Senior Health: Three Tips for Alzheimer’s Disease and Wandering
Senior Health: Family caregiving can be tough when caring for a senior who has Alzheimer’s disease. There are various symptoms associated with this disease.
Five Tips for Maximum Exercise Benefits for Arthritis
If your senior family member is going to start exercising as the primary tool in managing her arthritis, she needs to get the most benefit from it. These tips can help her to get the most out of moving more. Don’t Race into it on Day One. The biggest mistake your senior could make when […]
What Does it Mean if Your Senior Has Prehypertension?
If your aging family member’s doctor mentions to her that she has prehypertension that can sound a little worse than it really is. Hypertension is high blood pressure and prehypertension is a state in which her blood pressure isn’t high just yet, but it could get much higher if left unchecked. Understanding exactly what this […]
Why Should You Consider Home Care Early in Your Senior’s Cancer Journey?
The time immediately following a cancer diagnosis is one of tremendous change, thoughts, and decision-making. As a family caregiver for your elderly parent, you will play a vital role in their cancer journey, and that starts the moment they find out they are living with this disease. Some of the decisions that need to be […]
Could Your Mom’s Diet Improve Her Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune condition where your body’s immune system attacks tissue. Common symptoms include swollen and stiff joints, weight loss, fever, and lack of energy. It’s a condition that is more common in women and often appears between the ages of 40 and 60. If your mom has it, it can impact her […]
What is Hospital Acquired Pneumonia?
As the family caregiver, you don’t want to think about your aging parent having to spend time in the hospital. Visits to the hospital, whether they are in the emergency room, for surgery or another type of treatment, or for a long-term hospitalization, can be frightening and uncomfortable for your senior, and for you. There […]
Tips for Helping Your Senior Manage the Emotional Impact of Pain
When most people think of pain, they think of the physical aspect of the pain. It can leave you exhausted, compromise your mobility and ability to complete tasks, and diminish your physical functioning. As a family caregiver for an elderly adult, it is important to recognize that it is not just the physical aspect of […]
How Can You Help Your Senior Manage Type 2 Diabetes?
Type 2 diabetes is a form of diabetes that usually does not require your senior to use insulin. It does, however, involve unstable blood sugars that your senior can hopefully control with diet and exercise. Talk with Her Doctor about a Care Plan. Right after your senior is diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, her doctor […]
5 Ways to Assist Seniors with Fibromyalgia
Because May is Fibromyalgia Awareness Month, many people are sharing what it’s like to live with the disease. From elderly adults to family caregivers to doctors, the stories and experiences of life with fibromyalgia are shared in hopes that someone else will be inspired. The disease is often misunderstood and underdiagnosed in the elderly population, […]
How Elderly Care Can Help a Senior with Arthritis
Arthritis is a common and painful condition that causes inflammation in the joints. There are several different kinds of arthritis. The two most common kinds are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), almost 50 percent of older adults reported that they had been diagnosed with some form […]
