Creating Fun, Calming Holiday Activities for Seniors with Alzheimer’s
The restrictions of the COVID pandemic affected last year’s holiday season, forcing many families to be isolated from each other. Fortunately, this season families are able to embrace the opportunity to safely get together once more. While decking the halls and preparing for visits with your nearest and dearest, it is important to make adjustments […]
Care Tips for the Late Stages of Parkinson’s Disease: Part 3 of 3
A Parkinson’s disease diagnosis has an effect on relatives in addition to the person with the disease. Understanding what to anticipate as the condition progresses is paramount to being prepared for all of the changes in the future and also to making life the best it can be on a daily basis. Over the last […]
Providing Care in the Middle Stage of Parkinson’s Disease: Part 2 of 3
A Parkinson’s disease diagnosis affects loved ones as well as the person diagnosed. Understanding what to expect as the illness advances is vital to being prepared for the changes in the future and to making the most of every day. Over the course of our three-part series, we will be posting information about what to […]
How In-Home Care Services Can Help a Loved One with Cancer
If an older adult you love receives a cancer diagnosis, it may feel as if everything is different. Things that were once a top concern pales when compared with the call to do whatever you can to provide support for the person you love through this unexpected journey. If you’re not sure where to even […]
Caring for a Family Member in the Early Stages of Parkinson’s Disease: Part 1 of 3
A Parkinson’s disease diagnosis impacts family members in addition to the person diagnosed. Understanding what to expect as the disease progresses is vital to being prepared for the changes in the future and also to make life the best it can be each day. Over the next month or two, we’ll be discussing what to […]
Understanding Alzheimer’s Effect on the Eyes
The intricate, detailed steps connected to making it possible for us to see are amazing. In the blink of an eye, our brains have the ability to take data sent from our surroundings, interpret that information in accordance with feedback from our other experiences, thoughts, and senses and then acquire an understanding of that information […]
Feeling Stressed Out? Top Strategies for Family Caregivers
Serving as a family care provider for an older adult is definitely an act of love. And while it can certainly be rewarding, it may quickly become overwhelming, because of: The physical complications of a chronic health problem The cognitive challenges of Alzheimer’s disease Feeling helpless and struggling to address the senior’s issues Feeling overburdened […]
Tips to Keep Seniors Protected from Heat Illness This Summer
Throughout the entire long, cold winter, we enthusiastically anticipated the warmth of summer. What a relief to finally throw open the windows and let the warm breezes blow through the house! Yet now that we are nearing the middle of the dog days of summer, it is important to take preventative measures to make certain […]
Caring for a Loved One in the Middle Stages of Alzheimer’s: Part 2 of 3
Getting the news that an older family member has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s is life-altering. Thinking through the many different factors and facets associated with the disease as well as its effects, both at present and in the future, can be overwhelming. In this three-part series, we will examine the early, middle and later stages […]
Mental and Physical Health Tips for Family Caregivers and Older Adults 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 health and wellbeing. Months of isolation and physical separation from those we love have taken a toll on many older adults and their loved ones. Now is the perfect […]