The MAP Approach to Alzheimer’s Therapy: Music, Art, and Pets
As with many aspects of life, just a little resourcefulness goes a long way with regards to providing care for a senior with Alzheimer’s disease. At Absolute Companion Care, we understand how challenging it can be to meet the ever-changing needs inherent with dementia; on one day, a senior loved one may feel peaceful and […]
Keep Elders’ Joints Healthy With These Exercises
Did you know that for each pound of weight we lose, we reduce four pounds of force from our knees, and as many as six pounds from our hips? This is certainly great motivation for everyone to keep active, regardless of age! Especially for older adults, however, who happen to be susceptible to joint pain […]
Tips for a Stress-Free Holiday with Seniors
When it comes to celebrating the holidays, society’s message to us is that the bigger, brighter, flashier and costlier the experience, the better. Yet for family caregivers, especially those in the sandwich generation who are meeting the needs of both aging parents and their own children and spouse, trying to meet these expectations can be […]
Family Caregivers: Give Yourself the Gift of Respite Care
While highly rewarding and fulfilling, providing care for a senior loved one also includes a variety of challenges that can lead to serious health risks for family caregivers. And while it’s common for family members to put their own needs on the back burner to focus fully on the needs of their loved one, it’s […]
Just Say Yes: How to Talk to a Senior Loved One About Home Care
There are some things we tend to take for granted, until there’s a possibility of losing them. At the top of that list is the freedom and independence that allow us to come and go as we please, and to make all of the little choices and decisions that arise each day: what and when […]
Dealing With Family Caregiving Stress? Keep Calm and Care On!
Stress and caregiving often go hand in hand. Devoting your life to meeting the needs of a senior loved one can be challenging, especially when a chronic health condition is at play, leaving family members with less time to meet their own needs and for enjoyable and relaxing activities. However, it’s vitally important for family […]
Help! Sibling Rivalry Is Getting in the Way of Our Ability to Provide Senior Care!
In thinking back on the years spent with your siblings, you can likely recall a number of wonderful memories: holidays spent together, childhood games you enjoyed, milestones like graduations, birthdays, and weddings. Yet if we’re honest, there are also plenty of hurts that occurred that tend to linger with us even into adulthood. It’s these […]
Find Peace and Release Caregiver Guilt
If there’s one thing every caregiver can relate to, it’s guilt. No matter how much time and energy we invest in caring for a senior loved one, somehow it never seems to be enough, leaving us wishing we could have done more, shown more kindness, been more patient. And if we don’t properly address the […]
Stress Relief: Finding Humor in Family Caregiving
We all know what it’s like to experience “one of those days” – you’ve overslept and missed an important meeting, the coffee maker picked today to stop working, you tripped over the cat, dropping your phone and shattering the screen, and to top it all off, you feel a cold coming on; and it’s not […]