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 […]
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 […]
Tips on How to Manage Osteoarthritis
Impacting 30 million individuals within the U.S. alone, osteoarthritis is a debilitating and painful condition that results due to the wearing away of cartilage, creating friction in the joints as unprotected bones rub against one another. Although it may appear in almost any joint, it’s most prevalent in the hands, hips, knees, lower back, and […]
How Protein Intake Affects Seniors and Helps with Faster Recovery
Pass the eggs, please! Current research is highlighting the necessity of a protein-rich diet for seniors, in particular during instances of stress, such as when battling a chronic disease or acute illness, or preparing for a medical procedure or hospitalization, when protein is digested a lot less efficiently. And even when seniors are healthy, protein […]
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 […]
New Year Goal Setting: Meaningful Resolutions for Caregivers
We either love them or avoid them, but no matter what our stance on New Year goal setting, there is something incredibly invigorating about moving into a new year, providing us with a clean slate and the chance to make any changes we aspire to improve wellbeing or to accomplish a new goal or dream. […]