Summer is a time when people are outside. But, insects that bite and sting are also out in number.
You live hours from your dad. Usually, he does his own grocery shopping, but he’s broken his leg and can’t drive for several weeks.
The goal of home care is to aid your mom in living independently. She doesn’t have to move to another community.
Just because you’re a caregiver that doesn’t mean it’s automatically easy to ask for the help that you and your senior need.
Older adults are at a higher risk for having serious complications after contracting the COVID-19 virus.
Did you know that some foods and beverages, even healthy choices, could make incontinence worse for your elderly family member? It’s true.
The Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act fines spam robocallers as much as $10,000 per call.
Even during the pandemic, there are ways your aging relative can stay connected to others.
Here are five movies that turn 50 in 2020 that your family can watch together for a movie afternoon at home.
April 30th is Oatmeal Cookie Day. Cookies taste great, but the added sugar and fats make them unhealthy options.
While there are medications that can reduce agitation, new research suggests that other methods not involving medicine may actually work better.
Some aging adults are more susceptible to choking than others are, so it’s important to know what the contributing factors are.
Is your elderly loved one feeling down these days? Maybe they feel they are getting old too fast or they don’t do as much as they would like to.
Is your elderly loved one interested in changing their diet? Maybe they were recently diagnosed with a health condition or they might be overweight.
Your parents don’t want to let changes to their mobility keep them from gardening. They don’t have to.
Emotional fitness means being able to keep a positive outlook even when life gets tough.
You’re planning a vacation. Your dad uses a cane, however, and you don’t want him to struggle.
Just because you’re taking care of your senior, that doesn’t mean that you have to stay at home all the time.
Many women don’t know when they should get a mammogram or the benefits of getting a mammogram.
Finding out that your senior’s cognitive health might be worse than you expected can be upsetting and it can complicate her care a bit.
You may be surprised at just how many benefits there are in hiring elderly care to assist an older adult.
As much as it seems like it does, arthritis doesn’t really appear out of nowhere.
Sometimes talking to your elderly family member about her health doesn’t go the way you want or hope that it will.
You can’t do much to get yourself what you need as a caregiver if you have no idea what those needs are.
