Turn Your Recipe for Holiday Home Care Stress into Success!
One of the most anticipated traditions of the holiday season is pulling out those favorite, time-honored recipes, lovingly prepared the same way for generations and presented only during this festive time of the year. One recipe you’ll want to avoid, however, is the recipe for stress overload that can result from trying to do it […]
Acting Out: Appropriate Caregiver Responses to Inappropriate Alzheimer’s Behavior
It is difficult for caregivers to see their loved ones’ behavior and attitude change as a result of Alzheimer’s disease. As Alzheimer’s progresses, people with Alzheimer’s increasingly communicate through behavior instead of speech and their inhibitions can become reduced. In some cases, it can even bring about inappropriate sexual behaviors such as: Making sexual advances […]
Caregiving for a Family Member at Home: Asking for the Help You Need
Alzheimer’s caregivers often resist asking for help because they feel that no one can take care of their loved one like they can, or they feel a sense of guilt when considering asking for caregiving assistance because it seems they should be able to cope. In reality, providing constant 24/7 care without a break takes […]
Finding Me Time: Combating Stress for the Alzheimer’s Caregiver
You’ve put in a long day at work, taken the kids to practice, gotten food on the table. You’d love to kick back and relax, but your day isn’t over. As a caregiver for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease, it can often feel like your day never ends, and stress and lack of sleep […]
In-Home Care Help for the Hidden Patient – the Alzheimer’s Caregiver
Caring for a loved one who has Alzheimer’s is a challenging job. Standing in front of your mother, father, or any person you care deeply about and having him or her look at you with no recognition at all is a heartbreaking feeling. Alzheimer’s caregivers push this heartbreak and pain aside each day and go […]
Grooming Our Youth of Tomorrow; Caring for Our Seniors Today Part 2
Guest Blogger Emma Borges, former office co-ordinator at LFHHC and current educator at Waterville Academy While our youth prepares for their futures, I cannot help but reflect on the aging lives of my grandparents, as well as the many seniors residing at home in New Hampshire. My grandparents immigrated to this country in the 1970’s […]
Grooming Our Youth of Tomorrow; Caring for Our Seniors Today Part 1
By Emma Borges, former office Co-Ordinator at LFHHC and current educator at Waterville Valley Academy As an educator at Waterville Valley Academy in beautiful Waterville Valley, New Hampshire at the heart of the White Mountain National Forest, I work with a group of pretty amazing student athletes. WVA offers a five-month snowsport and academic program […]
Live Free Home Health Care: The Client/Caregiver Relationship
On August 23, 2012, Live Free Home Health Care invited Ann Saulnier to come to the New Hampton office for a taped interview with Clinical Director and Co-Owner, Jennifer Harvey RN BSN, to share her experience with the care LFHHC provided for her late father, Edward LaSala. Ann contacted Live Free back in August of 2010 after […]
How to Be an Effective Family Caregiver
To be an effective caregiver, you must first care for yourself. If you reduce your burdens and keep a healthy balance for yourself, you will be in a better position to care for your loved one. In addition to respite care for those much needed breaks, join a caregiver support group in your area to […]
Risk Factors for Elder Abuse
Elder abuse is, sadly, a real problem, one that often goes undetected. However, there are signs to watch out for to help you notice and prevent abuse from happening. When a senior is placed in the care of either a family member or a professional caregiver, it is important to fully understand not only the […]