When it comes to caring for aging parents, there are many available options. The first step is determining the necessary level of care. This involves gathering information, often through observation. For example, is your parent having difficulty keeping up with daily chores and home maintenance? If the sink is overflowing with dirty dishes and the…
September Is Healthy Aging® Month
There are many benefits to growing older, yet why is it that we often focus on potential difficulties associated with aging, as well as stereotypes? Even those currently battling health issues can take advantage of the well-earned perks that come with aging. It’s a privilege to get older, and with age comes wisdom, confidence and…
The Added Benefits of Home Care
Are you assisting a loved one at home and beginning to feel thinly stretched? You transport your loved one to doctor appointments and run necessary errands for him. Or maybe you regularly clean her home and take care of maintenance issues such as yard work. Then there are daily chores such as washing dishes and…
Memory Care at Home
When a loved one is suffering from a form of dementia, such as Alzheimer’s, daily tasks can become increasingly difficult. Food preparation, the payment of bills and daily grooming can be a challenge as the disease progresses. You may assume that keeping a loved one at home is impossible after a dementia diagnosis, but home…