The Distinction Between Hospice Care and Palliative Care
When a loved one is struggling with a serious health issue, you may feel helpless. You want to do everything you can to ease the fear, pain, or discomfort, but are unsure of what you need to do. One of the best ways you can assist is by learning all that you can concerning the […]
Top Devices for Someone With Arthritis
For people with arthritis, even ordinary, daily activities and tasks can cause unbearable pain. It may also lead to a loss in independence, as the person starts to depend more heavily on others for aid. Fortunately, there are a number of helpful assistive devices for someone with arthritis that can both reduce pain and permit […]
Understanding How to Balance Senior Care With a Job
It’s a delicate balancing act. On the one hand, you’ve got your job, which provides you purpose, fulfillment, and of course, a source of income. On the other hand, you are caring for someone you love. Attempting to give 100% to both these crucial roles can leave you mentally and physically emptied, with little if […]
Understanding the Association Between Dementia and Hearing Loss
When checking in on Mom, you find the TV is blaring, and she is asking you to repeat what you’ve just said, or even to speak up because she thinks you’re mumbling. Some degree of hearing loss is quite common in seniors, and definitely warrants staying on top of through regular hearing screenings. But there’s […]
Common Causes of COPD Flare-Ups and How to Manage Them
We’ve waited all winter for March! At last, the days are growing longer and we can start to feel the promise of springtime all around us. For an individual with COPD, there’s extra reason to celebrate the seasonal changes. Dry, cold air is among a number of COPD triggers, and the arrival of warm weather […]
Top Tips for Improving Senior Hearing
Your favorite song. Birds singing. Children laughing. There are countless pleasant sounds to enjoy everywhere, so it’s critical to take good care of the extraordinary gift of hearing. As we age, our capacity to hear clearly can transform, but there are actions we can take to improve senior hearing and keep our hearing as healthy […]
Leading Senior Health Tips for 2023 and Beyond
Have those New Year’s resolutions already been forgotten? If so, don’t worry; you’re in good company. Many of us are enthusiastic about a significant change in lifestyle when we turn the calendar page, but life quickly pushes in and keeps us from sustaining our dedication to succeed. Still, it’s never too late to begin again, […]
Tips for Recognizing MCI in a Senior Loved One
Coming home for the holidays is a wonderful time to make new memories and reminisce together about holidays past. It is also an occasion when family members commonly observe changes with older loved ones – changes that could be too minor to detect in the course of a phone call or FaceTime, but become glaringly […]
How Home Care Helps Older Adults Manage Congestive Heart Failure
We have only one, and it is perhaps the most fundamental organ in our bodies – so hearing from our doctor that our heart is “failing” is distressing. Congestive heart failure affects about 6 million individuals in the U.S. alone, as reported by the CDC, and although it’s a chronic illness, there are steps people can […]
How Can Seniors Stay Independent When Giving Up the Car Keys?
It is a discussion no one wants to have with older parents, but one that will probably be needed eventually. Having the ability to drive whenever and wherever we want is an essential element to our sense of independence, yet as we grow older, driving becomes unsafe for multiple reasons: decreased reflex and response times, […]