When you can no longer be the primary caregiver, finding a reliable replacement (or two) is essential for maintaining your loved one’s quality of life. Using these transition tips will help ensure that your senior continues to receive the nurturing they deserve.
The natural effects of aging can sometimes make independent living harder for seniors than it used to be. However, here's why independence is powerful.
Although you’re concerned about your mother’s health and wellbeing, you also don’t want to be intrusive. Deciding if-and-when an aging-in-place parent needs caregiving assistance is never easy. Here are six warning signs to watch for.
Serving as a family caregiver for an elderly parent can be one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences that you’ll ever have. Using these planning tips should make the experience a more beneficial one for everyone involved.
Affecting one-in-four seniors, falls are the leading cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries every year. If you’re an informal caregiver for an aging in place loved one here are some bathing and showering safety tips for seniors that you may want to consider.
One of the most difficult aspects of taking care of an aging loved one is knowing that no matter how hard you try their condition is going to get worse. Staying positive while caring for an elderly adult requires adjusting caregiving expectations as their health continues to decline. Using these tips should make the process go more smoothly.
When you’re an informal caregiver, looking after an aging in place loved one during the holiday season can elevate your stress to a whole new level. Here are some stress-relief tips so that this holiday season is all that you’d hoped for.
Caring for an aging spouse is a labor of love, but it can be mentally, physically and emotionally draining. Thankfully, as a spousal caregiver there are several proven ways to manage your own health while caring for your partner.
If you’re like most seniors, you want to continue aging comfortably in place right at home for as long as possible, but for many, remaining at home eventually requires some outside assistance. Here’s how to know when it’s the right time for you.
Now that you’re in your late 70s, it’s become harder just to get around. Routine daily activities are now difficult, and your doctor mentioned recently it may be time to give up the car keys. The house is a mess, you just fell (again) in the bathroom, and preparing healthy meals for one just doesn’t make sense. You decided long ago not to be a burden to your kids, but you also want to continue enjoying the comfort and freedom living at home affords you. Is it seriously time to consider some caregiving assistance?
