Mental Health Archives - Page 6 of 8

3 Important Categories of Facts to Know About Sundowner’s Syndrome

Sundowning or Sundowner's Syndrome is a relatively new term. Dr. Lois K. Evans, PhD, FAAN, RN, first coined the phrase in 1987. While it has not been listed as an official diagnosis in the Diagnostic [...]

CareGivers of America2024-05-09T14:59:03+00:00September 23, 2021|Aging in Place, Alzheimer's, Caregiver Decisions, Caregiving, Caregiving Services, Health, Home Care, Home Care Service, Home Health Care Services, Mental Health, Senior Living|

7 Items to Consider When Caring For Aging Parents

As we ourselves age, caring for aging parents becomes one of the things in life we're faced with. Many adults in the U.S. care for an older family member, some studies suggest up to 85% [...]

CareGivers of America2024-05-08T16:10:26+00:00September 16, 2021|Aging in Place, Caregiver Decisions, Caregiving, Caregiving Services, Home Care, Home Care Service, Home Health Care Services, Mental Health, Senior Living|

5 Excellent Benefits of Puzzling for the Older Mind

There are some recreational activities that are just for fun and others that actively promote brain health, regardless of age. Puzzling is one of those activities that can not only be done on a rainy [...]

CareGivers of America2024-05-09T15:03:46+00:00September 13, 2021|Aging in Place, Alzheimer's, Caregiver Decisions, Caregiving, Caregiving Services, Health, Home Care, Home Care Service, Home Health Care Services, Mental Health, Senior Living|

3 Recommendations on How to Keep a Personal Health Record

No matter our age, if we haven't kept a personal health record in the past, trying to start one can feel daunting. What should be in it? How do we ever begin? Most critically, why [...]

CareGivers of America2024-05-09T15:04:08+00:00September 8, 2021|Aging in Place, Alzheimer's, Cancer, Caregiver Decisions, Caregiving, Caregiving Services, Diabetes, End-of-Life Decisions, Health, Home Care, Home Care Service, Home Health Care Services, Mental Health, Senior Living|

14 Financial Assistance Resources You Need to Know About

As we get older, our income becomes limited. Seniors can often find themselves in a precarious position of living on a budget. For many folks, there may be situations in which further financial assistance is [...]

CareGivers of America2024-05-09T15:05:21+00:00August 30, 2021|Aging in Place, Home Care, Home Care Service, Home Health Care Services, Mental Health, Senior Living|

What Is My Grandchild Saying? Slang from the 2020’s

Have you ever heard teenagers talking and wondered what the heck they're saying? Full conversations can be had in slang and if you don't at least understand it, you may have a bridge to gap [...]

CareGivers of America2024-05-09T15:06:15+00:00August 26, 2021|Aging in Place, Mental Health, Senior Living|

26 Fun Trivia Facts for All Ages

What to do on a rainy summer evening? No matter the age, we all love a good bit of trivia. Playing trivia games, whether in person or even over the phone, Zoom or Skype has [...]

CareGivers of America2021-08-19T14:03:47+00:00August 19, 2021|Aging in Place, Alzheimer's, Caregiving, Caregiving Services, Health, Home Care, Home Care Service, Mental Health, Senior Living|

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 [...]

CareGivers of America2021-08-16T14:01:46+00:00August 16, 2021|Aging in Place, Alzheimer's, Caregiver Decisions, Caregiving, Caregiving Services, Diabetes, End-of-Life Decisions, Home Care, Home Care Service, Home Health Care Services, Mental Health, Senior Living|

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 [...]

CareGivers of America2024-05-09T15:14:29+00:00August 9, 2021|Aging in Place, Alzheimer's, Caregiving, Caregiving Services, Exercise, Health, Home Care, Home Care Service, Home Health Care Services, Mental Health, Senior Living|

Passing Down Family Traditions in 2021

"Family tradition" is a phrase that is often used for something like a special food we eat at Thanksgiving or something we do during the winter holidays. But family traditions are not limited to or [...]