Palliative vs. Hospice Care: Which Is Right For a Loved One?
When a person you love is dealing with a serious health issue, you might feel helpless. You want to do everything you can to ease the pain, discomfort, or fear, but are unsure how to proceed. One of the most effective ways to provide support is simply by learning everything you can in regards to […]
Top Adaptive Devices for Arthritis Care
When a person has arthritis, even simple, everyday tasks and activities can cause crippling pain. It could lead to a loss in self-sufficiency, as the person begins to rely more heavily on others for aid. Fortunately, there are many helpful adaptive devices that can both decrease pain and permit those with arthritis to do as […]
Top Tips to Find a Work-Life Balance as a Family Caregiver
It is a delicate balancing act. On one hand, you have your career, which provides you purpose, fulfillment, and of course, a paycheck. On the other hand, you are taking care of someone you love. Trying to give 100% to both of these crucial roles can make you mentally and physically drained, with little if […]
Common COPD Flare-Up Triggers and How to Manage Them
We’ve waited all winter for March! At last, the days are getting longer and now we can start to feel the promise of springtime all around us. For someone with COPD, there’s extra reason to celebrate the seasonal changes. Cold, dry air is among a number of COPD flare-up triggers, and the onset of warmer […]
Top Tips for Maintaining Healthy Hearing for Seniors
Your favorite song. Birds singing. Children laughing. There are numerous breathtaking sounds to enjoy everywhere, so it’s vital to take good care of the wonderful gift of hearing. Growing older changes the ability to hear clearly, but there are steps we can take to ensure healthy hearing for seniors. How Can Seniors Enhance Hearing? Adopt […]
How Home Care Can Help Those With Anhedonia
Following the busyness of the holiday season, it’s not unusual for the winter gloom to kick in. Yet what may appear at first glance to be just a bit of boredom could actually be something bigger that should be dealt with. What Is Anhedonia? Anhedonia, is a loss of interest in activities that someone once […]
2023 Tips for Healthy Senior Living
Have your New Year’s resolutions already fallen by the wayside? If they have, don’t panic; you’re in good company. Many of us are excited about an important lifestyle change once we roll over into the new year, but life quickly rushes in and distracts us from sustaining our determination to succeed. Still, when it comes […]
Identifying Cognitive Impairment in a Family Member During Your Holiday Visit
Returning home for the holidays is a wonderful time to think back on holidays past and make some new memories. But, it’s also an occasion when family members may see changes to senior loved ones – changes that could be too minor to detect on a phone call or FaceTime, but are glaringly apparent in […]
In-Home Care Enables Seniors to Manage and Live With CHF
We only have one, and it is perhaps the most important organ in our bodies – so learning that our heart is “failing” is distressing. Congestive heart failure, or CHF, affects nearly 6 million individuals in the U.S. alone, as reported by the CDC, and even though it’s a chronic illness, there are measures people can take […]
Using Home Care to Maintain Independence When Seniors Stop Driving
It’s a conversation no one wants to have with aging parents, but one that will probably be required at some point. Having the ability to drive wherever and whenever we wish is a key component to our feeling of freedom, yet as we get older, driving can become unsafe for a number of reasons: decreased […]