When To Hire Help For A Senior Parent: Who Decides?
When it comes to deciding when to hire professional help for an aging loved one, it is often the actual patient who is in denial about whether it is finally…
Navigating The Holidays With Seniors
The holidays are a special time for families with aging parents. They give us the opportunity to reconnect, to share old memories and favorite stories, and especially to allow our…
Senior Safety Checklist For Fall Maintenance
Check smoke detectors and change batteries as necessary. Have the HVAC cleaned and serviced each fall. Have family or hired help remove all leaves from lawns and gutters. Check fireplaces…
The Emotions That Go With Caregiving
Caregiving is an emotional job. You forge connections, and your clients sometimes feel like more than clients. Not every emotion, however, can or will be positive in the process of…
Summer Heat Dangers For Seniors
Summer heat can cause serious health-related problems for seniors. Hyperthermia, heat-related illnesses, such as heat stroke, heat edema (swelling in the ankles and feet when you get hot), heat dizziness…
Devices That Help With Hearing Impairments
Here are a Few Hearing Devices to Consider: Traditional hearing aids: The cost is higher, but they come with more bells and whistles, are fitted to the ear, and require…
The Skinny on Sugar
The idea that sugar is addictive is not just a popular expression, it is actually biologically addictive, just like a narcotic. When you eat sugar, the ‘feel good’ receptors in…
seniors happily dining out
Dementia and Dining Out
Proper preparation is the key to dining out with your loved ones who have a dementia diagnosis. Just because their mental state is compromised does not mean they wouldn’t enjoy…
Beautiful doctor and elderly female patient smile at one another
Health Advocates: Your Partner in Care
A health advocate can be a professional with a healthcare background, or could simply be a family friend who is willing to serve as a liaison on the behalf of…
The Rainbow Diet: Important for Seniors Too
The benefits of eating a range of colorful foods are many: it boosts immunity, improves heart health, and prevents cancer, to name a few. Have you wondered why each range…
