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05/02/2025

03/24/2025

While and older dog may no longer have the exuberance of a puppy, they also won’t need to be potty-trained, and they are less likely to teeth on your shoes. -

Pets tend to restore order to our lives and link their owners to a community of caring, concern, sacrifice, and emotional relationships.

03/23/2025

Caregivers often exhibit signs of stress such as high blood pressure and sleep issues. This stress can even suggest an increased risk of stroke. -

The challenges of taking care of an ill or disabled loved one can place significant stress on a family caregiver. Unfortunately, dealing with daily stress

03/22/2025

Many seniors receive therapy at home for various physical, occupational, speech or cognitive issues. Are they ever “done”? How much is “enough”? -

If the therapy recipient is not convinced that they are ready to move on without further help, chances are they are not. It is incumbent on the therapist

03/21/2025

Although hearing aids are not covered by Medicare, but as of 2017, Medicare Advantage plans are beginning to contribute a portion of the cost of hearing aids. -

While age is the greatest predictor of hearing loss, the average senior waits seven years to address it. The effects of living with diminished hearing...

03/20/2025

For those with an inflexible aging loved one, don’t give up hope that they can change. Physical impairments can become very persuasive. Be patient and hide the throw rugs. -

As long as an aging parent is lawfully able to make their own decisions, they have a right to make unsafe choices, even though you may passionately disagree

03/19/2025

While fraud affects over 25 million people per year if you are older than 60, you are at an increased risk of being a target. Fraud comes in many forms. -

Sadly, seniors are especially vulnerable to fraud. While fraud affects over 25 million people per year if you are older than 60, you are at an increased

03/18/2025

For those in charge of senior adult caregiving, forestalling PTSD by relying on professional help is often a wise course. -

We most often hear the acronym PTSD as it relates to those returning from the stresses of battle in a time of war. As a caregiver for

03/17/2025

Professional agencies that have special training in handling dementia patients are a cost-effective way to allow your loved one with dementia to safely live at home. -

If the older adult in your care exhibits one or more of the following symptoms, it is time to get your loved one examined for the dementia

03/16/2025

Home care provides many benefits to the seniors involved and the families who love them. Funding this care can take many different forms. -

Funding home care can take many different forms. Explore them all before undertaking a task that makes it less comfortable, and, perhaps

03/15/2025

Here is a list of ten questions that you may not have thought to ask before taking a loved one home from the hospital -

The discharge procedure at a hospital is an established process. Sometimes, however, the process is so routinized that patients

03/14/2025

When dealing with injuries or other chronic illnesses, the term “Home Health Care” is used, and the providers of these services are medically trained. -

The “kids” have been helping around, when possible, but the conversations more recently have turned to “getting Mom some help”.