Home Care Services Help Family Caregivers Feel Recharged
What does a standard day look like for you as a family caregiver? For many, it starts before dawn, helping an older member of the family who may have issues sleeping throughout the night and is in need of support, or at least someone to talk to. From there, the day can be a flurry […]
Reduce Caregiving Injury Risks with These 5 Tips
When you made the decision to offer care for an older adult you love, you probably never thought of your role as being hazardous. However, the dangers of senior care are nothing to take lightly. As many as 94% of care providers who participated in a recent survey reported physical pain in at least one […]
Taking Care of Seniors with Cognitive Decline: How Home Care Can Help
If you’re caring for an older relative, you’re fully mindful of the range of feelings involved. On one hand, it is a huge honor and incredibly rewarding. Having said that, it is often challenging, draining, and stressful. Add to that the additional concerns regarding cognitive decline, and it is easy to see how family members […]
Finding Ways to Overcome Stress When Caring for a Senior With Dementia
There’s no such thing as a “typical day” for a senior with dementia – or, for the person caring for them. The senior may unexpectedly go from laughing, singing, and enjoying activities to aggressive, sullen, and angry. They might become caught in tearful repetitions of asking to go “home.” They might pace and wander. Sleep might […]
Fun and Engaging Activities for Seniors with Dementia
Continuing to be active and involved in meaningful interests is crucial for our mental health. All of us need to feel both successful and needed. This feeling doesn’t disappear because of a diagnosis of dementia, although it may warrant some creative intent to achieve. As a matter of fact, engaging and rewarding activities can lessen […]
A New Reality: Becoming a Caregiver for a Family Member
It might have started informally, with a little help here and there. Picking up a couple of things from the store for your aging parent. Dropping off the extra pan of lasagna you made while preparing your own family’s supper. Or just spending additional time visiting to ensure things are ok. Now, you may be […]
Caring for Cancer at Home with Home Care Services
When someone you love gets a cancer diagnosis, it can feel as if your whole world has changed. What was once a major concern pales in comparison to helping the person you love through this unanticipated journey. If you are uncertain where you should even start in your role as a cancer caregiver, our senior […]
Characteristics of Middle Stage Alzheimer’s: What Caregivers Can Expect, Part 2 of 3
Receiving the news that an older family member has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s is life-altering. Thinking through the many different facets and factors associated with the disease as well as its impact, both presently and in the future, can be overwhelming. In this three-part series, we will examine the early, middle and later stages of […]
Balancing Caring for Aging Parents and School-Aged Children
If your days are full of managing a home, parenting, working, caring for elderly parents, and attempting to fit in time for yourself while nurturing other relationships, welcome to the sandwich generation! Made up of those ages 35 – 54 who are “sandwiched” between balancing caring for aging parents and meeting the needs of children […]
Questions to Ask When Planning Long Term Care for Aging Parents
Being together over the holidays is a good time to get caught up and an ideal time to have discussions about planning long term care for aging parents. Having an open and honest discussion around care needs, home modifications and finances is important to help meet the wishes of senior loved ones. Live Free Home […]