How Can You Tell if Your Senior Is Having Cognitive Issues?
No senior wants to believe that their brain is no longer working properly, but if her cognition seems to be changing it is time to find an answer for her. Solutions like 24-hour home care and digging deeper into what is different about her memory and how her brain functions give your senior a chance […]
Kitchen Organizing Tips For Seniors
January is National Get Organized Month, but anytime is a good time for seniors to go through and organize or reorganize their homes. As seniors get older, their abilities will change and their organizational systems should change to so that living at home is easier and safer for them. One of the spaces in the […]
Tips For Caring for A Senior with ALS
If your senior parent has been diagnosed with ALS and they want to age in place, it could be possible if they have the right support. Taking on the full time care of a senior with ALS can be overwhelming for family members, especially if they work or have other responsibilities. Senior home care for […]
What Can Help Your Senior to Avoid a Nighttime Fall?
A fall at any time of the day or night is something that you want to avoid for your elderly family member, but overnight falls are especially dangerous. Should your senior fall overnight, there’s a possibility that she might not be able to get up, which can lead to other big problems. When she has […]
Questions to Ask Before Your Dad Comes Home After a Stroke
Almost 800,000 Americans have a stroke each year. Generally, that stroke is an ischemic stroke, meaning a blood clot or plaque restricts blood flow within the brain. This type of stroke accounts for 87% of all strokes. Hemorrhagic strokes are the other type, and they occur when a blood vessel in the brain ruptures. Your […]
5 Tips to Make Recovery Easier After a Hospital Visit
Even a short hospital stay can have a big impact on your elderly family member’s life. After your elderly family member is released from the hospital, she may need some extra help from a variety of angles. Setting up the right post-hospital care for her ensures that your senior has what she needs in order […]
Five Tips for Helping Your Senior Get Over the Flu
If your elderly family member has been unlucky enough to catch the flu, it’s important that you know how to help her as much as possible. Little things like bringing in home care services right away might sound like overkill at first, but they can be instrumental in making sure that your senior doesn’t end […]
Sugar and Your Senior
Sugar is one of those habits that your senior might need to start kicking, especially if she doesn’t already know how much sugar she’s eating on a regular basis. Any time you’re thinking about dietary changes, home care assistance can be a huge help. Here are some of the big facts you need to know […]
Is Your Senior Still Drinking Lots of Soda?
You might not have thought that sodas could present a health problem for your senior, but you really should get to know whether she’s drinking them often or not. In-home care providers can help your elderly family member to track what she’s eating and drinking to help sort out whether there are changes that might […]
Does Your Senior’s Medical Information Feel Scattered?
There’s nothing quite like tons of paperwork out of order to give you a round of stress. As your senior’s caregiver, it often falls to you to keep up with all sorts of documents that are necessary for her care. What really makes a difference is to find a system that allows you to keep […]
