Why a Shingles Vaccination Is Essential for Aging Parents
With a great deal of press surrounding the COVID-19 vaccinations, it’s very easy to lose focus on the other essential vaccines for seniors. But there is one in particular that is worthy of time in the public eye: the shingles vaccination. What Is Shingles? Shingles is an infection caused by the same virus that triggers […]
Understanding How Home Care and Hospice Work Together
When an individual is drawing near the end of life, comfort and quality care are important. Families want to know that the person they love will receive everything necessary for a tranquil transition. Hospice care is indispensable during this time, and coupling hospice with in-home care services means that both the person receiving care and […]
Understanding How to Pay for Home Care Costs
Continuing to live at home for a lifetime is the intent of nearly all seniors. Home is where we’re most content. It’s where memories have been and continue to be created. We’ve carefully designed our environment at home based on our individual tastes and preferences. And it’s where we have the liberty to make all […]
Looking Out for the Health of Senior Men
If your dad, grandpa, or any other father figure appears to prefer doing anything at all over going to the doctor, he’s in good company. The Cleveland Clinic recently questioned men on this very subject and determined that only 50 percent of those interviewed get regular checkups, and almost ¾ of those interviewed would prefer […]
Distance Caregiving: The Many Benefits of Working with a Senior Care Agency
They say distance makes the heart grow fonder, but living at a distance from senior parents may cause additional feelings: concern, helplessness, and worry, for example. It’s hard to understand exactly how your senior loved ones are doing through phone calls, video chats, emails, and letters. There are steps you can take, however, to ensure […]
The Importance of Regular Dental Care for Seniors with Alzheimer’s
It is one of the first things we do each morning, and one of the final things we do every night, typically on autopilot without giving it a second thought. Yet it happens to be a complex process composed of a number of steps, making this seemingly simple task quite a challenge for a person […]
Learn How to Improve Social Wellness for Seniors & How Home Care Can Help
Living through over a year of a worldwide pandemic taught us to never take for granted the small but incredibly important things in life: shared laughter, hugging our loved ones, a dinner date in our favorite café. We discovered firsthand how much socialization is to be valued, and just how empty and lost we can […]
Know the Warning Signs of Heat Exhaustion in the Elderly
Throughout the long, cold winter, we enthusiastically looked forward to the heat of summer. What a relief to finally throw open the windows and let the warm breezes blow through the house! Yet now that we are in the midst of the dog days of summer, it is critical to take precautions and know the […]
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 […]
Home Health Solutions Can Help Seniors Successfully Age in Place
It was not long ago when there was a broad presumption that as we grew older, we’d naturally need to move into a nursing home or assisted living facility. There is now a better understanding that living at home for the duration of aging with in-home assistance can be a realistic option. There is also […]