National Bath Safety Month: Here’s How to Improve Senior Safety During Bathtime
How could something that’s so comforting and soothing, like a nice, warm bath, be one of the biggest dangers to the elderly? The truth...
How to Ensure Your Senior Parents Are Cared For – Now and in the Future
In our last blog post, we shared some tips on preparing for emergency homecare situations for aging parents, but there’s an additional...
Unsure About Your Long-Term Care Needs? This Checklist Can Help.
Planning for long-term care involves a wide range of variables. A senior may be completely independent and self-sufficient for years,...
The New Hazards of Hospitalization!
For seniors, hospitalization can be stressful, to say the least. There are financial concerns along with the emotional and physical...
Maximizing seniors’ independence with caregiving services
Increasingly more seniors are choosing to remain at home into their later years, presenting a host of challenges tied to independence and...
FIVE CRITICAL AREAS YOU NEED TO ASSESS IN YOUR ELDERLY LOVED ONE
In the previous blog , we shared some insights for those under the assumption that life in a nursing home or assisted living facility is...
WHAT EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT MANAGING PARKINSON’S DISEASE
With as many as one million people in the U.S. living with Parkinson’s disease, according to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, the...
HOW TO KEEP SENIORS CONNECTED AND THRIVING
It’s easy for the elderly to sink into feelings of isolation and despair, for a variety of reasons. Our bodies change over the years and...
SPIRIT-CENTERED ACTIVITIES ENRICH THE HOME CARE EXPERIENCE
Successful aging in the home should go further than simply meeting basic care needs. It should allow an aging loved one to remain as...
THE HOLIDAY REALITY CHECK
Visiting with elderly family members during the holidays can be satisfying and fun, but more and more adult children of older seniors...
