Managing Long-Term Conditions with Home Health Care Services
Did you ever wake up and realize, as soon as you got out of bed, it was going to be “one of those days?” Maybe you overslept, tripped over the dog, and then remembered you were out of coffee. These small inconveniences, however, pale in comparison of what over 50% of all adults in the […]
Late Stages of Dementia: Symptoms and Care Needs, Part 3 of 3
Receiving the news that a senior family member has been diagnosed with dementia is life-altering. Thinking through the various facets and aspects of the disease and its particular impact, both now and in the long term, can be overwhelming. In this three-part series, we’ve covered the early, middle and later stages of dementia, detailing the […]
Shopping for Senior Home Health Care Services: Questions to Ask
Finding the right care solution for a senior family member is one of the most important and daunting decisions you’ll face. Ensuring the safety and security of the senior is paramount, but there are a number of other considerations as well, for example, whether the older adult’s quality of life and capacity to thrive and […]
Top Tips for CKD Management
They’re only about the size of your fist, but they are vital to your body’s functioning. Kidneys serve as filters to eliminate waste from the body, but they also control our blood pressure and help with the creation of red blood cells. For individuals diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD), effective management is crucial to […]
Arthritis Tips, Treatment Options and Risk Factors for Seniors
Impacting 30 million individuals in the United States alone, osteoarthritis is a debilitating and painful condition that results due to the wearing away of cartilage, causing friction within the joints as unprotected bones rub against each other. While it can happen in virtually any joint, it is most prevalent in the hands, hips, knees, lower […]
2020 Caregiver Resolutions: Meaningful Goals for Better Health
We either love them or avoid them, but no matter what our stance is on New Year’s resolutions, there is something wonderfully energizing about moving into a whole new year, providing us with a clean slate and a chance to make any changes we wish to improve quality of life or to accomplish a new […]
How to Make the Holidays for People With Dementia Safer and More Enjoyable
This season, you might ask yourself, “How can I help people with dementia enjoy the holidays?” Managing dementia is difficult on any given day, but add in disruptions to routine, extra visitors, decorations, and noise, and you can understand why the holidays for people with dementia may be a recipe for increased agitation, stress, and […]
Back to School: Continuing Education for Older Adults
Step into virtually any store at this time of the year and you will be bombarded with displays of sale-priced backpacks, pens, notebooks, and lunchboxes – and aisles full of parents scrambling to check off all of the items on the kids’ back-to-school supply lists. Although we may correlate the new school year with children, […]
Conquer the Heat and Mobility Issues with These Pool Exercises for Seniors
There’s almost nothing better than a relaxing dip in the pool to beat the July heat, and with the buoyancy of the water, it provides the added benefit of the perfect low-impact environment for helping senior loved ones remain active while relieving pressure to joints. Be sure to consult with a senior’s physician first prior […]
Senior Workout Routines Keep Joints Healthy
Did you know that for each pound of weight we lose, we decrease four pounds of pressure from our knees, and as many as six pounds from our hips? This is great incentive for everybody to remain active, regardless of age! Especially for the elderly, however, who happen to be vulnerable to joint pain from […]