The Home Care Solution for Long-Distance Caregiving
They say distance makes the heart grow fonder, but living far away from senior parents often causes additional feelings: concern, helplessness, and worry, for example. It’s hard to know exactly how your parents are doing through phone calls, letters, emails, and video chats. There are steps you can take, however, to ensure their health and […]
Vascular Dementia: Understanding A Little-Known Type of Dementia
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia in the United States, impacting an estimated 5.8 million people. However, there is another, lesser-known type of dementia causing cognitive issues in seniors: vascular dementia. Understanding the symptoms and risk factors, together with the unique attributes that set it apart from Alzheimer’s, is essential to obtaining […]
Ways to Increase Fiber Intake for Older Adults
If the older adults in your life are more likely to indulge in the many junk and fast food choices that are so readily accessible, they are in good company. Even though these foods are quick and easy, they are in many instances full of calories, cholesterol and fat and lack fiber as well as […]
Ways to Increase Fiber Intake for Older Adults
If the older adults in your life are more likely to indulge in the many junk and fast food choices that are so readily accessible, they are in good company. Even though these foods are quick and easy, they are in many instances full of calories, cholesterol and fat and lack fiber as well as […]
Home Care and Hospice Providers Work Together to Help Families
If you were to ask those who are in the last 6 months of their lives specifically what is most important to them, you’re very likely to hear replies including: Retaining control over which services will likely be provided To be free from pain Emotional and spiritual support To remain at home In-home hospice care […]
Home Care and Hospice Providers Work Together to Help Families
If you were to ask those who are in the last 6 months of their lives specifically what is most important to them, you’re very likely to hear replies including: Retaining control over which services will likely be provided To be free from pain Emotional and spiritual support To remain at home In-home hospice care […]
Overcome the Hurdles to Good Nutrition for Older Adults
Remember family dinners at Grandma’s house? The enticing scents wafting through the kitchen would draw everyone in to gather at the table to take pleasure in her home cooking. There were always a lot of leftovers for future meals or late-night snacks. However, for many seniors, these types of family meals are few and far […]
What Is Happening with My Senior Loved One? Delirium Onset During Hospitalization
A hospital stay is never something an older adult looks forward to, but at least there is the reassuring fact that the required care and treatment will be delivered to provide healing. But what occurs when the results are not as expected, and the senior winds up with a new health concern? More and more […]
Combat Extreme Fatigue in the Elderly With These Tips
Springing our clocks forward left many of us feeling sluggish from losing that extra hour of sleep. But before long, our bodies have adjusted to the time change and life goes on. Imagine, however, feeling exhausted and lethargic almost all of the time, regardless of how much you sleep. Extreme fatigue in the elderly is […]
Best Ways for Family Caregivers and Older Adults to Maintain Mental and Physical Wellness During the Pandemic
While we are able to see the light at the end of the tunnel, the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on our mental and physical wellness. Months of isolation and physical separation from those we love has taken a toll on many older adults and the ones they love. Now is the perfect time for […]