Role Confusion – Understanding Your Role as a Caregiver
Finding ways to better understand and accept your new role as a caregiver will make the entire process go more smoothly. Here are some tips.
The Caregiving Benefits of Humor and Laughter
When caregiving for an elderly loved one, here’s why putting a little humor back in their life is so important for their continued health and wellbeing.
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5 Ways to Help Seniors Feel Less Alone
Nobody likes to feel alone, but for seniors aged 65-and-over, loneliness can be a constant companion. Chronic health conditions, lack of transportation and poor mobility can all leave seniors feeling lonely, depressed and unappreciated. If those negative feelings persist, they can cause serious health problems that eventually threaten an elderly person’s independence.
How to Help an Elderly Parent Age with Dignity
When your aging parent's health and mobility start to decline, it can be hard to watch as you remember all the love and nurturing that they gave you growing up. Fortunately, there are several reliable ways to help an elderly parent age with dignity, starting with these.
Coping with Feelings of Resentment While Caring for an Aging Family Member
Coping with feelings of resentment while caring for an aging family member can be hard when you’re already feeling stressed out, exhausted or underappreciated. Fortunately, ensuring a higher quality of life for both of you is possible when taking these steps.
4 Fun Activities to Encourage a Senior to Get Outdoors
If you’re caring for an aging in place loved one, coming up with some fun activities to get them outside the house can be challenging. If this sounds all too familiar, here are 4 great ways to convince your loved one to head outdoors.
Important Habits for Senior UTI-Prevention
UTIs are not only uncomfortable, left untreated they can cause kidney failure and bloodstream infections. Because of those potential risks, if you’re currently caring for an aging in place loved one, learning how to recognize and prevent UTIs in seniors is important. What follows are some UTI-prevention habits that every senior should practice.