COVID-19 and Private In-Home Care As details emerge about COVID-19, caregivers will be tasked with the decision of whether or not they can provide care to infected individuals. The following are CDC recommendations for COVID 19: Preventing the...
Read More8 Common In-Home Senior Care Challenges and How to Overcome Them
For many of our seniors, continuing to live at home is definitely their preference. For some, it is the home they lived in most of their adult life. It holds happy memories of raising children and entertaining friends and relatives. They know...
Read More10 Signs a Senior with Dementia Needs More Help at Home
Dementia is one of the most devastating illnesses a family can face. It is the one possibility of aging that every senior fears. Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia are being researched with the hope of a cure. Dementia is a progressive...
Read MoreGift Ideas for Seniors Who Don’t Need Anything (and Have Everything)
We all know them. That person in the family who seems to have everything and needs nothing. They are the most difficult to find a gift for, no matter what the occasion. Plus, they never give any suggestions. Here are 20 gift ideas that you may...
Read More5 Ways In-Home Care Can Help Seniors Gain More Independence
Aging is a part of life. We go along with our lives and manage all the tasks around the home and yard, maybe we travel, and maybe we are still employed. Then, things start to change. It may be a sudden event like falling on the ice and fracturing...
Read More9 Tips to Ease the Transition When a Senior Loved One Must Stop Driving
There are over 40 million drivers over the age of 65. Many seniors are convinced that driving is their assurance that they can continue an independent lifestyle. The idea of having to rely on others to drive them instead of enjoying the freedom...
Read More6 Ways In-Home Senior Care Can Improve Social Wellness
“Social wellness” is a term used to define all of the relationships that you have in your life with friends, family, and others. These are people in your social network, as well as your support network. As we age, the number of people we interact...
Read MoreWhat Are the New Blood Pressure Guidelines for Seniors?
In 2017, new blood pressure guidelines were released by The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology. Previously, a blood pressure of 140 over 90 was considered normal. The new guidelines state that a normal range means...
Read MoreBalance Exercises for Seniors: How to Improve Balance for Seniors
The number one cause of injuries and related deaths for seniors in America is falling. That’s a pretty startling statistic. Even more startling is that, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, a senior adult falls every second...
Read MoreWho Qualifies for Home Health Care Service?
Home health care service is usually begun after an acute injury or illness. For example, your senior falls on the ice while retrieving their mail, and they are injured. Your senior is transferred to the hospital as an emergency, and it is...
Read MoreWhat Is Home Health Care?
As Baby Boomers age, many of their adult children find themselves having to be part-time caregivers. Many of these adult children are working full-time jobs and raising children of their own. Many have also realized that they need to have help...
Read MoreSenior Transportation: Your Guide to Finding the Most Affordable Options
One of the most difficult decisions most seniors have to make is when to give up driving. When you were young and you passed your driving test, a door opened to a whole new life. Now, when you are a senior, it feels like that same door is...
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