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. […]
Tips for Caring for a Senior in the Late Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease
The late stages of Alzheimer’s disease are a very difficult time. This is the end of the journey for your aging parent, and for you as their family caregiver, and will require tremendous effort. The care that you give them now is about supporting their comfort and quality of life as they transition through the […]
Bruising and your Elderly Parent
Senior Care in Simpsonville SC You’ve noticed bruises on your parent’s arms and legs growing in number. Your first thought is that they may be falling or bumping into objects, though they insist that is not the case. You start to wonder if there is an underlying disease behind the mysterious increase. Why Aging Skin […]
October 24th: Time to Make a Difference
Senior Care in Simpsonville SC It doesn’t take much to become a source of inspiration and change in another person’s life. So often we become fascinated with the intricacies of our own complex lifestyles that we begin to overlook the very basic needs that we could so easily supply to another person. Sometimes, those needs […]
Things a Senior Should Consider when Trying to Quit Smoking
Senior Care in Simpsonville SC Staying healthy is usually one of the most important things in a senior’s life. However, as the years pass by, staying healthy can become increasingly harder. Some seniors will have to seek out the assistance of a senior care provider to help them with their day to day tasks and to help stay […]