Seniors and Medications

By |2018-04-24T22:58:38+00:00April 22nd, 2018|In-Home Senior Care, Caregiver, Senior Care|

Caregivers are often the first line of defense in protecting the elderly and infirm – especially when it comes to making sure medications are obtained and taken properly. Senior citizens are the fast-growing sector of the population, and age often leads to the need for many medications to treat many conditions and chronic diseases. Each [...]

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Releasing Resentment

By |2018-04-24T23:00:41+00:00March 30th, 2018|Senior Care|

Releasing Resentment Caregivers love to help people. It is a good feeling to comfort and give aid to someone in need. This support can also take its toll. There is a great responsibility and at times a burden that is felt in the caregiver role. It is important to find a way to express and [...]

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Embracing Alzheimer’s Disease

By |2018-03-28T17:09:49+00:00March 28th, 2018|Senior Care, Health Care, In-Home Senior Care|

A friend who works in a special needs classroom at our middle school was talking about a delightful new student they have in their program this year. She mentioned that in spite of his challenges, the student is a content, personable, and humorous young man who is a joy to be with. “His parents really [...]

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10 Government Resources Every Caregiver Should Know About – AgingCare.com

By |2018-03-26T18:58:18+00:00March 26th, 2018|Senior Care|

Caring for an aging loved one can test your budget as much as your patience and endurance. Fortunately, there are federal, state and even local government programs that can help you make ends meet, find and afford care for your loved one and even obtain respite care for yourself. Here is a guide to the [...]

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What Did You Say?

By |2018-04-24T23:01:56+00:00March 20th, 2018|Senior Care, Making Life Better, Safety, Caregiver|

Do you find the need to repeat yourself more often than not to the person you are caring for? Does your talking level closely resemble your yelling level just so your loved one can hear you? Are you speaking so slowly that you end up losing your train of thought? It is possible that the [...]

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We’ve Never Run Away from Alzheimer’s

By |2018-02-24T18:18:45+00:00February 24th, 2018|In-Home Senior Care, Caregiver, Senior Care, Health Care, Making Life Better|

Guest article by Cheryl Levin-Folio My husband, Michael, was diagnosed with younger-onset Alzheimer’s at the age of 56. It was surreal and hard to swallow, but we didn’t run away. Nor did we try to escape the stigma that accompanied the devastating news. We let it sink in and created a plan to live our [...]

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GETTING A PET CAN IMPROVE AGING IN PLACE

By |2018-02-24T17:49:23+00:00February 24th, 2018|Senior Care, Making Life Better|

Are you wondering how you are going to care for your pet as you age in place? Are you wondering if you should adopt a pet as you age in place? This guide will help you decide on the best choice for you. Studies have shown that owning a pet can be physically and mentally [...]

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Fitness at 50+: Five Barriers You Can Beat

By |2018-02-08T16:33:16+00:00February 8th, 2018|Senior Care, Health Care, Making Life Better|

While exercise is often touted as a fountain of youth, it often gets harder to do as you get older. Physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) physicians, also called physiatrists, are doctors who restore and maintain function lost due to injury, illness and age-related conditions such as osteoporosis, arthritis, joint replacements or stroke. They often prescribe [...]

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When Stroke Happens

By |2018-02-04T00:03:45+00:00February 4th, 2018|In-Home Senior Care, Senior Care, Caregiver, Health Care|

Strokes, or “brain attacks,” disable Americans more than any other disease. With an interruption of blood to the brain, a stroke may have similar symptoms; but as everyone’s brain is different, so are the effects of each person’s stroke. There is no rhyme or reason to the severity of strokes and or to the recovery [...]

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A Meaningful Quality of Life

By |2018-01-29T16:26:49+00:00January 29th, 2018|In-Home Senior Care, Caregiver, Senior Care|

What is it like to be a caregiver? Your clients and their loved ones probably never expected to be caring for a person who is sick or has a disability. As professional caregivers, we need to ensure a meaningful quality of life for our clients, the care recipient, and ourselves. Just as the care recipient [...]

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