Turning the Page: Positive Family Caregiver Resolutions for 2024
“I’m going to force myself to run three miles every day.” “I’m going to eat more celery and less chocolate.” “I’m going to clean the bathrooms more regularly.” Do your New Year’s resolutions feel more like punishment than positivity? If so, resolve to make 2024 the year you set some goals you will look forward […]
Breathe Easier: Tips for Living a Better Life With COPD
Coughing. Shortness of breath. Wheezing. If you’re taking care of a family member with COPD, you are familiar with these symptoms. Your goal is to help the person live their highest possible quality of life with COPD, but it’s not easy. Though there is currently no cure available for COPD, it is treatable, and there […]
Top Tips to Help Relieve Anxiety in Seniors
Aging is accompanied by a set of common changes. Shifts in eating and sleeping habits, memory, and disinterest in activities are oftentimes attributed to the natural process of growing older. However, these very changes can sometimes be indicative of an often overlooked and untreated condition in older adults: anxiety. It’s important for family members to […]
Proactive Care Tips for Diabetes Management
November is Diabetes Awareness Month, and with more than 130 million Americans diagnosed with the disease, it is likely you know someone or perhaps even are included in this group. Regardless of whether you are new to caring for someone with diabetes or a seasoned veteran, there’s always something new to learn to better manage the […]
How AI is Making Scams Against Older Adults Harder to Recognize
October may be the season for spookiness, but none of Halloween’s haunts can hold a candle to the frightening reality of the latest senior scams. Older adults have long been the target of scammers, who prey on their perceived loneliness and vulnerability. Yet technology is taking scams against older adults to a completely new level, […]
Three Common Challenges for Family Caregivers
Taking care of your aging parents is an extremely rewarding act of love. As you reflect on the care they provided for you when you were growing up, you now have the opportunity to reciprocate. It allows you to take your relationship with your parents to a whole new level. Having said that, providing care […]
Tips for Caring for Aging Parents as an Only Child
Being an only child has some perks. As a kid, you never had to experience sibling rivalry or fights, and you had the benefit of receiving all the love and attention of your parents. You may now discover, however, that caring for aging parents as an only child means it’s your turn to provide all […]
Activities Help Boost Self-Esteem in a Loved One With Alzheimer’s Disease
What gets you up and out of bed each morning? Most of us have a lengthy list of to-dos that motivates us to get started on the day. As much as we might wish we could keep hitting the snooze button, having a feeling of purpose is actually crucial to our health. That is true […]
Tips for Caring for Incontinence in an Older Loved One
It’s not something most of us would feel comfortable sharing with others. Indeed, the embarrassment of even mentioning incontinence is often enough to keep the issue hidden. Not just that, but there is a common misunderstanding that it is simply a normal aspect of the aging process and needs to be quietly accepted and dealt […]
Family Caregiving: How to Advocate for a Senior During a Hospitalization
Whether a loved one is hospitalized for a planned procedure or an unexpected medical crisis, you may be left feeling vulnerable and helpless. You’re fully trusting the trained medical experts to fulfill all of your loved one’s needs during their hospital stay and to know just what to do to keep them feeling comfortable. Yet […]