How to Navigate Hospital Discharge for Seniors: A Central Texas Family Guide

How to Navigate Hospital Discharge for Seniors: A Central Texas Family Guide

Reviewed by John Brown, CSASenior Industry Services | Central Texas A hospital discharge can happen much faster than a family expects. One day, your parent or spouse is in a hospital bed surrounded by nurses, physicians and equipment. Then you hear the words: “They...
How to Verify Senior Care Provider Quality in Central Texas: A Family Resource

How to Verify Senior Care Provider Quality in Central Texas: A Family Resource

Reviewed by John Brown, CSASenior Industry Services | Central Texas Table of Contents Why Stronger Connections Between Families, Caregivers, and Providers Matter Senior Care Provider Vetting Checklist Licensing, Credentials, and Background Checks in Texas What to Look...
Residential Care Homes vs. Assisted Living: Which Is Right for Your Loved One & How Oasis Can Help You Decide

Residential Care Homes vs. Assisted Living: Which Is Right for Your Loved One & How Oasis Can Help You Decide

Choosing senior living is notoriously a challenging endeavor for families of seniors. It can be hard to know where to start or what type of facility or what level of care would work best for your loved one. It’s often not as simple as one might think, and that’s...
Finding Your Oasis Is More Than Finding a Place: Why Relationships Matter in Senior Living

Finding Your Oasis Is More Than Finding a Place: Why Relationships Matter in Senior Living

An oasis is traditionally a place of refuge, rest and renewal—a place where life can flourish even when the journey around it has become difficult. That meaning has always resonated with what we do at Oasis Senior Advisors. When families across Austin and Central...
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....
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,...