Home Care vs. Home Health vs. Palliative Care vs. Hospice: A Central Texas Family Guide

Home Care vs. Home Health vs. Palliative Care vs. Hospice: A Central Texas Family Guide

If you’re reading this because Mom is being discharged from the hospital tomorrow, Dad had another fall, or someone just mentioned hospice, you may suddenly be hearing terms you never expected to have to understand. Home Care. Home Health. Palliative Care....
Where Aging Meets Opportunity: Building Senior-Care Businesses in Central Texas

Where Aging Meets Opportunity: Building Senior-Care Businesses in Central Texas

People are living longer, and in Central Texas that shift is landing on top of some of the fastest population growth in the country. As the Austin-Round Rock metro continues to expand and families juggle jobs with caring for aging parents, the gap between what local...
Best Buy Health and Aging at Home: What Seniors, Families & Professionals Should Know

Best Buy Health and Aging at Home: What Seniors, Families & Professionals Should Know

By John Brown, CSACEO, Oasis Senior Advisors Austin & Central TexasFounder, Senior Industry Services (SIS) For many families, Best Buy still brings to mind televisions, laptops and appliances. But Best Buy Health reflects a much larger shift: technology companies...
What Is AgeTech? How Technology Is Changing Aging and Senior Care in Central Texas

What Is AgeTech? How Technology Is Changing Aging and Senior Care in Central Texas

By John Brown, CSACEO, Oasis Senior Advisors Austin & Central Texas | Founder, Senior Industry Services For decades, when people thought about technology for older adults, they often pictured a medical alert pendant: press a button after a fall and someone calls...
Heat Exhaustion and Memory Decline in Seniors: Protecting Older Adults During the Central Texas Summer

Heat Exhaustion and Memory Decline in Seniors: Protecting Older Adults During the Central Texas Summer

When summer temperatures climb into the triple digits across Central Texas, older adults face more than just discomfort. Extreme heat can quickly become a serious health risk, particularly for seniors living with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, heart disease,...