How Home Care Helps Family Caregivers Cope with Long-Distance Care

People say distance makes the heart grow fonder, but living far away from aging parents can cause additional feelings: helplessness, worry, and concern, for example. It’s hard to know exactly how older loved ones are doing through telephone calls, video chats, emails, and letters. There are many steps family caregivers can take, however, to ensure […]

How to Develop an Open Line of Communication with Your Physician

Communication is a key to any successful relationship. When it comes to doctor/patient relationships, communication is also key to receiving the best healthcare possible. However, it is not always easy for patients to talk to their physicians, especially for older Americans – though the older people get, the more important it is for them to […]

Alzheimer’s: The Rising Epidemic

Activities and Communication Tips for a Better Quality of Life (Central New Hampshire – November 4, 2009) – Alzheimer’s Disease has been a hot topic in recent headlines, and for good reason. The progressive, degenerative neurological disease for which there is presently no cure affects an estimated 35 million people worldwide – a 10 percent […]

Communicating Effectively With Someone With Alzheimer’s

Caring for an individual with Alzheimer’s disease isn’t always a walk in the park; in fact, it can be downright stressful. Between memory loss, repetitive questions, false thinking or aggressive behaviors, each day often brings new challenges. A person’s understanding of the disease as well as their attitude about the illness can have a large […]

Get Ready for Grooming

Most people take great pride in maintaining their appearance. For individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias, grooming tasks that were once simple such as combining hair, shaving and brushing teeth can become extremely complex ordeals. They may look at a comb or razor and have no idea what to do with it; they may […]

Long-Term Care

(Plymouth – Oct 5, 2009) – Long-term care is a subject of growing importance in today’s aging society, since according to the American Society on Aging, after age 65, a full 70 percent of Americans will need some form of long-term care. Not only will long-term care solutions be a major issue for the parents […]