7 Real Benefits of Home Care
When entering a certain age, or more often for caring for elderly parents, there always seems to be a question of where is the best place for them to live in their later years? Many [...]
6 Reasons You Need to Dance
So many of us sigh when we hear the word exercise. It doesn't often have a good feeling associated with it (it could have something to do with the fact that we're supposed to do [...]
Home Care vs. Nursing Home – 5 Important Questions to Ask
You know that help with your senior loved one is needed. But beyond that, you're unsure of how to determine the level of care that is needed. Is aging-in-place a desire or even a possibility? [...]
5 Insights Into Incontinence
In life, there are things we just wish we never had to discuss. Medical issues, finances and uncomfortable topics such as incontinence. But did you know that over 75% of women over 65 have incontinence [...]
3 Critical Things to Know About Caregiver Burnout
Caregivers are incredibly important to us, and burnout is a very real issue. The term “caregiver” can apply to anyone who consistently looks after another person and their health on a regular basis. This could [...]
3 Nutrition Challenges and Solutions
With all our life experience, it's easy to think we know how to eat well, but studies show that as we age, seniors' nutrition needs change as well as living arrangements, budget and other considerations. [...]
2 Unusual Types of Elder Exploitation
When we speak of senior abuse, some examples are obvious, such as abuse in a nursing home or by a family member. Others are a little blurry. Elder exploitation is defined most commonly as financial [...]
5 Tai Chi Moves to Stay Fit at Any Age
We know that staying physically healthy and as fit as possible is good for us as we age. Tai Chi offers an incredible journey for those who participate, many of them seniors. But why? And [...]
4 Categories of Signs Your Parent Might Need Homecare
While we may not want to think about it, eventually even the most active and healthy parent may need some type of homecare. Sometimes it happens in a way that is obvious to us, perhaps [...]
Medical Alert Systems – 4 Things You Should Know
Often times, when we think "Medical Alert Systems", we think of that commercial from the 1980's in which an elderly woman falls and desperately cries out, "I've fallen and I can't get up!". What a [...]
