Senior Care: How to Advocate During a Hospitalization
Whether a loved one is hospitalized for a planned procedure or an unexpected medical emergency, you might be left feeling helpless and vulnerable. You are fully trusting the trained medical experts to meet all of your loved one’s needs during their stay in the hospital and to know just what to do to help keep […]
What Is Hospice Care and How Does Palliative Care Differ?
When a person you love is dealing with a serious medical condition, you may feel helpless. You want to do everything you can to alleviate the fear, pain, or discomfort, but are unsure what you can do. One of the best ways you can help is by learning whatever you can about the prognosis, diagnosis, […]
The Top Tools to Assist With Arthritis
For someone with arthritis, even basic, everyday tasks and activities can cause debilitating pain. It may result in a loss of independence, if the person begins to depend more heavily on others for help and support. Thankfully, there are many helpful tools to assist with arthritis that can both relieve pain and allow those with […]
How to Juggle Caregiving With a Career With the Help of Home Care
It’s a delicate balancing act. On one hand, you have your job, which offers you purpose, fulfillment, and of course, a paycheck. On the other hand, you are providing care for someone you love. Attempting to give 100% to both of these important roles can make you physically and mentally exhausted, with little if any […]
Do Memory Loss and Hearing Loss Go Hand-in-Hand?
When checking in on Mom, you find the TV is blaring, and she is asking you to repeat what you’ve just said, or to speak up because she thinks you’re mumbling. Some amount of hearing loss is definitely typical in seniors, and requires staying on top of through routine hearing tests. But there’s an additional […]
The Most Common Causes of COPD Flare-Ups and How to Handle Them Effectively
We’ve all been waiting eagerly for March! At last, the days are getting longer and we can start to feel the promise of springtime all around us. For a person with COPD, there’s even more cause to celebrate the seasonal changes. Cold, dry air is one of a number of causes of COPD flare-ups, and […]
The Most Common Causes of COPD Flare-Ups and How to Handle Them Effectively
We’ve all been waiting eagerly for March! At last, the days are getting longer and we can start to feel the promise of springtime all around us. For a person with COPD, there’s even more cause to celebrate the seasonal changes. Cold, dry air is one of a number of causes of COPD flare-ups, and […]
How to Keep Ears Healthy for Improved Hearing
Birds singing. Children laughing. Your favorite song. There are many lovely sounds to enjoy all around us, so it’s crucial to take care of the amazing gift of hearing. As we get older, our ability to hear clearly can diminish, but there are measures we can take to keep ears healthy for many years to […]
How to Keep Ears Healthy for Improved Hearing
Birds singing. Children laughing. Your favorite song. There are many lovely sounds to enjoy all around us, so it’s crucial to take care of the amazing gift of hearing. As we get older, our ability to hear clearly can diminish, but there are measures we can take to keep ears healthy for many years to […]
What a Loss of Interest in Activities Means for Seniors
Following the eventfulness of the holiday season, it’s not uncommon for the winter doldrums to kick in. Yet what may possibly appear at first glance to be a touch of boredom could in fact be something bigger that needs to be attended to. Anhedonia is a loss of interest in activities that someone once loved […]