Enjoying the Holidays with Alzheimer’s: Tips for Adapting Holiday Activities
The limitations associated with the COVID pandemic impacted last year’s holidays, forcing many families to remain isolated from one another. Fortunately, this year families are able to embrace the opportunity to safely gather together once more. While decking the halls and getting ready for visits with your nearest and dearest, it is vital to incorporate […]
National Grandparents Day Celebrates the Mutual Benefits of Grandparent/Grandchild Relationships
As the saying goes, “What happens at Grandma’s stays at Grandma’s!” Being a grandparent is probably one of life’s greatest joys – the chance to experience once more the delight of spending quality time with the children in your life; only this time around, they are your children’s children, so the relationships are that much […]
Travel Tips for Senior Citizens This Holiday Season
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – for family get-togethers! With many families separated by geographic distance, or just because of the busyness of life, all of us look forward to the opportunity to reconnect with close friends and family over the holidays. And for aging parents, the opportunity to spend quality time […]
Struggling to Find the Perfect Gift for a Senior for the Winter Holidays? Try These Creative Ideas!
Doesn’t it feel wonderful to find that perfect gift, the one that will make your loved one’s face light up with joy? For the older adults we love, it’s possibly even more gratifying, because it can be difficult to come up with new and creative ideas. The elderly have years and years of accumulated treasures, […]
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 […]
Looking for the Perfect Resolutions for Seniors? Hearts at Home Can Help!
Isn’t it great to turn to the first page of a brand new book you’ve been looking forward to reading? There’s a feeling of joy at the onset of a story, and with the beginning of the new year, that same degree of hopeful excitement settles upon us. Even better, we have some level of […]
Hearts At Home Shares Top Holiday Activities for Seniors
It’s totally natural to find yourself swept up in the whirlwind of tasks that occur in the holiday season: all of the shopping and wrapping, writing and sending, preparing and decorating, baking and visiting. But in the midst of the hustle and bustle, it’s also easy to neglect the significance of slowing down enough to […]
Holiday Tips: Deck the Halls with Senior Safety in Mind
The holiday season is finally here! Families gather together from far and wide to celebrate, reminisce, and share in the love and joy that make this time of year so meaningful. And as the Hearts at Home team in elder care in Overland Park, KS knows, the holidays aren’t the same without festive decorations to […]