Finding Support for Seniors Facing Challenges Living Alone

By |2018-05-07T22:25:26+00:00May 7th, 2018|In-Home Senior Care, Senior Care|

Your parent prizes his or her independence and insists on living at home, alone. However, you see signs of vulnerability and a precarious situation with the potential for falls and injury , poor nutrition and your parent becoming neglected or housebound . You want to help, but you live at a distance and don't know [...]

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Pseudo Dementia

By |2018-04-24T22:55:54+00:00April 26th, 2018|Senior Care|

In working with seniors, one common error is the rush to assume that because someone has reached a certain age, any negative changes in thinking or behavior must be due to the onset of dementia. Promoted by age related stereotypes, many suspect dementia as the probable cause of symptoms that for non-seniors would be quickly [...]

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Today’s Caregiver Family Checklist

By |2018-04-24T22:57:42+00:00April 24th, 2018|Senior Care, Making Life Better|

All bank accounts, account numbers and types of accounts and the location of banks. Insurance Company, policy number, beneficiary as stated on the policies and type of insurance (health, life, long term care, automobile, etc). Deed and titles to ALL property. Loan/lien information, who holds them and if there are any death provisions. Social Security [...]

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Home Elevators Supporting a Caregiver Environment

By |2018-04-24T22:49:18+00:00April 24th, 2018|Senior Care, Making Life Better, Safety|

A revolution in home mobility In-home non-medical care can immediately enhance lifestyle, improve independence and take pressure off the main caregiver. Increasingly popular with people who find themselves or family members less mobile through accident, ageing, illness or disability, are a new-age of home elevators which can offer a safe and elegant alternative to the [...]

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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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We’ve Never Run Away from Alzheimer’s

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

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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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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Caring for Someone with the Flu

By |2018-01-29T16:15:00+00:00January 29th, 2018|In-Home Senior Care, Caregiver, Senior Care, Health Care|

Keep your loved one comfortable and follow the recommendations of his or her health care provider. Keep others in the home healthy by washing hands and household surfaces frequently. Ensure that all medications are taken as directed. Keep your loved one in a separate space from other members of the household. Everyone in the home, [...]

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