Empowering Your Caregiving Journey With Helpful New Year’s Resolutions
“I’m going to clean the bathrooms more often.” “I’m going to eat more celery and less chocolate.” “I’m going to force myself to run three miles every day.” Do your New Year’s resolutions feel more like punishment than positivity? If that’s the case, resolve to make 2024 the year you set some goals you will […]
At-Home Strategies for COPD Care
Coughing. Difficulty breathing. Wheezing. If you are caring for a family member with COPD, you are familiar with these symptoms. Your aim is to help the person live their highest possible quality of life, but it’s not easy. Despite the fact that there is currently no cure available for COPD, it is treatable, and there […]
Top Strategies to Help Seniors Manage Anxiety
Aging is accompanied by a set of common changes. Shifts in sleeping and eating habits, memory, and interests in certain activities are oftentimes attributed to the natural process of growing older. However, these very changes can sometimes be signs of a frequently overlooked and untreated condition in older adults: anxiety. It’s important for family members […]
Five Simple Steps to Make Caring for Diabetes Easier
November is Diabetes Awareness Month, and with more than 130 million Americans diagnosed with the disease, it’s likely you know someone or perhaps even are included in this group. Regardless of whether you’re new to caring for someone with diabetes or an experienced veteran, there is always something new to learn to better manage the condition. […]
How AI is Making Senior Fraud and Scams Harder to Spot
October may be the season for spookiness, but none of Halloween’s haunts holds a candle to the frightening reality of the latest senior fraud and scams. Older adults have long been the target of scammers, who prey on their perceived vulnerability and loneliness. Unfortunately, technology is taking their efforts to an entirely new level, making […]
What Are Some Typical Issues for Family Caregivers?
Caring for your aging parents is an incredibly rewarding act of love. As you reflect on the care they provided for you when you were growing up, you now have the opportunity to do the same for them. It allows you to take your relationship with your parents to a whole new level. Having said […]
Strategies for Caring for an Elderly Parent Without Siblings
Being an only child has some perks. During childhood, you never had to experience sibling rivalry or fights, and you had the advantage of getting all the attention and love of your parents. As an adult without siblings though, you may now realize that it’s your turn to provide all of the care your parents […]
Top Strategies for Alzheimer’s Visits
A diagnosis of Alzheimer’s may also mean a diagnosis for loneliness. Though remaining social remains critically important for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, multiple factors can lead to an increase in isolation, including: Symptoms of the disease that make it challenging to communicate effectively Discomfort on the part of friends and family who are unsure what […]
Activities Boost Self-Esteem in People With Alzheimer’s Disease
What gets you out of bed in the morning? Many of us have a long to-do list that motivates us to get the day started. As much as we might wish we could keep hitting the snooze button, having a feeling of purpose is imperative to our wellbeing. That is true for a person with […]
Top Strategies for At-Home Incontinence Care
It is not something most people would feel comfortable sharing with others. In fact, the awkwardness of even talking about incontinence is often enough to keep the issue hidden. Not only that, but there’s a common misunderstanding that it’s simply a normal aspect of the aging process and needs to be discreetly accepted and dealt […]