Greater Medford VNA

12/05/2025

10 Tips for Splitting Caregiving Costs Among Siblings

Practical ways to approach sharing parents’ long-term care expenses

12/03/2025

How to Make a Home Safe for Your Aging Parent

Even small changes can help make your loved one’s house accident-proof

12/01/2025

Chair Pilates for Seniors: 5 Routines Build Strength and Flexibility

Even those who are frail can do these 5 free chair Pilates exercises for seniors at home to improve strength and flexibility.

11/28/2025

3 Hip Exercises for Relieving Chronic Arthritis Pain
Expert physical therapists demonstrate three simple standing hip exercises and two gentle floor stretches designed to lubricate joints and strengthen supporting muscles for arthritis relief. These low-impact movements, which include leg lifts and marches, can be done at home to help reduce stiffness and improve mobility in seniors with chronic hip pain.

Relieving chronic arthritis pain improves quality of life for seniors. 5 easy hip arthritis exercises strengthen muscles to reduce pain.

11/26/2025

Healthy Meal Planning: Tips for Older Adults
Older adults benefit from meal planning to ensure a consistent intake of nutritious, diverse foods while limiting added sugars, saturated fats, and sodium. Focus on nutrient-rich ingredients like seafood, low-fat dairy, whole grains, and fortified foods to get necessary protein and Vitamin B12.

Learn more about nutrition and older adults, including meal planning tips and sample menus.

11/24/2025

Guilt and dementia: How to manage guilty feelings as a carer
It is completely normal for carers to feel frustrated, angry, or guilty, especially when caring for a loved one with dementia, and they should practice kindness toward themselves. Managing these feelings involves finding time apart to recharge batteries through enjoyable activities, recognizing that taking a break helps them cope better in their role.

Carers of people with dementia often experience guilt, which can be difficult to cope with. Read our advice to help identify and manage these guilty feelings.

11/21/2025

12 Home Modifications for Stroke Survivors Give Greater Independence
https://dailycaring.com/home-modifications-for-stroke-patients/

Stroke survivors often develop physical disabilities. Enjoy 12 simple home modification tips to help them ease back into living at home.

11/20/2025

11/19/2025

How the Positive Effects of Gratitude Reduce Caregiver Stress
https://dailycaring.com/how-gratitude-helps-you-reduce-caregiver-stress/

Being grateful doesn’t mean ignoring negative feelings. But using the positive effects of gratitude can help caregivers combat stress.

11/18/2025

Senior Hoarding: Understand the Emotions to Find Solutions
https://dailycaring.com/senior-hoarding-issues-understand-the-emotions-to-find-a-solution/

Senior hoarding can be hazardous to health and tough to manage. Find out which emotions cause hoarding & how to give support and get them the help they need

11/14/2025

Family Caregiver Well‑Being is Important to Care Recipient Health
https://www.apa.org/pi/about/publications/caregivers/faq/well-being

Care recipients whose caregivers lack effective coping styles or have problems with depression are at risk for falling, secondary complications such as pressure sores and declines in functional abilities.