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Oklahoma's Every Changing Weather

Will Rogers said, “If you don’t like the weather in Oklahoma wait a minute and it’ll change.” While warm days are great for outdoor activities, they can be dangerous for the elderly. As temperatures rise or fall throughout the day, people 65 and over can experience a chilling cold, or overexposure to heat. Their bodies...

Suddenly A Caregiver - COVID 19

The New York Times posted an online article on March 24, 2020 with the byline: “All Americans Need to Shelter in Place. The article continues, …” the worst of the coronavirus pandemic is yet to come.” Based on the reporting we are hearing from government figures and medical specialists, there is a strong possibility this is...

The Psychiatric Homebound Patient - Tulsa

“Studies have demonstrated a reduction in psychiatric hospitalizations, reduced hospital lengths of stay, greater stability of the mental disorder and improved overall functioning” of the psychiatric patient who is cared for in the home. Yes, psychiatric care in the home offers a long list of challenges, yet, “care in the home implies greater autonomy and...

Mindfulness - Based Caregiving

Home Helpers Home Care expounds on the benefits of keeping family in the home, however we, more so than others know caring for an aging loved one or disabled or handicapped child comes with unescapable challenges. Coping with one crisis after another can leave little time to appreciate or acknowledge what’s working and going well....

Memorial Day - Dissociative Disorder

“Everyone and everything that I love will change, and I will be separated from them.” …….. Buddha “We may intellectually know that all things change, yet we desperately deny this truth; a denial that leads to anxiety, fear and confusion.” A national holiday for remembering and honoring people who died while serving in the military, Memorial Day has...

SENIOR SUMMER SAFETY TIPS

As temperatures rise, heat stroke and heat exhaustion become a real problem for the elderly and those over 65. Often finding themselves cold or finding a room chilly, they will overdress in layers reach for a long-sleeved shirt or pull on a favorite sweater. Improperly judging body temperatures, underlying health conditions and certain medications affect...

Holiday Hallucinations

“I’ll be home for Christmas, if only in my dreams.”  A familiar line to a much-loved song, however, for seniors and the elderly suffering from mental, behavioral or psychotic disorders, the things they see, hear, taste and feel might be more serious than a dream; they might be hallucinating. The holidays bring sights, smells and...

New Mom Care - Breastfeeding

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, “hopes to empower women to commit to breastfeeding. This month we focus not just on the reasons why it’s important to breastfeed, but on how to make breastfeeding work for you and your baby.” Research suggests babies who are breastfed (exclusively) for the first six month develop...

New Mom Care - Adoption

New moms come in all forms and babies enter their lives from varying sources. Adopting a child is just as exciting, rewarding, overwhelming and draining as the aftermath of giving birth, and the stresses of post-partum. Newborns entering the home, regardless of who gave birth have the same requirements and offer the same challenges. Moms...