How Senior Care Can Help Family Caregivers Find a Healthy Life Balance
It’s a delicate balancing act. On one hand, you’ve got your career, which provides you fulfillment, purpose, and of course, an income. On the other hand, you’re caring for someone you love. Trying to give 100% to both of these very important roles can leave you mentally and physically drained, with little if any time […]
Navigating Family Caregiver Feelings While Caring for Loved Ones
As a provide of care to a loved one, you’re the rock of your family: cool, composed, and in control. No matter what the circumstances, you exude the sense of peace and solace your family member requires – supportive, never wavering, and always strong. Right? If this is the image you have created for yourself, […]
Doctor’s Appointment Tips for Family Caregivers
When caring for an older loved one, it is always a balancing act. You have to provide as much help and support as you can without overstepping the boundaries that preserve a senior’s self-esteem and personal independence. This is especially true regarding making critical health care decisions. There are a variety of disputes that can […]
Senior Care Services Help Family Caregivers Recharge
What does a normal day look like for you as a family caregiver? For a lot of people, it begins before sunrise, assisting a senior member of the family who may have trouble sleeping throughout the night and is in need of assistance, or at least someone to talk to. From that point, the day […]
A Guide for Tasks to Handle Following the Death of a Senior Loved One
Following the death of a senior loved one, there are many personal and legal matters that must be handled. It can be challenging to know where to begin while also dealing with grief. To make this process a bit easier to navigate, our senior care professionals have compiled the following practical timeline so you will […]
Top Tips for Preventing Caregiving Injury
When you decided to offer care for an older loved one, you likely did not think of your role as being dangerous. Yet the hazards of caregiving are nothing to take lightly. Approximately 94 percent of caregivers who took part in a recent survey noted physical pain in at least one part of their body […]
Taking Care of a Senior with Cognitive Decline: How Home Care Can Help
If you are providing care for an older relative, you’re well aware of the wide range of feelings involved. On one hand, it’s a huge honor and incredibly rewarding. Having said that, it is often taxing, draining, and stressful. Add to that the extra struggles inherent in caring for a senior with cognitive decline, and […]
Finding Balance When Siblings Care for Aging Parents
As the saying goes, many hands make light work, and that’s undeniably true when siblings care for aging parents. If you and your siblings interact with each other seamlessly to meet the needs of the senior members of the family, kudos! In many instances, however, one individual shoulders most of the responsibilities. This could quickly […]
What to Anticipate when Stepping into the Role of Family Caretaker
It may have started informally, with a bit of help from time to time. Picking up some things at the supermarket for your aging parent. Dropping off the extra dinner you made while preparing your own family’s meal. Or simply just spending additional time visiting to be sure things are ok. Perhaps now you’re starting […]
Caring for a Senior During Early Stage Parkinson’s: Part 1 of 3
When a person is diagnosed with Parkinson’s, it impacts family members along with the person diagnosed. Understanding what to anticipate as the disease progresses is vital to being ready for the changes in the future and to make life the very best it can be every day. Over the next several months, we’ll be posting […]