Benefits of Hiring an Elder Care Provider
While nobody can take care of your elderly mom or dad like you, there are times when you need to be elsewhere. Perhaps your family caregiving duties include cleaning the house and preparing meals or maybe they are more of the self-care type with bathing, dressing and grooming. Regardless of what you do for your […]
Celebrating Father’s Day With Elderly Dads
Fathers are very influential in their children’s lives, and that doesn’t change with age. Even elderly fathers want to feel loved and appreciated on Father’s Day, but age and physical limitations may prevent them from doing some of their favorite things. You can still make Father’s Day a special time for your elderly parent, with […]
What Kind of Stress Might Your Senior Be Facing?
For some caregivers, the idea that their aging adult might be experiencing a great deal of stress can come as a shock. This is especially true if your aging family member has been able to manage her stress fairly well on her own in the past. So what’s causing all this stress? Aging Is Stressful. […]
Talking to Your Family About Your Parent Living with You
There can be many benefits to your aging parent moving in with you and your family. As a family caregiver, having your senior living with you gives you the opportunity to give them more direct care, ensure they are safe and comfortable, and also encourage closer bonds among the different generations of your family. Having […]
How to Respond If Your Parent is Struggling with Heat Exhaustion
More severe than heat cramps, but not as serious as heat stroke, heat exhaustion is a serious form of heat-related injury that occurs when the body overheats. During heat exhaustion your senior may experience a variety of symptoms, including goosebumps, fatigue, fainting, dizziness and rapid heart rate, headache, and more. If left unaddressed, heat exhaustion […]
How Family Caregivers Successfully Manage Stress
It can be difficult to watch your elderly mom or dad get to the point where they can no longer live independently. They may be struggling with physical limitations like a stroke or an emotional challenge like severe grief. Sometimes the effects of old age limit driving or their ability to manage their house or […]
Is it Time for Skilled Nursing Help at Home for Your Loved One?
National Nurse’s Week is May 6th through May 12th and offers a perfect opportunity for you to examine what nurses could do for your senior. Home nursing assistance is a huge benefit for you as a caregiver, too, because there are so many situations that involve medical knowledge you might not feel comfortable with just […]
Is Your Senior Care Plan Overlooking Anything?
Have you talked to your parents about a senior care plan? You might not have thought much about it. If your mom or dad has a stroke or is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia, what happens next? Chronic conditions and illnesses include things like arthritis, diabetes, dementia, heart disease, and cancer. In […]
Tips for Coping with Emotional Overeating
Emotional overeating is a common way to confront stress, anger, sadness, loneliness, and other negative emotions. As a family caregiver, you are likely to experience these emotions on a frequent basis, as is your aging adult. Recognizing that you or your aging parent use emotional overeating as a way to deal with these emotions is […]
Are You Suffering from Caregiver Burnout?
When family members are responsible for the primary care of an aging relative, they are doing a wonderful thing and providing a great service. However, if they try to take on all of the duties themselves without getting help, they are more likely to suffer from a condition known as caregiver burnout. It’s very common […]
