What Advice Can Help You Be a Better Caregiver?
Caregivers are often looking for resources that help them to be the best caregivers they can possibly be. While that’s important, it’s also important to acknowledge that you’re already doing great things just by being there for your senior. Plan Ahead as Much as Possible. In caregiving, there are some things that you know are […]
Conversation Tips for Talking to Your Parent About Home Care
Starting home care for your aging parent can be one of the best decisions you ever make for them as their family caregiver. Having an in-home senior care services provider as part of their care routine can help your parent to remain in their home, stay safe and healthy, and even remain more active and […]
How Can You Make Grocery Shopping for Your Senior Easier?
Grocery shopping is an unavoidable part of life, and when you add shopping for your aging parent on top of shopping for your own household, it can become time-consuming and frustrating. As you are working towards simplifying your care routine, making changes to basic tasks, such as grocery shopping, can make a tremendous difference in […]
Five Reasons to Bump up Your Senior’s Blueberry Intake
National Blueberry Month is the perfect time to look at how often your senior is eating this delicious fruit and what you can do to get more of them into her diet. If you’re not sure how to adjust meal plans, it might help to work with senior care providers who can help you map […]
Four Tips for Using a Cane Easily
Some aging adults are not interested at all in using a cane. The big downside to that, unfortunately, is often that this can seriously limit your aging adult’s ability to be as mobile as he wants to be. Some of these ideas might make using a cane more appealing. Practice, Practice, Practice. One of the […]
5 Technologies that Help Caregivers
Being a caregiver requires a lot of time, organization, and dedication. It’s a hard job. Some caregivers find themselves so stretched for time and energy that they might find themselves wishing for a way to make it all easier. The good news is that you might be carrying the answer right in your pocket because […]
How Can You Make Incontinence Care Easier on Your Senior?
Although people don’t always like to talk about incontinence, it’s a common problem, especially for older adults. Managing incontinence for your aging adult doesn’t have to be complicated or upsetting for either of you. Be Prepared. Keeping an incontinence kit ready to go no matter where you and your elderly family member are is one […]
How to Start Taking Breaks Before You Really Need Them
Part of the human condition involves people pushing themselves until they’re exhausted, especially in situations such as being a family caregiver. What happens is that you need breaks from the very beginning of your caregiving journey. Here’s how to make that happen. Acknowledge that You Are Going to Need This. You might feel at first […]
Five Ways to Get out of Isolation as a Caregiver
When you isolate yourself as a caregiver, you’re restricting the interactions that you have with other situations and other people. This can leave you feeling depressed, especially when you don’t realize what you’re doing. Here are 5 ways to get out of that isolation. Join a Support Group. One of the best ways to break […]
Four Ways to Protect Your Mom From Too Much Sun
According to the American Academy of Dermatology (ADA), skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the U.S. About 20 percent of all Americans will develop this form of cancer. While men over 50 have the highest risk of melanoma, the ADA says that women have seen the largest increase in skin cancer. […]
