a Registered Investment Advisor and separate entity from LPL Financial 121 & 123 La Selva Dr. La Selva Beach, CA (831) 685-0646 Lic. #440708908 & Lic. #440708909 922 Brewington Ave. Watsonville, CA (831) 761-2220 Lic. #445200496 • Two Locations • Personalized Care • 24/7 Caregivers • Six Bed Facilities • Balanced Home Cooked Meals • Dementia Care & Alzheimer's Care • Hospice Care Now AcceptiNg New ResideNts The Health and Safety of Our Residents is Our Top Priority How to prepare your family when an aging loved one is moving in Contributed by METRO No man or woman, regardless of his or her age, wants to consider that a day may come when they need to rely on loved ones to help them perform everyday activities. But every day tens of millions of people serve as unpaid caregivers for their aging friends or family members. A 2015 survey from the National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP found that approxi- mately 34.2 million people had provided unpaid care to an adult age 50 or older in the last 12 months. Many unpaid caregivers are pulling double duty, car- ing for their aging par- ents while also raising families of their own. While there's no guar- antee that aging men and women will require care, caregivers figure to become more neces- sary as life expectancies increase. In fact, recent years have seen the senior population in the United States exceed 50 million for the first time in the country's history, and figures from the U.S. Census Bureau suggest that figure will continue to rise until 2029. Men and women who are preparing to wel- come an aging loved one into their homes may wonder how to make that transition go smoothly, especial- ly if they have young children at home. The following are some tips that can help families prepare to welcome an aging friend or fami- ly member into their homes. · Speak with your loved one's physicians. Speak with an aging loved one's physicians so you can get a complete picture of their physical and mental condition. This can give you an ac- curate depiction of how much care your loved one needs now and how much they might need in the future if their condi- tion worsens. · Discuss forthcoming changes as a family. Once you gain a full understanding of your loved one's physical and mental condition and before this person moves into your home, dis- cuss it with your family. Adding a new member to your household will affect everyone, so each member of the family, including young chil- dren, should be included when discussing how the family dynamic will change. Parents must recognize that even young children may be asked to make sacrifices to accommodate aging loved ones. Explain these sacrifices in advance and how important it is to make an aging loved one feel welcome when they move in. · Discuss conditions with children. Children may recognize their grandparents or elderly loved ones have physi- cal limitations, but they likely won't understand conditions such as dementia or Alzheimer's disease. Parents can ask a physician about how to explain cognitive decline to young chil- dren. Children may not recognize cognitive de- cline as readily as adults, so parents may need to discuss these condi- tions with their children periodically and/or if the conditions worsen. Millions of people across the globe wel- come aging loved ones into their homes when they can no longer care for themselves. Such caregiving changes family dynamics, and these changes should be discussed before and aer a loved one moves in. Sleep loss can affect memory in seniors Contributed by METRO Poor sleep can leave people feeling groggy, disoriented, depressed, and not up for fac- ing the day. And now there's new evidence that insomnia can contribute to memory loss and forgetfulness among the elderly. A study - the first of its kind - unveiled a new link between lack of sleep and memo- ry loss. Researchers at the University of California, Berkley found that during sleep important brain waves are produced that play key roles in storing memories. These waves transfer the memories from the hippocampus to the prefrontal cortex, a portion of the brain where long-term infor- mation is stored. Sleep loss can cause the memories to remain in the hippocampus and not reach the long-term storage discovered that people with sleep apnea showed tissue loss in brain regions that help store memories. WebMD says imaging and behavioral studies show the role sleep plays in learning and memory and that lack area, found researchers. This can contribute to forgetfulness and difficulty remembering simple details, such as names. Seniors are frequently plagued with deterio- rated sleeping patterns that lead to shallow sleep and more awak- enings, says those at the University of California. This can contribute to the pre- vention of memories being saved by the brain each evening. This is not the first time sleep and brain health have been measured. A 2008 University of Califor- nia, Los Angeles study continued on page 5