What Are the Common Signs of Hearing Loss?
After the age of 55, it’s estimated that almost nine percent of the men and women in the U.S. have disabling hearing loss. Most people who experience hearing loss start to notice in their 60s. By the age of 75, it’s estimated that half of those adults deal with disabling hearing loss. Signs of Hearing Loss If […]
Three Ways Paella Meets Your Parents’ Nutritional Needs
The Mediterranean diet gets a lot of high praise. It’s been named “Best Overall Diet” for several years. Paella is one of the dishes you’ll see as a staple in many Mediterranean communities. As March 27th is National Spanish Paella Day, it’s a good time to see how this simple dish meets your parents’ nutritional […]
How Reading Can Benefit Your Elderly Loved One
When thinking about how to stay healthy, many of us think about exercising and eating right. However, if you are taking care of an elderly loved one, there is more to it than that. Did you know there are many benefits to reading? It helps to exercise your loved one’s brain in many ways. Learn […]
What is Retinal Artery Occlusion?
Retinal artery occlusion is the medical term for an eye stroke. Like all of the organs in the body, the eyes need a good supply of blood to do their job. An eye stroke occurs when the blood flow to the retina is cut off. If your aging relative has suffered an eye stroke, you […]
5 Tips for the Beginning Caregiver
If you’re new to being a family caregiver, you might be feeling a little overwhelmed. You may not know how to get started or what you can do to make the experience as easy on yourself as possible. Below are 5 things you can do as a beginning caregiver to improve your journey. #1: Spend […]
What Do You Need to Know as Your Senior Starts Dealing with Dementia?
Learning that your senior has dementia may be the last thing that either of you expected. This doesn’t have to mean that everything changes overnight, but there are things you need to know about being a caregiver to someone with dementia. Her Brain Is Changing The most important thing to remember when your senior is diagnosed […]
How Safe Is Your Senior’s Bedroom?
Have you given much thought to specific safety concerns in your senior’s bedroom? It might be time to do so. Lighting Is a Concern Everywhere Even if you’ve checked the lighting throughout the house, double check the lighting in your senior’s bedroom. Lots of people don’t have lighting they can really use in their bedrooms, […]
Making a Hospital Stay Easier for Your Loved One with Alzheimer’s Disease
If you have a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease who is staying in the hospital for any reason it is important to do certain things. Being admitted to the hospital can be very scary for people with Alzheimer’s disease. They may feel scared because they aren’t in a familiar environment. The new people, doctors and […]
How to Make Your Loved One’s Home Environment More Engaging
It is important that elderly adults live in an engaging home environment. Research shows that elderly adults who are more engaged have a happier, more entertaining life. If you are helping to care for your elderly loved one, there are some ways that you and their home care providers can make their home environment more […]
Get Your Loved One to Build Healthy Bonds with Caregivers
If your loved one is to the point where they need senior care providers to help take care of them, it is important that they create and build healthy bonds with those providers. By doing so, they will connect with them more, have a positive daily routine, and be able to build a healthy relationship […]
