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Four Tips for Controlling COPD During Summer Heat

Summer heat can make just about anyone feel uncomfortable. But for a senior with COPD, summer heat can be truly debilitating. Follow some of these suggestions to help your senior to beat the summer temperatures without making an exacerbation more likely. Talk to Your Senior’s Doctor about Nutrition Nutrition is always important for your senior,...

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How to Help a Senior with Dementia Brush Her Teeth

Tooth brushing can become a complicated task for your senior. There are a lot of little steps that have to be done in the right order. Your elderly family member may also have memory issues that keep her from being as consistent as she needs to be with tooth brushing. Keep Your Attitude and Tone...

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What Does Your Senior Know about Diabetes?

If your aging family member has been diagnosed with diabetes, she may feel as if the rug has been pulled out from under her. Diabetes is a complicated condition and it can involve a delicate balancing act in order to bring everything under control. Here are some things your senior needs to know. Her Doctor...

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Stress Affects Most Family Caregivers, and Elder Care Can Make a Big Difference

Many times we don’t realize just how much stress is impacting us. We don’t notice how it is affecting our families, friends, and loved ones in our small circles of life. Yet, it has such an impact that it can destroy relationships, affect finances, and even deteriorate health. Elder care is a great option for...

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Three Ways Senior Care May Help Reduce the Risk of Serious Injuries

Serious injuries can happen to anyone of any age. And, they can happen at any time. When a person ages, they may face an increased risk of serious injuries. That might be from a slip and fall accident, something seemingly innocent and harmless, that can be devastating in its results. March is Brain Injury Awareness...

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What Are Your Parents' Goals This Year?

The start of a new year leads many to make New Year’s Resolutions. Have your parents made any? Even if they don’t complete all of their goals, it can help them get focused and try to make things happen by coming up with a list of goals for the year. These are some of the...

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Symptoms of Congestive Heart Failure

Congestive heart failure happens to an individual when the heart muscle is no longer pumping blood as well it should. The heart may have become weak due to conditions such clogged arteries or high blood pressure. Perhaps either yourself or your aging parent’s elderly care provider have started to notice some symptoms your parent is...

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What is Compound Caregiving?

As a family caregiver, how many people do you care for? Compound caregiving is defined as a situation where you have multiple family members you’re caring for. For some, it could mean caring for a disabled adult child and two elderly parents at the same time. Others may be caring for grandparents, parents, and an...

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What Should You Do if You Think Your Senior Has High Blood Pressure?

High blood pressure carries with it some big health implications. One big problem is that it’s not always easy to recognize high blood pressure in someone until a doctor diagnoses it. Here’s what you need to know about high blood pressure and your senior. Risk Factors of Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure When you understand the...

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