What Is Palliative Care and How Does It Differ From Hospice?
When a person you love is dealing with a serious health condition, you might feel helpless. You want to do everything you can to ease the pain, discomfort, or fear, but are uncertain about where to begin. One of the best ways you can help is simply by learning what you can concerning the prognosis, […]
The Best Assistive Equipment for Arthritis
For someone with arthritis, even basic, daily activities and tasks may trigger crippling pain. It could lead to a loss in independence, if the person starts to rely more heavily on others for help and support. Fortunately, there is assistive equipment for arthritis that can both reduce pain and enable those with arthritis to do […]
How Home Care Can Help When Caring for a Loved One While Working
It’s a delicate balancing act. On the one hand, you have your career, which provides you fulfillment, purpose, and of course, a source of income On the other hand, you’re caring for someone you love. Trying to give 100% to these two crucial roles can make you physically and mentally exhausted, with little if any […]
Hearing and Dementia Share Links Seniors Should Know About
When checking in on Mom, you notice the television is blaring, and she’s asking you to repeat everything you say, or even to speak up because she thinks you are talking too quietly. Some extent of hearing loss is quite typical in seniors, and definitely warrants staying on top of through routine hearing examinations. But […]
Learn What Causes COPD Flares and How to Avoid These Triggers
We have all been waiting patiently for March! At last, the days are getting longer and now we can start to feel the promise of spring all around us. For someone with COPD, there’s extra reason to celebrate the changing of the seasons. Dry, cold air is among several COPD triggers, and the arrival of […]
8 Changes in Behavior That May Suggest a Loved One Has Alzheimer’s
You can’t quite pinpoint it, but you’ve started to notice some changes in behavior in Mom recently. She is a little bit more forgetful than before. She keeps misplacing her car keys. Occasionally she repeats herself. Could it be Alzheimer’s disease? Currently, more than 6.5 million people age 65 and older are struggling with dementia, […]
Top Strategies for Good Hearing at Any Age
Children’s laughter. A favorite tune. Birds singing. There are numerous breathtaking sounds to enjoy everywhere, so it’s crucial to take care of the wonderful gift of hearing. As we grow older, our ability to hear clearly can change, but there are steps we can take to help us have good hearing at any age. How […]
Top Tips to Help Seniors Overcome the Inability to Feel Pleasure in Day-to-Day Living
Following the eventfulness of the holiday season, it’s not unusual for the winter doldrums to emerge. Yet what might appear at first to be a little bit of boredom could in reality be something more serious that needs to be addressed. Anhedonia, is the inability to feel pleasure or enjoy once loved activities and a […]
Top Tips for How to Notice MCI in Seniors
Returning home for the holidays is a great opportunity to make new memories and reminisce together about holidays past. But it’s also an occasion when people frequently observe changes with their elder loved ones – changes that may be too minor to pick up on during a phone call or FaceTime, but are glaringly obvious […]
Discovering How Home Care Helps Seniors Live with CHF
We only have one, and it is possibly the most critical part of the body – so hearing the news that our heart is “failing” is alarming. Congestive heart failure, or CHF, impacts about 6 million individuals in the U.S. alone, according to the CDC, and although it’s a chronic condition, there are steps to take […]