Middle Stage Dementia Symptoms and Care Strategies: Part 2 of 3
Receiving the news that an older family member has been diagnosed with dementia is life-altering. Thinking through the many different factors and facets of the disease and its impact, both now as well as in the future, may be overwhelming. In this three-part series, we’ll explore the early, middle and later stages of dementia. We’ll […]
Best Ways for Family Caregivers and Older Adults to Maintain Physical and Emotional Wellbeing During the Pandemic
While we can certainly begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel, the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on our physical and emotional wellbeing. Months of isolation and physical separation from people we love have taken a toll on many older adults and those they love. Now is the perfect time for […]
The Benefits of Journaling for Family Caregivers
With the new year on the horizon, now is an excellent time to think about new strategies which will help you be a more effective caregiver and also provide benefits to your senior loved one. Journaling is a fantastic way to minimize caregiver stress, and can be utilized as an outlet to problem-solve and keep […]
Balancing Act: Caring for Elderly Parents and School-Aged Children
If your days are overflowing with working, parenting, managing a home, taking care of elderly parents, and attempting to fit time in for yourself while nurturing other relationships, welcome to the sandwich generation! Made up of those ages 35 – 54 who are “sandwiched” between meeting the needs of both children at home and elderly […]
Mental Health in Senior Citizens: A Growing Concern
They are called our “golden years” for good reason; growing older brings with it a great deal of positive benefits, including greater wisdom, the freedom to experience life without having the responsibilities of a career and young family to raise, in addition to the ability to spend more time with family and friends and participate […]
Top Tips to Help Manage Kidney Disease in Seniors
They’re only around the size of your fist, yet they’re crucial to your body’s performance. Kidneys serve as filters to remove waste from the body, but they also regulate our blood pressure and help with the production of red blood cells. For individuals diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, effective management is vital to prevent further […]
DIY Home Safety Assessment to Keep Seniors Safe While Aging in Place
With the majority of seniors choosing to continue to live at home during the course of aging, it is important to complete an extensive home safety assessment to identify and repair any dangers and make certain the seniors you love remain secure and safe. The easiest way to do this is to begin outside the […]
Head Trauma in Seniors May Lead to Traumatic Brain Injuries
When you think of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), your initial thought may be a sports-related accident, such as a football player crashing head-first into a rival, or even a head-on collision in a car accident – something less likely to impact the elderly. Nevertheless, the prevalence of head trauma in seniors is much more […]
Home Modification Tips to Keep Bathrooms Safe for Seniors
Even though you may consider your bathroom to be a safe place where you can relax and rest with a soothing bath or invigorating shower at the end of an extended day, for older adults, the bathroom is actually probably the most dangerous room in the house. With slippery floors that are even slipperier when […]
Struggling to Find the Perfect Gifts? Try These Senior Holiday Gift Ideas!
Doesn’t it feel wonderful to locate that ideal gift, the one that will make your loved one’s face light up with joy? When it comes to the seniors we love, it is perhaps even more fulfilling, as it can be challenging to come up with new and creative ideas. The elderly have years’ worth of […]