Family Caregiving Tips: How to Advocate for Older Loved Ones During a Hospital Stay

Whether a loved one is hospitalized for a planned procedure or an unplanned medical crisis, you may be left feeling vulnerable and helpless. You’re trusting the trained medical experts to fulfill all your loved one’s needs and to know exactly what to do to help keep them feeling comfortable during their hospital stay. However, as […]

Savoring Every Bite: Strategies to Overcome Appetite Loss in Aging Adults

You’ve just made a large batch of Mom’s special chili recipe. The house smells delicious, and you cannot wait to have a helping. But while you are savoring not only the taste but the memories the meal creates, Mom is simply stirring the food around in her own bowl. And it is not the first […]

Preserve Independence With Alzheimer’s by Adapting Activities

If you are caring for a person with dementia, you may be inclined to do as much as possible for the person to relieve the strain of even the most basic tasks. Independent living and dementia may even seem like polar opposites. Yet most of us have an innate need to safeguard independence and the […]

How to Handle Negative Feedback as a Caregiver

“You never…” “I can’t believe you…” “Don’t do it that way!” As a family caregiver for an older loved one, you work tirelessly and selflessly to provide care for someone you love. What happens when you’re giving it all you have, but your all isn’t good enough? Criticism is never easy to hear, but it’s […]

How to Manage Shadowing in Alzheimer’s

Primary caregivers for a person with Alzheimer’s disease are likely all too familiar with the challenge of trying to take a quiet moment or two alone – to get a quick shower, step into the other room, or even use the bathroom. Those with dementia can have enhanced concern when a caregiver is out of […]

What to Ask Your Pharmacist About New Prescriptions for Older Loved Ones

You have just left the physician’s office with Mom. She is sending over a new prescription to the drug store that should be ready by the time you get there. Your plan is to zip through the drive-through window, pick up the medication, and take Mom to lunch. But is there a step you’re missing? Any […]

Tips for Building a Nest Egg While Providing Care for Older Loved Ones

Providing care for an aging parent is a time-consuming labor of love. Additionally, it may affect financial resources, as family caregivers may decide to take unpaid leave from work, reduce their hours, or stop working altogether. It is common for family caregivers to set aside their long-term financial goals so that they can concentrate on […]

How Home Care Helps Family Caregivers Find Balance

It’s a delicate balancing act. On one hand, you have your career, which provides you fulfillment, purpose, and obviously, a paycheck. On the other hand, you’re taking care of someone you love. Trying to give 100% to these two vitally important roles can leave you physically and mentally emptied, with little if any time to […]

Personality Changes That Could Point to Dementia in a Loved One

You can’t quite put your finger on it, and yet you’ve begun to notice some differences in Mom’s conduct recently. She is more forgetful than before. She keeps misplacing her car keys. Often, she repeats herself. Is it Alzheimer’s disease? Currently, over 6.5 million people age 65 and older are battling dementia. Because of this, […]

Older Loved Ones With Anhedonia: How Home Care Can Help

Following the hustle and bustle of the holidays, it is not uncommon for the winter doldrums to kick in. Yet what may possibly appear at first to be a touch of boredom could in reality be something much more serious that should be attended to. Anhedonia, is a loss of interest in activities that someone […]