Four Tips for Talking to Your Senior about Potential Illness
Every now and again you might find yourself concerned about whether your senior is getting sick or not.
Four Reasons Your Senior’s Feet Are So Important
You or your senior might not realize just how important foot health is.
Is it Okay to Be Angry as a Caregiver?
A good caregiver is always happy and never angry, right? Not so much.
Struggling to Wash Senior Hair? Hire Elderly Care!
amily caregivers must see that their aging loved one gets their hair washed at least once per week to keep them healthy, clean and looking good. If washing hair has become a fight between them, it may be time to hire an elderly care provider to assist.
How Can You Ask for Help?
Asking for help is not easy to do as a caregiver. But the more you practice, the better you’ll get.
What is A1C and Why Does it Matter?
You’ve probably heard of an A1C test and have a vague understanding of it as something having to do with diabetes. Maybe you’ve even had an A1C test as part of a routine physical but didn’t pay much attention as the results were normal. But, as a family caregiver to an older adult with diabetes, […]
Getting Your Senior Involved During National Lawn Care Month
April is National Lawn Care Month. This is the ideal opportunity for you as a family caregiver to recognize the importance not just of the care you directly give your parent, but the ways you help them to create and maintain a healthy, safe, and enjoyable living environment. When thinking of all the ways you […]
Is Your Dad Drinking Enough Water Each Day? A Study Finds Almost Half of Today’s Elderly Don’t
Estimates find that 4 out of 10 of seniors living in retirement communities are dehydrated. A UCLA professor of nursing came up with a way to see if senior citizens are getting enough to drink. Her study tested the saliva measurements of 53 men and women from area senior centers and adult day programs. The […]
Could Stroke Rehab Help Your Senior?
As a family caregiver, you put a tremendous amount of time and effort into helping your senior to avoid serious health issues and events such a stroke. No matter how hard you try, however, these events can still occur, and it is important to be prepared to help your parent manage them as effectively as […]
Are Hallways a Danger Spot for Your Senior?
Hallways are often dark, long, and don’t have much going on other than serving as a connector between one part of a home to another. But that can make hallways a bit of a danger zone for your elderly family member. Lighting Is a Huge Issue Lighting is a big issue in every room of […]
