What You Can Do Today to Prevent Senior Falls
When an elderly person sustains an injury from a slip and fall accident, it can be a life-changing event that transforms them from an independent senior to a dependent person who needs a family caregiver and perhaps a home care assistant. To avoid slip and fall accidents, family caregivers and seniors need to make positive […]
Can Low Vision Reduce Your Parent’s Quality of Life?
Aging brings changes to the body that can impact how your parent functions and their ability to perform tasks in the same ways that they always have. Most people expect that as they get older they will experience changes, such as reduced vision, hearing loss, and even mobility issues. While these are changes that are […]
Have You and Your Parents Tried These Fiber-Rich Grains Yet?
Fiber is so good for you and your elderly parents. A diet high in fiber is helpful in preventing colon cancer and constipation. Fiber is also beneficial for heart health, cholesterol levels, and blood sugar levels. Research also finds that a high-fiber diet can help lower the risk of stroke. You want to add fiber […]
Could Your Parent Be a Target of Smishing?
Smishing…It sounds like something your dad used to say when you tried to beg off helping around the house to go fishing. “Fishing, smishing…we’ve got work to do!” he’d say. As funny as the name sounds, smishing is a serious modern-day problem. Smishing is a scam that targets smartphone users through texts. Would your parent […]
Helping an Elderly Adult with Alzheimer’s Feel More Comfortable in Their New Home
Transitioning into a new home can be a highly beneficial addition to your care routine for a senior with Alzheimer’s disease. This can enable you to bring them into a living environment that is safer and more accessible for them as they progress through their condition, whether that is on their own or in a […]
What You Can Do While Your Parent is at the Hospital to Reduce the Risk of Readmission
The issue of hospital readmission often begins when a senior is still in the hospital, which means that the efforts that you need to take as a family caregiver to reduce the risk that they will suffer a readmission must also begin while your parent is still a patient. There are things that you can […]
Can Elder Care Help Your Parent Pursue Their Weight Goals?
Maintaining a healthy weight is an important part of living a lifestyle that is active, fulfilling, and that protects your senior from a wide variety of health issues and complications. If they are overweight, however, pursuing these weight goals can seem daunting. Fortunately, elder care may be able to help. This care provider can support […]
Three Things You May Overlook When Planning for Your Dad’s Future
Your mom’s death was unexpected. Since then, it’s been an adjustment for everyone in the family. You’ve had to help your dad pay the bills, cook meals, and take care of home upkeep. He’s needed rides and regular visits to ease loneliness. Have you done enough? One thing you know is that it’s important to […]
How Can You Make Meals More Social for Your Senior?
Meals in particular are a time when your aging adult may be feeling more alone than usual. Having a plan in place for increasing socialization around meals can help your aging family member to feel much better about that time of day. Here are a few ideas. Stick to Family Meal Times. If your aging […]
Help Your Elderly Parent Avoid Winter Holiday Depression
For many seniors, the winter holidays trigger lots of overwhelming feelings, from stress and grief to full depression. If you are new to being a family caregiver for your aging mom or dad, you may not realize that instead of fun and happiness, winter holidays bring negative emotions to them. In addition, many seniors simply […]
