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Managing the Symptoms of Sundowning

Alzheimer’s Disease presents many challenges, not the least of which is something called sundowning—a period in the late day/early evening when agitation or irritability can set in for no apparent reason. Confusion tends to worsen as the sun goes down, hence the name. The real challenge for caregivers is that this time is often when...

How to Know When to Hire an In-Home Caregiver

Did you know that nearly half of all senior adults over the age of 65 need some type of assistance daily? It’s true. As many as 70% of seniors will need a caregiver at some point as they continue to age. One of the biggest challenges with caregiving is how to know when it’s time...

Helping Aging Parents Live Their Best Life

We all want to live long and healthy lives! As adults, we desire to do all we can to help our parents age well and gracefully. This may be going along beautifully until a health crisis or some other stressful event happens. What to do next? How do we give our aging parents the control...

Playing Bingo Has Great Benefits for the Elderly

Did you know that Bingo has been recognized not only as a great pastime for the elderly, but also a great way to sharpen memory and thinking skills? It’s true! There are lots of positive benefits to playing Bingo on a regular basis—let’s look at a few! InclusivityIt makes no difference whether you are physically...

In-Home Care Services vs. Nursing Home Care

If an elderly loved one in your life needs advanced care, you may be wondering about the differences between in-home care services and nursing home care. In this article, we’ll look at these two options and help you determine which care plan is right for your loved one. Nursing home care and in-home care services both have...

FAQs About Chapped Lips in Elderly Adults

A lot of different elements and conditions combine to create chapped lips. Dry, flaky and painful, chapped lips can disrupt daily life and lead to pain in eating, talking, kissing and even sleeping. When seniors and family caregivers learn how to take better care of this delicate skin, the days of chapped lips will be...

Can You Reduce Your Senior's Risk for COPD?

COPD is a common health problem among adults in the United States. There are more than 15 million people in the US who have already received a diagnosis of this condition, and approximately 12 million more who are living with the condition but have not yet been diagnosed. As a family caregiver, it is important...

Helping Your Parent Cope with Fatigue During Cancer Treatment

Of the many potential side effects related to cancer and cancer treatments, one of the most common is fatigue. People that all stages of cancer report experiencing fatigue, which is a sense of tiredness or lack of energy that impacts functioning or quality of life. If your aging parent is suffering from fatigue, they may...

Four Tips to Get Your Senior Exercising

You and your senior’s doctor may have wanted to help her learn to incorporate more exercise into her life and that can be tough to do. These ideas can help her to make exercise a priority that she enjoys. Even if exercise hasn’t been a big part of her life before, she can benefit now....