Caregiver Tips

5 Tips for Showing Compassion While Caring for Aging Parents
It can be frustrating caring for aging parents who refuse help. However, it’s important to approach the situation with…
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What Should Senior Caregivers Know as COVID-19 Restrictions Ease
As COVID-19 restrictions change and become less restrictive, determining what is safe for seniors should be based on an…
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Medication Management Guide for Seniors
People 65 and older visit emergency departments 450,000 times per year for adverse drug events. That’s more than twice…
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How Do You Know It Is Okay to Visit Grandparents?
Determining when it is safe to visit a grandparent requires knowing a number of general facts and considering other…
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The 5 Senses of Senior Home Safety
As we age, our senses tend to decline, making it more difficult to go about our everyday routines. As…
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Tips for Balancing Work and Caregiving
If you are a family caregiver, finding balance is a struggle to keep multiple responsibilities from overwhelming you. You…
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How Dogs Can Help Improve Health & Ease Loneliness & Depression for Seniors
When you look into a dog’s eyes, do you sense a bond between you? Science says this happens. Studies…
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Alzheimer’s & Dementia
12 Expert Strategies to Manage Dementia Communications
There is a difference between talking at someone and talking with someone. Communicating with people who have dementia can…
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How to Talk to Your Aging Parents About Sensitive Topics
Many of us have an aging parent who, physically or cognitively, has reached the point where changes need to…
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How to Detect, Treat & Prevent Dehydration in Seniors
As people age, the body loses its ability to both conserve water and detect when it is in a…
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How to Prevent Common Home Accidents for Seniors
Younger adults navigate a home differently than do seniors. After all, a flight of stairs isn’t a threat to…
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How to Communicate with Home Care Professionals
Home care organizations provide a vital service in improving or maintaining the health of senior adults. During the COVID-19…
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Assisted Living
Caregiver Conundrum: Is It Time to Move Your Loved One Into Assisted Living?
If you’re a family caregiver, you may already know the struggle all too well. Your loved one can no…
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