Family Matters Blog & Press

Are you caring for an elderly parent in California and perhaps also balancing the needs of your own children? Caregiving for family members is a significant emotional struggle and places great demands on your health, time, energy level, and even…

In this wonderful journey of life, a few things become part of our worlds and influence them year after year—the priceless experience of raising a child, haircuts every month or two, the trash has to go out, and we get…

2019 has quickly come and gone and what a year it's been! Here at Family Matters, we're quickly approaching our 20 year anniversary - providing families peace of mind and support for nearly two decades. Wow! We're proud of our…

Mood changes are common for aging adults and often accompany health problems. Seniors with memory related illnesses like dementia or Alzheimer’s disease are especially prone to challenges resulting from mood changes. What is Sundowners Syndrome? One common mood issue among…

It’s a new year, and time to make realistic resolutions that we may not quickly break. Instead of pledging to lose 30 pounds overnight, we should make resolutions that make our lives easier and less stressful; like spending more time…

If you’re a precocious teenager chock full of energy and dreams, growing old hardly seems real. You know it’s out there but it is so far away, you can barely see it in the distance. If you just turned 70,…