Warning Signs of Senior Citizen Abuse: Take These Steps to Keep Your Loved Ones Safe
It breaks our hearts to listen to stories from the news of vulnerable seniors who have suffered mistreatment and abuse, and perhaps it may seem as though it’s something that will happen to “someone else” – definitely never to our own loved ones. However, up to five million seniors in the United States are the […]
How to Have a Stress-Free Holiday with Seniors
In celebrating the holidays, society’s message to us is that the bigger, flashier, and more costly the experience, the better. But for family caregivers, specifically those in the sandwich generation who are busy providing care for both aging parents and their own children and spouse, attempting to meet these expectations can be daunting. But take […]
Relax and Enjoy the Holidays with a Little Respite Care from Hearts at Home!
Despite being tremendously rewarding and fulfilling, providing care for an older loved one also entails a multitude of complications that can lead to serious health concerns for family caregivers. And although it is a commonplace for family members to place their own needs on hold to concentrate fully on the needs of their loved one, […]
Hearts at Home’s Holiday Hints: The Warning Signs That Indicate Senior Elder Care Needs
Getting together with family is the hallmark of the holiday season. With the kids on break from school and extended time away from work, it’s the ultimate occasion for the generations to get together and enjoy some quality time. It is, however, also the opportune time to assess the health, safety and wellbeing of the […]
Before Caregiving Stress Becomes Overwhelming, Take a Deep Breath and Try These Tips
Stress and family caregiving generally go hand in hand. Committing your life to meet the needs of an elderly family member can be daunting, especially when a chronic health problem is at play, leaving family members with fewer opportunities to meet their own needs and for fun and relaxing activities. Yet, it’s really important for […]
How to Provide the Best Senior Care in Spite of Tough Family Dynamics
In thinking back on the years spent with your sisters and brothers, you can no doubt recall a number of great memories: holidays spent as a family, childhood activities you treasured, milestones like graduations, birthdays, and weddings. However, if we’re truthful, there are also various hurts that occurred that commonly stay with us even into […]
Experiencing Caregiver Guilt? We Have the Solution to Help Restore Peace.
If you’re providing care for an older loved one, you likely know this emotion all too well: caregiver guilt. It doesn’t matter how much time and effort we spend taking care of a senior loved one, somehow it never quite seems to be enough, leaving us thinking we could have done more, shown more kindness, […]
Looking to Reduce Caregiving Stress? Humor Can Help!
We’ve all had “one of those days” – you’ve hit the snooze button one too many times and missed a significant meeting, the coffee maker picked today to cease working, you stumbled over the dog, dropping your phone and smashing the screen, and to make it even worse, you feel a cold coming on; and […]
Room by Room Senior Fall Prevention
If your elderly loved one is one of the 90% of seniors over age 65 who decides to stay at home throughout aging, there are a number of considerations to ensure the senior’s comfort, independence, and most importantly, safety. It’s a widespread assumption that if the older person remains at home, specifically if she’s been […]
Learn the Four Stages of COPD and How to Maximize Quality of Life During Each
As approximately 11 million people in the U.S. alone are currently clinically diagnosed with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), we at Hearts at Home understand the complexities and challenges associated with the airflow restrictions – and as a result, the lifestyle restrictions – that seniors experience throughout all four stages of COPD. It’s necessary for […]