Home Care Focus: Helping Your Parents Maintain Dignity While Dealing with Urinary Incontinence
Home Care in Mt. Gilead OH Millions of aging American adults, more than half of the overall elderly population according to recent studies, cope with some degree of urinary incontinence. This can range from the occasional leak or dribble during certain activities to total loss of control over the bladder. Despite its commonness, however, most […]
Caregiver Tips: Welcoming Guests on Visit Your Relatives Day
Caregiver in Ashland OH Emotional support and maintaining strong social relationships is extremely important to the health and wellbeing of your elderly parents. Helping them to stay in touch with their friends, neighbors, and, particularly, their loved ones is an important part of focusing their elderly care plan on total wellbeing. As a caregiver, your […]
Elderly Care Tips: Planning Some Old Fashioned Travel on National Train Day
Elderly Care in Galion OH There’s nothing like planning a trip to inspire excitement, especially when you are stepping away from the traditional road trip to try something different. Enjoying a unique traveling style is a fun way to make lasting memories and create a trip that is as much about the journey itself as […]
April is National Pest Management Month
Elder Care in Bellville OH There is nothing more irritating and upsetting than the intrusion of unwanted guests, especially when those guests are rodents and/or insects that are invading the home of your loved one. It is not only irritating when these pests invade your loved ones home, but it is also unsafe. Rodents can […]
Congrats, You Have Snail-Mail!
Senior Care in Lexington OH Getting a personal letter or card in the mailbox can make someone’s day brightener, and this is especially true for seniors. They spend a lot of time alone and sometimes a letter may be the only contact they have all day from someone they know. It’s a small favor to […]
Finding Balance through Music: How the Right Caregiver Can Make a World of Difference
Caregiver in Lexington OH How important is it to find the ‘right’ caregiver? There are millions of caregivers working throughout the country. There are even more family members who are taking care of their elderly loved ones. According to the AARP, there are an estimated 44.4 million caregivers taking care of elderly and disabled loved […]
Digital or the ‘Old Fashioned’ Organizers: Which One is Better at Keeping Track of Home Care Services?
Home Care in Crestline OH Trying to keep organized can be a full-time job in itself. Thanks to modern technology, many people rely on digital organizers, such as those you can download for tablets and smart phones. These digital organizers can be programmed to signal an alarm when an appointment or other task is scheduled […]
Signs of Unsafe Driving for Seniors and Why Home Care Services May be a Topic to Discuss
Home Care in Loudonville OH Unsafe driving is an important discussion to talk about with teenagers who are first getting behind the wheel, adults who are exhibiting some unsafe behaviors and seniors who may be dealing with a number of physical, emotional, or mental challenges as they get older. For an elderly individual who is […]
Elderly Care: When Your Client Has Atrial Fibrillation
Crestline, OH – Elderly Care: When Your Client Has Atrial Fibrillation Many people suffer from heart problems as they get older. Sometimes their heart may beat abnormally. It’s common for the heart to beat faster after exercise or when a person is nervous, but when the person is at rest, there should be a constant […]
A Commonly Overlooked Issue for Seniors who Need Home Care Services: Dehydration
Mt. Gilead, OH – Home Care Services and Dehydration Looking out for family is something most people do without a second thought. You may be concerned about your aging mother living at home alone. Perhaps you stop by on a regular basis to check on her, to make sure she didn’t fall and couldn’t reach […]
