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 […]
Coping With the Emotional Side of Caregiving
As a family caregiver, you’re the rock of your family: coolheaded, unshakable, and calm. No matter the situation, you preserve the sense of peace and solace your family member needs, never wavering, always strong and supportive. Right? If this is the image you have created for yourself, it is time to get real! The truth […]
Tips for Accompanying an Older Loved One to a Doctor’s Visit
When caring for an older family member, there’s always a fine line to walk. You want to provide as much help and support that you can while not crossing the boundaries that protect the person’s self-esteem and personal freedom. It is especially true in relation to doctor’s visits and making important health care decisions. There […]
Understanding How Home Health Care Services Help Family Caregivers Find Balance
What does a standard day look like for you as a family caregiver? For many people, it begins before sunrise, helping a senior loved one who has difficulty sleeping through the night and is in need of assistance, or at least someone to talk to. After that, the day could be a flurry of activities: […]
Steps to Take When a Loved One Passes
When a loved one passes away, there are a number of administrative tasks that must be completed in a timely manner. Knowing where to begin and what to do can be challenging while also dealing with grief. To help navigate this time, our aging care experts have put together the following helpful guide so you […]
Reduce Caregiver Injury Risk with These 5 Tips
At the time you decided to provide care for a senior loved one, you likely did not think of your role as dangerous. Still, the injury risks of providing care aren’t anything to take lightly. As many as 94% of care providers who participated in a recent survey described physical pain in one or more […]
How to Work with Siblings to Care for Aging Parents
Many hands make light work, according to the old saying, and that is certainly true when caring for aging parents. If you and your siblings interact in harmony to fulfill the requirements of your senior family members, congratulations! Often, however, one sibling shoulders the majority of the responsibilities. This could quickly lead to misunderstandings, conflict, […]
How to Prepare for Family Caregiving
It may have started informally, with a bit of support every now and then. Picking up a few things at the store for your aging parent. Dropping off the extra dinner you made while preparing your own family’s dinner. Or simply spending additional time visiting to ensure everything is ok. As time passed, you could […]
Caregiving in the Beginning Stages of Parkinson’s Disease: Part 1 of 3
A Parkinson’s diagnosis impacts family members along with the person diagnosed. Understanding what to expect as the disease advances is vital to being ready for the changes to come and to make life the best it can be every day. Over the next couple of months, we will be posting what to anticipate in each […]
Understanding the Warning Signs of Parkinson’s Disease
Though nearly one million individuals are living with Parkinson’s disease within the United States alone, the condition was perhaps first brought to the spotlight by the diagnosis of Michael J. Fox. Since then, his foundation has funded advancements in research and awareness that were previously unparalleled, providing us with hope for a future cure. In […]