Fall prevention for seniors starts with an assessment of the home and some simple modifications. Senior falls are all too common, and often lead to serious injury. As a caregiver for an older loved one, it’s crucial to focus on
- October 8, 2023
There are seven types of self-care for caregivers that are crucial to maintaining a healthy life balance. On any given day, your role as family caregiver may involve helping a senior loved one get up and dressed, preparing breakfast, providing
- September 6, 2023
Learn how to work with siblings to ensure a fair distribution of care duties for better senior care. If you are in charge of the majority of the care for senior parents while your brothers and sisters distance themselves from
- August 10, 2023
Use these breathing exercises to help reduce and manage COPD symptoms. During these warm months, we all long to get outside and breathe in the lovely scents of summer. For those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), breathing easy can
- June 8, 2023
Learn how to strike the right balance between senior safety and independence with these tips. When an older loved one begins to show some symptoms of needing more help around the house, it can be easy to jump into problem-solving
- May 9, 2023
- August 9, 2018
Do you recall how challenging it could be when you were young to learn the lesson of sharing with your brothers and sisters? While the incredible importance of taking into consideration other people’s feelings, and also being fair, was impressed
- January 17, 2018
Pick a senior, any senior, and you’re likely to hear the same sentiments: the vast majority of older adults agree that they’d prefer to spend their elder years at home over moving to a nursing home facility. However, there are
- January 6, 2017
The last thing you need when a loved one is in need of at home senior care is to be audited by the IRS. OK, it’s not exactly something anyone wants, but the short-term savings of hiring a helper under-the-table
- June 20, 2014
