Understanding How to Cover the Costs of Senior Care
Living at home for a lifetime is the goal of nearly all aging adults. Home is where we are most comfortable. It is where memories have been and continue to be created. We have carefully designed our environment at home based on our particular tastes and preferences. And it’s where we have the independence to […]
Working with a Home Care Agency to Provide Long-Distance Senior Care
People say distance makes the heart grow fonder, but long-distance senior care may cause additional feelings: concern, helplessness, and worry, for example. It’s hard to know precisely how older loved ones are doing through telephone calls, letters, emails, and video chats. There are numerous actions you can take, however, to ensure their health and wellbeing, […]
Chronic Health Condition Management with the Help of In-Home Care
Do you ever wake up and realize, from the time you got out of bed, that it was going to be “one of those days?” Maybe you slept through your alarm, tripped over the dog, and then remembered you were out of coffee. These small nuisances, however, pale in comparison to what over half of […]
Eating Healthy During the Holidays Keeps Cholesterol in Check
From November to January, healthy eating options often fall by the wayside with family and holiday get-togethers. For anyone with high cholesterol, however, eating healthy during the holidays is very important. Yazid Fadl, MD, MPH, Indiana University Health cardiologist, says, “Around the holidays, we tend to let ourselves go, and that’s the absolute worst thing […]
Balancing Act: Taking Care of School-Aged Children and Aging Parents
If your days are overflowing with managing a home, parenting, working, caring for older parents, and trying to squeeze in time for yourself while looking after other relationships, welcome to the sandwich generation! Made up of those ages 35 – 54 who are “sandwiched” between meeting the needs of aging parents and taking care of […]
Mental Health and the Elderly: A Growing Concern
They are called our “golden years” for good reason; growing older brings with it many advantages, including increased wisdom, the freedom to enjoy life minus the responsibilities of a career and young family to raise, as well as the ability to spend more time with loved ones and participating in pursuits we enjoy. But it […]
Pandemic Fatigue Coping Skills for Seniors
It has been more than six months since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The restrictions which have been set up to emphasize safety can begin to wear on us all, and while there is a natural longing to want to “go back to normal,” there is a new issue to deal with that’s specifically having an […]
Helping to Manage Urinary Incontinence in Older Adults
While not uncommon, urinary incontinence in older adults is a challenging condition to manage. It impacts daily life in many ways and commonly leads to lower self-confidence, assurance, and limits rewarding activities. Recognizing Urinary Incontinence However, it is essential to recognize that urinary incontinence in older adults is not something that needs to be accepted […]
Shopping for Senior Home Health Care Services: Questions to Ask
Finding the right care solution for a senior loved one is one of the most significant as well as overwhelming decisions you will face. Determining the safety and security of your loved one is paramount, but there are a number of additional things to consider as well, such as if the older adult’s quality of […]
Staying Safe at Home: Modification Tips to Help Seniors Age in Place
With the great majority of older adults choosing to continue to live at home throughout aging, it’s important to carry out a thorough home assessment to search for and fix any dangers and ensure the older adults you love are staying safe at home. The most effective way to accomplish this is to begin outside […]